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Journeymen key to Highlanders rags-to-riches story
AFP, Published on 05/07/2015
» WELLINGTON - When the victorious Otago Highlanders signed off the final Super 15 season with a rags-to-riches story, they underscored the lesson that championships must be earned not bought.
Chinese outsiders lead ocean racers
AFP, Published on 08/01/2015
» ALICANTE (SPAIN) - Chinese pre-event outsiders Dongfeng Race Team continued to defy the odds on Thursday as they took a slim lead in the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Going the distance for orphans
Life, Published on 21/08/2013
» A fun run through scenic Bangkok parks next month will raise education money for children left orphaned by violence in the three southernmost provinces.
Battaglin wins Giro thriller, Wiggins loses time
AFP, Published on 07/05/2013
» Enrico Battaglin claimed his maiden Giro d'Italia stage on Tuesday with fellow Italian Luca Paolini retaining the leader's pink jersey and race favourite Bradley Wiggins losing time after an epic 246km of racing from Policastro to Serra San Bruno.
War-torn Mali distraught after rout
AFP, Published on 07/02/2013
» Cries of disappointment erupted in Bamako on Wednesday as Nigeria thrashed Mali, dashing hopes of a football win to lighten the mood of a nation entangled in a bitter war against religious extremists.
Underdogs set out on comeback trail in Volvo Ocean Race
AFP, Published on 28/03/2012
» Ten days after they were forced back to port in New Zealand, Volvo Ocean Race strugglers Abu Dhabi began the pursuit of an unlikely podium place on Wednesday as they started closing the gap on stricken Spanish rivals Telefonica.