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Vittinghus, Nehwal win Australian Superseries titles
AFP, Published on 12/06/2016
» SYDNEY - Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus and Saina Nehwal of India won the Australian Open Badminton Superseries titles in Sydney on Sunday.
Tearful Cinderella Shelby eyes French Open semis
AFP, Published on 30/05/2016
» PARIS - Shelby Rogers, the tearful Cinderella of Roland Garros and the first American woman not called Williams to make the French Open last-eight since 2005, is determined that sudden fame will not be her undoing.
Booker triumph ushers in new era for South Korean writers
AFP, Published on 17/05/2016
» SEOUL - South Korean writer Han Kang's Booker prize marks a major victory for a decade-long effort to drag one of Asia's oldest but, until recently, least-known literary traditions into the global market.
French protesters return to streets in anger over labour reforms
AFP, Published on 31/03/2016
» PARIS - France faced fresh protests over labour reforms on Thursday, just a day after the beleaguered government of President Francois Hollande was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over constitutional changes.
Workers suffer in Saudi as once-mighty Hariri firm falters
AFP, Published on 27/03/2016
» RIYADH - He's had no salary for six months, he cannot pay his children's school fees and his permit to reside in Saudi Arabia has expired.
Radcliffe says track and field leading race for equality
AFP, Published on 26/03/2016
» LONDON - Athletics may be submerged in doping scandals, but Paula Radcliffe believes it deserves credit for its promotion of equal pay for men and women even if she was once fobbed off with a table lamp for winning a race.
Suarez Navarro comeback secures Qatar Open title
AFP, Published on 28/02/2016
» DOHA - Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro came from a set behind against Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko on Saturday to win the Qatar Open, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Chinese football teams set sights on Asia
AFP, Published on 22/02/2016
» HONG KONG - China's megabucks teams will set their sights on continental glory when defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande and big-spending Jiangsu Suning embark on their AFC Champions League campaigns this week.
S. African golfer Grace wins again in Qatar
AFP, Published on 30/01/2016
» DOHA - South African Branden Grace retained his Qatar Masters title in Doha on Saturday winning by two shots and making tournament history in the process.
France's Hollande sets out plan to tackle 'economic emergency'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2016
» PARIS - President Francois Hollande pledged Monday to spend more than 2.0 billion euros ($2.2 billion) on tackling France's "state of economic emergency".