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Football clubs braced for risky January window
AFP, Published on 01/01/2016
» PARIS - The start of the new year means the opening of the January transfer window and an opportunity for English Premier League clubs to once again flex their financial muscle.
Tech guru's space firm claims reusable rocket breakthrough
Business, AFP, Published on 26/11/2015
» Washington: The private space firm founded by internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos claimed a breakthrough for its space travel efforts on Tuesday with the launch of a reusable rocket.
Murakami wins Danish literature prize
AFP, Published on 18/11/2015
» COPENHAGEN - Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami on Tuesday won Denmark's top literary award, the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, following in the footsteps of such writers as J.K. Rowling and Salman Rushdie.
Scotland's Knox wins WGC-HSBC Champions
AFP, Published on 08/11/2015
» SHANGHAI - Russell Knox became the first Scotsman ever to win a World Golf Championships event when he held off a world-class field for a two-stroke victory in Shanghai on Sunday.
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan to skip UK Championship
AFP, Published on 29/10/2015
» LONDON - Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend his title at the UK Championship in York, which starts next month, governing body World Snooker announced on Thursday.
Hend cruises to victory at Macau Open
AFP, Published on 19/10/2015
» HONG KONG - Australian Scott Hend Sunday won a second Venetian Macau Open victory in three years after holding off title holder Anirban Lahiri and Chiragh Kumar of India with a final round of five-under-par 66.
Tevez returns a hero to Boca Juniors
AFP, Published on 14/07/2015
» BUENOS AIRES - Carlos Tevez is set for a hero's welcome as he returns to his first club, Boca Juniors, after 11 years in Europe and still in his prime.
Greek crisis strains Franco-German relationship
AFP, Published on 13/07/2015
» BRUSSELS - On the frontline of the Greek debt crisis, the Franco-German partnership is in open conflict with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande deeply divided over how far to go to keep Greece in the eurozone.
Dinner on Groth as Wimbledon flat-mates clash
AFP, Published on 03/07/2015
» LONDON - Sam Groth may have won the clash of the Wimbledon flat-mates, but the Australian knows his second round victory over James Duckworth will leave him with an expensive dinner cheque to pick up.
Frenchwoman's journey to IS in Syria
AFP, Published on 25/06/2015
» GAZIANTEP (TURKEY) - She wanted to move to a land where "the laws of Allah apply" but found herself trapped in a world of arbitrary beatings and violence where women are treated as sexual objects.