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Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in first one-day
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 41 runs in the first one-day international in Lahore on Tuesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Federer, Sharapova eye French Open last 32
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» PARIS - Roger Federer, the 2009 winner, and defending women's champion Maria Sharapova target places in the French Open third round on Wednesday.
Baltimore Orioles to play in Cuba amid US thaw
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» HAVANA - The Baltimore Orioles will become the first US big league team to play in baseball-crazed Cuba since a diplomatic thaw, playing Havana's national team, a Cuban official said.
Retallick, Savea sign with All Blacks to 2019
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» WELLINGTON - Rising stars Brodie Retallick and Julian Savea have signed long-term deals that will keep them with the All Blacks through to the 2019 World Cup, New Zealand Rugby said Wednesday.
Venerated and vilified, Blatter soldiers on as FIFA boss
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» ZURICH - Sepp Blatter goes into one of the toughest days of his 40 years at football's governing body revered by some as the beautiful game's 'Jesus' and scorned by others as a rogue clinging to power.
Bayliss makes Australia's Ashes job tougher: Lehmann
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» SYDNEY - The appointment of Trevor Bayliss as the new England coach will make Australia's job of winning the Ashes series much harder, his Australian counterpart Darren Lehmann said on Wednesday.
Cleveland Cavaliers sweep Hawks to reach NBA finals
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» CLEVELAND - LeBron James advanced to his fifth-straight NBA finals, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 118-88 rout of the Atlanta Hawks and a sweep of the Eastern Conference finals.
FIFA officials arrested in Zurich on US corruption charges
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» NEW YORK - Top FIFA officials were arrested early Wednesday morning by Swiss police acting on US corruption charges, The New York Times reported.
Wallaby Ben Alexander opts to stay in Australia
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» SYDNEY - Experienced front-rower Ben Alexander on Wednesday opted not to pursue an overseas contract and instead stay with the ACT Brumbies as he seeks to prolong his Wallabies career.
Clarke happy with Ryder Cup process
AFP, Published on 27/05/2015
» NEWCASTLE (UNITED KINGDOM) - European Ryder Cup Captain Darren Clarke has stuck to a winning formula in announcing no changes to the 2016 European Team qualifying process.