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Eaton storms to new heptathlon world record
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» American Ashton Eaton stormed to a new world record in the heptathlon after dominating the gruelling two-day event at the World Indoor Athletics Championships here on Saturday.
Grand Slam seekers Wales calm ahead of France Test
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» Wales head coach Warren Gatland is planning a low-key week for his players as they aim to match the superstars of the Seventies by making it three Grand Slams in eight seasons against France next weekend.
Germany's Hoefl-Riesch wins slalom
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch won the women's alpine skiing World Cup slalom race here on Saturday, with a knife-edge lead of 00.01secs over Slovakia's Veronika Zuzulova.
Taliban Guantanamo inmates agree Qatar transfer: Kabul
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» Five Taliban inmates at Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be transferred to Qatar, in a move that would meet a key demand of the insurgents and likely ease the path to peace talks, Kabul said Sunday.
Gatlin scorches to world 60m gold
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» American Justin Gatlin took another step towards redemption after a four-year doping ban by comprehensively winning the 60m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Comic book artist Moebius dies
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» Moebius, the French comic-book artist and designer whose spectacular science fantasy-based worked its magic on Hollywood classics such as "Alien" has died aged 73, after a long illness.
Ton-up Drogba fires Chelsea challenge
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» Didier Drogba scored his 100th Premier League goal as Chelsea maintained the pressure on Arsenal in the race for fourth place with a 1-0 win over 10-man Stoke City on Saturday.
Happy few get glimpse of ancient Chinese bowl before auction
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» Hundreds flocked to a Beijing hotel Saturday for a glimpse of a rare Chinese porcelain bowl made almost 1,000 years ago that is expected to fetch more than $10 million when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong next month.
PAD shelves mass rally over charter
News, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 11/03/2012
» The People's Alliance for Democracy yesterday backed away from its threat to stage a major Bangkok rally against the charter rewrite in a move hailed by the government as a breakthrough in easing political tensions.
A tablet a day keeps the boredom at bay
News, Published on 11/03/2012
» By his own admission, 10-year-old Petch wasn't the most dedicated student in his fourth-grade class at Bangkok's Rachawinit School.