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Radwanska marches into Korea semis
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland overpowered Russia's Vera Dushevina 6-2, 6-0 to secure a semi-final berth at the Korea Open on Friday.
American qualifier to face wildcard in Guangzhou final
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Qualifier Vania King of the United States will play in-form wildcard Zhang Shuai in Saturday's final of the $500,000 WTA Guangzhou Open in southern China.
Pakistan to release senior Taliban commander on Saturday
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Pakistan will release on Saturday its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar, a one-time military chief often described as the insurgents' former second-in-command.
'Grand Theft Auto V' sales race past $1 billion
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» "Grand Theft Auto V" raked in more than a billion dollars in a record-shattering first three days on the streets for the unabashedly violent videogame, the publisher announced.
Pentagon agency's Twitter account deleted for 'poor taste'
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» The Pentagon has scrapped the Twitter account of an agency that counters homemade explosives after it posted joking comments about a bombing in the Philippines, officials said Friday.
IRB ask Mew to mediate in European Cup row
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Canada's Graeme Mew has been asked to mediate in the ongoing row over the future of the European Cup, tournament chiefs announced Friday.
King's Battle of Sexes win over Riggs resonates 40 years later
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the legendary tennis "Battle of the Sexes" exactly 40 years ago Friday, serving notice of a new era dawning.
Temple of Dawn to get makeover
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Thailand's iconic "Temple of Dawn" on the banks of the Chao Phraya river is to undergo a three-year renovation costing around 130 million baht, authorities said Friday.
Lee cruises through to Japan badminton final
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei crushed fifth-seeded Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam to reach the Japan Open final Saturday, brushing aside controversy at home over the resignation of his coach.
World timekeepers wrangle over scrapping leap second
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Timekeeping experts failed Friday to reach a decision on scrapping the four-decade-old practice of adding extra seconds to clocks, a system opponents say causes headaches in a hi-tech, interconnected world.