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Two youths charged over machete attack on France rugby players
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» RODEZ (FRANCE) - Two men have been charged over a violent machete attack on three French rugby union internationals after a spat outside a bar, prosecutors said Wednesday.
S.Africa's Kyalami F1 track to be sold
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Kyalami racetrack, which hosted Formula One Grand Prix races for nearly two decades, will be sold and could be lost to motorsport, auction organisers said Wednesday.
Man City youngsters halt Croatia game over 'racism'
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» LONDON - Manchester City's under-21 team walked off the pitch during a friendly against Croatian side HNK Rijeka after one of their players was racially abused, the club has claimed.
Australian Gerrans pulls out of Tour de France
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» SAINT-LARY (FRANCE) - Australian champion Simon Gerrans has pulled out of the Tour de France, withdrawing before the start the 17th stage on Wednesday.
Brownlee brothers go head to head in Commonwealth medal push
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» GLASGOW - The Brownlee brothers, Alistair and Jonathan, are betting on an intense sibling rivalry in their drive for a top-of-the-podium finish in the triathlon at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
Mountains jersey tactic helps Majka to second stage win
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» Rafal Majka won his second stage of the 2014 Tour de France on Wednesday and also extended his lead in the King of the Mountains standings.
Scottish police stop Sri Lankan motorway cyclists
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» GLASGOW - Police on Wednesday pulled over four cyclists from Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games team after spotting them riding on one of Scotland's busiest motorways, the M74.
Pakistani, Indian top diplomats to meet in August
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» ISLAMABAD - The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India are set to meet in Islamabad next month in the neighbouring countries' latest attempt at improving ties.
No evidence of tampering with MH17 voice recorder: probe
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» THE HAGUE - Dutch lead investigators into the shooting down over Ukraine of flight MH17 said Wednesday that data from the cockpit voice recorder was intact and had not been tampered with.
42 dead in Nigeria attacks targeting ex-dictator, cleric
AFP, Published on 23/07/2014
» Two bombings in a key Nigerian city targeting a prominent cleric and a former head-of-state killed at least 42 people on Wednesday, in the latest violence blamed on Boko Haram Islamists.