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Evra avoids ban after verbal tirade
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Manchester United and France left-back Patrice Evra will not be banned by the French Football Federation (FFF) in the wake of a vicious verbal assault on several pundits in a television interview.
Ibra extending PSG's horizons to new frontiers
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Zlatan Ibrahimovic remains the talk of Ligue 1 as the Sweden captain continues to carry leaders Paris Saint-Germain to heights they have rarely tasted before.
Ferrer cruises into Valencia quarters, Isner out
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» World number three David Ferrer eased into the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Julien Benneteau.
Serena sweeps into WTA Championships semi-finals
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Serena Williams reached the WTA Championships semi-finals by brushing aside 2011 winner Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-3 on Thursday to complete a clean sweep of her group matches.
Philippines' creaky Pacquiao training 'like a 20-year-old'
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao says he is furiously training like a 20-year-old to break a losing streak and re-establish his reputation as one of the world's best fighters.
Australia ex-PM says 'bad message' from US to Asia
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Australia's former prime minister Julia Gillard said Thursday that the United States sent a "really bad message" to a fast-changing Asia when President Barack Obama canceled a visit.
Swiss stock exchange opens probe into UBS statements
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» The operator of the Swiss stock exchange said Thursday it had opened an investigation into the country's largest bank, UBS, which is suspected of violating financial reporting rules.
Stroke affecting ever younger people
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Ever younger people are suffering strokes, according to two studies published on Thursday that warned death, disability and illness from strokes could double by 2030, partly due to unhealthy lifestyles.
Del Potro races past Baghdatis in Basel
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Top seeded Juan Martin Del Potro moved closer to a successful defence of his title at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday by beating Marcos Baghdatis for a third time this season.
Suu Kyi learns from Northern Ireland peace process
AFP, Published on 25/10/2013
» Aung San Suu Kyi said Northern Ireland's peace process could help reconciliation in Myanmar, as the Nobel peace laureate visited the British province on Thursday.