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Wales see tight Italy match despite Parisse absence
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Six Nations champions Wales expect a tight match against Italy here Saturday despite the hosts missing influential captain Sergio Parisse for the rest of the tournament.
Kenya bans three marathon runners for doping
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Kenya has banned three marathon runners for doping offences, including the first case of an athlete using the banned blood booster EPO, the country's national athletics body said on Thursday.
Obama, Japan PM firm on N.Korea, measured on China
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» US President Barack Obama on Friday pledged with Japan to take a firm line on a defiant North Korea but his administration also tried to calm rising tensions between Tokyo's new leader and China.
Benitez wants Chelsea to go above Man City
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez has warned Manchester City that his players have set their sights on climbing above the champions in the Premier League table.
England prepare Tuilagi for tough French exam
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» England expect Manu Tuilagi to have one of the toughest matches of his international career when the recalled centre faces France in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.
France's Dusautoir eyes Twickenham glory
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» France captain Thierry Dusautoir has said Saturday's Six Nations Championship clash against England at Twickenham could be a "career-defining" match for his struggling side.
Indonesia names ruling party chairman as graft suspect
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Indonesia's anti-graft body named Friday the chairman of the ruling party as a suspect in connection with a multi-million-dollar corruption case, the latest scandal to hit the president's party ahead of 2014 elections.
Volkswagen profit jumps 40.9% as car sales grow
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, said Friday that its net profit zoomed ahead by more the 40 percent last year on higher vehicle sales, but its chief executive nevertheless saw his salary cut.
Ariya close behind Lewis at LPGA
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» PATTAYA - World number three Stacy Lewis held on to her three-shot overnight lead after round two of the Honda LPGA Thailand on Friday, but was pushed hard by Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn who hit a flawless 66.
US to keep troops in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» WASHINGTON - Nato may station up to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan to train and assist Kabul's forces after the alliance's combat mission there against the Taliban ends in 2014, US officials said Friday.