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Wenger backs Mertesacker ahead of QPR visit
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has defended under-fire centre-back Per Mertesacker ahead of his side's Premier League home game with Queens Park Rangers on Friday.
Liverpool's Rodgers targets Burnley bounce
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» BURNLEY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident his side can still go on to enjoy a successful season as they go in search of some Christmas cheer at Burnley on Friday.
Pochettino tells Spurs players: 'World is watching us'
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» LEICESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino thinks the world will be watching the Premier League on Boxing Day, as he prepares to take his side to relegation-threatened Leicester City.
Stade Francais give Quesada new two-year deal
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» Gonzalo Quesada the sporting director of French Top 14 side Stade Francais has extended his contract for two seasons with the option of extending it for a third, the Parisian club said Friday.
Regime strikes kill 52 civilians in Syria: monitor
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» Syrian regime air strikes killed at least 52 civilians, including seven children, in strongholds of the Islamic State jihadist group, a monitoring group said Friday in a new toll.
Kiev and rebels swap hundreds of captives in peace push
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were on Saturday set to complete a swap of hundreds of prisoners as part of a new push for peace that came despite Kiev's decision to cut off key transport links to breakaway Crimea.
India urges neighbours to help hunt down rebels after massacre
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» India urged Bhutan and other neighbours Friday to help track down separatist rebels who killed 69 villagers in Assam as it stepped up its military offensive in the restive northeastern state.
China starts building huge new Beijing airport
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» BEIJING - Construction on a massive new international passenger airport in Beijing began Friday, state media reported, as booming demand for travel to and from China stretches the capacity of existing facilities.
Tiananmen dissident delays bid to run for lawmaker in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» TAIPEI - A leading dissident who fled China after pro-democracy protests were crushed in 1989 said Friday he will postpone plans to stand for Taiwan's parliament by a year.
Turkey PM adviser tells AFP 'we aim to be in Europe 1st division'
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's leaders are committed to EU membership and still aim to play in the "first division" of Europe despite a bitter row over a crackdown on the opposition, a top adviser to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.