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Senate gives green light to spinner Ahmed
Cricket Australia's politicking has succeeded, now it's simply a question of form as to whether Pakistan-born legspinner Fawad Ahmed makes his Test debut in the Ashes series. Legislation that fast-tracks citizenship in special circumstances, including elite athletes such as Ahmed, cleared the Senate on Thursday. The new measure gives the immigration minister power to apply shorter ...
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Origin bench time doesnt scare Reynolds
Not fazed by spending the entire State of Origin opener on the sideline, NSW utility Josh Reynolds says he won't be fussed if coach Laurie Daley repeats the dose in game two on Wednesday. Reynolds joined an elite group in game one when he sat on the interchange bench, unused, for 80 minutes. Among the first to comfort him after fulltime was Daley - who apologised for leaving him out of ...
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Dubai launches football transfer funding website
A new crowdfunding website allowing football fans to band together to help finance the transfer of top players to their favourite clubs has been unveiled in ...
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Blackhawks Beat Bruins 6-5 in OT Tie Series 2-All
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Toews on Target and Blackhawks Back on Track
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Masters champion Adam Scott plans busy schedule in native Australia in November
SYDNEY -- Masters champion Adam Scott has entered November's Australian Open at Royal Sydney, meaning he'll play at least three times in four weeks Down Under -- and possibly all four. Scott's appearance at the Australian Open from Nov. 28-Dec. 1 was announced Thursday. He'll also play the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast -- his hometown -- from ...
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Academy 3 midshipmen with ties to football team charged with sexual assault
Updated 2 hours, 59 minutes ago ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday charged three midshipmen -- all current or former football players -- with sexually assaulting a female student at an off-campus house in Annapolis more than a year ago. The academy said in a news release that the male midshipmen are being charged with two violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. One ...
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Tennis Players Served Prize Increases
Lower-ranked tennis players will be able to collect more in prize money than ever before at this year's Wimbledon tournament, a development which experts hope will help them to meet the high costs of professional tennis. The sport's top players recognized the disparity in prize money between top ranked and low ranked players and last summer, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and ...
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Finding their Zen in sports
gym nasium. Only the khaki walls, matching the look of most Chinese Buddhist temple walls, and the monks' gowns, give the setting some traces of Buddhism. The team has more than 10 players who practice two to three times a week, normally one or two hours each time, after they have finished their daily routines, says Yan Kong. The team's public debut was in 2011, when they joined the ...
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Blackhawks top erratic Bruins
BOSTON (AP) -- After struggling for more than 120 minutes to score even once, the Blackhawks beat Boston goalie Tuukka Rask a half-dozen times in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals to send the series back to Chicago tied two games apiece. Now that's an Original Six. Brent Seabrook's slap shot 9:51 into overtime gave the Blackhawks a 6-5 victory on Wednesday night, restoring the ...
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Uncle Patriots player had link to homicide victim
BOSTON (AP) -- New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had a connection to a homicide victim found in an industrial park near the athlete's home, but family and officials were mum on the nature of their relationship, two days after police first visited the upscale ...
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I dont need babysitting NSWs Hoffman
Melbourne and NSW back-rower Ryan Hoffman says he is in no need of babysitting on a night out, but admits employing minders could help players who can't help themselves. The recent spate of NRL players finding themselves in unsavoury situations in the early hours of the morning has strengthened calls for security guards to shadow them. Even Queensland coach Mal Meninga isn't immune - ...
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Tigers expect tight AFL tussle with Dogs
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is expecting a much sterner contest from the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night than their round-three AFL demolition job. The Tigers swept aside the Bulldogs then by 67 points but, ahead of their Etihad Stadium clash, Hardwick said the Bulldogs were playing much better football. "You've only got to look at their last month," he said. ...
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Australias sport obsession grows report
Cricket remains Australia's favourite sport, according to a new report, but rugby league has enjoyed a rebound in popularity. About a third of Australia's 13 million sports fans are estimated to follow cricket, with tennis close behind (29 per cent). Rugby league sits equal second as most popular - up two spots from last year. The study, by digital media company Perform, ranked AFL ...
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Wilson outdules Saunders Angels edge Mariners 1-0
C.J. Wilson pitched two-hit ball for seven innings, Mike Trout scored the only run on a wild pitch by Joe Saunders and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Seattle Mariners 1-0 Wednesday night.Wilson (6-5) struck out three, walked two and allowed only two runners as far as second base en route to his fifth straight victory over the Mariners.Trout legged out a leadoff double in the sixth and moved to ...
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Rejuvenated Blackhawks tie series 2-2 with OT win
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, gets up after the winning goal by Chicago Blackhawks Brent Seabrook, not shown, crossed into the net during the first overtime period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Boston. Chicago won 6-5. Chicago won ...
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Brazil matters - and not because of the World Cup
As massive protests sweep across Brazil, Tim Harcourt and Mark Thirlwell explain why the importance of that country to Australia goes well beyond the World Cup in 2014 and the Rio Olympics in ...
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Hurdler Pearson to return from injury next week
Australia's Sally Pearson reacts on the podium before being presented with the gold medal for the women's 100m hurdles at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London at the Olympic Stadium in this August 8, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Eddie ...
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Davis Power Surge Continues Homers Twice in Win Over Tigers
(Reuters) - Chris Davis continued his power surge by blasting a pair of home runs as the Baltimore Orioles bashed Detroit 13-3 on Wednesday. Davis launched a two-run blast in the fourth inning and another in the ninth to give him 26 homers on the season, the most in Major League Baseball. He finished with five RBIs as Baltimore punished the Tigers' pitching and also got three runs ...
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Shuffle Leaves Blackhawks Coach With Winning Hand
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Downtown Biloxi businesses expect influx with baseball stadium
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Owners of businesses about to open in Downtown Biloxi believe if the baseball stadium deal comes together, they expect more restaurants, bars, and shops to get in the game. Some business owners said this is the boost the area needs. When developers decided to transform the old American Legion building on Lameuse Street, they envisioned customers sitting on the balconies ...
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Tippett earns Swans teammates respect
Star Sydney recruit Kurt Tippett has impressed teammates with his attitude as he prepares to make his debut for the AFL premiers on Saturday.Tippett will play mainly as a forward against Port Adelaide at AAMI Park on Saturday after serving out an 11-game suspension imposed for his involvement in Adelaide's salary cap breaches.The former Crow has quickly gained the respect of his new ...
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Iranians dance in the streets after qualifying for World Cup days after election
For the second time in days, Iranians, who have had little cause for cheer in eight years, have been dancing in the streets. There was an explosion of joy in their fun-starved nation when its beloved national football team won a prized ticket to next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil with a 1-0 away victory over South Korea on Tuesday. This followed a weekend of celebrations after ...
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Rangers give starter a win for first time in June
David Murphy had three hits and scored twice to snap out of a long slump, and the Texas Rangers beat the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Wednesday night.Justin Grimm (6-5) trailed when he threw his last pitch, but the Rangers scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to go ahead and make him the first Texas starter this month to get a victory.Rangers starters had gone 17 consecutive games ...
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Weeks Ramirez homer later Brewers top Astros 3-1
Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Aramis Ramirez added a solo shot in the ninth to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.The Brewers couldn't get anything going against Houston starter Erik Bedard as he threw a season-high 7 1-3 innings. Bedard was replaced by Hector Ambriz (1-4) with a runner on second, and Weeks greeted ...
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Italy heavily involved in multi billion euro South Stream project
Italy’s natural gas company ENI is a major investor in the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, but the infrastructure development is being held up by a number of trans-national issues, which the Italian government believes is detrimental to the country’s energy security.
South Stream is the name of the transit pipeline that is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Southern Europe, bypassing Belarus and the Ukraine. It has been highlighted by Prime Minister Berlusconi as important for the energy needs of Italy as it will eliminate the so-called ‘middle man’ and enhance the security of our energy supply, an issue that was underscored in 2005 when ongoing business disputes between Russia and the Ukraine spilled over into trans-national political issues. Read more
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