Archive for  December 2012
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Dave Taylor has stood down as Australian Fed Cup captain to focus on coaching world number nine Sam Stosur, Tennis Australia said on Saturday. Taylor cited the draining amount of travel required to coach both
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Saturday that goal-line technology "works" and that referees were happy to see it implemented, as a trial of rival systems at the Club World Cup in Japan enters its final
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Four Sri Lankan wickets rewarded a Mike Hussey-induced declaration to have Australia in a powerful position after the second day of the first Hobart Test on Saturday. Veteran Hussey's fifth century in six Tests against
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American skier Steven Nyman secured a rare World Cup victory here on Saturday, as he won a shortened men's downhill event in a race that was delayed several times due to inclement weather. Nyman, 30,
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Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt cemented his status as a true legend of track and field by claiming a second Olympic treble gold medal haul at the London Games. Bolt followed up his podium-topping showing
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Convicted Singapori match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal rigged South Africa's international friendlies ahead of the 2010 World Cup, the country's football federation said Saturday. World football's governing body FIFA found "compelling evidence" the pre-World Cup friendlies
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Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney were on target for Manchester United as the Premier League leaders swept aside Sunderland 3-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday to stay six points clear of champions Manchester City.
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Coinciding with the date of death anniversary of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, PCB requested BCCI to reschedule the second T20 match, which will now be played on December 28 in Ahmedabad instead on
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Former Pakistan cricket captain now batting consultant of the national team, Inzamam-ul-Haq has urged the Pakistani cricketers to display aggressive cricket to outshine Indian team in T20 and One-dayers. "Aggressive cricket by our players will
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The Philippines declared on Saturday an 18-day unilateral Christmas truce with Maoist guerrillas, in part to let forces focus on relief efforts on a southern island devastated by a typhoon, an army spokesman said. The
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