Four New Zealand players who made their international debut in the recent Twenty20 series against South Africa were on Friday retained for the One-day series next month. Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Corey Anderson and Mitchell

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Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday, claiming he was still suffering from the stomach virus which caused him to cancel his return to action in the Gulf this week after a

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Former Czech Republic and Strasbourg defender Vaclav Drobny died in a sledding accident early Friday at the age of 32, Czech media said. Drobny, who played twice for the Czech Republic, skidded off a piste

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Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki fuelled speculation she was engaged to golf's world number one Rory McIlroy Friday when she appeared wearing a large ring on her left hand. The blonde Dane, who has been an

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Australia humiliated an ailing Sri Lanka by an innings and 201 runs to wrap up the series midway through the third day of the second Test in Melbourne on Friday. Trailing by 304 runs on

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At least 10 people, including five children, died when their overloaded minibus plunged into a mountain valley in southern China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a string of such accidents which have

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A tropical storm that hit the Philippines after Christmas Day has killed at least 15 people and left six people missing, civil defence officials said Friday. Tropical Storm Wukong battered central and eastern provinces Wednesday,

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A looming labour shutdown of ports on the US East Coast was averted Friday when federal mediators helped workers and shippers reach a breakthrough on a key issue in deadlocked contract talks. The Federal Mediation

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Two suspected al Qaeda-linked insurgents were killed in a drone strike in Yemen's eastern region of Hadramout on Friday, a local security official said. The two men were riding a motorcycle west of the coastal

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Syria's opposition leader has rejected an invitation from Russia for peace talks, dealing another blow to international hopes that diplomacy can be resurrected to end a 21-month civil war. Russia, President Bashar al-Assad's main international

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