Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams will be fit to play at the Brisbane International, which begins this weekend, after injury scares, organisers said on Thursday. French Open champion Sharapova pulled out of an exhibition match

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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will not be punished for his confrontation with the officials during his side's 4-3 win over Newcastle United, the Football Association said on Thursday. Ferguson berated referee Mike Dean and

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Captain Michael Clarke trumped Ricky Ponting as Australia's highest run scorer in a calendar year with another century as his team clamped an iron grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Clarke

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Jonathan Walters scored twice as Stoke beat Liverpool 3-1 in an entertaining affair under the lights at the Britannia Stadium on Wednesday. Steven Gerrard put Liverpool into an early lead from the spot but Walters

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Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann was Thursday officially reprimanded and slapped with a suspended fine by cricket officials after questioning the bowling action of West Indian Marlon Samuels. Cricket Australia said Lehmann was convicted of

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Norwegian manager Henning Berg has been sacked as coach of Blackburn Rovers after only 57 days in the job, the Indian-owned English Championship club announced on Thursday. Berg signed a three-year contract on October 31

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Gareth Bale was hailed as one of the world's best players on Wednesday after a quickfire hat-trick steered Tottenham to a 4-0 win over Aston Villa. The Welsh international scored in the 61st, 73rd and

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Abid Mansoor's brilliant century helped Habib Metro Bank beat Bank Al-Habib by 35 runs in the 11th State Bank Governor's Cup Inter Banks' Twenty20 Cricket Tournament 2012-13, played at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi. UBL beat

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A New York newspaper has sparked outrage by publishing a detailed map with thousands of names and addresses of gun permit holders in the wake of the Newtown school shooting. The publication came amid a

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The president of the Central African Republic appealed on Thursday for France and the United States to help push back rebels threatening his government and the capital, but Paris said its troops were only ready

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