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  • Most emerging Asian currencies were fragile on Friday, with the won poised for a monthly fall, after US President Donald Trump said he would "renegotiate or terminate" a free trade pact with South Korea, and

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    • Apr 29th, 2017
    • Comments Off on Sterling hits seven-month high posts best month since Brexit

    Sterling climbed to its highest against the dollar since late September on Friday, brushing off data showing a sharp slowdown in UK economic growth as traders closed off heavy bets against the pound ahead of

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  • The Australian and New Zealand dollars stood near multi-month lows on Friday as investors remained jittery about US President Donald Trump's trade policies. The US Commerce Department launched an investigation on Wednesday to determine whether

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  • Andy Murray gained revenge on Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas but was pushed all the way in a gruelling three-hour encounter 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to make the Barcelona Open semi-finals on Friday. Ramos-Vinolas beat the world

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    • Apr 29th, 2017
    • Comments Off on FIFA suspends Asia’s Lai over fraud

    Guam's football supremo Richard Lai, who pleaded guilty in the United States to taking nearly $1 million in bribes, was on Friday provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days. The 55-year-old US citizen, who has

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    • Apr 29th, 2017
    • Comments Off on Former Olympians Xia, Zhang to coach China badminton

    China have turned to former Olympians Xia Xuanze and Zhang Jun as national badminton coaches to replace long-standing boss Li Yongbo as they battle to revive their dominance in the sport. Xia, a men's singles

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  • The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited bids from interested parties for acquiring franchise rights for a sixth team to be introduced in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) from 2018 onwards. Interested parties can collect

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    • Apr 29th, 2017
    • Comments Off on Umar, Junaid row: PCB form inquiry body

    Taking a serious view of the recent controversy surrounding a statement by Punjab team captain Umar Akmal and a response from his team mate pacer Junaid Khan, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has constituted a three-member

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  • Tennis is to nearly double the number of annual doping tests and ramp up funding as part of a fresh drive to root out drug cheats, officials said on Friday. The new measures come into

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  • ESPN, the giant of American sports television channels, has been losing subscribers by the millions while being clobbered by increasingly expensive broadcast rights. The company must reinvent itself quickly in order to survive. But how?

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