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Messi to appeal guilty tax fraud ruling
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» BARCELONA - Barcelona star Lionel Messi will appeal a Spanish court decision that sentenced him to 21 months jail for tax fraud and slapped them with a fine of...
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Olympic golf exits sadden Scotland's Montgomerie
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» INVERNESS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Colin Montgomerie said golf had "not shown up" at the Olympics now that several of the world's top male players have decided...
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Pinot impressed by Froome's Tour de France 'armada'
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» LE LIORAN (FRANCE) - French hope Thibaut Pinot said the teams of Tour de France favourites Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana put on a show of force on Wednesday.
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Tiger Woods listed on updated field for PGA Championship
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Tiger Woods, the former world number one who has been sidelined since last August, was among those listed Wednesday in an updated field for the PGA...
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Germany's Schweinsteiger to start in Euro semi-final
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» MARSEILLE - Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger will make his first start of Euro 2016 in Thursday's semi-final against France, coach Joachim Loew has confirmed....
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Bangladesh coal plant threatens World Heritage mangrove: petition
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» PARIS - The world's largest mangrove forest, a World Heritage Site, should be listed as endangered due to a coal-fired power plant under construction in Bangladesh,...
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Merritt aiming for Rio despite doctor fears
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Aries Merritt said Wednesday he plans to compete at next month's Olympics despite advice from doctors who fear the sprint hurdler's weakened...
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No fairytale for Russian athletics doping whistleblower Stepanova
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» AMSTERDAM - Doping cheat-turned-whistle blower Yuliya Stepanova took the first step towards track redemption when she competed as a "neutral" in heats...
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Donald into British Open as Van Zyl opts for Olympics
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» LONDON - Britain's former world number one Luke Donald will play in next week's British Open after South Africa's Jaco van Zyl withdrew Wednesday in order to...
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Ronaldo scores, equals Platini Euro record
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» LYON - Cristiano Ronaldo equalled French legend Michel Platini's record of nine goals in the European Championship finals with a bullet header to give Portugal...