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Ali legend inspires US boxers in Olympic gold assault
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The United States are drawing on the memory of heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali to power them to Rio Olympics boxing gold, team fighters said...
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Windies dig deep in second Test against India
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» KINGSTON (JAMAICA) - Attacking half-centuries by Jermaine Blackwood and Roston Chase frustrated India's push for victory as the West Indies added 167 runs to...
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Teen backstroker Ustinova appeals Rio Olympics ban
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Daria Ustinova, one of seven swimmers from drug-tainted Russia banned from the Rio Games, is making a last ditch bid to save her Olympic dream...
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Murray to carry flag for Britain at Rio Olympics opening
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Reigning Olympic and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will be the flagbearer for Britain at the opening ceremony for the Rio Games, it was confirmed...
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Zimbabwe police break up anti-Mugabe protest
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» HARARE - Riot police in Zimbabwe used tear gas and water cannon Wednesday to break up a protest by several hundred demonstrators gathered in Harare in a fresh...
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Prince tribute concert set for October
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Artists will pay tribute to pop icon Prince with a giant stadium concert in October in his hometown Minneapolis, his family says.
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Djokovic stunned by Olympic pullouts, wants to 'crown' career with gold
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Novak Djokovic admitted Wednesday he was surprised that five of the world's top 10 had pulled out of Rio but insisted a first career gold medal...
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World heavyweight champ Fury faces charge over banned substance
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» LONDON - World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was provisionally suspended in June over the presence of a banned substance, the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) organisation...
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Syria regime in Aleppo fightback
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» BEIRUT - Syrian regime forces bolstered by Russian air strikes are making progress in the battleground city of Aleppo, rolling back the short-lived gains of a...
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Second Zika vaccine trial gets under way in US
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» MIAMI - US health authorities Wednesday launched the second human trial of a vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which can cause birth defects and...