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Manmohan pays tributes to RN Goenka Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described media baron Ram Nath Goenka as quot;one of the pillars of the freedom movement quot;.
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Titans' Brown Ready for George Comparisons (AP) AP - Chris Brown has resigned himself to the thought that comparisons to Eddie George will never end. That's OK with the Tennessee Titans' new starting running back.
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Kerry Debate Shows Fickleness of Memories (AP) AP - Past presidential candidates and their critics have been known to shade the truth for political purposes. But to memory researchers, it doesn't take intentional falsifying to understand the discrepancies in the retelling of Sen. John Kerry's war experiences.
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Bush Record Suggests Two Presidencies (AP) AP - When he steps up to accept his party's nomination for a second time, President Bush will present the record of not one but two presidencies: one before and another after Sept. 11, 2001.
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Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy, Takes Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - Argentina beat Italy 84-69 to win the men's Olympic basketball gold Saturday, the country's first medal in the sport.
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With Drug-Tainted Past, Few Track Records Fall Suspicion of performance-enhancing drug use circles the sport now, but the evidence of past doping remains in black and white.
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A Family of Coaches Has Followed Its Leader Nearly 16 years after Ron Stoops's death, his four football-coaching sons have seen to it that his legacy reverberates throughout Youngstown and college football.
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As Rosters Expand, Yanks Look for Pitching General Manager Brian Cashman said the Yankees' front office was considering recalling the pitchers Juan Padilla, Bret Prinz and Felix Heredia.
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BA launches inquiry The chief executive of British Airways, Rod Eddington, says he will carry out an investigation into the staff shortages that caused flight cancellations this week.
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Kidnappers give French 48 hours MILITANTS have reportedly set a 48-hour deadline after taking two French journalists hostage in Iraq and demanding the rescinding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in French schools.
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Bangladesh gripped by third strike after deadly grenade attack DHAKA : Bangladesh was brought to a standstill by the third general strike in a week called by the main opposition Awami League to protest against a deadly attack on a rally, police and witnesses said.
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Election waiting game continues Opposition Leader Mark Latham says he is ready for an election campaign if the Prime Minister calls one. Mr Howard flew into Canberra from Launceston yesterday and reportedly spent the afternoon locked in talks with senior advisers.
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Bomb in Spain after ETA warning A small bomb exploded Saturday in northwestern Spain, causing no injuries, after a warning call was made in the name of the Basque separatist group
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Bleak outlook for Cambodian gem diggers as mining firms move in (AFP) AFP - In the search for riches beyond the dreams of most Cambodians, hundreds of gem diggers plunge daily down dangerous hand-built shafts hunting for amethysts and zircons.
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Will It Be Trash or Tribute? Bottle Stands on the Edge Tillie, the clown face that graced the front of Palace Amusements in Asbury Park for nearly 50 years, was preserved in June before the rest of the building was torn down.
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Hu wins China #39;s record sixth Olympic diving gold medal Chinese divers dominated again at these Olympics, winning a record six gold medals, so it was fitting that in the last event they were left to compete against themselves.
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Slesarenko Strikes Gold Yelena Slesarenko upset red-hot favourite Hestrie Cloete in the high jump as the Russian added Olympic gold to her World Indoor title.
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Losing run is becoming a quot;nightmare quot; - Smith South Africa captain Graeme Smith says his team #39;s losing run is reaching quot;nightmare quot; proportions following their ninth successive defeat.
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US Women's NBA stars solve Aussie test to win third gold in a row (AFP) AFP - Veterans Lisa Leslie and Dawn Staley refused to let the United States Olympic women's basketball dynasty suffer the same ignoble fate as that of the American men.
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Surging oil prices lighten already-meagre African pocketbooks (AFP) AFP - While the surge in world oil prices has been a godsend for African exporters, it has placed an extra burden on other economies on the world's poorest continent, whose governments have passed on the cost increase to petrol pump users.
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Philippines' Little Vietnam dwindles as refugees move out (AFP) AFP - For years, Viet-Ville, a small community of Vietnamese refugees in the western Philippine island of Palawan, has stood as a symbol of local hospitality and tolerance.
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Medal mania: Canada picks up gold, silver and bronze on the water at the Games (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ATHENS (CP) - Canada had its biggest one-day medal haul at the Athens Olympics on Saturday, picking up a medal of every colour on the eve of the Games finale.
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American Men Salvage Bronze in Basketball The U.S. men's basketball team can console itself with two things: third place and the highest point total of the Olympic tournament.
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Delegates, Protesters Descend on New York NEW YORK - Abortion-rights protesters and the first Republican delegates descended on President Bush's heavily fortified convention city Saturday as campaign officials said their boss would use the nomination spotlight to defend his hawkish foreign polices and offer a second-term agenda for health care, education and job training. "He believes it's important for a candidate to talk about what he's done and, most important, where he wants to lead," said adviser Karen Hughes, aboard Bush's campaign bus in Ohio...
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Alleged Leak to Israel Probed for a Year WASHINGTON - The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance, whether a Pentagon analyst funneled highly classified material to Israel, officials said Saturday. Prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring the most serious charge of espionage...
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U.S., Shiites Fight in Baghdad; 5 Killed BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy neighborhood in the capital in a new wave of violence Saturday that killed at least five people and wounded dozens of others...
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New MOM to ease Microsoft management Microsoft in the fall will launch the latest version of its performance management product, offering it up as a key link in its ambitious DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) plan to reduce IT complexity by improving software and hardware manageability.
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Asian-angrez Khan is #39;Best of British #39; If Amir Khan gets an Olympic boxing gold on Sunday, will our Britain-based Indian cousins be willing to call themselves Asian once again?
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FRIEDEL: SAHA HANDLED FOR GOAL Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel criticised referee Alan Wiley after he granted Manchester United a controversial late Alan Smith equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park.
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Slesarenko wins high jump Slesarenko cleared 2.04m at the first attempt which none of her rivals could match and she went on to set a new Olympic record of 2.06.
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GOVERNANCE: A momentous change in Islamabad Ravian The challenge is clear and the opportunity is there. It is now up to our new prime minister to show that the modern corporate mind can deliver on the national public policy objectives of a poor country.
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Bangladeshi leaders under pressure DHAKA: Bangladeshs prime minister and her main rival are under pressure to set aside years of bitter feuding after a grenade attack on an opposition rally killed 20 people and triggered a week of violent protests nationwide.
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Elephants, bulls and bears, oh my! Elephants on parade, bulls on the beach, bears on the bench. It #39;s going to be quite a week on Wall Street. Although how many Wall Streeters will be around is up in the air.
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Fleet #39;s turn Back in the days when Fleet Financial was riding high, rolling up the New England banking industry, Michael Zucchini was the man CEO Terry Murray turned to right after he was done with his latest press conference regarding his latest acquisition.
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Can US salvage a bronze? The game was concocted by a physical education instructor in Massachusetts and dominated by the United States at the Olympics for most of the 20th century.
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DNA evidence in Kobe Bryant case may have been contaminated The prosecution said it had found contamination in DNA quot;control quot; samples intended to guarantee that testing was accurate.
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Indian PM to convene APC ahead of Kasuris visit NEW DELHI: Despite the standoff with the opposition, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh plans to convene an all-party meeting ahead of Ambassador at Large Khurshid Kasuris visit to New Delhi next week.
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Credit Suisse to integrate CSFB The Swiss banking giant announces it is to integrate its private investment unit CSFB and float its Winterthur insurance wing.
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Nokia launches enterprise security initiatives Setting its sights on the Microsoft mobile camp, Nokia has kicked off two standards initiatives intended to strengthen its appeal to enterprise IT.
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Athletics: El Guerrouj wins historic double over Bekele ATHENS - Hicham El Guerrouj completed the first Olympic 1500-5000 double since Finn Paavo Nurmi 80 years ago on the penultimate day of the Athens Games on Saturday.
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Everton has rejected three bids already LONDON -- Manchester United has made a second bid for England striker Wayne Rooney in excess of 23.5 million pounds (\$42.23 million), the teenager #39;s club, Everton, said Saturday.
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Hewitt reaches final on Long Island Second-seeded Lleyton Hewitt reached Sunday #39;s final at the Waterhouse Cup where he will play either Paradorn Srichaphan or Peruvian Luis Horna.
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Annus to appear at IOC disciplinary hearing Sunday ATHENS - Adrian Annus of Hungary, the Athens Olympic men #39;s hammer throw champion embroiled in a doping scandal, will appear at a hearing of the International Olympic Committee #39;s disciplinary commission on Sunday to explain his case, IOC officials said
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Saved at the death JUST like ESPN Star Sports v StarHub, Manchester United left it until the very last moment to appease their followers last night. As thousands of Singapore fans waited right up to programme time for the live
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Rain plays into Trulli #39;s hands JARNO Trulli claimed his second career pole position yesterday after a gamble on the weather kept him ahead of Michael Schumacher in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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US, Afghan Soldiers Arrest 10 Suspects US and Afghan troops detained 22 suspected Taliban fighters during a major search operation after a gunbattle in a southern Afghan mountain range, officials said Saturday.
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Phillies' Wade Says Bowa to Finish Season (AP) AP - Larry Bowa will retain his job through the end of the season, but Philadelphia general manager Ed Wade wouldn't address whether the Phillies manager will return in 2005.
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Damaged Wire Delays Trains En Route to RNC (AP) AP - Train service to Penn Station in New York halted Saturday afternoon, creating delays and forcing NJ Transit customers to take PATH trains into the city, officials said.
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El Guerrouj, Holmes Stride Into Olympic History ATHENS (Reuters) - Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Briton Kelly Holmes gave the Athens Games two of its greatest moments Saturday by surging to victory on the athletics track and claim historic Olympic doubles.
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Funk Takes One Shot Lead at Buick Championship CROMWELL, Connecticut (Reuters) - Fred Funk shot a one-under-par 69 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Buick Championship.
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US commercial property loans rise in 2nd quarter Lenders issued \$33.2 billion in new loans for commercial properties in the second quarter, up 17.4 percent from the same quarter in 2003, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Friday.
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Also from this section A question. Is putting an inveterate gambler in charge of the world #39;s biggest bookmaker not dissimilar to handing Wayne Rooney the keys to the brothel?
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United back in for Rooney with 25m bid Manchester United last night appeared to move a step closer to successfully completing the signing of Wayne Rooney when they lodged an increased 25 million bid for the England striker.
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Rebel groups boycott Dardur talks Rebel groups walked out of peace talks with the Sudanese government in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday in protest of alleged attacks in the Darfur region.
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Militants Claim Kidnapping Of French Journalists; Demand France <b>...</b> _ Islamic militants released a brief tape showing two French journalists kidnapped recently in Iraq and said they were holding the men to protest a French law banning headscarves in schools, according to footage aired Saturday by an Arab
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Manning's Performance Raises Questions for Giants Everyone knew what Eli Manning could do. But what happens when this prized quarterback is not playing well? Can he recover?
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7 airlines to sell tickets on new electronic system Seven big US airlines have signed up to sell tickets through a new low-cost electronic distribution network. The announcement Wednesday of the network, Trueconnect, is the latest in the big airlines #39; assault on high ticketing costs.
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Truckers call off week-long strike Joint panel to look into <b>...</b> THE All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Saturday called off its seven-day strike after finalising an agreement with the Government on the contentious issue of service tax and the various demands including tax deducted at source (TDS), scrapping
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No rescue for Alitalia warns Italy Italy #39;s government renewed its threat to let Alitalia die unless unions agree to a cost-cutting deal by September 15, saying the days of bailing out the loss-making airline were over.
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The day #39;s milestones MOROCCO #39;s Hicham El Guerrouj completes an historic 1500-5000m double, emulating the achievement of Paavo Nurmi in 1924. BRITAIN #39;s Kelly Holmes becomes only the third woman in Olympic history to complete the 800m-1500m double.
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NO REGRETS FOR RADCLIFFE Paula Radcliffe will be awaiting the results of fresh tests on her battered body on Saturday - but the reality is that she already knows the answer.
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A Very African Coup The plot: Sir Mark Thatcher had it all; cars, cash, kudos and a Cape Town paradise to call home. Today hes under house arrest and the outcome could yet be a tragic one.
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Jacobsen Leads Mariners Past Royals 9-7 (AP) AP - Bucky Jacobsen drove in three runs with a home run and a double to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Kansas City Royals 9-7 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Bush barnstorms battleground state ahead of party convention (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush rolled across this battleground state, rallying supporters ahead of next week's Republican National Convention, where he will formally be nominated for another four-year term.
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NL Wrap: 5-Hit Beltre Leads Dodgers to Win Over Mets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Adrian Beltre pounded out five hits, including his major league-leading 42nd home run of the season, to guide the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the host New York Mets in the National League Saturday.
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Dyke accuses Blair over Iraq war Former BBC boss Greg Dyke attacks the prime minister over the Iraq war and his treatment of the BBC.
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Olympians in pursuit of marketing gold NEW YORK -- For millions of Americans, gymnast Paul Hamm #39;s fame began only when the broad-shouldered Olympian shrugged off a fall in the vaulting competition last week and made an inspired comeback to win gold.
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Powell calls off Athens visit after protests Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, cancelled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek Communists to claim it as a victory for anti-American protests.
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Borzakovskiy snatches 800 metres gold Mulaudzi out-dipped Kipketer to win silver in 1:44.61 to add to the world indoor title he won in March. Kipketer, the world record-holder and a three-time former world champion, had to be content with bronze in 1:44.
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Hunger Striking quot;Palestinian quot; Prisoners Get No Special Treatment Hunger-striking Arab quot;Palestinian quot; prisoners who fall ill will not be treated in Israel #39;s hospitals. quot;I am not prepared for the lives of patients and medical teams in our hospitals to be endangered by admitting
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Astros Hang on to Beat Cubs 7-6 (AP) AP - Roger Clemens pitched six innings for his 324th victory and the Houston Astros made the most of three Chicago errors Saturday, hanging on to beat the Cubs 7-6.
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Eurostar traffic not affected by workers' strike (AFP) AFP - Eurostar operations were unaffected by a 24-hour strike over pay by members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, a company spokesman said.
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Multicar Teams Could Gang Up on Others (AP) AP - The race for the Nextel Cup championship is down to the wire and the points leader is running away from the field. Suddenly, a slower car gets in his way, holding him up until the other contenders catch up. It just so happens, the slower car is a teammate of one of the contenders. Impossible? Think again.
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BBC shake-up to mean job losses Thousands of jobs will go as BBC boss Mark Thompson announces a radical shake-up of the corporation.
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Russia Finds Trace Explosives on 2nd Plane MOSCOW - Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date airports. The high explosive hexogen was found on the Tu-134 airliner that went down Tuesday south of Moscow, said Sergei Ignatchenko, spokesman for the Federal Security Service, or FSB, Russia's domestic security agency...
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Plug and Play The Montreal Expos look to be a nicely stocked expansion package, choked full of appealing players both in the majors and minors with little club debt baggage.
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Google, Shmoogle. The Biggest I.P.O.'s Went Unnoticed. The media frenzy over the Google I.P.O. is a perfect example of the disproportionate amount of attention the technology sector receives.
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Acceptance Letters Type design was once the province of skilled artisans. With the help of new computer programs, neophytes have flooded the Internet with their creations.
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Building a Better Soundtrap After centuries of guesswork, architects have a high-tech way to hear the acoustics of buildings they haven't yet built.
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Debate opens on 'honour killings' International delegates meet in Sweden to explore ways of combating so-called "honour killings".
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Ferguson: it #39;s Monday at Earliest for Rooney Deal Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has indicated that he does not expect any movement on the Wayne Rooney transfer saga before tomorrow.
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Testing Positive Olympics: Despite doubts and fears that the facilities would not be ready in time and drugs scandals before the Games had even started, we have witnessed a memorable Olympics for all the right reasons.
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Khan unfazed by mind games An old-timer is trying to play mind games with the 17-year-old who has gone from Bolton Lads #39; and Girls #39; Club to today #39;s lightweight Olympic boxing final.
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Monty could get nod despite loss of form Colin Montgomerie has been walking around like a man who has already received the nod over his selection for the Ryder Cup team. The players all say that they want him in the team.
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Park uses late rally to take lead at Wachovia Classic Grace Park closed with an eagle and two birdies for a 7-under-par 65 and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Wachovia LPGA Classic on Saturday.
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Moroccan bus crash kills 29 At least 29 people have been killed and 30 injured, when a bus crashed into a truck and a taxi cab on a highway linking two of Morocco #39;s popular tourist destinations.
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Clark Homers 3 Times in Yankees' Rout (AP) AP - With the New York Yankees' starting rotation struggling, the team's offense matched its biggest performance of the season. Tony Clark homered three times, Ruben Sierra hit his 300th career homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 Sunday.
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Martin Is Determined to Remain Competitive Mark Martin, who with 533 consecutive starts trails only two active drivers, is proud to say he is not just sticking around to pick up lucrative checks with lackluster performances.
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Is the Food Industry the Problem or the Solution? Diet trends aren't just for adults anymore. A new obsession of America's food, beverage and restaurant companies is thwarting childhood obesity.
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Don't Run From That Portfolio. Tweak It. If 2003 was the year for investors to live dangerously, 2004 is fast becoming the year to duck and cover.
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Jimenez leads the pack as Ryder Cup race hots up MUNICH: Spain #39;s 40-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez was leading the BMW InternationalOpen following Friday #39;s second round as Europe #39;s elite were chasing points to get on the Ryder Cup team.
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Park opens up one shot lead A seven-under-par third round of 65 saw Korea #39;s Grace Park open up a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Wachovia Classic in Berkleigh.
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Trulli claims pole at Spa SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Renault #39;s Jarno Trulli claimed pole position for today #39;s Belgian Grand Prix as weather conditions played into his hands in qualifying yesterday.
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#39;She won #39;t give up on him as long as she draws breath #39; It was a quot;distressed quot; Baroness Thatcher who spoke to her troubled son on Friday. Anticipating the media scrum outside her Belgravia home, the former prime minister was surrounded by no fewer
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Parliament should sit if election not called: Latham Opposition Leader Mark Latham today urged Prime Minister John Howard to either call an election and dissolve parliament or allow this week #39;s parliament sitting to proceed.
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Aluminum Beer Bottles May Render Koozies Obsolete PITTSBURGH -- A Pennsylvania brewery is betting beer drinkers are willing to pay an extra dollar to keep their drinks cold nearly an hour longer.
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Argentina wins first basketball gold com. Hours after its men #39;s soccer team beat Paraguay for the country #39;s first Olympic gold medal in any sport since 1952, the Argentine men #39;s basketball team made it a double
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No hitches for hero Hicham HICHAM El Guerrouj wrote his name large in the annals of Olympic history last night when he bestrode athletics middle and long-distance disciplines by completing a 1500m and 5,000m double gold.
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The awesome foursome THROUGHOUT these Olympics it was feared that the only thing British sprinters would live up to was the negative predictions of those who said they would never mount a challenge to the all-conquering USA representatives.
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Radcliffe #39;s shot at redemption backfires WHEN history repeats itself, no-one minds if the experience was enjoyable in the first instance, but watching Paula Radcliffe on Friday night was as harrowing as being made to sit through your least favourite movie, this time without the popcorn and only
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