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Rule Makers to Ban Anchoring of Putters From 2016
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Twins drop six spots to 25th in baseball rankings
Twins pitcher Kevin Correia (30) adjusts his cap as he talks with catcher Joe Mauer (7) and pitching coach Rick Anderson (40) in the first inning of their loss to the Atlanta Braves on Monday, May 20, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) 1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian ...
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UEFAs six representatives confirmed for FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013
WAM ABU DHABI, 21st May, 2013 (WAM): The final six European nations have booked their tickets to the FIFA Under 17 World Cup UAE 2013, after the UEFA European Under-17 Championships came to a dramatic finish in Slovakia last week, it was announced today. The qualifying teams are: Italy, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Austria and Croatia. The FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 takes place every two ...
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SAfrican court frees brother of Oscar Pistorius
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The brother of murder-accused Olympian Oscar Pistorius cried tears of relief as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a car ...
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Anchored Putting Strokes to Be Banned in 2016
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Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
MANCHESTER, England -; Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight ...
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Anchors away Golf adopts rule to outlaw putters anchored to the body
Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters are not hurting the game. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association said Rule 14-1b would take effect in 2016. "We recognize this has been a divisive issue, but after ...
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The Spin | Critics cricketers and David Warners war of words | Andy Bull
the bilious drivel spilled out by David Warner last weekend , certain words stuck out like bits of half-digested vegetable in a puddle of freshly upchucked vomit. Warner's ire was inspired by an article by Robert Craddock describing the seedy side of the IPL. He took to Twitter and soon entangled himself in an embarrassing contretemps with another Australian journalist, Malcolm Conn. ...
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NFL Owners To Decide Super Bowl 50 Site During Meetings In Boston
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Three European Ryder Cup golf wildcards
Europe's Ryder Cup golf team will have three wildcards instead of two for next year's showdown with the United States at Gleneagles in ...
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Gilbert eyes Tour of Belgium cycling title
A strong field is preparing to start cycling's five-stage Tour of Belgium, with world champion Philippe Gilbert chasing his first victory of the ...
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Webber seeking Monaco F1 tonic
Mark Webber is hoping the comfort of Monaco will help him get his Formula One title challenge back on track.Webber has so far endured a troubled season, with its low point the sorry saga in Malaysia where he was deprived of a win by Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel's decision to ignore team orders.The 36-year-old Australian has suffered other woes to leave him sixth in the drivers' ...
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Indias top court wants spot-fix action
The top court in India wants the country's cricket board to wind up within a fortnight its inquiry into alleged spot-fixing in the domestic T20 ...
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Sources Romo out 3 weeks after surgery
Tony Romo underwent a minor surgical procedure on his back last month to remove a cyst that could keep him out of action until training camp, according to sources. Romo will be held out of the organized team activities that begin Tuesday and run for the next three weeks, the sources said Tuesday. The team's minicamp will be held June 11-13 and the club is set to travel to Oxnard, Calif., ...
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Indian Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Halt IPL
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Will Florida host 50th Super Bowl
Super Bowl derby may be to snag the consolation prize. The consensus is that the recent failure to obtain tax money to help fund an extensive overhaul ...
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Ofman It’s Time For Replay In Baseball
Major League Baseball is considering replay for every call except balls and strikes and you know that will fester its way into the game one day soon. The NFL looks at just about everything except plays in which Jay Cutler sneers at fellow teammates. Thank goodness it's not an infraction though someone in the rules committee with an axe to grind will probably suggest sneering become a ...
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Global Soccer Mourinho and Madrid Loving Loathing and Leaving
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Cleveland Clinic launching Pelotonia-like cycling event in 2014
Cleveland's VeloSano cycling fundraiser to benefit Cleveland Clinic cancer research is modeled off Columbus' Pelotonia. Cleveland is going to have its own version of Columbus' popular Pelotonia bike ride for cancer fundraising, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Through a $1 million donation to Cleveland Clinic from Stewart Kohl and his wife Donna, VeloSano, as it's called, will ...
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McGinley Raises Ryder Cup Picks From Two to Three
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Court denies American basketball player’s bid for new investigation
Jamelle Cornley FILE PHOTO MANILA--A Quezon City court junked Tuesday a motion by American basketball player Jamelle Cornley, who is charged with thrashing a hotel and punching a policeman, for a reinvestigation and moved to another date Tuesday's scheduled arraignment. Judge Maria Gilda Pangilinan of the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court's Branch 31 dismissed an April 5 "very ...
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Englands Bell Swann fit for 2nd NZ Test
England have named an unchanged squad for the second and final Test against New Zealand from Friday, after their 170-run win in the opening ...
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De Laurentiis eyes Dzeko deal
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down suggestions he wants Rafael Benitez to be the club's new head coach and claimed the delegation that visited England on Monday was hoping to secure an exchange deal with Manchester City for Edinson ...
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Johnson backs Di Canio methods
Sunderland winger Adam Johnson is in favour of manager Paolo Di Canio's hardline approach to the job if it brings about an improvement in ...
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Ive enjoyed every minute - Carroll
Manchester United earned a record £60.8million in Premier League TV money after winning the title - but even the club that finishes bottom next season will exceed that income due to the top flight's huge new broadcasting ...
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Laos looking ahead
The new stock exchange in Laos may be a sign of changes to come in our otherwise centrally-run economy.
Laos is one of the poorest countries in South East Asia, but as the globally economy recovers and commodity prices pick up, the country looks set for a future of relatively strong growth, if not widespread prosperity, and this has been exemplified in the government’s recent decision to open a stock exchange in the country, which it is hoped will bring much-needed capital flowing into the country to fund investment projects in industry and infrastructure, catalysts for further growth in the economy. Read more
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