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(Back Row L-R) Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, Roger Federer of Switzerland, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Andy Murray of Scotland, (Front Row L-R) Fernando Verdasco of Spain, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and Robin Soderling of Sweden pose for pictures in London, on November 20, 2009. The eight players will take part in the ATP World Tour Finals which begin in London, on Sunday November 22, 2009.
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Irate Irish cry foul after ref hands win to France
...christened it the "Hand of Frog" — wordplay using slang for a Frenchman and comparing the event to another handball, the goal by Argentina 's Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal. Asked afterward if he had touched the ball, Maradona... |more
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Russian ship freeing itself from ice in Antarctic
...freeing itself of sea ice earlier this week near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea. It was supposed to return to Ushuaia, Argentina , two days ago but now is not expected until this weekend at the earliest.Officials have said the people onboard weren't in... |more
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SC Gov. Mark Sanford to face ethics accusations
...campaign funds.Questions about Sanford's state travel arose after he disappeared from the state in June and admitted he had been in Argentina visiting his mistress.Sanford's lawyer, Butch Bowers, predicted the governor would be cleared and said none of the... |more
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AB InBev makes $1.55B in Q3, revenue down 10 pct
...16.8 percent in central and eastern Europe as a whole — including Russia and Ukraine — and fell 3.2 percent in Asia and 5.6 percent in Argentina and Chile .This added to an expected decline in North American and western European sales, a gradually shrinking... |more
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Tango on UNESCO world heritage list
...Heritage granted the tango dance and its music protected cultural status at its meeting in Abu Dhabi.The designation may make Argentina and Uruguay, which both claim to be tango's birthplace, eligible to receive financial assistance from a specialized fund... |more
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Kellett left to fly the flag for Scotland
...Kellett was Scotland's sole survivor in the last 16 of the Argentina men's open amateur golf championship yesterday following the second-round defeats of James Byrne (Banchory) and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) who had made the trip to South America from... 47 m ago |more
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Russell gets a massive Euro boost in Spain
...won the European circuit's Cannes Open back in 1996, fired a three-under 69 at Sherry Golf to share 13th, five shots behind Argentina's Paulo Pinto, who leads with a 64. Russell, who finished fourth in the 1998 Open, was joined on the three-under mark by... 47 m ago |more
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England have to step up a gear against New Zealand – Leicester Tigers' Aaron Mauger
...have been mediocre during the first two autumn internationals with an 18-9 defeat by the Aussies being followed with a 16-9 win over Argentina. New Zealand, meanwhile suffered little trouble from Wales in a 19-12 victory at the Millennium Stadium, before sending... 48 m ago |more
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Estudiantes beats Tigre 3-1
... Mauro Boselli's two goals and another from German Re lifted Estudiantes to a 3-1 win over last-place Tigre on Friday in Argentina's Apertura tournament. The victory lifted Estudiantes to third on 29 points, three fewer than joint leaders Banfield and... 2:48 AM |more
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Argentina seeks DNA tests for children of the 'disappeared'
...estimated 500 children born to opponents of the government who were taken and given to those deemed loyal to the authorities during Argentina's “dirty war” against leftists. The tests will be administered — voluntarily or not — without however “causing prejudice... |more
