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Page 1/12 Egyptian MP calls for storming of Israeli embassies
Cairo: An Egyptian Islamist MP called yesterday for the storming of Israeli embassies around the world if Israelis entered Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque compound.
Subhi Saleh, an MP affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest but banned opposition group, said Israeli embassies “in every [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Teixeira blast gives Yankees’ win
NEW YORK: Yankees’ Mark Teixeira capped a rally with a walk-off homer and the Angels rode pitching ace Jered Weaver as New York and Los Angeles seized control in their first round AL play-off series yesterday.
Teixeira belted a game-clinching home run in the 11th inning to lift the Yankees to a 4 [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Retired NHL star Fleury reveals abuse by coach
CALGARY: Recently retired National Hockey League star Theoren Fleury says he was sexually abused for years by his former junior hockey coach, the Canadian media reported yesterday.
The former all-star, who represented his native Canada in two Olympics, made the accusations in a new tell-all book [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Dallas clinch first victory of season
CALGARY, Alberta: The Dallas Stars claimed their first win of the season with a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames yesterday, consigning the home side to their first loss this year.
The Stars (1-0-2) had goals from five different players while goaltender Alex Auld, making his first start of the [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Nishioka retains WBC super bantam title
Tokyo: Japan’s Toshiaki Nishioka stopped Mexican challenger Ivan Hernandez in the third round to retain his World Boxing Council super bantamweight title with a technical knockout here yesterday.
The 33-year-old champion led the fight with right jabs and left straights, forcing WBC fifth contende [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Stricker, Woods continue fine run
SAN FRANCISCO: A determined Internationals performance kept the United States’ lead at a slim one point yesterday in the Presidents Cup match play golf tournament.
While there was still no stopping Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, the International team got hot late to split the day’s six four-bal [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Muniyappa maintains his lead at Indian Open
NEW DELHI: Indian C Muniyappa overcame drama on the final hole to maintain his lead in the $1.25m Indian Open at DLF Golf and Country Club yesterday. The rookie Asian Tour professional from Bangalore shot a third round one-under-par 71 for a one-shot lead over compatriots Digvijay Singh and Harendra [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Holland, new face in Aussie squad
SYDNEY: Young spinner Jon Holland was the surprise selection on Friday in an injury-hit Australian squad for their seven one-day match series in India in October-November.
The 22-year-old left-arm finger spinner from Victoria impressed playing for Australia A in their recent home series against P [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Cilic shocks Nadal in Beijing
BEIJING: Croatia’s Marin Cilic dealt Rafael Nadal his heaviest defeat in nearly two years yesterday, earning a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the China Open to set up a final with Novak Djokovic.
The eighth seed’s surprise win in one hour, 22 minutes was the first loss in Beijing for the Spaniard, who as t [more...]
Posted on:10/11/2009 Youzhny and Tsonga to battle it out for title
TOKYO: Mikhail Youzhny of Russia edged past former world number one Lleyton Hewitt of Australia yesterday to set up a final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Japan Open tennis tournament.
The unseeded Russian, who shocked defending champion Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the quarter-final [more...]
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