TOKYO: Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa moved a step closer to signing with the Boston Red Sox after rejecting offers from three other major league teams. The 22-year-old right-hander contacted the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves on ...
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Want to bring Brazil or Argentina over to play your national side? Then these are the people you need to contact. Stewart Fisher reports MATCH FIXING is a growth industry these days. Conventional players' agents may hog all the headlines but the work ...
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Puzzled Japanese zookeepers have cleared up a mystery over a lack of chemistry between a couple of polar bears as both turn out to be female, a Japanese zoo said today. Tsuyoshi, a four-year-old "male" polar bear, is seen at Kushiro Municipal Zoo in ...
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Promoter Bob Arum has blasted back at the "haters" and "know-nothings" criticising Saturday's huge showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Boxing's biggest box-office draw and the current P4P king meet in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas what ...
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All I seem to hear lately is how MMA is taking over boxing. I cannot watch more than 10 seconds of that crap. One guy tackles another guy, who then covers up while receiving an elbow to the head. Usually 90% of the time they are two white guys. If ...
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Having an air-conditioned car is a luxury in a country where nearly half the population earns $2 or less a day. Nevertheless, Cairo's horrible traffic can turn that blessing into a curse. The other day, wanting to avoid the city's snarling congestion ...
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For once, the slogans were not political. Tens of thousands of Lebanese rallied in the streets of Beirut on Sunday, this time to rally support for social causes, promote their companies and schools or simply enjoy a sunny weekend day with friends and ...
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