England prepare for their match against Kazakhstan in high mood after their last win against Croatia. Manager Fabio Capello hopes this will be a new start at Wembley for the England soccer squad who have been...
For those of us who have watched the phenomenal performances of Lance Armstrong in his string on victories in the Tour de France this is good news indeed. His presence at the 2009 Tour will add even more...
Three out of three so far for England, but this game despite the scoreline was not as comfortable as Cappello would have like it, the first half very poor with an appauling error by Ashley Cole leading to...
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Borat's green mankini was not be allowed to be worn by England fans at their match with Kazakhstan at Wembley Stadium today.The green thong, which was made famous by Sacha Baron Cohen's character Borat, was banned by...
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In what seems like a scene out of the film Borat, a court in Kazakhstan has dropped drunk-driving charges against a man because he was drinking fermented mare's milk rather than beer. The drink, called kumys, is...
This rumour has now been confirmed by Nikolai Proskurin the deputy president of the Kazakhstan cycling federation. Lance will begin his return at the Tour Down Under (or is that "de" Down Under) in January. Recently...
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So much for Bulgaria's hockey abilities. I have heard of some high scoring games, but that's just beyond terrible. "BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- With more goals than minutes in the game, Slovakia's women's ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over Bulgaria in...
When Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos was disqualified from the broze-medal match he reacted with a swift kick to the face of a referee prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to call for a life-time ban for...
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Indian grappler Yogeshwar Dutt squandered the lead in the third and final round to lose the wrestling quarter-final tie of the 60kg free style category against Kenichi Yumoto of Japan on Tuesday.Read full article
Reports from diplomats involved in the matter, say that Syria has blocked a new visit by International Atomic Energy Agency experts. Lack of IAEA access could cropple chances of figuring out whether Syria hid a North...
Apart form economic loss, USA has lost thousands of military personnel in Iraq War. There is no sign of any let up in US casualty and as war continues there the figure will soar." As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at...
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China's development policies are impacting its neighbours in more ways than one. The "Yellow dust storms" brought over from China are clouding the skylines of Korean and Japanese cities. Central Asian...
Here comes the Olympic torch...and here come the protests:"The Olympic torch headed for Kazakhstan Tuesday on the first leg of an epic world tour designed to drum up enthusiasm for the Beijing Games, but also certain to draw anti-China protests.A chartered Air China plane...
OP-ED: I don't think I'd like to be living in Kyrgyzstan these days. Perhaps in the pristine early years, but not today as this grisly article shows:"SEVERED ears and fingers have been sent in packages to...