Archive for August 16th, 2012

Kieswetter ton resurrects Lions

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Is there a cleaner striker of a ball in English cricket than Craig Kieswetter? Those who watched him make 112 not out on the second day of the England Lions game against Australia A at Edgbaston might find it hard to believe so.

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Arsenal’s Bartley poised to join Swansea

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Arsenal defender Kyle Bartley appears on the brink of joining Swansea City after the player confirmed he has had a medical with the club.

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American AIDS Activist Names Trans-Atlantic Rowboat In Equatorial Guinea Next Week

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[]Malabo, Equatorial Guinea -Victor Mooney of Forest Hills, New York will announce the name of his new ocean rowboat in the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Africa’s sole former Spanish colony, next week. Mr. Mooney’s announcement is designed to coincid…

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Police Open Fire on Mine Protesters, Killing Several

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[SAPA]Johannesburg -Chanting could be heard from an informal settlement near the Lonmin mine in Marikana, North West, on Thursday evening, after a shooting left at least 18 people dead or wounded.

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Canaries swoop for Lazio’s Garrido

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Norwich City have announced the signing of left back Javier Garrido from Lazio on a season-long loan, subject to international clearance.

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Chelsea’s Hutchinson joins Forest on loan

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Nottingham Forest have signed Chelsea defender Sam Hutchinson on a season-long loan deal.

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Sunderland seal swoop for Saha

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Former Tottenham and Everton striker Louis Saha, has signed a one-year deal with Sunderland.

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Kenya: Deadly Limuru Cables to Be Removed

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[The Star]Kenya Power yesterday agreed to remove deadly electrical cables that cut across the Limuru open market 20 years after it was installed. Limuru MP Peter Mwathi said the long battle between Kenya Power and the traders will come to an end after …

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Uganda Chopper Death Toll Hits Three

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[The Star]The bodies of two Ugandan soldiers who died when their chopper crashed in the Mt Kenya forest were retrieved but bad weather hampered the recovery of a third body spotted high in the mountain moorlands. The two bodies were brought to Nairobi …

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Kenya: Situma and Mungai Named to Lead Stars for Jamaica Friendly

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[The Star]Sofapaka skipper James Situma and national under-23 captain Paul Mungai of KCB have been appointed to lead the home-based players to the friendly match against Jamaica next week in United States. A group of 17 players attended the training se…

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