Archive for August 20th, 2012

La Liga: Deportivo mark return with a win

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Riki missed a penalty but recovered to open the scoring and Nelson Oliveria
finished things off as Deportivo La Coruna marked their return to Spain’s top
flight with a 2-0 win over Osasuna.

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South Africa hold nerve to take No. 1

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South Africa displaced England at the top of the Test rankings with a 51-run victory in the third Test at Lord’s to give them a 2-0 victory in the series

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Pardew charged by FA for linesman push

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The FA has charged Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew following an altercation with an assistant referee in the club’s game against Tottenham.

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Race on to join Lancs in CB40 semis

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After meandering along for nearly four months, the CB40 is finally nearing the semi-finals. Lancashire are the one county assured of qualification. Hampshire, Kent and either Sussex or Warwickshire are likeliest to join them

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DFB-Pokal: Four-star Bayern ease through

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Bayern Munich eased into the second round of the DFB-Pokal thanks to a
comfortable 4-0 win over Bavarian rivals Jahn Regensburg.

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Pietersen set to miss World Twenty20 squad

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Less than 24 hours after seeing their No. 1 Test ranking slip away England will name their squads for the World Twenty20 and one-day series against South Africa

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Authorities Shut Down Radio Station for No Reason

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[MFWA]Officers of the dreaded National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on the night of August 14, 2012 stormed the premises of Taranga FM, a community radio station based in south-west district of Banjul, the capital, and forced the station to close down.

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Africa: ‘What Does Rio+20 Mean for Sustainable Development?’ – Helen Clark

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[UNDP]Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator

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Africa: Rio+20 Put Our World on a Sustainable Course – UNDP Chief

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[UNDP]Christchurch/New York -The outcome document of June’s “Rio+20″ UN Conference on Sustainable Development reinforced global commitment to tackle social, economic and environmental challenges together , Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister…

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On the Road to Food Security

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[WFP]During her recent visit to South Sudan, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin travelled to Aweil, an area in the north west with some of the poorest food-security indicators in the country. While there, she met with small farmers who are transfor…

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