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| The Euro's 11th Hour |
 WITH each passing day, the
noose around the neck of the
eurozone grows tighter, with
no indication that European
leaders share any coherent
vision for avoiding the hangman.
Instead of tackling structural problems,
much of ... |
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| FROM PEACE PRIZE
TO PARALYSIS |
 WHEN a government devours
its own people, as in Syria or
Sudan, there are never easy
solutions. That helps
explain President Barack Obama's
dithering, for there are more problems
in international relations than ... |
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 | Nadal wins French Open,
dashes Djokovic´s dream
RAFAEL Nadal clinched a record seventh
French Open title on Monday, defeating
world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3,
2-6, 7-5 and shattering the Serb´s dream of
Grand Slam history.
In a fractious final pushed into a third week
for only the second time because of ...
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| | France, England share honours in Euros |  FRANCE came from behind to
force a 1-1 draw with England on
Monday as a cagey Euro 2012
opener between the Group D rivals
ended in a stalemate.
Manchester City defender
Joleon Lescott headed England
into a 30th-minute lead to leave
Roy Hodgson´s men dreaming of
the perfect start to their campaign
on a sweltering night at the
Donbass Arena.
But Lescott´s City team-mate
Samir Nasri struck back with a
39th-minute equaliser, lashing a
low shot from outside the area to
give France a share of the points
and extend Les Bleus unbeaten run
to 22 games.
Acagey opening period saw both
sides begin cautiously, and it was 11
minutes before anyone got a shot
on goal with Nasri´s low shot flying
just wide of ... | | | Al Shaqab bags 6 crowns in
American-Egyptian event |  AL SHAQAB, a member of the
prestigious Qatar Foundation,
produced a historical sweep in
the United States-Egyptian
Event as it won six major titles
to underline its stature as one
of the major farms in the
world.
Not only Al Shaqab secured
the Best Breeder´s crown in
the event at the Kentucky
Horse Park, Lexington (June
4 to 9), it also bagged the Gold
Champion Mare (Hooria Al
Shaqab), Gold Champion
Stallion (Hadban Al Shaqab),
Gold Champion Colt
(Ghasham Al Shaqab), Gold
Champion Filly (Layali Al
Shaqab), and Bronze
Champion Mare (Dawlah Al
Shaqab).
This is the first time in the
US Straight Egyptian Event in
Kentucky that a single breeder
pulled off so many successes
in one show. Over the weeklong
show, the ... | | | Confident Croatia ready
for Italy, Spain assault |
 AFTER a convincing 3-1 victory
over Ireland, Croatia has
the wind in its sails and is
dreaming of a return to the
form it enjoyed in the 1990s
when coach Slaven Bilic was a
player.
Having outgunned the Irish
in Poznan´s Municipal
Stadium on Sunday, Croatia
meet an Italy side, boosted by
a well-deserved 1-1 draw with
holders Spain, in the same
stadium on Thursday and
believe it can win a second
successive match.
They have shaken off the
impact of injuries that sideline
several key names even
before the start of the tournament,
including midfielder
Ivo Ilicevic, defender Dejan
Lovren and veteran striker
Ivica Olic.
"We are strong as a team,
and I think that after this
match we are getting even
better and even stronger. I
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