Justin Bieber goes Boxing Day shopping in Kitchener
— The frenzy of Boxing Day shopping rocketed into all-out Bieber fever at Fairview Park Mall on Sunday.
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Pop Poll: Which Boxing Day Movie Release Will You Watch?
I always think of Boxing Day movie releases as the cinema’s present to us. There’s always something for everyone, and this year’s selection includes a mix of expected crowd pleasers ( The Tourist , Little Fockers ), film festival faves ( Blue Valentine , Somewhere ), family flicks ( Gulliver’s Travels ), a foreign film ( Heartbreakers ) and Oscar bait ( The King’s Speech ). We’ll finally get to …
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Missing Singaporean’s body found
MERSING: The body of the sole missing Singaporean from the capsized bum-boat at Tanjung Leman here on Boxing Day has been discovered yesterday, 200km from the incident location.
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Crime brings area unwanted attention
The North Platte Telegraph A local man has had his bond set at million, following a weekend shooting. According to a press release by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Dean Sparks, Jose Sosa-Florez, 28, and Leopoldo Apodaca Munoz, 23, both of Wallace, had been betting against each other over a televised boxing match Saturday evening.
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Cricket-India’s Laxman taking test out of SA’s reach
Vangipurappu Laxman was busy taking the game out of South Africa’s reach as he lifted India to 218 for seven at lunch on the third day of the second test at Kingsmead on Tuesday.
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Cricket-England skittle Australia for 98
England’s seamers scythed through Australia’s last six wickets to skittle the hosts for a first-innings total of 98, a record test low against the English at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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FACTBOX-Cricket-Australia captain Ricky Ponting
A factbox on Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
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Sports in Brief: U.S. beats Germany in junior hockey
Jack Campbell made 14 saves and Andy Iles didn’t face a shot in nine minutes as the two U.S. goalies combined to shut out Germany, 4-0, on Thursday night in preliminary-round play of the World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo.
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New Year’s Day racing action
Bates the boomerang Barmera’s Zac Bates mixed with some of the country’s elite young footballers recently. Rhiannon competes in sport’s true spirit Rhiannon Grosse is the winner of the 2009/10 Darnley Taylor Junior Tennis Sportsperson of the Year award.
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AU in semifinals
VISAKHAPATNAM: Holder Andhra University sailed into the semifinals of the South Zone inter-university tennis tournament for men, beating Karnatka University from Dharwad 3-0 at the AU Tennis Complex here on Wednesday.
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Sacha Jones warms up
30 December 2010 New Zealand’s top player Sacha Jones has warmed up for next week’s ASB tennis Classic in style, with a 90 minute hitting session with Maria Sharapova today.
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Council’s Scrooge shameful to rugby club
You’d think that last week, in the days leading up to Christmas, our councillors would show a little bit of courtesy and compassion.[...]
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El Masri praises ‘role model’ Khawaja
Islamic former NRL star Hazem El Masri described Usman Khawaja’s Test cricket debut as “phenomenal” for Australia’s Muslim community.
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Cumbrians honoured by the Queen
A dad whose grief from his son’s death spawned a charity to help drug addicts and a businessman behind festivals that generated £35m in Whitehaven were honoured by the Queen.
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Villa gives trial to Colorado forward Cummings
Aston Villa’s manager Gerrard Houlier stands on the touchline as his team loose 4-0 at Manchester City during their English Premier League soccer match at The City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England, Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010. NO INTERNET/MOBILE USAGE WITHOUT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE(FAPL)LICENCE. EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
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Malaysia celebrates Cup success, declares holiday
Malaysia celebrated rare regional soccer success by declaring a public holiday after beating Indonesia in a controversial cup final that tested relations between the arch-rivals. Having won Sunday’s home leg 3-0 in a match marred by allegations of cheating, the Malaysians came under enormous pressure in Jakarta before losing 2-1 on Wednesday night. The 4-2 aggregate win gave Malaysia the AFF …
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Families pay tribute to death-crash teenagers
The families of two teenagers killed in a car crash in Cheshire on Boxing Day have paid emotional tributes to them.
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News That Matters: 469 Pratt Whitney Workers Retire
Everybody’s Talkin’ About… • Boxing Day blizzard creams the East Coast. • UConn women’s basketball streak sets new record for the sport, surpasses UCLA men’s record set 30 years ago.
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Families pay tribute to death-crash teenagers
The families of two teenagers killed in a car crash in Cheshire on Boxing Day have paid emotional tributes to them.
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Cricket-Australia bowl England out, face 415-run deficit
Australia bowled England out for 513 shortly before the scheduled lunch break on the third day of the fourth test on Tuesday but now face a massive deficit of 415 with nearly three days to play.
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Cricket: Australia v England 4th Test scores
MELBOURNE, Dec 26, 2010 (AFP) – - Scoreboard at lunch on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday:
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Cricket-Australia 95-1 & 98 v England 513 – fourth test – tea
(tea update)
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Sports: Shaw blooms as Alamo Heights swimmer
share: digg facebook twitter While working with former Churchill coach Al Marks in club swimming, Shaw started producing winning results. [...] the Alamo Heights senior can’t see his life without swimming. “When my mother used to pick me up after practice, she didn’t even have to ask how workouts went,” said Shaw, with a laugh. [...] the true reward came recently when he signed a scholarship to …
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John Mellencamp, Wife Split After 20 Years
John Mellencamp and his wife are calling it quits.
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Mickey Rourke Will Play a Gay Rugby Player in Biopic
It’s a tale of courage and kicking ass. Sounds good to me.
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Gordon hopes for Killie stay
Ben Gordon hopes Kilmarnock and Chelsea can reach agreement in the coming days to extend his Rugby Park loan period as he looks to build on a promising first half of the campaign.
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Australia’s bid ‘as dirty’ as the rest
SECRET tapes allegedly expose a FIFA official telling a reporter Australia was as “dirty” as any nation bidding for the World Cup.
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Lady Bulldogs begin tournament with 11-0 win
TUCSON – The Douglas Lady Bulldogs soccer team kicked off the Palo Verde Soccer Tournament Monday with a dominating 11-0 win over the Amphi Panthers.
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Soccer star Landon Donovan divorcing actress wife
LOS ANGELES — Court records show soccer star Landon Donovan has filed for divorce from his actress wife Bianca Kajlich in Los Angeles. Donovan, who plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy, cited irreconcilable differences for the split with Kajlich after nearly three years of marriage.
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