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22 May 2013
IANS
International ,News ,South Africa ,Sports

Uganda signs new national football coach

Kampala (Uganda), May 22 (IANS) Serbia-born Sredojevic Milutin has been confirmed as the new coach of Uganda's national football team.

22 May 2013
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International ,News ,Spain ,Sports

Real Sociedad coach to leave at end of season

Madrid, May 22 (IANS) Spanish Primera Liga football club, Real Sociedad have confirmed that coach Philippe Montanier will leave the club at the end of the current season. The side from the Basque city of San Sebastian issued a communique Tuesday in which they admit Montainier has turned down the club's offer of a new contract, reports Xinhua.

22 May 2013
IANS
Botswana ,International ,News ,Sports

World motorsport chief to visit Botswana

Gaborone (Bostwana), May 22 (IANS) The president of the world motorsport governing body, Federation Internationale de I' Automobile (FIA), Jean Todt is scheduled to visit Botswana in August, Botswana Motorsport Association (BMSA) has confirmed.

22 May 2013
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Crime ,International ,Iraq ,News

Gunmen kill 12 Iraqis in attack on brothel

Baghdad, May 22 (IANS) At least 12 people, including seven women and five men, were killed Wednesday in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a brothel in Baghdad, an interior ministry source told Xinhua. The armed men broke into the brothel in Zayouna district and opened fire, leaving 12 people dead and two injured, the source said on condition of anonymity

22 May 2013
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Art ,International ,News ,Politics ,United Kingdom

China welcomes ‘sensible advice’ on Tibet

London, May 22 (IANS) China welcomes "constructive and sensible advice" and suggestions on Tibet's development, Chinese Tibetologists said here. "There are many scholars studying Tibetan history and culture. We hope the scholars and political leaders from other countries, and all those who care about Tibet would participate in its development, and offer constructive, sensible, feasible advice," said Zhaluo, a scholar from the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

22 May 2013
IANS
International ,News ,Sports ,United Kingdom

British Open squash: Pallikal wins marathon match to reach pre-quarters

Hull (England), May 22 (IANS) Dipika Pallikal reached the pre-quarterfinals at the Allam British Open Squash Championships after edging out Denmark's Line Hansen in the longest match of the tournament so far. World No.15 Pallikal and her Danish opponent battled it out for 76 minutes before the Indian scraped through with a 13-11, 14-16, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4 result at Ponterfact, about fifty miles from here.

22 May 2013
IANS
Australia ,International ,News ,Sports

David Warner fined $5,750 for twitter rant

Sydney, May 22 (IANS) Australia's opening batsman David Warner was Wednesday found guilty of breaching the Cricket Australia (CA) Code of Behaviour and was fined $5,750 for his twitter rant. Warner, who pleaded guilty, received the maximum financial penalty for a first offence under rule 6 of CA's Code of Behaviour, CA said in a statement

22 May 2013
IANS
International ,Israel ,News ,Sports

Do-or-die for India women against Chinese Taipei

Ramallah, May 22 (IANS) It will be a do-or-die match for Indian women's football team when they face Chinese Taipei in their next group D match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualifiers) here Wednesday. The Indian team despite giving a good account of themselves against Myanmar in their opening game of the have their backs to wall after a 0-2 reversal

22 May 2013
IANS
Diplomacy ,International ,News

Indian vice president visit to Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, May 22 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari will visit Ethiopia to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union (AU) on May 25.

22 May 2013
IANS
China ,International ,News ,Sports

China defeats Kazakhstan in men’s volleyball tourney

Luhoe (China), May 22 (IANS) Chinese national men's volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here. China beat Kazakhstan 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 with little difficulty Tuesday, reports Xinhua. "My team consists of young players who didn't completely obey my order, so I'm very angry," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, the assistant coach of Kazakhstan