The Australian Olympic Committee Friday named the basketball team for next month's Games in Beijing, to be spearheaded by dual Olympian Lauren Jackson. Australia's coach Jan Stirling said the Olympic team was stronger than the one that claimed its first-ever world championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2006.
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The SuperSonics ownership and the city of Seattle reached a settlement which will see the National Basketball Association relocate to Oklahoma City, the league announced Wednesday. The agreement came just hours before a judge was to rule on a contentious arena lease dispute between the new owners and civic officials in the US western seaboard city.
The SuperSonics ownership and the city of Seattle reached a settlement which will see the National Basketball Association relocate to Oklahoma City, the league announced Wednesday. The agreement came just hours before a judge was to rule on their arena lease dispute between the owners and civic officials in the US western seaboard city. Top Story
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Four people were arrested as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived on the northern island of Hokkaido on Sunday to chair a three-day summit of the Group of Eight powers. Fukuda's government airplane landed at Chitose airport from Tokyo and he switched to a helicopter to fly to Toyako, a secluded mountain resort where leaders will start their summit on Monday.
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Despite the many millions of records he has sold in his career and as famous as he was in his heyday, Frankie Valli says that he's finally feeling some real love and respect. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys" and is on its way to becoming a worldwide juggernaut, does the 74-year-old say he and his brethren are getting their due.
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Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion here on Saturday. The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start by her younger sister to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win.
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Mongolia has lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead following allegations of vote rigging.
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A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Internet giant and privacy advocates. US District Court Judge Louis Stanton backed Viacom's request for data on which YouTube users watch which videos on the website in order to support its case in a billion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google.
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