Basketball: Jackson to lead Australia's Opals in Beijing

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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Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 3:14 AM GMT
Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas agreed to a six-year, 111 million dollar contract on Thursday, according to the Washington Times. The deal, which will keep the star guard with the Wizards until 2014, cannot become official until a league moratorium concludes July 9.
Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 2:51 AM GMT
New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul agreed to a three-year contract extension, American media reported on Thursday. The deal includes a player option for a fourth year, and is estimated at 68 million dollars.
Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2008 2:51 PM GMT
The Memphis Grizzlies, Pau Gasol's first NBA club in the United States, have signed up the Spaniard's younger brother Marc on a three-year contract. "I'm very happy because I'll be going to play in the world's best championship," Marc Gasol said after Spanish team training in south Spain.
Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2008 4:14 AM GMT
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.
Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2008 2:48 AM GMT
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.

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Anti-G8 activists from British charity organization Oxfam, dressed in masks of G8 leaders, pretend to perform "karaoke" during a demonstration in Sapporo on July 5. 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.
Journalist, demonstrators arrested in anti-G8 demo: Japan police

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.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 3:16 AM GMT

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Singer Frankie Valli attends an opening night celebration of the musical "Jersey Boys" at the Venetian, on May 3, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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.
Frankie Valli says its summertime for 'Four Seasons'

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.

Agence France-Presse - 7/6/2008 2:09 AM GMT

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Venus Williams outhit younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion. 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.
Venus outguns Serena in Wimbledon thriller

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.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 8:04 PM GMT

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A soldier guards a statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan near the burned-out headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan Bator. Mongolia is expected to lift a state of emergency implemented after unprecedented deadly election riots engulfed Ulan Bator.
Mongolia lifts state of emergency

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.

Agence France-Presse - 7/5/2008 4:55 PM GMT

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A woman walks past the logo of Internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google expressed disappointment and privacy groups voiced outrage Thursday after a judge ordered Google to give entertainment giant Viacom details of video-watching habits of visitors to its popular video-sharing website YouTube.
Google ordered to give YouTube user data to Viacom

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.

Agence France-Presse - 7/4/2008 8:26 AM GMT

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