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/ 15 November 2004
London sent off its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, calling it a ”winning formula” towards snaring the world’s biggest sporting event. ”I am feeling very confident, very excited,” said Lord Sebastian Coe, chairperson of the British capital’s 2012 campaign.
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/ 15 November 2004
India’s Sourav Ganguly, sulking in defeat and disgrace after becoming the first Test captain to be suspended for slow over rates, on Monday received unexpected support from two Pakistan legends, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram. The duo said they sympathise with the Indian captain, who will miss the upcoming home series against South Africa.
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/ 15 November 2004
Our inter-governmental system is not yet fully geared to deliver on nationally set policy in a coherent and effective manner. The recently debated Inter-Governmental Relations Bill provides a giant leap forward in resolving some of the key problems. A strong national centre is important because it can define policy direction with the benefit of a macro perspective, especially in a context of intensifying processes of globalisation, writes Ebrahim Rasool.
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/ 15 November 2004
The deepening all-round crisis in Zimbabwe is having a devastating impact on the lives of millions of Zimbabwean workers, peasants, the youth and middle strata professionals of all kinds. The crisis has also spilled over into our country, with an estimated three million Zimbabwean economic refugees now living in South Africa.” The SACP’s Blade Nzimande says Zanu-PF is caught in an ever narrowing laager mentality.
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/ 15 November 2004
The French President, Jacques Chirac, vowed on Sunday to keep his troops in Côte d’Ivoire to prevent the former colony from sliding into anarchy or fascism, and condemned the ”questionable regime” of the country’s president.
Horror of Abidjan violence revealed
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/ 15 November 2004
By the time Andrew Golota and John Ruiz began their ugliness, it was Sunday morning and some in the crowd at Madison Square Garden had had so much to drink that they were fighting among themselves. Want to know what’s wrong with the heavyweight boxing division these days? Look no further than what took place on this chilly autumn night in New York.
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/ 15 November 2004
Dinesh Mongia defied South Africa with a patient ton on the second day of their practice game against an Indian Board President’s XI on Monday. Mongia slammed 135 not-out as the home side reached 320-5 in reply to South Africa’s 226-5 declared at the Sawai Man Singh stadium.
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/ 15 November 2004
Dinesh Mongia defied South Africa with a patient tonne on the second day of their practice game against an Indian Board President’s XI in Jaipur on Monday. Mongia slammed 135 not out as the home side reached 320-5 in reply to South Africa’s 226-5 declared at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium. Hemang Badani was the other not-out batsman on 49.
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/ 15 November 2004
Alan Shearer claimed that referee Mike Dean had fallen foul of Sir Alex Ferguson’s mind games after Manchester United edged out troubled Newcastle 3-1 in a thrilling Premiership encounter in Newcastle at St James’ Park on Sunday. Dean awarded the visitors a hotly disputed penalty.
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/ 15 November 2004
Serena Williams moved a step closer to salvaging her season with a 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 semifinal victory over Amelie Mauresmo in the WTA Championships in Los Angeles on Sunday. ”She just went for it,” Mauresmo said. ”I would give all the credit to her. I was playing some good tennis and she really raised her level a lot.”