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/ 13 November 2003
England have axed big-tackling centre Mike Tindall from the semifinal line-up to play France in Sydney on Sunday, drafting in Mike Catt for his first start in two years. Josh Lewsey is back after a hamstring strain and Richard Hill makes his first start since a similar problem against Georgia in the World Cup opening game.
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/ 13 November 2003
Oom Krisjan has never had the easiest of times following the murky doings of universities and technikons — and would have to confess to not being entirely sure of the difference between them anyway. Now, to complicate the matter further, and getting the Oom’s pipe embers glowing even more thoughtfully, we apparently have ”universities of technology”.
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/ 13 November 2003
Australia coach Eddie Jones said on Thursday the Wallabies have found weaknesses in New Zealand’s defensive armour that the defending champions can attack in Saturday’s World Cup semifinal. Jones did not divulge where the All Blacks’ frailties may lie but indicated fly-half Carlos Spencer would be targeted by Australia.
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/ 13 November 2003
Members of the New Zealand cricket team have been warned their safety would be threatened if this month’s tour of Pakistan goes ahead, officials revealed on Wednesday, leading to four players refusing to go and putting a question mark over the series. Full details of the threat have not been revealed.
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/ 13 November 2003
Andy Roddick is living the dream, having completed a fantasy season that saw him rise from a first-round Grand Slam ouster in May to become the world’s top-ranked tennis player. The 21-year-old American has become the second-youngest year-end world number one in ATP history.
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/ 13 November 2003
Kaizer Chiefs retained their top position on the PSL log when Santos, playing with a gale-force south-easter at their backs, beat Ajax 1-0 in their local derby in Cape Town on Wednesday night. The win puts Santos level with Ajax, two points behind Chiefs. The goal came in the 24th minute from Tyrone Arendse.
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/ 12 November 2003
At least 16 Italians were killed in a bomb attack on an Italian base in Iraq on Wednesday, the country’s defence minister said. Hospital officials said seven Iraqi civilians also lost their lives. Italian intelligence services blamed supporters of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for the attack.
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/ 12 November 2003
Swiss aviation authorities launched an investigation on Wednesday after radar screens monitoring flights in the area of Switzerland’s busiest airport went blank for 20 minutes. The air traffic controllers on duty responded quickly and immediately adopted emergency working procedures.
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/ 12 November 2003
The Ethiopian government has suspended the country’s independent journalists’ association in a row over its out-of-date operating licence, officials said on Wednesday. The suspension came amid increasing tensions between the government and the EFJA over a controversial new draft press law.