Soccer-English FA Cup 2nd round fixture

Dec 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixture from the English FA Cup 2nd Round replay match on Tuesday2nd Round, replaySaturday, December 29 (GMT)Macclesfield Town(V) v Barrow(V) (15...

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Soccer-Belgian championship fixtures

Dec 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Belgian championship matches on TuesdayWednesday, December 26 (GMT)Charleroi v Mons-Bergen (1330)Mechelen v Ghent (1330)Lokeren v Cercle Bruges (1330)Waasland-Beveren v Racing Genk (1330)Zulte Waregem v OH Leuven (1330)Club Bruges v Kortrijk (1700)Thursday, December 27 (GMT)Standard Liege v Beerschot (1700)Anderlecht v Lierse (19...

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Soccer-Del Piero dismisses Sydney exit talk

Alessandro Del Piero's uncertain future in Australia could be close to being resolved, with the former Italy striker pledging his support for struggling Sydney FC.The 38-year-old former World Cup winner arrived at the club to much fanfare this season but has failed to prevent Sydney's plummet to the foot of the A-League.But with negotiations to take up the option to extend his lucrative one-year deal...

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Soccer-Liverpool's Sterling commits to England over Jamaica

 Liverpool's teenage winger Raheem Sterling has pledged his international future to England, despite still being eligible for his place of birth, Jamaica.The 18-year-old, who recently signed a five-year contract extension with Liverpool, won his first senior England cap last month in the 4-2 friendly defeat by Sweden."It was a dream come true," Sterling told the British media of playing for England...

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Liverpool's Sterling commits to England over Jamaica

 Liverpool's teenage winger Raheem Sterling has pledged his international future to England, despite still being eligible for his place of birth, Jamaica.The 18-year-old, who recently signed a five-year contract extension with Liverpool, won his first senior England cap last month in the 4-2 friendly defeat by Sweden."It was a dream come true," Sterling told the British media of playing for England...

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U.N. approves new debate on arms treaty opposed by U.S. gun lobby

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms, a pact the powerful U.S. National Rifle Association has been lobbying hard against.U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks collapsed in July largely because U.S. President Barack Obama feared attacks...

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Japan's Abe to pick MP Kishida as foreign minister: Kyodo

 Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will appoint lower house lawmaker Fumio Kishida to the key post of foreign minister, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, as the government seeks to balance a bolder diplomatic stance with the need to repair frayed ties with China and South Korea.The hawkish Abe must balance the need to stabilize relations with key trade partner Beijing and U.S....

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Lawmakers play waiting game with 'fiscal cliff' deadline in sight

 With only a week left before a deadline for the United States to go over a "fiscal cliff," lawmakers played a waiting game on Monday in the hope that someone will produce a plan to avoid harsh budget cuts and higher taxes for most Americans from New Year's Day.Though Republicans and Democrats have spent the better part of a year describing a plunge off the cliff as a looming catastrophe, the...

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U.N. General Assembly voices concern for Myanmar's Muslims

 The U.N. General Assembly expressed serious concern on Monday over violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar and called upon its government to address reports of human rights abuses by some authorities.The 193-nation General Assembly approved by consensus a non-binding resolution, which Myanmar said last month contained a "litany of sweeping allegations, accuracies of which...

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Venezuela's Chavez improving after surgery: officials

 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is improving after a cancer operation in Cuba and has started exercising, officials said on Monday, amid doubts over whether the former soldier is in good enough health to continue governing.Vice President Nicolas Maduro said he had spoken by phone with Chavez, who was walking and doing exercises as part of his treatment."We've gotten the best present we could...

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