Issue: February 01, 2012   (Archive)
Sunday, May 19, 2013   

New boys to join scrum at Sevens
The Philippines and Guyana will make their debuts at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on March 23-25.



Flurry of English transfers as deadline looms
A flurry of last-minute transfers were being brokered across English football as clubs moved to bolster their squads in the final few hours of the January window.

Police escort for losers Angola
Angola were given a police escort as they passed through the interview area between their dressing-room and team bus after their elimination from the African Nations Cup.

France keen to look past Cup anguish
France captain Thierry Dusautoir says he and his team may have come out of the Rugby World Cup final with their heads held high, but they can afford no slip-ups against Italy in their Six Nations opener on Saturday.

Eli can't avoid big brother's shadow
Eli Manning has led the New York Giants into a Super Bowl showdown against the New England Patriots, but his elder brother Peyton was the talk of host city Indianapolis.

Griffin's thunderous dunk
Blake Griffin delivered the dunk of the season on a rim- rattling slam over Kendrick Perkins during the Los Angeles Clippers' 112-100 victory over the NBA- leading Oklahoma City Thunder.



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