Hamas leader Arafat urged attacks on Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank – It has been 10 years since Palestinians began an uprising that swept away peace talks, triggered a ferocious reaction by the Jewish state and left thousands dead on both sides.Exactly why it happened just as Palestinian s
Zachary Karabell The China Blame Game
So bipartisanship isn't dead.By a vote of 348-79, Democrats and Republicans alike put aside their acrimonious differences and agreed, at least for a moment, to stop blaming each other for the sad state of American economic life.Instead, they agreed

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NEIL RICHARDS STATS European Football Writer=LONDON (SE) - Sunderland manager Steve Bruce knows all there is to be known about Sir Alex Ferguson but he hopes he may have some surprises for the Manchester United boss at the Stadium of Light.Bruce spe

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LONDON (SE) - Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is hoping Brett Emerton's first goal in two years will help revive the Australian's career as they prepare to face Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.Emerton came off the substitutes' bench to sc

blades complete parrino signing

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Sheffield United have completed the loan signing of Argentine defender Elian Parrino.The 22-year-old joins from Estudiantes after playing for them against the Blades in a pre-season friendly at Bramall Lane.He told the club website: I was really ha

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South African scrum-half Ruan Pienaar will make his Ulster debut in Friday's Magners League game against Glasgow.Scotland winger Simon Danielli is named for the first time this season after injury and is one of 13 internationals in the province's li

rugby leicester hit by staunton injury

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Leicester Tigers fly-half Jeremy Staunton may be out of action until the end of the year with a torn Achilles.Director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester: The initial scan showed a bit of swelling but there is a small tear in the A

rugby harlequins pair agree new deals

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Harlequins have handed new contracts to winger Jamie O'Callaghan and prop forward Danny Ward.O'Callaghan, 20, was named young player of the year at The Twickenham Stoop and has been rewarded by the London club with a three-year deal.Ward, 30, who ha

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Matty Smith is forgiven for thinking he had already enjoyed his highlight this season when he ran in a hat-trick for Salford against parent club St Helens.But fate dealt him an unexpected card, injuries to Kyle Eastmond and Jonny Lomax earning him a

cricket ireland beat zimbabwe by 20 runs

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Ireland earned a consolation 20-run win over Zimbabwe in the last game of the one-day series between the sides in Harare on Thursday.John Mooney's unbeaten 55, William Porterfield's 46 and Andrew White's 41 helped the Irish post 244 all out - two ba

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On-loan Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss believes Rangers have shown they are capable of topping their Champions League qualifying group.The winger was left on the bench as Rangers beat Bursaspor 1-0 to confound their critics by leading Group C