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  • Thorpe backs Pietersen to come good

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 1:31 pm ET  
    Graham Thorpe believes England star batsman Kevin Pietersen,... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - Graham Thorpe believes England star batsman Kevin Pietersen is on the brink of finding his best form after struggling so far in his native South Africa. Full Story »

  • Magilton wants Rangers return after Buzsaky bust-up

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 1:08 pm ET  
    Queens Park Rangers' manager Jim Magilton has promised to... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - Queens Park Rangers' manager Jim Magilton has promised to clear his name and return to work with the English second-tier Championship club. Full Story »

  • Cook shines for England in rain-hit warm-up

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 11:57 am ET  
    England batsman Alastair Cook plays a shot on the second day... AFP/File

    EAST LONDON, South Africa (AFP) - Alastair Cook made a successful comeback to the England squad on a rain-hit opening day of the touring team's two-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Buffalo Park on Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Govt unleashes tax broadside on bankers' bonuses

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 9:29 am ET  
    Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling leaves the Treasury... AFP

    LONDON (AFP) - The government fired a broadside at banks on Wednesday, slapping a 50-percent tax rate on bonuses over 25,000 pounds to recoup cash spent saving the sector. Full Story »

  • Liverpool buoyed by Mascherano ahead of Fiorentina

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 8:23 am ET  
    Liverpool's final Champions League game of the season against... AFP/File

    LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Liverpool's final Champions League game of the season against Fiorentina on Wednesday might now be meaningless, but at least Rafa Benitez's side go into the contest boosted by the news that Javier Mascherano is poised to pledge his long term future to the club. Full Story »

  • Owen lets goals make his World Cup case

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 7:25 am ET  
    Manchester United's Michael Owen celebrates scoring one of... AFP/DDP

    MANCHESTER (AFP) - Michael Owen insists he is happy to let his goals do the talking as he waits to find out whether his first Champions League hat-trick in six years caught the eye of England coach Fabio Capello. Full Story »

  • FTSE 100 down in late morning deals

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 7:04 am ET  
    The London Stock Exchange building is pictured in central London.... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - FTSE 100 shares fell in late morning trading on Wednesday, extending heavy losses from the previous day amid anxiety about government debt in Dubai and Greece and ahead of a key budget statement in London. Full Story »

  • Govt set to unveil pre-budget

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 6:41 am ET  
    Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling gives a press conference... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - The government will issue a budget statement on Wednesday to help fix public finances and boost the embattled government before next year's election, amid reports of a new tax on bankers' bonuses. Full Story »

  • Angry Egypt demands Britain returns Rosetta Stone

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 6:21 am ET  
    This handout photograph shows the Rosetta Stone on display at... AFP/HO/File

    LONDON (AFP) - A top Egyptian official pressed Britain Wednesday to return an ancient stone tablet seen as an icon of his country and denied his countrymen were "pirates of the Caribbean" seeking to steal it back. Full Story »

  • Trade deficit expands to £7.1 bln

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 5:24 am ET  
    Astra cars are assembled at the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port,... AFP/Pool/File

    LONDON (AFP) - The trade-in-goods deficit in recession-hit Britain expanded to 7.1 billion pounds in October, the highest level in nine months, official data showed on Wednesday. Full Story »

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