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Antigua and Barbuda in discussions with US authorities following new immigration measure
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Swaby calls for consultation on proposed centralised permit system and One Road Authority
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GenXS launches fourth carnival season with ‘INFINITI’ theme
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — GenXS Carnival has officially launched its fourth season under the theme “INFINITI”, which aims to focus on cultural expression an...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 ERASMIA, South Africa (AFP) — Football legend Franz Beckenbauer yesterday backed Germany's young side to reach at least the semi-fin...
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SA president: We needed World Cup
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa president Jacob Zuma said yesterday that his country "needed the World Cup", which g...
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World Cup ticket sales hit 97 per cent
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June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World Cup ticket sales have hit 97 percent and organizers are expecting to have sold more than 98 percent of the...
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Mandela: WC top event in Africa’s history
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June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela says the upcoming World Cup is "one of the greatest" events in Africa's history. In a letter sent...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Rain has delayed the start on the opening day of the opening Test between West Indies and South Africa today at Queen’s Park...
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Asafa headlines Golden Gala in Rome today
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Asafa headlines Golden Gala in Rome today
June 9, 2010
says can improve in 100 metres ROME (AP) — Asafa Powell has dominated the 100 metres so far this season, and the Jamaican sprinter believes he can onl...
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Silva: We’re not here to have good time
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June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Experienced midfielder Gilberto Silva said yeserday that Brazil were "not here to have a good tim...
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Sarwan cops top award at WIPA function
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Stroke-maker Ramnaresh Sarwan walked away with top honours when he copped the Player-of-the-Year award at the West Ind...
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Lippi defends Italy’s ageing players
June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 IRENE, South Africa (AP) — Marcello Lippi is getting tired of hearing that Italy's players are too old to win the World Cup again. A...
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Cavalier, Meadows in tight 1-1 draw
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Cavalier, Meadows in tight 1-1 draw
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
June 9, 2010
CAVALIER inched closer to top-flight football next season after assuming top spot despite battling to a 1-1 draw with Meadows in the JFF Confederation...
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Windies weigh bowling options in Test
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June 9, 2010
Watching Cricket I remember well the first time I saw the Dominican off-spinner Shane Shillingford. Back in early January 2001, it was. Well over six ...
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Maradona set to start three strikers
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Maradona set to start three strikers
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Diego Maradona seems to have settled on starting strikers Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higua...
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Benfica stun Reno, continue surge
BY HAILE MIKA'EL Observer writer 
June 9, 2010
FROME, Westmoreland — Benfica FC of St Ann avenged their 1-0 first-round Premier League play-off defeat against Reno FC of Westmoreland by a similar m...
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‘Ghana can reach WCup semis’
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June 9, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — Ghana's Sulley Muntari believes his compatriots can reach the World Cup semi-finals despite the absen...
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Ffrench cops Super League MVP award
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
June 9, 2010
JODI-ANN Ffrench-Kentish was named the Most Valuable Player of the Berger/JNA Super League finals which ended at the National Indoor Sports Centre on ...
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Asafa runs world leading time, again!
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Asafa runs world leading time, again!
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June 9, 2010
Continues excellent early season form HAVING set a world leading time of 9.83 seconds for the 100 metres, Asafa Powell today went 0.01 quicker to win ...
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St Elizabeth Co-op football final tomorrow
June 8, 2010
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Highly fancied Mountainside FC and the hard-running Vineyard United will square off in the first-leg final of the St Elizab...
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WICB to stage T20 tourney next month
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
June 8, 2010
THE West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will stage its first regional Twenty/20 cricket tournament, scheduled to begin next month. The disclosure was mad...
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Torres scores as Spain rout Poland 6-0
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Torres scores as Spain rout Poland 6-0
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June 8, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 MURCIA, Spain (AP) — Fernando Torres marked his return from injury with a goal as Spain routed Poland 6-0 in their last World Cup wa...
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St Thomas FA positions for the future
Sean Williams | Ass. Sports Editor 
June 8, 2010
A strategic planning and development workshop of the St Thomas Football Association held last Saturday at the offices of the Social Development Commis...
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Windalco, Jamalco to contest Open final
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June 8, 2010
MINERAL HEIGHTS, Clarendon — Windalco stayed on course to register their second consecutive hold on the Jamalco Open League title when they downed new...
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Leaders could clinch DPL spots
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
June 8, 2010
BOTH Reno and Cavalier could qualify for the Premier League today with wins over Benfica and Meadows, respectively, in the penultimate round of the Ja...
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