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Serena eases through Miami opener

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 22:59 EDT

Serena Williams got her quest for a record sixth Miami WTA title off to a brisk start on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Italian Flavia Pennetta.

Struggling China boss needs the 'Becks effect'

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 21:55 EDT

China boss Jose Antonio Camacho will hope a sprinkling of stardust from the visiting David Beckham will rub off on his team as he fights for his job in Friday's crunch Asian Cup qualifier with Iraq.

Serena quick out of blocks in Miami

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 17:03 EDT

Serena Williams got her quest for a record sixth WTA title on the hardcourts of Miami off to a brisk start on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Italian Flavia Pennetta.

Chad rebel group UFR to resume fighting: leader

by Patrick Fort AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 16:47 EDT

The main rebel coalition in Chad, the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR), said Thursday it was resuming its fight against President Idriss Deby Itno's regime.

Hodgson will 'wait and see' on Ferdinand

by Tom Williams AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 14:00 EDT

England manager Roy Hodgson says he will "wait and see" on Rio Ferdinand's international future after the Manchester United defender's withdrawal from the squad.

FIFA lifts ban on friendlies in Iraq

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 13:39 EDT

FIFA lifted a ban on international football friendlies in Iraqi stadiums on Thursday, permitting matches in Baghdad for the first time since the 2003 US-led invasion, an Iraqi football official said.

Ferdinand confronts 'haters' over Qatar trip

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 12:42 EDT

Rio Ferdinand insisted Thursday there was nothing controversial about his decision to fly to Qatar in the week he withdrew from England World Cup qualifying duty.

Rio Ferdinand confronts 'haters' over Qatar trip

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 21, 2013 11:58 EDT

Rio Ferdinand insisted Thursday there was nothing controversial about his decision to fly to Qatar in the week he withdrew from England World Cup qualifying duty.

Premier League will accept winter World Cup - Richards

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 19, 2013 16:20 EDT

Outgoing English Premier League chairman Dave Richards believes his organisation will have to drop its resistance to the idea of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar being played in the European winter.

Syria says rebels 'using chemical weapons'

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 19, 2013 09:45 EDT

Syria's government on Tuesday accused rebel forces of using chemical weapons for the first time, but the opposition denied the claim, saying instead that government forces might have used banned weapons.

Al-Jazeera plans British, French news channels

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 18, 2013 13:38 EDT

Qatar's Al-Jazeera television network said Monday it was preparing to launch a news channel in Britain while studies are at an advanced stage for a French-language channel.

Qatar to help boost Pakistan football

By Staff Reporter AFP South Asian Edition

Mar 18, 2013 13:20 EDT

The 2022 World Cup host Qatar will provide technical and professional assistance to Pakistan to help develop football in the country, an official said Monday.

Syrian opposition meets to choose prime minister

by Serene Assir AFP Global Edition

Mar 18, 2013 07:39 EDT

Syria's opposition coalition met in Istanbul on Monday to choose their first prime minister, tasked with running daily life in large swathes of territory freed from regime control but mired in chaos and poverty.

Syrian opposition meets to choose rebel PM

by Serene Assir AFP Global Edition

Mar 18, 2013 00:22 EDT

Syria's opposition coalition meets in Istanbul on Monday to select their first rebel prime minister, tasked with running daily life in large swathes of territory freed from regime control but mired in chaos and poverty.

Syria opposition to choose rebel PM

by Serene Assir AFP Global Edition

Mar 17, 2013 14:01 EDT

A former agriculture minister, a businessman and an economist are leading candidates to be named Syria's first rebel prime minister at an opposition meeting in Turkey this week.

Qatar mulls bid for Britain's Marks & Spencer

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 17, 2013 06:50 EDT

Qatar is considering an £8 billion ($12.1 billion, 9.2 billion euro) bid for British retailer Marks & Spencer, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.

High-flying United take to the skies

By Staff Reporter AFP European Edition

Mar 16, 2013 15:12 EDT

High-flying Manchester United are taking to the skies in the bid to clinch the title in rapid style.

Iran commander tells Obama 'all options on table'

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 16, 2013 12:34 EDT

A top Iranian military commander on Saturday told US President Barack Obama that Tehran also had all of its "options on the table," echoing a warning to the Islamic republic by the American leader.

Sharapova books Indian Wells final against Wozniacki

by Rebecca Bryan AFP Global Edition

Mar 16, 2013 07:49 EDT

Maria Sharapova reached her first final of 2013 on Friday, beating Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 6-3 in a semi-final slugfest to set up a title showdown with Caroline Wozniacki at Indian Wells.

Arab nations urge Damascus to cooperate with UN probe

By Staff Reporter AFP Global Edition

Mar 15, 2013 16:14 EDT

Arab countries on Friday tabled a resolution lamenting the spiralling violence in Syria and demanding that the regime cooperate with a UN probe into rights violations in the war-torn country.