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| Formula 1: Champion Vettl Starts Season With Victory in Australian GP |
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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel started his defence of the World Formula 1 Championship by winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with a comfortable victory in Melbourne. He led home Lewis Hamilton, who took a solid second place, while an excellent drive from Vitaly Petrov secured third.
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| Defending Champion Vettel Dominates to Take Season's First Pole in Australian GP |
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World Formula 1 racing driver Sebastian Vettel has claimed pole for the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix by a devastating margin ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and Jenson Button, who finished in the next three places.
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| Man. City's Kolo Toure Banned After Drugs Test |
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The Ivorian international footballer, Kolo Toure (pictured above) who plays for English Premiership side Manchester City has been suspended by the club following a positive drugs test. The defender in the meantimes now seeking legal advice over how to respond to the news, which could lead to a ban of up to two years.
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| Algerian, Ivorian Fill Africa's Two Slots on FIFA Executive Committee |
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Algerian Mohamed Rouaroua and Ivorian Jacques Anouma have filled the two African slots on the FIFA Executive Committee following the 33rd General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that was held in Khartoum, Sudan, venue of the current Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN 2011).
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| Libyan Football League: Ittihad Take Six-Point Lead Halfway into Season |
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DEFENDING champions Ittihad wrapped up their first round commitments in the Libyan Football League by registering their biggest win this season, beating Khaleej Sirt away by 6-0. It also enabled them to increase their lead at the top of the standings to a clear six points, their widest margin to date.
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| Comfortable But Close Win for Libya Against Benin |
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LIBYA, currently sharing top billing in Group C of the 2012 Africa Cup of nations qualifiers with Mozambique, defeated Benin 3-2 at the June 11 Stadium in Tripoli Wednesday in an international friendly serving both them and the losers as preparation for their third group match against Comoros at the last weekend of the month. Similarly, Benin also used the tie as a kind of curtain raiser for their forthcoming CAN 2012 Group H match against Ivory Coast.
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| Libya Youngsters Hold Kenya Away in Football Friendly |
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Libya’s Under-23 national team managed to hold hosts Kenya to a scoreless draw in an international friendly match played at Nyayo Stadium Thursday evening.
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| Kubica Responding to Surgery But Requires Third Operation |
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Robert Kubica underwent nine hours of surgery on his foot and arm on Friday and is expected to return to intensive care for two days.
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| Top Players Messi and Ronald Clash in Geneva Friendly |
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Two of the world’s top footballers, Lionel Messi of Argentina, and Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will headline a match set to showcase plenty of attacking flair when they take their Spanish rivalry to Switzerland for a friendly on Wednesday in Geneva.
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| Formula 1 Driver Robert Kubica Injured in Italy Rally |
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Polish Formula 1 star Robert Kubica, 26, has suffered fractures to his left arm and left leg after a high-speed rally crash in Italy, and is doubtful for the start of the Formula 1 season on March 13. He is reported to have crashed into a church wall and was air-lifted to a hospital near Genoa.
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| Libyan Football League: Ittihad Preserve Unbeaten Run by the Skin of their Teeth |
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Champions Ittihad, who are assured of finising top of the league ladder at the half way stage, were lucky to escape from the Hugo Chavez Stadium with a point in a 2-2 draw, and their unbeaten record still intact as Tahaddi gave them a real run for their money, twice being pegged back in Benina.
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| Libyan Football League: Ahli Benghazi lose Season's Second Match and Also Chance to Regain Runner-up spot. |
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Ahli Benghazi slumped to only their second defeat of the season as they fell to a superior Alakhdar side, whose rich vein of form continues. The 0-2 Defeat also denied Ahli the chance to regain their runner-up position in the league ladder now occupied by their namesakes from Tripoli.
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| Libyan Football League: Ahli Tripoli Win Away to Put Some Pressure on Leaders |
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At the start of Day 15 of the league championship, Ahli Tripoli obtained a 1-0 victory at Shat that helped them get the three points needed to regain the runner up position and put some pressure on rivals Ittihad who hold on to a two-point lead with two games in hand.
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| Libya All Set to Host African U/20 Championships |
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Libya is all set to host the 17th African Under 20 Football Championship, Mr Muhammad al-Amari, the head of the event’s organising committee told a news conference in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
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| Libyan Football League: Ittihad Increase Lead to Four Points at the Top |
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Defending champions Ittihad increased their lead at the top of the league standing to four points from their nearest challengers, now Ahli Benghazi after a comfortable 3-0 victory over bottom team Najma, while Ahli Benghazi leapfrogged over their namesakes from Tripoli with a home victory over Tersanah. This is Ittihad's widest gap this far in the season, and they also have a game in hand.
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