Underdogs Australia ready for Ashes scrap - Clarke
SYDNEY - Australia are rightly underdogs for the upcoming Ashes series in England but will do everything they can to bring the coveted urn back home, skipper Michael Clarke said on Wednesday.
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Winger Ioane faces fitness race for first Lions test
SYDNEY - Wallabies winger Digby Ioane is a doubt for the first test against the British and Irish Lions after undergoing a knee operation on Wednesday, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said.
Bayern defender Badstuber out for 10 months after surgery
BERLIN - Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber faces up to 10 months on the sidelines but should play again after undergoing surgery on a serious knee injury for the second time in six months, the Champions League finalists said on Wednesday.
Motor racing-Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet
MONACO - Words and hats may have to be eaten along with the usual canapés and caviar if Lewis Hamilton wins the glamour race of the Formula One season in Monaco this weekend.
Murray pulls out of French Open through injury
LONDON - World number two Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from a lower back injury which he aggravated at the Italian Open last week.
Injured Carroll ruled out of England friendlies
LONDON - Striker Andy Carroll has pulled out of England's friendly internationals against Ireland and Brazil through injury, the FA said on its website (www.thefa.com) on Tuesday.
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Kings of ping pong
The international elite of table tennis battle it out at the world championships in Paris.


