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• England backs Wade, Barritt called up by Lions

  England backs Christian Wade and Brad Barritt have been called up by the British and Irish Lions as injury cover. Wade, a winger, and Barritt, a ... 

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  2014 MLB opener in Australia: Dodgers-Diamondbacks

  The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks will bring their thunder Down Under. Major League Baseball will open the 2014 regular season in ... 

• Search ends for 2 Australians lost off cruise ship

  Two Australians plunged off a cruise ship into the ocean despite higher-than-required railings to prevent accidental falls, the cruise company said ... 

• Soliman threatens legal action over doping report

  Australian boxer Sam Soliman has threatened legal action after a German newspaper reported that he failed a drug test taken before his win over former ... 

• Asian stocks fall amid unease about US budget

  Asian stock markets fell Tuesday amid anxiety about impending U.S. government spending cuts and the uncertain outcome of Italy's general election. 

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  Wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer retires

  After a 10-year winning streak in wheelchair tennis, Esther Vergeer felt she had nothing left to prove. The 31-year-old Dutchwoman retired Tuesday, ... 

• Flower-eating goat cleared of vandalism

  Gary the flower-eating goat's graze with Australian police has ended with his comedian owner getting the last laugh in court. A Sydney judge ruled ... 

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  AP Global Football 10 Quotebox

  Mike McGrath, Wardles/The Sun, England. "A rare defeat for Barcelona meant a window of opportunity for another team to take top place. Real Madrid and ... 

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  IOC strips Lance Armstrong of Olympic bronze medal

  Thirteen years after he stood on the podium in Sydney, Lance Armstrong has been stripped of the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympics because of ... 

• Briton killed in fall from Australia waterfall

  Police in Australia say a 20-year-old British tourist has died after falling from a waterfall west of Sydney. Police said in a statement Monday that ...