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No penalty for twittering All Blacks

AFP European Edition 2 days ago

All Black duo Cory Jane and Neemia Tialata won't face any sanction after revealing they'd been left out of this weekend's team to play England at Twickenham on social networking site Twitter. New Zealand coach Graham Henry said he had to "find ...

Johnson says he's still 'up to' England rugby job

AFP European Edition 2 days ago

England manager Martin Johnson insisted Wednesday he was still the right man to lead the team after unveiling his side to play New Zealand at Twickenham this weekend. And England's 2003 World Cup-winning captain, appointed to his current post last year without ...

Sweden returns Maori remains to New Zealand

AP News 2 days ago

Swedish museums return Maori remains to New Zealand at ceremony in Goteborg Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broader move in Europe to repatriate remains taken from burial ...

Smith takes blame for England's lack of ambition

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

England attack coach Brian Smith has taken responsibility for the team's lacklustre display against Argentina and promised a sharper cutting edge this weekend when the All Blacks come to Twickenham. Although England won 16-9 against the Pumas, thanks to Matt Banahan's try ...

New Zealand tops Denmark as world's least corrupt nation

Reuters Life! Online Report 3 days ago

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - New Zealand was on Wednesday named the world's least corrupt nation out of a list of 180 countries, unseating Denmark after a year in which the global recession and ongoing conflicts proved challenging. The annual index by Transparency ...

Somalia, Afghanistan shamed in graft league table

AFP South Asian Edition 3 days ago

Lawless Somalia and war-torn Afghanistan topped a blacklist on Tuesday of the world's most corrupt countries drawn up by the anti-graft watchdog Transparency International. TI's annual corruption index showed how countries devastated by conflict have become overrun by graft with Iraq, Sudan ...

Shaw and Tait in England rugby squad

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

Simon Shaw and Mathew Tait have both been included in England's match squad for Saturday's Twickenham international against New Zealand. The pair survived the cut when England manager Martin Johnson released 10 players back to their clubs on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's ...

Borthwick tells England to raise their game

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

England captain Steve Borthwick has told his struggling side "to do what we are doing better" as they prepare for the challenge of facing New Zealand at Twickenham this weekend. Defeat earlier this month by Australia was followed for England by last ...

Afghanistan, Somalia shamed in graft league table

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

Lawless Somalia and war-torn Afghanistan topped a blacklist on Tuesday of the world's most corrupt countries drawn up by the anti-graft watchdog Transparency International. TI's annual corruption index showed how countries devastated by conflict have become overrun by graft with Iraq, Sudan ...

Afghanistan, Somalia shamed in corruption table

AFP South Asian Edition 3 days ago

A leading watchdog on Tuesday named Afghanistan as the world's second most corrupt country in a league table topped by lawless Somalia, highlighting President Hamid Karzai's failure to tackle rampant graft. Transparency International's annual corruption list showed how countries devastated by conflict ...

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