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Former Australian prime minister John Howard has welcomed India's new-found influence over world cricket as he prepares to become the sport's governing body chief in 2012.Howard, who is facing a challenge to win over Asian nations, according to Sri Lankan...

A few clippings of hair apparently taken from Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed have been found in Sydney's Town Hall after the 130-year-old building cleaned out its vaults.The tiny swatch of light-brown hairs had for years been stored in the archives of...

Bernard Tomic became Australia's youngest Davis Cup player in 77 years when he was named Thursday to lead off the Asia Oceania Group One tie against Taiwan.The 17-year-old was preferred ahead of the higher-ranked Carsten Ball to win a singles spot,...

Pakistan's military killed 30 Taliban fighters who tried to storm a security post on Thursday, while an air strike elsewhere in the northwest left seven insurgents dead, officials said.The deaths come as the Pakistani military claims to be making fresh...

Jordanian authorities detained four people, including a former finance minister on suspicion of corruption in a 2.1-billion-dollar refinery modernisation project, the official news agency Petra reported."The Amman public prosecutor ordered the arrest of...

Argentina eased the pressure on coach Diego Maradona with a 1-0 victory at Germany on Wednesday night, and Spain heaped more on France coach Raymond Domenech with a 2-0 triumph at Les Bleus on a big night of World Cup warmups. Twenty-eight of the 32 World...

European champions Spain underlined their credentials as one of the favorites for the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over France at the Stade de France on Wednesday night.

David Villa and Sergio Ramos scored first-half goals as European champion Spain beat France 2-0 away in a friendly match on Wednesday. Spain, one of the World Cup favorites, dominated the game and claimed its first victory in France in 42 years to stretch...