Cardiff Blues chief executive Richard Holland confirms region hope to have an artificial pitch for the 2013-14 season.
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May 12
Whelan expects Martinez Wigan stay
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan expects manager Roberto Martinez to remain at the club after FA Cup success.
May 12
FA Cup final: A tale of two Robertos
Roberto Martinez and Roberto Mancini could both leave their clubs this summer, writes chief football writer Phil McNulty
May 12
Press Pass: Frank Vogel
Frank Vogel praises Roy Hibbert for his performance in Game 3 and talks about how each game from now on is the biggest game of the year.
May 12
Saturday’s Top 5
Reggie Jackson’s behind-the-back takes the top spot on Saturday’s Top 5 plays.
May 11
Higdon picks up April player prize
Motherwell striker Michael Higdon is the Clydesdale Bank Premier League player of the month for April.
May 11
Leinster 17-15 Glasgow
Leinster hold off a fierce onslaught from Glasgow to set up an all-Irish Pro12 decider against Ulster on 25 May.
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- Rockies Rocked: Jays sweep Colorado to extend winning streak to eight games
TORONTO – Adam Lind hit a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Colorado 5-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep of the Rockies and extend their winning streak to a season-high eight games.
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Bulger, Gandolfini: Mob makes headlines this weekThe death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show “The Sopranos,” was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news making headlines this week. Here’s a look:
Asian stocks fall on Fed policy plan, China data loomsBy Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares deepened losses on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus later this year as the economy improved. Sentiment was also fragile ahead of an HSBC “flash” report on China’s factory activity, due at 0145 GMT, which …
Bulger to Soprano: Mob makes headlines this weekThe death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show “The Sopranos,” was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news making headlines this week. Here’s a look:
- Corbisiero named in Lions Test side
England prop Alex Corbisiero is named in the British and Irish Lions starting XV for the first Test against Australia on Saturday.
- Di Vaio, Felipe score as Impact stay unbeaten at home with 2-0 win over Dynamo
MONTREAL – Felipe Martins and Marco Di Vaio scored in the first half Wednesday as the Montreal Impact remained undefeated at home with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.
- Ga. police sergeant reinstated after stabbing
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police sergeant is back on the job six years after being stabbed, almost fatally, six years ago.
China June flash HSBC PMI hits nine-month low on weak demandBy Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – Activity in China’s vast manufacturing sector weakened further in June to a 9-month low as new orders faltered, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed on Thursday, reinforcing signs of tepid economic growth in the second quarter. The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 48.3 in June from …
- B.C. biologists spot rare whale off the west coast of Haida Gwaii
NANAIMO, B.C. – Fisheries and Oceans Canada says biologists have spotted a rare, endangered whale in British Columbia waters for the first time in more than 60 years.