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Radwanska beats Svitolina to take Connecticut Open title
In the semi, in the final, very strong tournament. She takes home just over $130,000 for winning in CT, but also earned enough points to clinch the U.S. "Definitely it's worth the win", she said. She had never reached the semifinals previously, going into Friday's match with a 7-5 record in matches played.
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Rio Police Seek Help Of Sports Minister In Ticket Touting Investigation
At least three other OCI officials have had their passports seized amid the ongoing investigation. Warrants were also issued for the seizure of passports belonging to FAI chief executive and OCI vice president John Delaney, acting OCI president Willie O'Brien and personal assistant Linda O'Reilly.
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James Anderson and Stuart Broad will not play this cricket season
The Australian briefed the England players on Thursday about the situation in Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong - the venues for the tour. "Last night we met with the players and tried as much as possible to explain to them the security situation and why we feel it is safe to go", Strauss told Sky Sports News HQ.
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Omnium gold for Trott - and two more finals for GB tonight
Trott won her fourth gold medal yesterday - more than any other British woman - and alongside fiance Jason Kenny she's no doubt part of the most successful Olympic household in the country. She seemed to be simply enjoying herself during the final points race, extending her lead as Hammer and d'Hoore battled behind her. Her accomplishment came from a pair of gold medals in the London Games as well as a gold in the team pursuit this past weekend and gold in the women's omnium Tuesday.
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ICC chief backs England decision to tour Bangladesh
A meeting was held with the ODI squad plus Test captain Alastair Cook prior to that announcement, with European Central Bank security expert Reg Dickason, director of cricket operations John Carr and David Leatherdale of the Professional Cricketers' Association presenting the findings of their recent fact-finding trip to the country.
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Uber loses USD1.2 bln in first half on pricing battles
According to Uber , local police forces have charged over 10 million patacas in fines from over 300 Uber drivers in the past 10 months. Besides, promoting business globally also required the company to spend a lot. In fact, the transportation giant is doing the exact opposite of that, with Bloomberg reporting that Uber has already lost $1.27 billion in the first eight months of 2016 alone.