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Arab League says Assad days are numbered
Arab League chief says Syrian leader will not stay in office much longer, urging opposition to bridge their differences.
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Principal reports ‘fantasy sex league’
High school boys in a California town overlooking San Francisco Bay started a “Fantasy Slut League” targeting girls, school officials said Tuesday.
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School warns of fantasy sex league
A high school in Piedmont, California, warns parents of an alleged fantasy sex league that’s been around for years.
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Premier League targets health
Research has found that the key to improving the health of men in England is through the involvement of big name football clubs.
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UN-Arab League envoy Brahimi arrives in Syria
Lakhdar Brahimi expected to meet President Bashar al-Assad and rebels on first visit as envoy to the war-torn country.
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Egypt delays start of premier league football
Al-Ahly football club demands that perpetrators of deadly stadium riot be brought to justice before league starts.
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Premier League transfers at £490m
English Premier League clubs’ spending on players reached almost £500m during the summer transfer window, which closed on Friday, figures show.
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Titans WR Britt suspended one game by league
The NFL has suspended Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt for one game.
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NFLPA head blasts league for locking out refs
NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith called the league’s lockout of officials “absurd” and would not rule out a players strike in a recent interview with SI.com.
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Report: Pee Wee league bars 300-pound youth
A Texas Pee Wee football league has ruled that a 300-pound seventh grader is too big to play, according to Dallas-Fort Worth television station KDFW Fox 4′s web site.
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Arab League calls emergency talks
Foreign ministers of the Arab League are due to attend emergency talks on the Syrian crisis in the Saudi city of Jeddah.
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Syria rejects Arab League Assad exit proposal
Damascus says it has chemical and biological weapons but will only use them only against a foreign attack.
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Arab League calls on Assad to go
Arab League ministers call on Syria’s President Assad to step down, as rebels tell the BBC they are encouraged by last week’s assassinations.
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Arab League offers ‘safe exit’ to Assad
After 16 months of daily bloodshed, the Syrian crisis now zeroes in on Aleppo, the country’s most populated city and a critical one for both President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and rebels.
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VIDEO: Live Rugby League – Leeds v Wigan
Live coverage of the Challenge Cup semi-final between Leeds and Wigan.
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Penguins star Malkin wins Hart as league MVP
Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson has won his first Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman at the league’s awards ceremony.
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Premier League TV rights soar
Cost of screening matches rises 70% as BSkyB retains a majority of matches but BT becomes first telecoms company to win slice of the action
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BT to show Premier League games
BT secures the rights to broadcast 38 Premier League games per season from 2013-14 to 2015-16, while BSkyB will show 116 matches.
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Arab League urges more UN monitors in Syria
Secretary general Nabil Elaraby says the UN mission in Syria should be given expanded powers to protect people.
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Chelsea wins Champions League after penalties
Updates with detail, lineups. With AP Photos.
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