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Hockey: Black Sticks out of trophy

Tour de France: Armstrong fourth in prologue

Soccer: Brazil's not so beautiful game

Cycling: Armstrong wary of first week of tour

Lance Armstrong acknowledged this year's Tour is one of the toughest ones he'll tackle

FIFA World Cup: Jubilation, despair as first semi finalists found

An historic day for the Dutch and Uruguay left Brazilian fans to wonder what might have been.

Paris Hilton marijuana charges dropped

Paris Hilton's publicist says she wasn't smoking dope in South Africa - it was "a complete misunderstanding".

FIFA World Cup: Uruguay clutch victory from certain defeat

Uruguay has reached the World Cup semifinals as a distraught Ghana rolled over after a penalty shootout.

FIFA World Cup: Brazil exit in shock loss

The Netherlands stormed into the semi finals by stunning five-time champions Brazil, who were reduced to 10 men in the second half.

Soccer: We can go further, says ecstatic Nelsen

Captain fantastic Ryan Nelsen says the All Whites have proved the doubters wrong, and the side has everything to play for.

Winston Reid: 'This was the most important goal of my life'

Is this the start of a backlash against circumcision?

The Royal Dutch Medical Association has adopted the view that the circumcision of underage boys violates their human rights.

Soccer: Netherlands squad chosen

Cost of James Hardie move to Ireland set at $91m

Hockey: Collier's omission puts heat on squads

Dutch Islamophobe hits political nerve

The miracle onboard flight 771

Ruben van Assouw joins a list of more than a dozen known examples of sole survivors from air disasters.