Thursday, February 7, 2013

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India beat Pakistan, end ICC Women's World Cup campaign on a high
Cuttack, Feb 7 (IANS) India finished their ICC Women’s World Cup on a high as captain Mithali Raj led the hosts to a six-wicket win over arch rivals Pakistan at the Barabati Stadium here Thursday.


INTERVIEW-Motor racing-Maldonado puts honeymoon on hold
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The honeymoon is on hold for Pastor Maldonado as the Williams driver prepares for his third season in Formula One with a determination to win more races and steer well clear of the stewards. “One day. Eventually,” grinned the Venezuelan, who married fiancee Gabriela in the close season, after his first test of the campaign at the Jerez circuit. Maldonado has had no time for the usual post-nuptial holiday. …


Neymar losing out from stay-at-home decision
Brazil's national soccer player Neymar gives a thumbs up sign as he wears the new team jersey during its presentation at the Copacabana beach in Rio de JaneiroLONDON (Reuters) – With 11 lucrative sponsorship contracts to his name, a legion of adoring fans and the beach on his doorstep, it is not hard to blame Neymar for his decision to stay at home in Brazil. His performance against England, however, again suggested that his career is suffering from his lack of experience of playing against European defences. Initially, Brazilians praised Neymar for his loyalty and proudly pointed to his presence as a sign of the improving financial situation in their domestic football as he shunned offers from big European clubs. …


S.Africa's PPC to build cement plant in Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s biggest cement maker PPC Ltd is to build a cement factory in Zimbabwe, it said on Thursday, as part of its stated plan to boost the proportion of sales from outside its mainstay home market to at least 40 percent by 2016. PPC, which has had a presence in the southern African country for a century, did not say how much the one the plant would cost. A senior executive was quoted in the Business Day newspaper last year as saying it would spend $200 million on a cement factory in Zimbabwe. …


Strategic Analysis of the Brazilian Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:  Strategic Analysis of the Brazilian Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment …


Soccer-Neymar losing out from stay-at-home decision
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – With 11 lucrative sponsorship contracts to his name, a legion of adoring fans and the beach on his doorstep, it is not hard to blame Neymar for his decision to stay at home in Brazil. His performance against England, however, again suggested that his career is suffering from his lack of experience of playing against European defences. Initially, Brazilians praised Neymar for his loyalty and proudly pointed to his presence as a sign of the improving financial situation in their domestic football as he shunned offers from big European clubs. …


Tottenham striker Defoe out for up to three weeks with ankle ligament damage
Tottenham striker Defoe out for up to three weeks with ankle ligament damageAndre Villas-Boas said Defoe's injury is not as bad as it could have been and that Spurs are also sweating on Emmanuel Adebayor's return from Africa Cup of Nations duty.


Sochi Olympics exactly 1 year away
With 365 days to go until the cauldron is lit at the Sochi Olympics, here’s a backgrounder on the host city, new events, and Canada’s outlook for the 2014 Winter Games.


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