Thursday, November 22, 2012

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Cricket-Australia v South Africa - second test scoreboard
ADELAIDE, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Scoreboard after Australia weredismissed for 550 on the second day of the second test betweenAustralia and South Africa at Adelaide Oval on Friday: Australia won the toss and chose to bat Australia first innings D. Warner c Smith b Morkel 119 E. Cowan c & b Kallis 10 R. Quiney c Smith b Morkel 0 R. Ponting b Kallis 4 M. Clarke b Morkel 230 M. Hussey b Steyn 103 M. Wade c De Villiers b Morkel 6 P. Siddle c Smith b Kleinveldt 6 J. Pattinson c Smith b Steyn 42 B. Hilfenhaus c Kleinveldt b Morkel 0 N. Lyon not out 7 Extras (lb-11, w-1 nb-11) 23 Total (all out, 107. …


McMaster Marauders quarterback Kyle Quinlan wins Hec Crighton Trophy
TORONTO – Kyle Quinlan has been named the top player in Canadian university football.


Cricket-Australia dismissed for 550 v South Africa - first innings
ADELAIDE, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Australia were dismissed for 550 in their first innings by South Africa before lunch on the opening day of the second test at Adelaide Oval on Friday. Score: Australia 550 all out (D. Warner 119, M. Clarke 230, M. Hussey 103) v South Africa (M. Morkel 5-146) (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)


Calgary running back Cornish named winner of CFL's top Canadian honour
TORONTO – A record-breaking season earned Jon Cornish the CFL’s top Canadian award.


Ticats receiver Chris Williams claims CFL's top special-teams player award
TORONTO – Receiver Chris Williams of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats captured the CFL’s top special-teams player Thursday night.


Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms
FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2012 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the media as he embraces Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after they spoke to the media at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday. The United States is unwinding two decades of sanctions against Myanmar, as the country's reformist leadership oversees rapid-fire economic and political change. Obama's visit this week, the first by a serving U.   S. president, is a sign of how far relations have come. But Washington continues to take a calibrated approach to easing sanctions, keen to retain leverage should Myanmar's reform momentum stall. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, Pool, File)Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flight s to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis and jeans, 21st century prospectors drawn to this golden frontier.


POSCO seeks to attract investors to Roy Hill stake
A logo of POSCO is seen at the company's headquarters in SeoulSEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean steelmaker POSCO is looking for strategic investors in the $1.45 billion stake it has in Australian's iron ore project, Roy Hill, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The company is seeking investor s for the 2.5 percent stake out of the 12.5 percent it has, said POSCO's Kim Ji-young, as the steelmaker is tightening its belt in response to the prolonged downturn in the steel industry. …


Australian author Bryce Courtenay, writer of 'The Power of One' and 20 others, dies at age 79
CANBERRA, Australia – Australian bestselling author Bryce Courtenay has died of stomach cancer. He was 79.


Australian author Bryce Courtenay dies of cancer
Australian best-selling author Bryce Courtenay has died of stomach cancer. He was 79.


Mursi draws fire with new Egypt decree
Egypt's President Mursi smiles during meeting with South Korea's presidential envoy and former Foreign Minister Yu at the presidential palace in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi triggered controversy on Thursday by issuing a decree likely to lead to retrials of Hosni Mubarak and his aides but which was compared to the ousted leader's autocratic ways. As well as ordering retrials for Mubarak-era officials responsible for violence during the uprising against his rule, the decree shielded from legal challenge an Islamist-dominated assembly writing Egypt's new constitution. …


B.C. Lions' Jovan Olafioye named recipient of CFL's top lineman honour
TORONTO – The second time was the charm for Jovan Olafioye.


Budget clash leaves EU summit close to failure
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with the media after an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. The leaders of Britain and France staked out starkly different visions of Europe's future as talks in Brussels on how much the European Union should be allowed to spend, set the stage for a long, divisive and possibly inconclusive summit. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)The leaders of Britain and France staked out starkly different visions of the European Union's future Thursday, leaving a summit on the EU budget teetering on the brink of failure after the first day.


Calgary by-election proving thorny for Canada's Harper
Canada's PM Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in OttawaCALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – A hotly contested by-election in Canada's oil capital is proving troublesome for Prime Minister Steph en Harper's government as other parties chip away at support in a region his Conservatives have long taken for granted. The result in the Calgary Centre voting district will not alter the balance of power in Ottawa, where the government has a comfortable majority. But it is highlighting how views in urban Alberta are diversifying as more people from across the country relocate to take advantage of a robust economy. …


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