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FIFA says no to replay as playoff row rumbles on

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-21

A day that began with FIFA ruling out a replay of the France v Ireland World Cup playoff ended, after pleas, denials and opinions from all quarters, with the French still heading for South Africa and the Irish seething....

Contador deal

Sports | Cycling
2009-11-21

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has reached a preliminary agreement with the Astana team to fulfil his contract until the end of 2010. The governing International Cycling Union is expected to reach...

European trio closes in on Cup spots

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-16

FRANCE, Portugal and Russia all moved closer to next year's World Cup finals with first-leg playoff wins on Saturday, although none of them did enough to take victory for granted in the second legs this week. France,...

Perfume interprets Sensual French City

Metro | World Expo
2009-11-3

THE GDF SUEZ, a French energy company, signed a contract with the French Expo group recently in Shanghai to provide multimedia facilities for the France Pavilion at Expo 2010. The company and its subsidiary will...

Astana: Contador will stay

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-30

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador will remain with the Astana team at least until his contract expires at the end of next year, Kazakh Cycling Federation deputy president Nikolai Proskurin said yesterday. ...

Contador free to quit as Astana in status limbo

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-24

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador is free to leave Astana since the Kazakh team has not yet been granted its elite status for 2010, according to the International Cycling Union's regulations. Spaniard Contador...

Tour champion Contador tops world rankings

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-20

TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador finished at the top of the 2009 world rankings published yesterday by the International Cycling Union. The 26-year-old Spaniard amassed more than half his 527 points by...

France drawn against Ireland in 2010 playoffs

Sports | Soccer
2009-10-20

FRANCE will face Ireland in a two-leg playoff for a spot at next year's World Cup in South Africa, while Portugal was drawn to play Bosnia-Herzegovina yesterday. Also, Russia will face Slovenia and Greece will...

Astana future safe after securing sponsorship deal

Sports | Cycling
2009-10-13

TOUR de France winning team Astana will sign a three-year sponsorship deal with Kazakhstan's vast state holding company, Kazakh Cycling Federation Deputy President Nikolai Proskurin said. The financial terms of...

France buys into Kazakhstan

World
2009-10-7

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy clinched oil, gas and nuclear deals worth more than US$6 billion with Kazakhstan during a visit yesterday, establishing France as a key investor in the resource-rich state. The...