Tuesday, 18 June 2013 08:31
French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, accused of paying for sex with an underage call girl, will go on trial in Paris after being investigated for two years.
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French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, accused of paying for sex with an underage call girl, will go on trial in Paris after being investigated for two years.

Australia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense 1-0 win over an under-strength Iraq at Stadium Australia.

Tony Parker shrugged off a nagging hamstring injury and Manu Ginobli came out of a slump as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 114-104 on Sunday to move one win away from a fifth NBA title.

Roger Federer clinched his first title of the season before the start of his Wimbledon defence when he battled back from a set down to beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 and win the Halle Open on Sunday.

Championship leader Dani Pedrosa grabbed pole position for Sunday's Catalunya grand prix when he recorded the fastest ever lap at Montmelo near Barcelona on Saturday.

The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has complained to FIFA that Filipino supporters and players were subject to racist abuse during last week's friendly in Hong Kong.

With their backs against the wall and hopes of repeating as champions fading, the Miami Heat's Big Three used a dominating performance to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-93 on Thursday and even the NBA Finals at 2-2.

Andrew Shaw scored with 7:52 left in the third overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday.

A sudden disappearance of scoring by the top-seeded Miami Heat has the defending champions scrambling to rediscover their form in time to turn the NBA Finals back in their favour.

Australia's chances of qualifying for a third consecutive World Cup look considerably brighter after a comprehensive 4-0 home win over Jordan in Asian qualifying on Tuesday.
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