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World music champion Charlie Gillett dies at 68
Charlie Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp., said Thursday.
Big Buck's defends World Hurdle title
Big Buck's defended his World Hurdle title here Thursday to reverse a trend of losing favourites in the feature races at this week's Cheltenham Festival.
Big Buck's wins World Hurdle at Cheltenham
Big Buck's pulled away from Time For Rupert after jumping the last fence to win the World Hurdle for the second year in a row at the Cheltenham Festival. Kept near the back by jockey Ruby Walsh for most of Thursday's 3-mile (4.8 kilometer) race, the 5-6 favorite cruised through the field of 14 to win comfortably by 3 1/4 lengths.
Fourcade wins biathlon World Cup sprint
Martin Fourcade of France has won a men's 10-kilometer sprint in the biathlon World Cup. Fourcade finished in 26 minutes, 8.1 seconds Thursday. Russia's Maxim Tchoudov finished second, 7.1 seconds behind, and Christoph Sumann of Austria was third. The three shot flawlessly. Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen, who won two golds at the Vancouver Olympics and led the overall World Cup standings...
BRIEF-Soccer-Ghana pursue Portsmouth's Boateng for World Cup
Ghana have asked FIFA to switch the nationality of former Germany youth player Kevin Prince Boateng in the hope he will be eligible for the World Cup finals, the country's football association said on Thursday.
Iraq signs deal for $250mln World Bank loan
Iraq has signed an agreement to receive the first of two 250-million-dollar loans from the World Bank to help the country plug its budget deficit, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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