Issue: March 06, 2014   (Archive)
Thursday, March 6, 2014   

Paralympic pain
Russia's President Vladimir Putin will open the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi tomorrow with the event tainted by his intervention in Ukraine.



Popescu takes great fall for corruption
Former Romania great and Barcelona captain Gheorghe Popescu has been jailed for over three years for his part in a corruption scandal.

After nostalgia trip in Hainan, top quartet ready to play vintage golf
After taking a trip back to 1940s China, four of the world's top players are ready to play some vintage golf at the World Ladies Championship starting today.

Agents accused of taking too big a slice of the transfers pie
Players are losing out financially due to excessive fees paid to agents and football must address this, Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said.



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