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08/11/2011
CHN – Yao goes to class
SHANGHAI - There aren't many university students around the world that give press conferences. Then again, there aren't many 31-year-old former NBA All-Star centers pursuing degrees like Yao Ming. Yao, the country’s most popular sportsman who decided to retire from basketball due to injuries in July, has enrolled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ... more »
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Camb 24/10/2011 AUS - Queen quizzes Cambage CANBERRA - “You must be a basketball player,” Her Royal Highness Queen Elisabeth II said as she was introduced to another Elisabeth, 2.03m Australian centre Elizabeth Cambage. The 20-year-old, who  more »
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Saez-and-Wade-07-10-2011 07/10/2011 SEN - FEB and FIBA Africa reach out to Dakar's kids DAKAR - The Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) has enjoyed great success on the basketball court for a number of years thanks to great performances by their national teams, both at senior and junior  more »
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Blake-Griffin-ESPN-The-Body 06/10/2011 USA - NBA players find interesting ways to stay busy NEW YORK - The NBA lockout looks like it might last longer than most had thought and hoped, thus leaving players with the not-so-easy task of finding productive ways of filling their time. While  more »
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Pedro_Ferrandiz_21-06-2011 21/06/2011 ESP - Retirement beckons for Pedro Ferrandiz ALCOBENDAS/MADRID (Pedro Ferrandiz Foundation) - Pedro Ferrandiz, Founder and President of the foundation that bares his name, is retiring after dedicating the last 20 years to the non-profit making  more »
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Chinese_Premier_Wen_Jiabao_07-06-2011-1 07/06/2011 CHN - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao joins kids, shows off skills BEIJING - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao took to the court with school kids last week in honour of the International Children's Day. The 68-year-old Wen joined pupils at the Shibalidian Primary School in  more »
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Carry A Basketball Not A Blade 26/05/2011 GBR – Victims of knife crime remembered LONDON – Leading UK politicians, police officers and community representatives joined dozens of youngsters in remembering victims of knife crime in London at a commemorative basketball tournament last  more »
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Maya MOORE (USA) 20/05/2011 USA - Moore gets historical Jordan Brand deal MINNESOTA (WNBA) - USA star Maya Moore has become the first woman basketball player to get an endorsement deal with Nike's famed Jordan brand, named after and inspired by basketball great Michael  more »
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Ros-and-Yemi-20-05-2011 20/05/2011 GBR - Team GB players score maximum points with students LONDON (2012 London Olympics) - Team GB's women players have played a starring role in London’s Olympic borough just over a year before they take to the court for the 2012 Games. Ros Mason, Yemi  more »
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Ballesteros-Gasol_12-05-2011 12/05/2011 ESP - Marc Gasol Says Seve ‘Started It All’ MEMPHIS (NBA) - Spain center Marc Gasol has paid tribute to golf legend and countryman Seve Ballesteros, who died last week after a long battle with cancer. Ballesteros was just 54 years old. The  more »
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Carryabasketballgroup 05/04/2011 GBR - Basketball a driving force in fight against UK knife crime LONDON - A British teenager has launched a pioneering crime-fighting initiative on the doorstep of the London Olympic Stadium to cut knife crime using the power of basketball. Anthony Okereafor, 19,  more »
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