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EDMONTON, Alberta — Never mind the infamous punch and the trash talk: The U.S. women’s team says the only motivation it needs for defeating Colombia is the opportunity to move on at the Women’s World Cup.

The bags that shoppers carry out of many of Charleston’s best-known local retailers have Barry Lash’s name all over them.

MELBOURNE, June 22 (Reuters) - Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper is set to join the exodus of Australian players heading overseas after his Super Rugby side Queensland withdrew their offer of a contract extension.

Curtis Markle placed second in the discus Sunday at the U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships.

TEMUCO (Reuters) - Colombia were left sweating on their Copa America hopes after a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Peru on Sunday.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Australia captain Michael Clarke believes his side will again prove their critics wrong in this year's Ashes after being described as a "Dad's Army" by former fast bowler Jason Gillespie.

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Australia captain Michael Clarke believes his side will again prove their critics wrong in this year's Ashes after being described as a "Dad's Army" by former fast bowler Jason Gillespie.

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Billy Horschel stepped to the microphone with an air of excitement.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Thiago Silva and Roberto Firmino scored either side of halftime to fire Brazil to a 2-1 win over Venezuela at the Copa America on Sunday, sending the five-times world champions into a quarter-final meeting with Paraguay.

A former child actor who starred in one of the "Star Wars" movie sequels faces charges after leading South Carolina deputies on a high-speed chase.

Taylor Swift has written an open letter to Apple explaining her refusal to be part of the new Apple Music streaming service and lambasting it for refusing to pay writers, producers or artists.

Taylor Swift has written an open letter to Apple explaining her refusal to be part of the new Apple Music streaming service and lambasting it for refusing to pay writers, producers or artists.

British police are partly responsible for the radicalisation of three sisters thought to have taken their children to join extremists in Syria, it has been claimed.

NEW YORK -- J.D. Martinez wanted that fourth home run. He had never even hit two in a major league game before, so might as well tie the record the…

Health insurer Cigna Corp. has rejected a $47 billion offer to be acquired by its larger rival, Anthem Inc., saying the terms of the bid are inadequate and "woefully skewed in favor of Anthem shareholders."

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Never mind the infamous punch and the trash talk: The U.S. women's team says the only motivation it needs for defeating Colombia is the opportunity to move…

MONTREAL (Reuters) - A highly impressive French side out thought and out played South Korea in their Women's World Cup second round game on Sunday, winning 3-0 to set up a quarter-final clash of titans with top-ranked Germany.

New stringent immigration rules will fuel a critical shortage of nurses in Britain, “cause chaos” in hospitals and cost the NHS millions, according to alarming projections  carried out by the Royal  College of Nursing (RCN).

New stringent immigration rules will fuel a critical shortage of nurses in Britain, “cause chaos” in hospitals and cost the NHS millions, according to alarming projections  carried out by the Royal  College of Nursing (RCN).

New stringent immigration rules will fuel a critical shortage of nurses in Britain, “cause chaos” in hospitals and cost the NHS millions, according to alarming projections  carried out by the Royal  College of Nursing (RCN).

Large parts of England are about to become off-limits for tens of thousands of poorer families because of the planned cut in the annual benefit cap, David Cameron is being warned by housing experts.

A Virginia-based high-tech financial consulting company wants to hire a dozen employees over the next year to staff its new office opening soon in Charleston’s former county jail.

Organisers are beefing up mobile connectivity at Glastonbury by providing a giant model bull where festival-goers can recharge their phones.

The British engineering groups Mace, Arup, and WS Atkins are mulling bids to take part in the £3.5bn-plus refurbishment of the Houses of Parliament, alongside a host of eager US giants.