Turkey is “already doing what it can in its dispatch of troops to Afghanistan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister, said on Sunday, signalling he would resist US pressure to send a bigger contingent to back the American surge.He spoke before flying
Former England captain Graham Gooch has remained non-committal about working with Andy Flower's squad after the first Test in South Africa.Essex batting coach Gooch is to work with the England batsmen ahead of the first Test against the Proteas in C
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Americans should expect a significant U.S. military presence in Afghanistan for two years to four years more. Just as in Iraq, the U.S. eventually will turn over provinces to local security forces, al
Alastair Campbell, the former Downing Street spin-doctor, asked the head of the armed forces to give Tony Blair a more “glass half-full assessment of Iraq war preparations, it emerged on Thursday. Lord Boyce, the former chief of defence staff, told
BRUSSELS - The NATO chief said Wednesday he was confident Washington's allies would step up and boost their role in Afghanistan, despite France and Germany already refusing to pledge extra troops for the war. US President Barack Obama announced he
Wigan Warriors have given ex-Great Britain full-back Kris Radlinski a new role as right-hand man to new coach Michael Maguire.The 33-year-old Warriors legend has been named general manager. He told the club website: I enjoy my work with the scholar
The Rugby Football League has confirmed England's next coach will be a full-time appointment.Former coach Tony Smith, who combined coaching roles with England and Warrington, resigned after losing to Australia in the Four Nations final. Although no
Mitchells & Butlers has approached the Takeover Panel regarding the influence recently wielded over the pubs group by Joe Lewis, the Bahamas-based billionaire, it said on Monday. The company made the announcement about the “increasingly difficul
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