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South Africa: Luke Watson Off the Hook After Saru Drops Case on Technicality (AllAfrica.com)
CONTROVERSIAL Springbok flank Luke Watson has been let off the hook by the South African Rugby Union (Saru) following "shocking remarks" at a rugby festival at the University of Cape Town last month.

Sri Lanka troops say taking more Tiger defences (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Security forces fought pitched battles with the Tamil Tigers and took control of more rebel defences near their political capital in northern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said on Friday.

Ukraine beats 10-man Norway 1-0 in friendly (Unian)
Yevhen Seleznyov scored a first-half penalty Wednesday for Ukraine to beat 10-man Norway 1-0 in a friendly, AP reported. Serhiy Nazarenko broke down the left flank and into the box before he was fouled to win the spot kick.

Marc Narducci: Lenape's Torosian comes through again (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
NEPTUNE, N.J. - Lenape senior soccer forward Natalia Torosian made one final mad dash up the flank, trying to beat the Brick Memorial defense and the clock at the same time. She has done this countless times, flying down the wing, attracting defenders, and sending a cross to a teammate.

Leashed Lightning in Bolt (Houston Press)
With his blazing white coat and pig-pink ears, to say nothing of the zigzag of lightning cut into his flank, the eponymous canine lead of Disney's lively new animated movie Bolt looks a little bit real and a whole lot not. That's not a failure of craft: Goofy and sweet like his voicer, John Travolta ...