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French Open allowed only 1,000 people a day, prime minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Open will be able to welcome only 1,000 people a day, including players, staff and organisers, down from the 5,000 spectators it had hoped for, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.
Now Brits want mayor Boris as PM - survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Impressed by his success in hosting the Olympic Games, nearly three-quarters of Britons now want London mayor Boris Johnson to become prime minister, according to a survey on Saturday.
Thaksin says he is set to buy stake in Liverpool
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he is on the verge of taking a 30 percent stake in English Premier League club Liverpool with an investment of more than US$100mil.
Gay Norwegian minister to take husband to Sochi Paralympics
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's health minister will make a point about gay rights in Russia by attending the Sochi Paralympics with his husband, but the Dutch king and prime minister are under pressure to boycott the main Winter Games.
Hoddle: England manager’s job tougher than being PM
Former national coach Glenn Hoddle believes managing England is a tougher job than being Prime Minister.
Motor Racing: PM confident Malaysians can excel in motorsports
Malaysia should nurture itsown motor racing champions of the future,Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah AhmadBadawi said yesterday.
With committee launch, Tokyo vows to fulfil pledge of superb Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan launched the organising committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Friday, staffing it with heavyweights such as a former prime minister and central bank official as it vowed to fulfil its promise of an efficient and superb Games.
Russia's Mutko resigns as Football Union chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, a long-serving sports official entangled in allegations of state-sponsored doping, resigned as head of Russia's Football Union on Wednesday, the soccer body said.
Putin says attacks on Mutko made it impossible to sack him
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday it had been impossible to sack Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who oversaw sport at the height of Russia’s doping scandal, because he had been targeted by unfair attacks.
PM tells athletes not to rest on their laurels
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hoped that national athletes who made the country proud in the recent SEA Games in Korat would not be easily contented with their latest achievements.
