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Man arrested: Bern dancer critically injured in Cardiff attack (update 3)

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:36:56 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Family and police press conference Tuesday evening 8 November BERN, SWITZERLAND -A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Broadway, Roath, Cardiff and charged with assault and robbery following an incident in the early hours of Saturday 4 November that left a 19-year-old in critical condition. Jack Widdowson, a member of Bern:Ballett which performs at the [...]

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Referee beats Wales 9-8

Nicholas Bates — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:14:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - The referee did his best to spoil the Rugby World Cup semi-final between Wales and France in the 18th minute,15 October. Welsh captain Sam Warburton was given a red card for a dangerous tackle when he upended a French player in an exuberant way but one which barely justified a yellow [...]

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Stage set for rugby semi-finals as England and South Africa go home

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:56:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – The Rugby World Cup came down to the final four after some hard fought matches, 9th and 10th October. Australia edged past the current champions, South Africa 11-9 in a closely fought and bruising encounter. New Zealand had to struggle in the first half but then upped the tempo to beat [...]

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It will be North v South for World Cup Rugby finals

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:11:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – The preliminary stage of the Rugby World Cup ended on 2 October and it is already certain that the semi-finals and the final, to be held 23 October at 10:00 Swiss time, will be contests between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. England secured top place in Pool B and sent Scotland [...]

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Sports, football: Shaqiri leads Swiss through Euro 2012 qualifying round

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:27:52 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Xherdan Shaqiri, not yet 20 years old, played the kind of football Tuesday night 6 September that the Swiss team will be happy to see more of, as he leads Switzerland towards the next round of European 2012 qualifying matches. Switzerland defeated Bulgaria 3-1 in front of close to 17,000 spectators in [...]

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Italy beat France while England march on

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:50:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com International sports, Six Nations rugby Twickenham, London (GenevaLunch)- England put on a solid but uninspired performance to get past Scotland 22-16, 13 March. The English team have dominated their games this season but were held 9-9 at half-time and never really got going in the second till a try by Tom Croft. The win leaves [...]

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Royal watchers gear up for Prince William’s Kate

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:15:12 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in North Wales had an extra dose of attention Thursday when Britain’s Prince William came with his bride-to-be Kate Middleton to help with the naming ceremony for a new lifeboat. The outing for the couple was the first official one for the prince’s fiancee and cameras went to work on [...]

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England and France win again

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:56:59 +0000

GenevaLunch.com International sports, Six Nations rugby Twickenham, London (GenevaLunch) - Chris Ashton scored four tries as an impressive England team crushed Italy 53-13 at Twickenham, 12 February. The winger ran powerfully in supporting positions and never gave the Italian team a chance to settle. Ashton is the first player to score four tries in one England [...]

England, Ireland and France win in Six Nations

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:05:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com International sports, Six Nations rugby Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales (GenevaLunch) - England started their quest for the Six Nations trophy with a win in Cardiff Friday evening 4 February. Two tries by Chris Ashton and a masterful performance by stand-off Toby Flood set up a 19-26 victory that could have been greater had England maintained [...]

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International sports, Six Nations rugby: France beat England and win Grand Slam

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:23:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Stade de France, Paris (GenevaLunch) - Saturday’s international between France and England was another game where one side tried to play attacking rugby and the other side relied on forward power and kicking penalties. The unusual feature was that it was England that scored the only try of the game, while France scored four penalties [...]

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