WBC lifts ban on Indonesia<\/p>\n
MEXICO: The World Boxing Council on Thursday lifted the ban it
\nimposed on Indonesia last December after five boxers had died in
\nthe previous 18 months.<\/p>\n
The WBC said it was sending doctors, safety experts and
\ntrainers to Indonesia to help the sport pick itself up off the
\ncanvas after the spate of fatalities.<\/p>\n
The suspension was imposed at a WBC convention in Pattaya,
\nThailand, seven months ago.<\/p>\n
The WBC acted after the Indonesian government had presented
\nthem with a report insisting on the need for putting the
\ncountry's boxing house in order.<\/p>\n
Eight Indonesian boxers have died of injuries suffered in
\nmatches since 1990, five of them in the past 18 months.<\/p>\n
The latest casualty, lightweight boxer Donny Maramis, 19, died
\nafter he was knocked unconscious during a tournament organised by
\nthe Indonesian Boxing Commission on Oct. 27. --AFP<\/p>\n
;REUTERS;
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\nGreene out to avenge Chambers defeats in London
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Greene out to avenge Chambers defeats<\/p>\n
LONDON: Olympic and world champion Maurice Greene will go
\nlooking for revenge when he tackles British rival Dwain Chambers
\nin the 100 metres at a grand prix meeting at Crystal Palace next
\nmonth.<\/p>\n
Chambers beat Greene twice in June but the American will get
\nthe chance to reassert his superiority after confirming he will
\nrace at the meeting in south-east London on August 23.<\/p>\n
Chambers, though, has other ideas. \"If things go to plan I
\ncould have Commonwealth and European gold by then so it would be
\nthe feather in my cap to beat Maurice in my home town,\" he said.
\n--Reuters<\/p>\n
;AP;
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\nIrwin accepts Thorpe apology for remarks
\nJP\/9\/Brief<\/p>\n
Irwin accepts Thorpe apology<\/p>\n
CHICAGO, Illinois: Hale Irwin said he accepted an apology from
\nJim Thorpe, who earlier this week criticized the Senior PGA
\nTour's career victory leader.<\/p>\n
\"He called me yesterday and explained his side of it and
\noffered an apology, which I have accepted,\" Irwin said Thursday
\non the eve of the SBC Senior Open, a tournament he's won three
\ntimes.<\/p>\n
\"Now you just go on with it. I think that's the end of the
\nstory as far as I'm concerned. ... Our conversation was adequate
\nfor me.\"<\/p>\n
He declined to elaborate on details of his phone talk with
\nThorpe. --AP<\/p>\n
;REUTERS;
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\nEverton clinches deal for second Chinese international
\nJP\/9\/Brief<\/p>\n
Everton clinches deal for Li Tie<\/p>\n
LONDON: Everton has signed China's World Cup midfielder Li Tie
\non a one-year loan deal, the English premier league club said on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n
The capture of the 24-year-old comes a day after Everton,
\nwhich has also secured a sponsorship deal with a Chinese
\nelectronics firm, signed China international Li Weifeng.<\/p>\n
\"I traveled to the Far East to watch the World Cup and took
\nthe opportunity to watch the Chinese national side,\" said Everton
\nboss David Moyes on the club's website. --Reuters<\/p>\n
;REUTERS;
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Thailand's Jaidee withdraws from British Open
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Jaidee withdraws from British Open<\/p>\n
GULLANE, Scotland: Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee pulled out of
\nthe British Open before the start of the second round on Friday.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old, who opened with a nine-over-par 80 at
\nMuirfield, suffered a back strain during Thursday's first round.<\/p>\n
\"I do not normally make excuses but on Thursday morning I woke
\nup with a really sore back,\" said Jaidee, who played in his first
\nmajor tournament at last year's U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
\"It became worse when I jarred my body trying to hack out of
\nthe rough at the seventh hole.\" --Reuters<\/p>",
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