Britain’s Andy Murray is drawn to face Tatsuma Ito of Japan, the world number 69, in the opening round of the French Open.

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Murray to face Ito in first round

BBC Newsline’s Natasha Sayee reports on the opening of the trial of two hotel workers for the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

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VIDEO: Michaela McAreavey trial – the first day

England overcome an early bout of nerves to ease to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the opening Test at Lord’s.

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England cruise home in first Test

In one of the largest and most high-profile share floatations of recent years, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, rang the opening bell of the Nasdaq exchange.

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CICERO, N.Y. — Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-N.Y.) is exasperated as she concludes her opening remarks and reaches for a piece of paper on the podium. “I don’t know who was handing out this literature,” she says, “but I think we’ve got to talk about this a little bit.” Read full article > >

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Ryan budget still an issue in congressional races

It was another bad day at the office for Tiger Woods as he shot a two-over-par 74 in his opening round at the Players Championship Thursday.

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Tiger: I shot myself in the foot

US Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson testifies at the opening of the trial in Chicago of the man accused of shooting three members of her family in 2008.

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Hudson testifies at murder trial

Watch live BBC coverage of the opening round of this year’s World Triathlon Series, which starts at the foot of the Sydney Opera House. (UK users only).

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Live coverage of the opening rounds of the Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP championships from under the lights of Qatar’s 5.380km Losail Circuit. (UK users only)

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VIDEO: Live: Qatar MotoGP

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Georgetown Coach John Thompson III isn’t hiding from the fact his Hoyas were bounced in the opening round of the NCAA tournament the last two years. Nor is he turning it into a crusade, haranguing his players with rants about the peril of failing to guard hot-shooting underdogs from upstart mid-majors such as Ohio and Virginia Commonwealth . Read full article > >

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NCAA tournament 2012: Georgetown aims to accelerate past early exits

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Georgetown Coach John Thompson III isn’t hiding from the fact his Hoyas were bounced in the opening round of the NCAA tournament the last two years. Nor is he turning it into a crusade, haranguing his players with rants about the peril of failing to guard hot-shooting underdogs from upstart mid-majors such as Ohio and Virginia Commonwealth . Read full article > >

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NCAA tournament 2012: Georgetown aims to accelerate past early exits

Remember when fifth-seeded Florida – led by future beloved Washington Wizard Mike Miller – rallied to beat 12th-seeded Butler in the opening round of the 2000 NCAA tournament? Well, I do. I was selling cheese for Whole Foods back then, but – having won small sums of money in four March Madness pools over the past five years – I had also convinced myself that I was a college basketball savant, destined for Feinstein-like sportswriting greatness. The year before, I had correctly picked three of the Final Four teams (including fourth-seeded Ohio State), and even considered writing a letter – like, with pen and paper – to Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, explaining my incredible prowess and demanding a job at The Post. Read full article > >

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NCAA tournament 2012: Driven crazy by March Madness, this year I’m sitting it out

BEIJING — In his opening address to the national legislature in the final year of his term in office, Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday warned the assembled delegates to expect slower growth in 2012, as China continues to be buffeted by the financial crisis abroad and domestic structural problems. Read full article > >

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China’s premier warns of slower growth, problems ahead

Charlie Hodgson scores the only try in England’s scrappy 13-6 victory over Scotland in their opening Six Nations match. (UK users only)

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VIDEO: Highlights – Scotland 6-13 England

British number one Andy Murray overcomes fitness concerns and an in-form Mikhail Kukushkin to win his opening match of 2012 in Brisbane.

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Murray survives tough 2012 opener