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As Roger Clemens’s Trial Drags, Jurors Keep Dozing

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Two jurors have already been dismissed at Roger Clemens’s perjury trial, and they weren’t the only ones falling asleep.

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Prosecutor Says Clemens Became Obsessed With Preserving Legacy

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

A jury was seated for Roger Clemens’s perjury trial and the government gave its opening statement, claiming that Clemens lied to Congress and sacrificed relationships to protect his legacy.

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Impressive Federer beats Murray

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

World number three Roger Federer continues his impressive run of form by beating Andy Murray to win the Dubai Championships.

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TIMESCAST: TimesCast | February 2, 2012

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Egyptians mourn soccer victims | The Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen on Egyptian unrest | Facebook’s future.

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Nadal Equals Borg’s Record With Sixth French Open Title

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

Rafael Nadal reeled in Bjorn Borg and won his sixth French Open title by holding off his customary foil, Roger Federer.

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Nadal Defeats Federer

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

Rafael Nadal is still No. 1. The Spaniard defeated Roger Federer in the French Open on Sunday to tie Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles. He has now won 10 Grand Slam tournaments. Nadal started out slowly, but went on to win five games in a…

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Nadal Wins Sixth French Open

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

Rafael Nadal is still No. 1. The Spaniard defeated Roger Federer in the French Open on Sunday to tie Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles. He has now won 10 Grand Slam tournaments. Nadal started out slowly, but went on to win five games in a…

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Nadal secures sixth French crown

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

Rafael Nadal overcomes Roger Federer in four dramatic sets to equal Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open crowns and retain his number one world ranking.

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Live – Djokovic v Federer

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Novak Djokovic takes on Roger Federer in the French Open semi-finals, with the winner playing Rafael Nadal after he beats Britain’s Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 6-4.

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AUDIO: Pink Floyd star dreams of murder

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters says for many years he was haunted by a recurring dream about murdering someone.

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Leave the law out of the Lance Armstrong allegations

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Let’s suppose the new doping allegations against cyclist Lance Armstrong are true. Should his seven Tour de France victories be marked with an asterisk, or even erased ? If so, then the unofficial title of greatest-in-history would revert to Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx , who won the Tour five times — oh, and who tested positive for banned stimulants on at least three occasions. Plus ca change . (That’s French for “same old, same old.”) The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that trying to police the use of performance-enhancing substances by professional athletes is pure, Sisyphean folly. I’m even more convinced that threatening to throw the accused in jail — as might happen with Armstrong, slugger Barry Bonds and pitcher Roger Clemens, and did happen with sprinter Marion Jones — is a gross misuse of criminal statutes intended to sanction actual crimes. Read full article > >

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Live – French Open day two

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Novak Djokovic, Francesca Schiavone, Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki are all in action on day two of the French Open at Roland Garros.

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Williams backs disqualified AMs

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Welsh Liberal Democrat deputy leader Roger Williams defends the party’s two disqualified assembly members.

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VIDEO: Pink Floyd together again

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Pink Floyd stars Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason teamed up for a rare appearance together to re-stage classic album The Wall.

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Nadal & Federer to meet in Madrid

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are set to meet in the last four of the Madrid Masters.

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