Shane Williams ends his memorable Test career with an injury-time try as Wales lose to Australia in Cardiff.

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Wales 18-24 Australia

The Nets will move to their new home in Brooklyn next season, but who will be on their roster? Deron Williams? Dwight Howard?

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The Nets Could Be Eyeing Dwight Howard

A memorial to the late Welsh wrestler Orig Williams is unveiled in the Conwy village where he was born.

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Village honours El Bandito’s life

A memorial to the late Welsh wrestler Orig Williams is unveiled in the Conwy village where he was born.

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Village honours El Bandito’s life

American singer Andy Williams tells fans he has cancer of the bladder, at a concert in his hometown of Branson, Missouri.

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Andy Williams has bladder cancer

A day after St. Paul’s Cathedral suspended legal action to evict anti-capitalist protesters camped outside its doors, Most Rev. Rowan Williams expressed sympathy for their cause.

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Archbishop of Canterbury Endorses Tax on Bankers

By now, everyone knows Hank Williams, Jr. got kicked off Monday Night Football (or quit, depending on whom you ask) after making incendiary remarks about President Obama on Fox News . Within days, Bocephus retaliated by recording a song about the kerfluffle and releasing it on his website, where it was reportedly downloaded more than 150,000 times in 24 hours. Read full article > >

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From Hank to Toby, five shamelessly pandering country songs

Shane Williams’ vital second-half try helps Wales see off Samoa’s stern challenge in Hamilton to boost their hopes of making the World Cup quarter-finals.

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Wales 17-10 Samoa

We live in an increasingly crazy sports world. If you’ve been paying attention, you know this. Monday brought another example of the wackiness when the NBA fined Charlotte owner Michael Jordan $100,000 for talking about an NBA player and the lockout , and Serena Williams was fined $2,000 for verbal abuse of a chair umpire . Read full article > >

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For Michael Jordan and Serena Williams, the fines don’t fit the crimes

Serena Williams will discover on Monday whether she faces further punishment for an angry tirade at the umpire in the US Open final.

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Williams faces action over rant

Serena Williams, a three-time champion, radiated joy Saturday night after advancing to her first Open final since 2008 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki.

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Serena Williams Storms Into U.S. Open Final

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Serena Williams moved within one victory of claiming her 14th major title Saturday at the U.S. Open , pummeling top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki with an overwhelming display of power and precision. Williams needed just 86 minutes for the 6-2, 6-4 victory, finishing with 34 winners to Wozniacki’s five. Read full article > >

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U.S. Open 2011: Serena Williams routs Caroline Wozniacki, will face Samantha Stosur in final

When New York lifts the curtain on the 2011 U.S. Open , a brilliant rivalry among an uncommonly gifted generation of men’s tennis players will take center stage. The chief protagonists: Roger Federer , at 30, fighting time and more physical foes in pursuit of a 17th major title; Rafael Nadal , whose victory last year completed a career Grand Slam; and Novak Djokovic , on track, with a 57-2 record, for the best season in the history of the men’s game. Only one name matters on the women’s side: Serena Williams , the three-time champion who returns to Flushing Meadows, N.Y., for the first time since her profane outburst led to her default from the 2009 tournament’s semifinals. Seeded a lowly 28th , Williams is the clear favorite nonetheless, having stormed back from a near year-long hiatus forced by injury and illness to dominate the hard-court season. Read full article > >

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U.S. Open 2011: Rivalries, comebacks and Hurricane Irene

Martyn Williams says he needs a “big performance” against Argentina to claim a place in Wales’ World Cup squad.

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Williams ready to grab Cup chance

Montel Williams, the talk show host, actor and pitchman, is part of a nonprofit group seeking licenses from the District to operate a marijuana dispensary and cultivation facilities. According to D.C. records, the Abatin Wellness Center has expressed preliminary interest in opening medical marijuana businesses in the city. A dispensary by the same name opened this year in Sacramento with Williams as its public face. Abatin has hired veteran D.C. lawyer Frederick D. Cooke Jr. to shepherd it through the process. In an interview Tuesday, Cooke confirmed that Williams, who has multiple sclerosis and is an outspoken supporter of medicinal cannabis , has a major role in the group. Read full article > >

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Montel Williams among D.C. medical marijuana license seekers