Calzaghe faces Warren court claim

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World champion boxer Joe Calzaghe is facing a High Court action from his former promoter Frank Warren after the pair parted company in June. The claim was lodged via Warren's company Sports Network three days after Calzaghe announced he was planning to promote his own fights. This ended the super-middleweight and light-heavyweight champion's 12-year association with Warren. Submitted by: catanha | Visited 15 times | Comments 0

♦ Calzaghe splits from Warren

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I am now a free agent with no contract and intend to be self-managed from now on. Joe Calzaghe has announced he has split from promoter Frank Warren. The long-reigning world champion has ended his 12-year association with Sports Network and intends to manage himself from now on. It means Calzaghe, still undefeated after 45 fights and a world title holder for 11 years... Submitted by: Mong - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sharif poll ban faces challenge

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The Pakistani government says that it will challenge a court decision barring the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, from standing for parliament. Current Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said an appeal against the ban would be filed in the Supreme Court. On Monday, the Lahore high court ruled Mr Sharif, who heads a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League... Submitted by: Gavilles - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Calzaghe ends Warren association

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Welshman Joe Calzaghe has split from long-term promoter Frank Warren. Super-middleweight and light-heavyweight king Calzaghe has been promoted by Warren since 1996. But with Calzaghe eyeing up a career swansong, possibly against Roy Jones Jr later this year, he has ended his 12-year association with Warren. "I am now a free agent with no contract and intend to be self-managed from now on... Submitted by: mirturk - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Calzaghe ends Warren association

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Welshman Joe Calzaghe has split from long-term promoter Frank Warren. Super-middleweight and light-heavyweight king Calzaghe has been promoted by Warren since 1996. But with Calzaghe eyeing up a career swansong, possibly against Roy Jones Jr later this year, he has ended his 12-year association with Warren. "I am now a free agent with no contract and intend to be self-managed from now on... Submitted by: Serious - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ex-Khmer Rouge minister in court

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The Khmer Rouge's former social welfare minister has made her first appearance at Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court. Ieng Thirith, 76, is seeking bail on charges of crimes against humanity relating to the regime's brutal four-year rule in the late 1970s. Three of the five former Khmer Rouge leaders held by the court have already had their requests for bail denied. One of them... Submitted by: un!expected - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Court ruling ends CAW’s blockade of GM’s Canadian headquarters

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Following a court ruling last Friday, the CAW has ended its blockade of General Motors’ Oshawa, Ontario headquarters. The blockade began nearly two weeks ago after GM announced that it would be closing its Oshawa truck plant but the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the blockade was illegal. However, the ruling judge did not completely side with GM... Submitted by: acsitesupport - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Calzaghe dismisses Pavlik fight

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Joe Calzaghe has ruled out fighting America's WBC and WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik this year. The Welshman had been tipped to fight Pavlik, who eased to a third-round defeat of Calzaghe's stable-mate Gary Lockett in Atlantic City last week. But the 36-year-old Calzaghe told the South Wales Argus: "A lot of people would love to see it. A showdown between power-puncher Pavlik and Calzaghe... Submitted by: pachecus - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Warren G In Drug Arrest.

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Warren G In Drug Arrest.... Rapper Warren G was arrested for possession of marijuana in Hollywood early on Sunday morning (8Jun08). The Regulate hitmaker real name Warren GRIFFIN III and friend Ryan Butler were pulled over by cops after they ran a red light at 2am. Police found a large stash of the drug and arrested both men for possession and intent to sell. Submitted by: sample4u - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Warren G Denies Drugs Were His.

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Warren G Denies Drugs Were His.... Latest: Rapper Warren G has protested his innocence over his weekend drug possession arrest, insisting he had nothing to do with the marijuana found in the car he was travelling in. The Regulate hitmaker real name Warren Griffin Iii and his friend Ryan Butler were pulled over by cops in Hollywood in the early ... Submitted by: grover69 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Alba Plans Babymoon With New Husband Warren.

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Alba Plans Babymoon With New Husband Warren.... Actress Jessica Alba is planning an unconventional getaway with new husband Cash Warren a 'babymoon' before she gives birth, according to reports. The eight-months pregnant star wed her longtime beau Warren in a low-key ceremony at Beverly Hills Courthouse just last week (19May08), but have yet to ... Submitted by: nervo - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Court: Texas to appeal polygamist ruling

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SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Texas child welfare authorities plan Friday to appeal a stinging ruling that found they had no right to seize more than 440 children from a polygamist sect's ranch, a court spokesman said. Child Protective Services notified the Texas Supreme Court on Friday that "they will file something today," court spokesman Osler McCarthy said. Submitted by: vladm74 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Gomez vows to upset Khan

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Jim Watt says that the talented but flawed Dean Francis faces an uphill battle against Tony Oakey. Adam Smith shares his thoughts as Paul Appleby steps up and Floyd Mayweather steps down. Wayne McCullough has high praise for Kelly Pavlik and would love to see him take on Joe Calzaghe. Follow all the action from the finals in Austria and Switzerland with our dedicated Euro 2008 site. Submitted by: EveryQuery - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Opposition: Police ordered to bring Biti to court

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A judge has ordered police to bring the No. 2 opposition leader to court Saturday and explain why he should not be immediately released, an opposition lawyer said Friday. Lawyer Selby Hwacha said the High Court order came in response to an opposition court plea. Tendai Biti was arrested upon returning to Zimbabwe from neighboring South Africa Thursday. Submitted by: Boulder - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Spears 'not fit enough for court'

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Britney Spears is not yet well enough to appear in the case dealing with her father's control of her assets, her lawyer has told a Los Angeles court. Samuel Ingham said her condition was "fluid" because of treatment changes. Court commissioner Reva Goetz agreed it may be "harmful" for the singer to appear in her conservatorship case when it goes to court on 31 July. Submitted by: eXe - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Court nixes expedited trial on Yahoo severance plans

1 vote	A Delaware Chancery Court on Monday denied a fast-track schedule to hold a trial on whether to invalidate Yahoo's controversial employee severance plans, prior to the company's annual shareholders meeting on August 1, according to a Reuters report. Two Detroit pension funds... Submitted by: sickboy08 - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Court upholds Black conviction

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A federal appeals court has upheld former media tycoon Conrad Black's convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice. The US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld a federal court jury's verdict Black cheated his Hollinger media empire of millions of dollars. It also upheld his obstruction conviction for removing 13 boxes of evidence from his office. Submitted by: XiNiX - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Supreme Court, long quiet, ends term with a growl

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This Supreme Court term the term had fewer of the controversial cases than in its previous term, where there were 24 5-4 splits. WASHINGTON (AP) — For most of the term, Supreme Court justices showed remarkable restraint. They displayed broad agreement even in some volatile areas and refrained from angry dissents. Then they decided the tough cases. The court, in its three most important cases... Submitted by: iatbm - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ News of the World sued: No truth in Nazi orgy claim, Mosley QC says

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The dominatrix who filmed Max Mosley's sadomasochistic sex session for the News of the World failed to give evidence in court because there was no truth in the paper's claim that it was a "sick Nazi orgy", the high court was told yesterday. Either the paper could not risk its paid informant, Woman E, going into the witness box and telling the truth... Submitted by: CourageTheCowardlyDo - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Appeals court affirms COPA violates First Amendment

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court agreed Tuesday with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet. The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia is the latest twist in a decade-long legal battle over the Child Online Protection Act... Submitted by: gotlinks - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment