Should they achieve that landmark and if England lose to New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday, Wales would take Argentina's fourth spot in the International Rugby Board rankings.

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These termini always seem full of people, which adds to the sense of excitement once you board and find your spot on the train.

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Aniston earned the top spot thanks to strong performances across the board.

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That allowed Mr Cook, who is taking over from Mr Jobs as CEO, to get a taste for the top spot and it gave Apple's board a chance to see him in action.

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Since IOC rules only allow 28 sports, that left one spot for the eight sports that made presentations to the executive board Wednesday.

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Media in India are criticising the cricket board chief N Srinivasan for merely "stepping aside" and not resigning from the post over spot-fixing allegations in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.

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Instead the overriding emotion may well be one of relief - relief that a summer tainted by allegations of spot-fixing against members of the Pakistan team, ridiculed counter-claims made by the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman and occasional flare-ups between players is finally over.

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Technically, getting bumped from the top spot to become chief of global investments made him ineligible to serve, so we'll never know whether his board term would have otherwise survived the Salomon scandal.

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