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Rajaa Alsanea's novel, set in the form of a gossipy internet blog about four upper-middle-class Saudi girls and their calamitous love lives, was officially banned in Saudi Arabia when it was published in Arabic two years ago (and a lawsuit was briefly filed against the author, fortunately away in America studying dentistry).
ECONOMIST: Saudi fiction
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Bhupathi and Mirnyi, without a title this year before winning the Paribas Masters two weeks ago, looked in great form in the first set as the match went with serve over the opening 12 games.
BBC: Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic win ATP title in London
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This looks set to be in the form of an exclusively under-21 England side - a change Fifa is expected to make from the current under-23 (plus three over-age players) rule.
BBC: Fifa approves Team GB compromise