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Golfer Singh headed to Shanghai
- 2008-09-03
SHANGHAI AFP — Fijian Vijay Singh will play in this year's HSBC Champions tournament, ensuring the field will boast most of the world's top players aside from the injured Tiger Woods, organisers announced Wednesday. World number three Singh is one of the hottest players on tour after winning back-to-back...
Norwegian teenager is star of Grand Slam Chess Final in Spain
- 2008-09-03
MADRID AFP — A 17-year-old Nowegian chess prodigy, Magnus Carlsen, is the star of the Grand Slam Chess Final Masters currently under way in Spain which features five other top players including world number one Viswanathan Anand of India. Carlsen, who is currently number six in the official world...
France's Havret wins Johnnie Walker Classic
- 2008-08-31
GLENEAGLES, Scotland AFP — France's Gregory Havret won the Johnnie Walker Classic here on Sunday while Oliver Wilson, Justin Rose and Soren Hansen earned their places in Europe's Ryder Cup team. Havret made par at 18 for a final round 70 to win by one shot from England's Graeme...
Wilson and Dougherty take Ryder Cup battle down to the wire
- 2008-08-30
GLENEAGLES, Scotland AFP — Oliver Wilson showed the skill and tenacity needed to star in the Ryder Cup but Nick Dougherty is making him sweat as the battle for the final places in Nick Faldo's European team goes down to the wire. Wilson shot 68 and Dougherty carded 69...
Celtic's Strachan upbeat over Champions League draw
- 2008-08-29
GLASGOW AFP — Celtic boss Gordon Strachan has said he is looking forward to another Champions League clash with old rivals Manchester United but he believes they will be even harder to beat than before. The two sides last met in the tournament two years ago and on that...
India's tennis star Mirza vows to return fitter
- 2008-08-29
NEW DELHI AFP — Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is confident of getting over her current injury crisis and bouncing back into the top 50 soon with the help of a new trainer. Mirza, 21, slipped from a career high of 27 in August last year to 70 in...
Gleneagles greens make Ryder Cup race a lottery: Westwood
- 2008-08-28
GLENEAGLES, SCotland AFP — Lee Westwood fears the race for the final Ryder Cup places at the Johnnie Walker Championships is being turned into a lottery by the brutal Gleneagles greens. The tournament in Scotland, which started on Thursday, is the final chance for the likes of Oliver Wilson,...
Top seed Nadal advances at US Open
- 2008-08-28
NEW YORK AFP — Rafael Nadal ripped returns on serves, laced passing shots, and crafted crip volleys in a dynamic performance to beat Ryler DeHeart 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the US Open on Thursday. "I did well. I had to come back in third set...
Ponting expects Twenty20 to be Olympic event
- 2008-08-27
SYDNEY AFP — Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Wednesday it is only a matter of time before Twenty20 cricket is part of the Olympic Games. Just days after the completion of the Beijing Games, Ponting said it was "inevitable" the game's newest form would become an Olympic event given...
Jankovic hopeful of first breakthrough in tennis Grand Slam
- 2008-08-23
NEW YORK AFP — Jelena Jankovic goes into the US Open knowing that in order to capture her first Grand Slam title she needs to raise her game to the next level when it counts the most. The knock on the world number two Jankovic continues to be her...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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