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S. Africa says Mandela ‘recovered’ from surgery, lung infection

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 07:52 AM PST

S. Africa says Mandela 'recovered' from surgery, lung infection

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 6 — Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in hospital for nearly three weeks in December, the government said on Sunday.

"President Mandela has made steady progress and ... clinically, he continues to improve," the Office of the Presidency said in a statement, citing his medical team.

The statement said Mandela had "recovered from his surgical procedure and the lung infection." — Reuters

Inter humbled by Udinese as slump continues

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 07:49 AM PST

File photo of AC Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng reacting at San Siro stadium in Milan. — Reuters pic

MILAN, Jan 6 — Inter Milan's slump continued when they went down to a 3-0 defeat at Udinese on Sunday, with 35-year-old Antonio Di Natale scoring twice for the hosts.

Inter dominated the first hour and missed a flurry of chances including one incredible effort from Brazilian Jonathan who contrived to fire wide from six metres out in the 54th minute with the goal at his mercy.

Rodrigo Palacio was also guilty when he slipped and fired wildly over when he had a clear run on goal.

Di Natale made them pay in the 63rd minute when he ran onto Andrea Lazzarri's chipped pass to score with a diagonal shot and put Udinese ahead.

Inter had Brazilian defender Juan Jesus dismissed two minutes later for a second bookable office before Luis Muriel and Di Natale, who took his Serie A tally to 12 goals, struck twice in a four-minute spell.

Inter, who have won only twice in their last eight league games, have 35 points, nine behind leaders Juventus who were hosting lowly Sampdoria later on Sunday (1400 GMT).

Udinese climbed to eighth on 27 points, level with AC Milan who host bottom club Siena later on Sunday (1400). — Reuters

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Ahad, 6 Januari 2013