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Few international football tournaments have had such a troubled history as the Confederations Cup.
Considered arguably the second most important competition staged by the sport's governing body FIFA, the Confederations Cup has seen teams declining to participate and tragically, it has seen the only death of a player on the field of...
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed his third revenge win in two months over Novak Djokovic as he produced a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 Gold group comeback to spoil the Serbs hopes for a perfect record on Thursday at the Masters Cup.
The 23-year-old Tsonga is out of consideration for a semi-final spot, but earned a moral victory over the man who beat him...
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Andy Roddick earned a 6-3, 7-5 Paris Masters win over Gilles Simon on Thursday to secure the sixth place in the season-ending Masters Cup, in China for a third consecutive year.
The American joined Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Nikolay Davydenko in the field for the wrap-up in Shanghai which begins a...
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Second seed Andy Roddick bore down on a second Asian title in as many weeks, earning a revenge win over Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Japan Open on Friday.
The American, who laid down a modest seven aces, said that his quarter-final loss to the Serb in Washington last summer may have been in the back of his...
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Australia beat Great Britain 2-0 to secure a final fifth place in the Olympic women's hockey tournament Friday as China and the Netherlands prepared to battle for the gold medal later.
Madonna Blythe and Hope Muntro scored in each half for the Asutralians' victory. In an earlier match, South Africa beat New Zealand 4-1 in the match...
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Argentina beat Germany 3-1 to win the women's hockey bronze medal on the final day of the Olympic tournament Friday.
Playing before a capacity crowd including football icon Diego Maradona, the Argentines repeated their bronze medal success of 2004 with first-half goals from Claudia Burkart and Carla Rebecchi before Noel Barrionuevo...
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Brazilian players were in confident mood ahead of the game against arch-rivals Argentina in the semifinals of the football tournament at the Beijing Olympics.
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is expected to watch the match from the stands, but that was not bothering Brazilian defender Hernanes.
"They will have Maradona...
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World champions Italy made a strong start to the men's Olympic tournament Thursday, comfortably overcoming Honduras 3- 0 in their Group D opener while Brazil needed a late goal from Hernanes to overcome Belgium in Group C.
Sebastian Giovinco put the Azzurri in front on 41 minutes in Qinhuangdao while Giuseppe Rossi made it 2-0 on the...
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 The Lebanese militant group
Hezbollah accused Israel of
having played a role in the assassination of the Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh
in Damascus. Israel
dismissed the allegations. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman said
in a statement that “Israel
rejects the attempts of terror elements to attribute to Israel...
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Glasgow (dpa) - Diego Maradona has dismissed suggestions that his Argentina team struggled to a 1-0 friendly international victory over Scotland in his first game in charge.
Maxi Rodriguez scored the only goal of the game Wednesday evening after eight minutes at the end of a slick passing move involving Carlos Tevez and Jonas...
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Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has won applause by calling up young strikers Fernando Llorente and Juan Mata for Wednesday's friendly against Chile.
Llorente, 23, is the tall and angular centre-forward for struggling Athletic Bilbao, strong in the air though not a natural goalscorer.
Mata, 20, in contrast, is small and...
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Bayern Munich's Argentina defender Martin Demichelis is delighted about the choice of living legend Diego Maradona as new national team coach.
"Maradona is the biggest football idol we have in football. He is football-crazy. He thinks and lives football every day," the 16-times capped Demichelis told Munich's club website...
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Brazilian football legend Pele made clear his scepticism as to the likelihood that Diego Maradona might be successful as coach of Argentina's senior team.
"Great stars, great players do not usually make good coaches. And sometimes a footballer that was not so brilliant in his career becomes a great coach," Pele noted, in...
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Former Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona has been named coach of the country's national team despite a lack of experience as trainer at a time when Argentina has struggled in World Cup qualifiers.
"Now the real work begins," Maradona said.
His appointment followed a meeting Tuesday that Maradona and former...
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There seems to be no end to the bad news for coach Marcello Lippi, who has four players missing as the world champions Wednesday welcome Georgia for a second World Cup qualifier.
Midfielder Gennaro Gattuso hurt his wrist as he fell near the bench during a training game at the weekend, and joins an injured list already including...
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Leading European clubs will resist any attempts to make the Olympic football tournament part of the official FIFA calendar, Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said.
Rummenigge, who is chairman of the European Club Association (ECA) was quoted Wednesday by Germany's Sport Bild weekly, as saying he would also welcome...
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Angel Di Maria scored the only goal of the game Saturday as Argentina successfully defended their Olympic football title, beating Nigeria 1-0 in the gold medal match played in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.
A near capacity crowd of 89,000 saw Benfica's Di Maria latch onto a defence-splitting pass from Barcelona star Lionel Messi on 58...
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Belgium defeated Belgium 3-0 in Shanghai Friday with a brace from Jo and one from Diego to win the consolation of a bronze medal in the men's football tournament at the Olympics.
Werder Bremen midfielder Diego opened the scoring in the 27th minute from a pass by Rafinha.
Jo headed a second for the Brazilians shortly before...
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Brazil coach Carlos Dunga is under pressure after Argentina put paid to Brazilian hopes of claiming their first Olympic football gold medal.
Team sources told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that Tuesday's 3-0 semi-final loss to the South American arch-rival increased criticism of the coach, who took over in July 2006 from Carlos Alberto...
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Schalke 04 will be looking to follow up last weekend's bright start to the Bundesliga with a victory at Werder Bremen in a meeting between two title aspirants on Saturday.
Meanwhile title holders Bayern Munich face a tough trip to Borussia Dortmund as they seek a first league win for new coach Juergen Klinsmann.
Schalke travel to...
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Nigeria on Tuesday clinched their place in the final of the men's Olympic football tournament with a convincing 4-1 victory against Belgium in the Shanghai stadium.
The 1996 champions, who beat Argentina in the final in Atlanta to become the first African country to win a gold medal in Olympic football, were in total control after...
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Two recent European champions in Liverpool and Spanish giants Barcelona face tricky opponents as they attempt to negotiate their way safely through the last qualifying stage of the Champions League in first leg matches on Wednesday.
Barcelona, who won the title in 2006, come up against Polish champions Wisla Krakow while Liverpool,...
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Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann has handed the captain's armband to Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel.
Van Bommel becomes the first foreign player to be named captain in the history of the German league and cup winners.
"Mark van Bommel is predestined for this task," Klinsmann said Friday.
"He is multilingual...
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German Cup holders Bayern Munich begin the defence of their title with a visit to third-division Rot-Weiss Erfurt on Sunday in a first competitive test under new coach Juergen Klinsmann.
The former Germany coach and Bayern striker will be keen to see some improvement after his first weeks in charge have produced anything but the form...
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Both teams are hoping that the weekend Davis Cup final between host Argentina and a Spain missing Rafael Nadal will not erupt in violence or bad behavior from the partisan South American crowd.
Sparks have already flown at the indoor hard court venue when a short circuit caused a minor electrical fire as Juan Del Potro and Argentine...
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Spain are keen to show the world that their triumph at Euro 2008 was no flash in the pan.
That's why they are desperate to do well in next June's Confederations Cup, the draw for which will be held on 22 November in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This will be Spain's first participation in the elite tournament, now in its eighth...
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The tie between England and Germany at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin may be the most high-profile international friendly on this week but much attention will also be on Diego Maradona's Argentina, who take on Scotland in his first match in charge.
Maradona arrived in Scotland to a hero's welcome at the weekend with Scottish fans...
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Results on Tuesday at the 2.27-million-euro Paris Masters (x indicates new result).
First round
Robin Soderling, Sweden, def. Josselin Ouanna, France, 6-3, 6-3
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-1, 6-4
Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4
Florent Serra, France, def....
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Results on Monday at the 2.27-million-euro Paris Masters (x indicates new result).
First round
Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-4, 7-5
Sam Querrey, US, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 3-2, retired (back)
Tomas Berdych,...
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Up to 1.5 million descendants of Spaniards who were exiled during the 1936-39 civil war or the subsequent dictatorship of General Francisco Franco are expected to seek Spanish nationality on the basis of a new law, the daily El Pais reported Monday.
Most will be Latin Americans interested in emigrating from countries facing economic...
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World number one Rafael Nadal faces Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic when Davis Cup finalist Spain hosts Serbia in the first round of the 2009 edition of the tennis team event.
Tuesday's draw in Madrid also gave the other finalists, Argentina, a home tie, against the Netherlands.
Being the top seeds next year, Argentina and...
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Spain may be engaging in some pre-match mental warfare ahead of Friday's start of the Davis Cup quarter-final tie against the US, with Rafael Nadal reported to be suffering with fatigue after a long season.
High altitude in Madrid on a clay court laid inside a bull ring will balance the tie, according to Spanish captain Emilio Sanchez...
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German Cup holders Bayern Munich begin the defence of their title with a visit to third-division Rot-Weiss Erfurt on Sunday in a first competitive test under new coach Juergen Klinsmann.
The former Germany coach and Bayern striker will be keen to see some improvement after his first weeks in charge have produced anything but the form...
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 Britain's Prince William is due to start a four-month attachment to the
Royal Air Force (RAF) next week after a one-year spell in the army, it
was reported Friday.
William, 25, is to train as a pilot flying helicopters and
fixed-wing aircraft at an RAF school at Cranwell, in the county of
Lincolnshire, in north-east...
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Rafael Nadal of Spain tops the men's final tennis rankings of the year released Monday, while Serb Novak Djokovic moves closer to number two Roger Federer of Switzerland.
Djokovic, who won the Masters Cup title in Shanghai at the weekend, has now climbed to within just 10 points of Federer.
ATP top 10 as of November 17 (previous...
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Rafael Nadal tops the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday and is also assured of first place in next week's final standings despite his injury-related absence from the season-ender in Shanghai.
Spain's Nadal leads an unchanged top 10 with 6,675 points from former top man Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,205) and Serb Novak Djokovic...
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Ailing Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer head the men's tennis rankings going into next week's season-ending Masters Cup while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga shot to a career-high number seven in the ATP rankings issued on Monday.
Spain's Nadal is assured of the year-ending top spot and has 6,675 points. Former leader Federer of Switzerland has...
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David Nalbandian defeated compatriot Juan Del Potro for the second week in a row, earning a 6-4, 6-0 victory in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday.
Nalbandian's victory over his 20-year-old rival also mathematically delayed Del Potro's chance of formally clinching a place in the Masters Cup.
Del Potro has been nursing...
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Rafael Nadal's run to the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters at the weekend ensures the Spaniard will remain top of the ATP tennis rankings until the end of 2008.
The French Open and Wimbledon champion Nadal has 7,100 points in the new rankings issued Monday, to sit ahead of former number one Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,805) and...
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Argentine's Juan Martin Del Potro moved into the men's top ten for the first time in his career when he was ranked ninth in the rankings issued on Monday by the ATP.
The 20-year-old, who already won four tournaments in 2008, lost the final of the Japan Open against Tomas Berdych on Sunday 6-1, 6-4. He is the only newcomer into the top...
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Collated results on Friday at the 1.03-million-dollar Japan Open (x indicates new result).
Women, quarter-finals:
Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7, Thailand, 6-4, 6-1
Kaia Kanepi, 5, Estonia, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7- 6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1)
Jarmila Gajdosova, Slovakia, def. Klara...
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Results Friday at the 1.03-million-dollar Japan Open:
Women, quarter-finals:
Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7, Thailand, 6-4, 6-1
Kaia Kanepi, 5, Estonia, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1)
Jarmila Gajdosova, Slovakia, def. Klara Zakopalova,...
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Results on Thursday at the 1.03-million-dollar Japan Open (x indicates new result).
Women, second round
Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-2, 6-1
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, 2, Spain, 6-1, 7-5
Aleksandra Wozniak, 8, Canada, def. Ryoko Fuda, Japan, 6-1, 6-1
Klara...
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Rafael Nadal of Spain maintains top spot ahead of former number one Roger Federer in an unchanged men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP.
French Open and Wimbledon champion Nadal continues to lead the way on 7,000 points, with US Open winner Federer on 5,930 and Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia third on...
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Rafael Nadal of Spain maintains top spot ahead of former number one Roger Federer in an unchanged men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP.
French Open and Wimbledon champion Nadal continues to lead the way on 7,000 points, with US Open winner Federer on 5,930 and Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia third on 4,855...
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Erratic Russian Marat Safin won't bother with Davis Cup in Argentine this weekend, saving himself a journey half round the world to play in Bangkok the week following.
The former number one player said in a statement on his website that he would not take to the court for Russia in the World Group semi-final against Argentina led by...
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Rafael Nadal of Spain maintained first place ahead of former number one Roger Federer of Switzerland in the latest men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP.
The French Open and Wimbledon champ Nadal commands the standings with 7,000 points, with US Open winner Federer on 5,930 points and Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic...
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Roger Federer continues to top an unchanged men's top 10 ATP tennis rankings issued Monday with Rafael Nadal the Swiss player's nearest challenger.Federer leads the way with 6,600 points followed by Wimbledon champion Nadal on 5,830 with Serbia's Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic a distant third on 4,945 points.ATP top 10 as of July...
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 Andy Roddick expects a wave of support from boisterous American fans as
he opens the US-Russia Davis Cup final on Friday against surprise
starter Dmitry Tursunov.
Roddick will get the chance to put the hosts into the lead after
the draw made Thursday and the American expects a sellout crowd to
immediately become a factor in the...
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 Andy Roddick got past the second round after defeating 114th-ranked Danai Udomchoke of Thailand 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3).His coach, legendary Jimmy Connors, watched as his trainee did all the thing they’ve been working on. Serving at speeds up to 140 mph Roddick had 15 aces and 40 winners and broke three times."He's come a long way in a...
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Maria Belen Dutto fulfilled on Wednesday her dream of competing at the Olympic Games. However, the Argentine could not hear the shouts of the crowd gathered at the BMX circuit, and she will not be able to hear her national anthem if she wins a medal on Thursday.
Dutto is 98 per cent deaf, but she represents Argentina alongside Maria...
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China beat Germany 3-2 in a gripping semi-final to reach the final of the Olympic women's hockey tournament, where they will face either Argentina or the Netherlands.
Gao Lihua, Ma Yibao and Zhao Yudiao scored for China while Germany's goals came from Natascha Keller and Janine Beermann in a match that saw the Chinese fend off a...
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Germany beat Japan 1-0 to secure their semi-finals berth in the Olympic women's hockey tournament Monday, where they are likely to face either China or Australia.
Janine Beerman produced the sole score against the surprisingly tough Japanese with a 40th-minute field goal. Japan end their campaign second from bottom in pool B with four...
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 U.N. officials and diplomats announced that the head
prosecutor of the International Criminal Court would request a detain warrant on
Monday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accusing him of genocide
and crimes against humanity in the orchestration of a campaign of aggression
that caused the deaths of hundreds of...
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 People in poor countries who suffer from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) will get a faster diagnosis thanks to a new diagnostic test unveiled by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The new test will allow doctors in poor countries to find out within hours, instead of months, whether a patient suffers from MDR-TB. According to...
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 The Cannes
film festival will roll out the red carpet Wednesday, with “Dirty Harry” and “Indiana
Jones” leading this year’s line-up. Clint Eastwood, turning 78 this month,
makes a new try for Cannes’
Palme d'Or for best film with a drama set in the 1920s starring Angelina Jolie.
Also on the famed red carpet, but out of the...
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 An Argentine government official announced on Friday that the economy minister has resigned, marking the first important departure from the four-month old administration of the new President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.The 36- year- old minister, Martin Lousteau, who previously headed a state-run bank, has reported that he had...
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 Famous science-fiction silent film “Metropolis” is now complete in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum. The newfound scenes, which were originally cut to make it more accessible to the audience, were shown to journalists on Thursday.Paula Felix-Didier, the director of Buenos Aires Film Museum, said that they have the only copy of...
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 Movie icon Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen will be among U.S. directors
showing their work at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival next
month, BBC News reports. The 61st festival runs from 14-25 May in
the south of France.
Eastwood’s latest directorial outing is a 1920s thriller,
called “Challenging,” and it stars...
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 The World Bank attempted to hijack the real efforts made to support
the solutions found to minimize the negative effects of climate change; this
was the accusation brought by Friends of the Earth campaigner Tom Picken at the
end of climate change conference in the Thai capital, Reuters reports.
At the latest meetings, poor...
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 Priscilla Presley confirmed in a statement released on
Tuesday that she was the victim of an unqualified plastic surgeon. The report
said: “Priscilla Presley was one of many documented victims of Dr. [Daniel]
Serrano. An investigation that uncovered his misconduct ultimately led to his
imprisonment. Ms. Presley dealt with this...
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 After Priscilla Presley got angry with anyone who called her
overweight, while she was pregnant, now she confessed about something more
serious than extra pounds or her troubles as a contestant of “Dancing With The
Stars.”
Presley recognized that she got fooled by a fake plastic
surgeon a few years ago, who promised a procedure...
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 Actor Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso are expecting
their second baby.
The actor’s publicist, Jennifer Allen announced celebrity
magazine “People” the good news, which have been subject of rumors recently,
thus confirming them.
“They couldn't be happier,” says Allen. “They're so excited!”
This baby is the second...
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 Argentinians who want to travel in the north of the country
were getting vaccinated on Tuesday, because of an epidemic of yellow fever that
broke out in the region and already killed at least 21 people.
Public health officials recommend vaccination, 10 days
before departure, to anyone who plans traveling in area where yellow...
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 A new study that
sustains the idea that autism does not develop in children vaccinated with thimerosal
vaccines, due to be published in the February issue of Pediatrics, was released
earlier on Wednesday, to put an end to the controversies surrounding the new
ABC drama “Eli Stone”.
The opening episode of
the series...
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 The US tennis player Mardy Fish paved the way for its team to reach the final of the Hopman Cup for the fifth time, as he defeated Australian Peter Luczak 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (12-10). As he fired 25 aces to save set points, Fish needed six match points to prevail after the he saved three shots of the Australian to send the match into a third...
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Bayern Munich bosses are remaining calm as the Bundesliga champions look for a first league win under new coach Juergen Klinsmann, chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.
"We have complete patience. We are convinced that we have the right man in Juergen Klinsmann and that we are on the right road," he told Bavarian...
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Argentina on Tuesday won their first-ever Olympic cycling medal when they won men's madison race at the Beijing Olympics ahead of Spain, while Britain's Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton took the sprint titles.
In the madison race, Juan Esteban Curuchet and Walter Fernando Perez beat Joan Llaneras and Antonio Tauler into second place...
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Bayern Munich expect new coach Juergen Klinsmann to deliver a 22nd German league title when the Bundesliga season begins for the league and cup winners at home to SV Hamburg on Friday.
Bayern start the Bundesliga's 46th season as clear favourites but the change of coach from the experienced Ottmar Hitzfeld to 44-year-old Klinsmann,...
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the 144th day of 2008 with 222 to follow.The moon is waning. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, the father of modern systematic botany, in 1707; Austrian physician...
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 According to local media reports, twenty-four Britons and four people from Ireland were among 100 passengers forced to take to lifeboats after their cruise liner hit ice and began taking on water in the Antarctic Ocean.
Passengers abandoned the 2,400-tonne Liberian-flagged M/S Explorer after a small hole was punched in the hull in the...
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 It seems that the dinosaurs’ fossils
hunters never sleep! A team of Brazilian and Argentinean paleontologists have discovered
a dinosaur coming probably from a new species of giant dinosaurs. The
discovered bones show that the dinosaur had measured at least 32 m (105 feet) in
length, which would make it one of the biggest dinosaurs...
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 Argentina is in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals after the “Pumas”
have defeated Scotland by
19-13 on Saturday at the Stade de France outside Paris.
Argentina
had never made it this far in a rugby World Cup. It had only once before
reached the quarterfinals, in 1999. They have won their five ties so far in the
World Cup,...
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If the San Antonio Spurs are looking to get off to a fast start,
they'll have to do it without their leading scorer and Argentine
hot-shot Manu Ginobili.
The Spurs' versatile guard is expected to miss the first eight to
12 weeks of the NBA season, while recovering from arthroscopic surgery
on his left ankle, performed on September...
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Spain eased past Croatia in the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament on Wednesday.
The 72-59 victory means they will play either hosts China or Lithuania in Friday's semi-final match.
The world champions took the first quarter 22-11 and led 37-26 at half-time. Looking in much better form than in any of their group...
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 Canada's men's basketball team was ousted from the FIBA Americas Championship Thursday night at the hands of Puerto Rico, who won the quarter-final 72-66. The teams that win the gold and silver medals will also earn a berth in next summer’s Beijing Olympics.Canada will return home with a 3-4 record and a fifth-place finish. This grants...
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 The US National team routed the Virgin Islands 123-59 at the FIBA Americas basketball tournament last night. Michael Redd and Carmelo Anthony came up with 22 points each to lead the U.S. to its second victory in the tournament that will send the first two teams at the Olympics held in Beijing next year. The US missed a chance to earn a...
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 Argentina moved within one victory of their sixth under-20 World Cup title last night after beating Chile 3-0 in a very tensioned semifinal which the Chilean side finished with just nine men on the field. After the final whistle things turned very ugly as the referees led by Jan-Hendrik Salver made a run for the tunnel and a major...
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 The finalists of this year’s Copa America held in Venezuela climbed back on the two top spots of the rankings published by FIFA dethroning the former No.1 but still World Champions Italy.Before gloriously finishing the South American tournament with a 3-0 win in the final against their archrivals Argentina, the Brazilians were on the...
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 Although it played without its top players Brazil managed to come victorious out of a game against Argentine stars and win claim its eighth Copa America title and second straightWho would have guessed that Brazil will win it in the end after they lost in the opener against Mexico? One thing is for sure now – the Brazilians learned their...
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 The war for supremacy in South America between Argentina and Brazil consumes another battle Sunday on Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo.Argentina can be considered the great favorites if we follow their path in Copa America this year, where they didn’t leave the field without the victory in their pocket. One by one, USA,...
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