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Bolt strikes first Commonwealth gold, Daley retains 10m platform title
Aug. 2, 2014GLASGOW, Aug. 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to the men's 4X100m title at the Commonwealth Games at Hampden Park here on Saturday.
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World Cup 2014Messi wins Golden Ball award
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi won FIFA's Golden Ball award here on Sunday after the final match in which Messi failed to lead ...
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World Cup 2014Sabella praises Argentina's team of "warriors"
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella lavished praise on his players, describing them as "warriors" after their 1-0 loss to Germany in Sunday's World Cup ...
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World Cup 2014Loew reveals pep talk with Goetze before goal
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Germany coach Joachim Loew has revealed he told Mario Goetze "to show you can decide the World Cup" minutes before the attacker's title-clinching ...
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World Cup 2014Germany triumph fruit of 10-year plan: Loew
July 14, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Joachim Loew says Germany's 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final is the fruit of a decade of investment in the ...
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World Cup 2014German cohesion the recipe for World Cup glory
July 14, 2014German cohesion the recipe for World Cup glory
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World Cup 2014Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to win World Cup
July 13, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Three-time world champions Germany, who humiliated hosts Brazil 7-1 in the semifinals, edged two-time winners Argentina 1-0 in the extra time of their ...
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BasketballLeBron James finally decides to go home for Cleveland
July 11, 2014NEW YORK, July 11 (Xinhua/Sun) -- LeBron James decided Friday to go back to the Cleveland Cavaliers next season after the drama of his future finally came to a happy ...
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World Cup 2014Goalie Romero saves twice to emerge as Argentine hero
July 9, 2014SAO PAULO, July 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two spot kicks in Argentina's 4-2 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands in the breathtaking World Cup semifinal here on ...
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World Cup 2014Brazilian press: Shame on 7-1 collapse at World Cup stage
July 9, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, July 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Brazilians never had a glim of psychological preparation to witness such a badly loss to Germany (7-1) at the World Cup semifinal stage ...
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World Cup 2014Germany crush Brazil to advance to World Cup final
July 8, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, July 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Rampant Germany advanced to the World Cup final by crushing Brazil 7-1 in their semifinal here on Tuesday.
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CricketWindies Win
July 6, 2014In a match attended by thousands of boisterous Dominican cricket fans, West Indies walked home to a 39-run victory over New Zealand and a share of the two-match Twenty20 series.
