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CricketWest Indies face uphill task to avoid defeat
June 10, 2014KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chris Gayle, playing in his 100th Test match, made 64 but West Indies surrendered a big first innings lead against New Zealand on Day 3 of the ...
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World Cup 2014Argentina arrive in Brazil amid tight security
June 10, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, June 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Argentina's national team arrived in the southeastern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte amid a huge security operation on Monday.
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World Cup 2014Seven teams to have top-level security in World Cup in ...
June 10, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 10 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Seven out of the 32 teams who will play in the FIFA World Cup, which starts in two days in 12 Brazilian cities, ...
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CricketGayle relaxed "at home"; ready for 100th Test at Sabina ...
June 8, 2014KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chris Gayle is fully prepared for what he described as the "perfect occasion" – his 100 Test match for the West Indies. The powerful left-hander added that ...
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World Cup 2014England and Italy are group favourites
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Luis Suarez's knee injury may have a big impact on the outcome of Group D. With the Uruguay star striker yet to hit ...
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World Cup 2014Japan could surprise in this easy group
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Soft but tricky is the impression left by the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group C consisting of Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan and Greece.
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World Cup 2014Spain and Netherlands are favorites in Group B
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Most people may tend to rate Spain and Netherlands as the favorites in Group B to qualify for the knockout stage at the ...
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CricketDarren Bravo is Cricketer of the Year
June 6, 2014KINGSTON, Jamaica – Darren Bravo was a big winner as the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players Association held their awards ceremony on Thursday evening at the ...
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World Cup 2014World Cup Preparation: Is Brazil ready?
June 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, June 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- After seven years of planning and billions of dollars spent on infrastructure, Brazil is finally dismantling ubiquitous scaffolds and applying finishing touches to ...
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World Cup 2014Brazil ready for World Cup: Blatter
June 6, 2014SAO PAULO, June 6 (Xinhua/Sun) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has insisted Brazil is ready to host the World Cup, less than a week before football's showpiece event kicks off ...
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FootballSpain squad flies to Washington to continue World Cup preparations
June 4, 2014MADRID, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The 23 players of the Spanish football team held their last training session on home soil on Monday before flying to the United States to ...
