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CHINESE Sports News, Aug 17, 2011

Canada's Men's Soccer earn first point of tourney

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SHENZHEN, China (CIS) – The Canadian men's soccer team finally picked up their first point of the tournament on Tuesday night, drawing Ghana 1-1 in their final Group D match of the 26th Summer Universiade. Unfortunately for Canada (0-2-1), ...
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Home > Sports > University > Kitchener's Alyssa Lagonia leads Canada to soccer...
Waterloo Record
The Kitchener soccer star's strike found the back of the net early in a crucial final group stage game versus Chinese Taipei — also known as Taiwan — at the Summer Universiade, sparking a 3-0 Canada win and lifting the red and white to the...
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First Cup: Tuesday
ESPN (blog)
But I can come here and play soccer and enjoy it. It's a sport I love. I grew up playing soccer. And I just get to have some fun.' Last Thursday, Nene was in two natural habitats. He was playing soccer — while posting up a smaller, scrappy defender ...
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Hong Kong ETF planned for mainland investors
MarketWatch
Li, who was speaking at a forum in Hong Kong midway through a three-day visit, mentioned the ETF along with several other measures to boost the city's role an offshore hub for the use of the Chinese currency. UK soccer club Manchester United is ...
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Lauren Cheney soccer
Indianapolis Star
Michael Klueh, Evansville, took two gold medals this week in the World University Games at Shenzhen, China. He won the 800 freestyle in 7:52.31 and swam leadoff for the United States' winning team in the 800 free relay. Indiana University's Margaux ...
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NW Briefs Huskies third in men's soccer poll
The Seattle Times
Jeshua Anderson, a former Washington State athlete from Woodland Hills, Calif., ran the fastest time among 33 men in the 400-meter hurdles preliminaries at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday. He won his heat in 49.78 seconds.
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Special to ESPN.com
ESPN
La Liga is producing some of the most thrilling, spectacular, engaging, inventive and uplifting football in the history of this sport. I demand that right-thinking people within Spanish soccer, and those who look in on it from around the world, ...
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Sports Briefs
St. Thomas Times-Journal
SHENZHEN, China -- Rachel Bedek of Talbotville held Taiwan scoreless Monday as Canada posted a 3-0 victory in women's soccer at Universiade 2011. The win gives Canada a 2-1 record at the world university games, with the loss coming toChina by a 1-0 ...
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Sports TV & radio listings
Yorkdispatch.com
7:30 pm -- Women's Professional Soccer, WPS, Playoffs, first round game, Boston at MajicJack, Fox Soccer Channel. 8:30 pm -- Soccer, Under-20 World Cup, semifinal, Brazil vs. Mexico, ESPNU. 8 am -- College Basketball, exhibition, Duke at China, ESPNU. ...
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Asian Shares Mixed; Brambles, Woodside Lift Sydney
Wall Street Journal
By JOHN PHILLIPS And WEI-ZHE TAN UK soccer club Manchester United is planning to raise around $1 billion from a Singapore IPO, and the yen's near-record strength despite intervention is sparking debate over the effectiveness of Japan's strategy. ...
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The First US-Japan International Sports Exchange
IEWY News
And sports is a way to bring people together. And of course, the United States saw firsthand the resilience of the Japanese sports teams when the women's soccerteam beat the Americans in the Women's World Cup. And I think the young women playing for ...
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MyReporter gets in touch with Wilmington's pro sports roots
StarNewsOnline.com
He has been playing in the Chinese Basketball Association since the fall of 2009. Tamera Young, Laney: No. 3 all-time leading scorer in Colonial AthleticAssociation, three-time all-CAA selection and inaugural draft pick of WNBA's Atlanta Dream. ...
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Sony Ericsson Nets FIFA 12 on Android
Reuters (press release)
With its global corporate functions in London, Sony Ericsson has sales and marketing operations in all major regions of the world, as well as manufacturing inChina, and product development sites in China, Japan, Sweden and Silicon Valley, California. ...
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Build literacy in area for edge in workplace
AZ Central.com
From my hotel-room window, I watch a soccer match, and it occurs to me that the language of soccer is the rules and the ways to keep score. And a soccer player can't perform well if he or she doesn't know how the game is scored. ...
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Chinese Cinema Cresendoes to Another Crest in Hollywood
Examiner.com
Western audiences know him best for his roles in KUNG FU HUSSLE and SHAOLIN SOCCER. A devoted fan of Bruce Lee, Chow was initially ecstatic when offer the role of Kato and the possibility of playing the role that launched his idol's American fame. ...
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Jill Loyden makes most of unexpected opportunities
ESPN
In January, Jill Loyden didn't think she'd be starting in the Women's ProfessionalSoccer playoffs or going to Germany with the US national team over the course of 2011. For one thing, she had made only one career appearance for the USA. ...
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This Evening: Deal Again
Deadspin
And FOX Sports Net has Champions League Soccer (albeit in tape-delay), with Arsenal taking on Udinese. That's on at 8. Kevin Durant, the NBA lockout's anti-LeBron: "Kevin Durant is everywhere. The Oklahoma City Thunder forward has lately been burning ...
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Deals of the Day: Google Ramps Up Fight With Apple
Wall Street Journal (blog)
[FT.com] Southwest Securities: The mid-sized Chinese brokerage has agreed to acquire rival Guodu Securities in a $1.7 billion share swap deal that could trigger a fresh wave of consolidation in China's fragmented and competitive brokerage industry. ...
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Japan Finds It Harder to Slow the Yen
Wall Street Journal
UK soccer club Manchester United is planning to raise around $1 billion from a Singapore IPO, and the yen's near-record strength despite intervention is sparking debate over the effectiveness of Japan's strategy. WSJ's Jake Lee and Alex Frangos discuss ...
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Wall Street Journal
SB Foresters Win Third National Championship
Santa Barbara Independent
He now plays for DC United and was named Major League SoccerPlayer of the Week after scoring two goals in a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. Younger brother Tim Pontius is a senior defender on this year's UCSB team. CRUISING IN CHINA: UCSB's ...
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Santa Barbara Independent
United trio selected for Young Socceroos
SportsAustralia.com
The Young Socceroos will face Shizuoka on Thursday afternoon at the FujiedaSports Park Soccer Field, followed by Japan on Sunday evening at the Kusanagi Stadium and will play their final match of the SBS Cup against Mexico on Sunday evening at the ...
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Coastal Bend recreational, youth sports calendar: 08.16.11
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Coastal Bend Women's Soccer Association is seeking women interested in playingsoccer. For information, e-mail cbwsa@aol.com or go to www.cbsa.com. Competitive Soccer Tryouts for the Coastal Bend — see CBYSA's Web site at www.cbysasoccer.org. ...
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Steeplechasing is as exciting as any other day at the races
St. George Daily Spectrum
It's known as the “Pride of the Orient” in a city where horse racing is the most popular spectator sport. Crowds reach upwards of 50000 on weekends for its seemingly never-ending parade of graded stake races. It outdraws soccer and cricket by a wide ...
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Oroville Calendar
Mercury-Register
Located at 1650 Broderick St., one block from Chinese Temple. $3. Group tours by appointment. 538-2528; Museum, 538-2406. Monday through Saturday; Sunday, 11:45 am-3:45 pm Artists of River Town Gallery and Gifts: noon-4 pm 1435 Myers St. Display ...
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Delwinder owes it to his family
ESPN STAR Sports
The affable youngster said: "My love for soccer started as young as five when I used to kick around at my dad's work place. My dad and his colleagues used to have kick-about sessions and I would join them." Juggling studies at Republic Polytechnic and ...
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ESPN STAR Sports
Hard to find anyone wild about Harry
Sydney Morning Herald
The trouble with Australian soccer player Harry Kewell is that his near 32-year-old body keeps breaking down but this doesn't stop his manager, Bernie Mandic, digging up new opportunities for the former Leeds and Liverpool star. ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Notes From UFC 136 Pre-Event Press Conference
MMA Nation
We could have booked a soccer stadium. I'm kicking myself in the ass over that. Our focus right now is Brazil but we're talking about Japan, South Korea, China, India..." (On Fox story): When you're in negotiations, rumors start flying. ...
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Americas News AT 0500 G
WSLS
KINGSTON, Jamaica At August Town Primary School, children kick around a plastic bottle filled with gravel instead of a soccer ball. When the school needs a copier, it turns to parents, businesses or foreign embassies for donations. ...
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Olde Riekerink appointed as coach of Chinese youth soccer team
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
17 (Xinhua) -- Dutch youth training expert Jan Olde Riekerink was appointed on Wednesday as coach of the Chinese youth soccer team. The Chinese Football Association (CFA) signed a five-year contract with the 48-year-old Dutch, who previously worked as ...
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Zvasiya joins Kaizer Chiefs
KickOff
Realy have nthing against zim players sum are even top class... but i jus wonder dat if chiefs is aware that this could damage the development of Soccer in SA we have so much tallent here. The chief development play are hoping to be promoted and the ...
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How the Premier League Has Changed In 20 Years: Must-See Infographic
EPL Talk
I doubt soccer football will ever be their number #1 sports, but still there is at least potential there. 1. Middle East and North Africa – where Abu Dhabi Media Company is paying a whopping $300 million/season and is bankrolling the 24/7 Premier ...
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EPL Talk
ONE FC: Gregor Gracie fighting to defend his family's honor on Sep. 3
MMAmania.com
ONE FC will feature rules that are a combination of the Unified MMA rules employed by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the rules that were used by former Japanese promotion PRIDE (which allows for head stomps and soccer kicks). ...
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Kenya: Vanity Insanity - the Crazy Things Women Do in the Name of Beauty
AllAfrica.com
Everyone knows that the people with the best butts are volleyball players, soccerplayers, and some are just born with natural booty. You are either born with one or you're not. Chicken pills or feed, creams and strange tablets won't give you shape and ...
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Charlene Counsellor: Make sure you're not overexposing your kids
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
Many families do too much, from Girl Scouts to dance class to karate and soccer. Don't forget that these kids also attend CCD and volunteer at the community cleanup, bright and early Saturday morning. Let's not even begin to speculate how they can ...
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Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. : Wavion and ZapFi Partner to Provide Wi-Fi ...
4-traders (press release)
Wavion is privately held and backed by Tel Aviv-based investors Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. and BRM Capital. Wavion's headquarters are located in Yoqne'am Israel, with worldwide offices in US, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, India, China, Philippines, ...
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The much-maligned C-word
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
I'd much rather see something like "Soccer-mom" placed up there instead or "jeggings" or "Light bladder leakage" although, really that's a phrase rather than a word, and to be honest I'd rather it was banned outright. But of course, not everyone agrees ...
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