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Aug 24, 2011

CHINESE Sports News, Aug 24, 2011


America fears the great brawl of China
Financial Times
It seems it's not just Chinese sports diplomacy that needs polishing. Speaking of scenes of mayhem, Britain's image has taken a terrible beating in the eyes of manyChinese following the scenes that engulfed the country two weeks ago. ...
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Financial Times
Liverpool Seeks Stars, Shirt Sales in India as Premier League Wins Support
Bloomberg
Liverpool, the 18-time English champion, will open five soccer academies in India by 2012 and plans similar institutes in China, Steve McMahon, the former Liverpool midfield player and chief coach for the project, told reporters in New Delhi today. ...
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Napa's Lopers make ACWPC All-Academic Team for Pacific
Napa Valley Register
Taiwan won the team competition while China was the runner up. South Korea and Spain tied for fourth place. This was the second time that golf has been a part of the World University Games, with the sport usually competing in the World University Golf ...
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Bhaichung Bhutia - Inspirational leader both on and off the field
The Hindu
An articulate leader, who was India skipper since 1999, Bhaichung grabbed international headlines when he refused to run for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch when it passed through the country to protest the alleged Chinese atrocities on the Tibetans. ...
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The Hindu
Area sports briefs: Nianouris wins Rowan Junior Open
Salisbury Post
Salisbury's boys soccer team stayed unbeaten with a 3-1 win against Central Cabarrus on Tuesday night at Ludwig Stadium. The Hornets trailed 1-0 early when the Vikings (1-1) scored on their first shot attempt of the night. ...
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Imminent Fall of Qaddafi Poses policy Challenge for China and Russia
Middle East Online
Alarm bells went off on Tuesday in the Chinese and Russian capitals after Abdeljalil Mayouf, a manager of the rebel-controlled Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) warned that China, Russia and Brazil in contrast to Western nations could face political ...
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Sports Briefs
St. Thomas Times-Journal
SHENZHEN, China -- Rachel Bedek of Talbotville shut out Russia 1-0 Sunday at Universiade 2011 as Canada's women's soccer team nailed down fifth place, matching its best result at the world university games. Canada (4-2) had previously finished fifth in ...
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It's been breakthrough year for middle distance runner Uceny
Indianapolis Star
Soccer: No. 17 Indiana opens the men's college season Saturday at No. 12 Notre Dame. IU's incoming freshman class, which includes Westfield's Eriq Zavaleta, is ranked fourth nationally. In two exhibitions last weekend at Fort Wayne, the Hoosiers tied ...
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Great Dictator
Tablet Magazine
“Hitler, soccer.” Bizarrely, support for Hitler does not in any way suggest disdain for Jews. On the contrary: Chinese people on the whole are very approving of Judaism and Jewish culture, seeing Jews as experts on both moneymaking and child rearing, ...
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Tablet Magazine
China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. Announces Interim Results for the Six Months ...
irasia.com (press release)
... owner of the Kappa brand, together with licensees of Kappa brand in other countries in a series of sporting sponsorships, including Virgin Racing F1 Team and Borussia Dortmund Soccer Team, to promote Kappa's brand as a fusion of sports and fashion. ...
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The Newspaper of the Harvard Business School
Harbus Online
For the Chinese, it was the year of the Golden Snake. For the United States it was the year of the biggest tragedy ever to take place on American soil. For the world it was a year of reassessing what was really important. For all of us at HBS it was a ...
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Little League World Cup Coming Soon to America?
Bleacher Report
Taiwan/Chinese Taipei has won the most titles (17), Japan is second with 7, and California is third place with 6. Every state in the US sends a champion team of all-stars to compete against all of the other respective states for the chance at making ...
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Wagga schools face off in Sally Shipard Shield
Daily Advertiser
Wagga's soccer queen Sally Shipard graciously consented to promote girls football in Wagga by allowing her name to be used on the shield, and wishes both teams good luck in the final. Although Shippard is in China with the Matildas for today's final, ...
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NBA Lockout: 10 Players Who Are Keeping the Busiest During the Lockout
Bleacher Report
Nene is one of those players who has decided to use his time during the lockout to play a sport tremendously popular to the Brazilian Beast's home country, soccer! "I feel more close to Brazil (when I play)," said Nene, a native of São Carlos, Brazil. ...
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Bleacher Report
World Soccer Daily: 10 stories you need to read, August 23rd
World Soccer
They are in Group A with Jordan, China and Singapore for the stage that starts next month. Zico said he was looking forward to the opportunity and was not deterred by the prospect of the violence in Iraq. “It's the big challenge of my life. ...
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Triathlon photographer hit by car
Slowtwitch
He runs a company called Competitive Image, which is a boutique photo agency focusing on endurance sports and triathlon. He did the pictures for a prize-winning book called Portrait of Passion, focusing on the US women's soccer team's drive to the 2007...
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Slowtwitch
Usiminas Bid for Brazilian Port Seen Quadrupling Iron Ore: Freight Markets
Bloomberg
The state government will take bids later this year for a lease on the so-called Area do Meio, an area equal to about 30 soccer fields, from companies that want to ship the ore, Brazil's top export. Usiminas, as the company is known, has confirmed it ...
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International Festival Celebrates Renton's Diverse Cultures
Patch.com
“The Night Market at the festival will showcase the event by illuminating the evening starting at dusk with Chinese Lanterns." The festival is designed to showcase Renton's diversity and give attendees a chance to experience international cultures, ...
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Google Translate in the Office
MIT Technology Review
This might mean an Arabic web page being "gisted" to see if it's about politics orsoccer, or someone sitting down to "gist" a Beijing site in Chinese for the latest official views on yuan-dollar currency levels. "Gisting" is expected to take on an ...
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MIT Technology Review
Sparks Scores Asian Commissions
World Screen
A local version of Super Soccer Stars has been produced for Indonesia. Created by Galleon, the format is developed together with the Chelsea Football Club, which invites the winner of the show to join the Chelsea youth academy. ...
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David Beckham's Superdry Crush Fails to Keep Investors Smitten
Bloomberg
In 2003, Fast Retailing Co., Japan's largest casual clothing chain, was forced to close 16 of 21 Uniqlo outlets in the UK, its first overseas market, after expanding too quickly without fast enough distribution from its Chinese factories, analysts said ...
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How Egyptian and Tunisian youth hacked the Arab Spring.
MIT Technology Review
Another innovation is Takriz's strong relationship with soccer fans. The mosque and thesoccer pitch have been the only release valves for anger and frustration among the young under autocratic Middle Eastern rule, says James M. Dorsey, senior fellow ...
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MIT Technology Review
Come together
AFL.com
With some of the International Cup teams, it is obvious the sports they grew up playing. The French team, for example, appeared to draw on their rugby union heritage. The Americans had some basketballers, some soccer players and a handful of who ...
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AFL.com
Zico says he has reached a deal to coach Iraq
The Associated Press
... officials chose a third candidate with a long history in the country's soccercommunity. Najeh Hamoud made finding a new coach for the World Cup qualifying campaign his top priority. Iraq is in a qualifying group with China, Jordan and Singapore. ...
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The Associated Press
Interview With Jeff Gross, Horse Of Olympian Michael Phelps
CardPlayer.com
Jeff Gross: I started playing poker when I was 15 years old in high school during our team's soccer camp. It was right around the Moneymaker boom and one my teammates had seen it and brought out some of those old plastic poker chips. ...
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CardPlayer.com
Education Briefs
The Durango Herald
Spanish and knitting will be held Wednesdays, and Chinese will be held Tuesdays after school, beginning in mid-October. Space is limited. Advance registration is required. For more information, visit www.artandlaughter.com, call 426-9685 or visit 171 ...
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