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CHINESE Sports News, Aug 31, 2011

One World Sports Secures Multiplatform North American Rights for the 2014 FIFA ...
MarketWatch (press release)
OWS will present select live and same day delayed matches from the qualifying soccer rounds in English. The first series of games will be broadcast through OWS on Sept. 2 featuring China versus Singapore, Australia versus Thailand and Syria versus ...
See all stories on this topic »Stars' return bolsters Soccer Dogs
StarPhoenix
It was a bit different (in China). It's hard to compare both because each had their good parts.” Barandica-Hamilton, along with Northey, resumed practicing with the U of S men's soccer squad this week as they prepare for a pair of friendlies this ...
See all stories on this topic »Basketball Seeks Support in Soccer-Mad Britain Before 2012 Summer Olympics
Bloomberg
Photographer: Tom Shaw/Getty Images Basketball is an afterthought in soccer-mad Britain, where professional teams sometimes have to share gym practice space with badminton games as thesport's two national squads prepare for their first Olympic ...
See all stories on this topic »China faces tough battle against S Korea in Olympic qualification opener, says ...
Xinhua
31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's national soccer team are well prepared to take on South Korea Thursday in their opening match of the Asian zone Olympic qualificiation, said head coach Li Xiaopeng. "My team and I are all ready to make a good show for the ...
See all stories on this topic »Liu just wants to have fun on the track
China Daily
"Liu showed his maturity after the race and he is really a man," said Sun Jihai, a former Chinesenational soccer player. "He should have been the winner but he was not upset to lose the title. I admire him from the bottom of my heart. ...
See all stories on this topic »One World Sports gets rights to soccer's AFC Asian Qualifiers
Indiantelevision.com
Exclusive coverage of the AFC Asian Qualifiers is a natural follow-up to the American response to the Women's World Cup, and we expect the men and women's Asian qualifying matches to generate great interest among US soccer and sports fans, ...
See all stories on this topic »Brian Cazeneuve: A suggested change to track & field's false start rule; other ...
SI.com
My SI colleague, Tim Layden, nailed it in his column on Saturday: the International Association ofAthletics Federations' (IAAF) rule of ejecting track athletes for one false start is completely foolish. Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the sport's premier star ...
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Ward's star on the rise after Team Canada debut
London Community News
By John Matisz As an athletic kid growing up in London, Warren Ward donned a London United soccer jersey every summer before his family packed up and moved east to Brampton. Once settled in the new city, he was encouraged to give the sport of...
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London Community News
SACRIFICES ARE WORTH IT FOR AUSSIE GIRL JENNA
Cootamundra Herald
As for the sacrifices, Jenna said she's more than happy to miss out on things, knowing the steps she's taking now may lead to a career in the sport. “It's more the social events here in Coota,” she said. soccer comes first for me at the moment. ...
See all stories on this topic »Dust Plus: The If And Whens And Maybes Edition
LBPOST.com
Most recently our local heroes lost to the top Chinese team (19-21, 20-22) that beaten the previous week. That meant having to win out in the double elimination loser's bracket and in a really tough match Kessy and Ross weren't enough, 29-27, 21-19. ...
See all stories on this topic »Lancers face test from the pros
Windsor Star
An exhibition game tonight between his Windsor Lancers and the Windsor Stars of the CanadianSoccer League at 7 pm at Windsor Stadium is sure to hold his attention. It's the final tuneup for the Lancers prior to opening the 2011-12 OUA season on the ...
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Taylor bound for glory
China Daily
Before taking up triple jump training about four years ago, Taylor used to play soccer. Since soccer is not a big sport in the US and Taylor grew too tall to be an effective footballer, he turned to the triple jump and soon showed his talent for the ...
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China Daily
Vancouver's Tan making most of his time on the pitch
Major League Soccer
The forward picked up his first Major League Soccer point by helping Camilo bag a goal in a 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids on July 9. But since then, he's found himself restricted to the bench until this past weekend's match against the Houston Dynamo ...
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Major League Soccer
British coaches bring soccer to local kids
Bridge River Lillooet News
In addition to on-field physical skills, he says Challenge Sports emphasizes values such as respect, responsibility, integrity and leadership. “This year, Challenge Sports has reached 150000 kids in the US and Canada, and also in Australia and China. ...
See all stories on this topic »Sports news in brief
Camden Advertiser
Year 11 Elderslie High School student Elizabeth Ralston has been selected in the Australian under-17s women's soccer team to play New Zealand in October. The team will also compete in the Asian Football Confederation Championships in China in November ...
See all stories on this topic »In the News
Washington Post
Pavel Rahman / AP Tibetan monks carry a giant thangka, a religious silk painting with embroidery, to unfold it in celebration of the traditional Tibetan Shoton Festival at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa in northwest China's Tibet autonomous region. ...
See all stories on this topic »Response to Fozzie's call to forget 'eggball'
The Roar
They are: According to Fozz, soccer is football and all other codes of football, where the foot connects with the ball during the course of a game (ie Australian rules football, rugby league football, rugby union, football and American football), ...
See all stories on this topic »C 'mon guys - let our Cup runneth over
Taranaki Daily News
I'm not one much for sport - I hate cricket, detest netball and loathe soccer. But with the Rugby World Cup literally around the corner, I'm not only starting to appreciate rugger as a heart-pounding couch- potato pastime but beginning to metamorphose ...
See all stories on this topic »Victor Cui: ONE FC Will Be King of MMA in Asia
MMAFighting.com
Muay Thai in Thailand, Silat in Indonesia, Kung Fu in China, Karate in Japan, etc. And I believe that MMA has a real chance of becoming the largest sport in the world ... yes, even bigger than soccer." For MMA, or ONE FC, to have a shot at becoming ...
See all stories on this topic »Birmingham City Owner Plans to Borrow HK$80 Million From Deputy Chairman
Bloomberg
By Marco Lui - Wed Aug 31 04:19:32 GMT 2011 Birmingham International Holdings Ltd. (2309), owner of the English soccer club Birmingham City, plans to borrow as much as HK$80 million ($10.3 million) from its newly appointed deputy chairman. ...
See all stories on this topic »High Tide: From Passage To London To A Seven-Day Notice
Wall Street Journal (blog)
(AP) Soccer reform group ChangeFIFA filed a legal complaint with the FIFA Ethics Committee looking for an investigation into Chuck Blazer and his offshore accounts. Blazer has denied any wrongdoing associated with those accounts. ...
See all stories on this topic »Own goal: the remarkable allure of Finnish football for Asian betting syndicates
Helsingin Sanomat
What causes a Singapore-based criminal organisation to extend its tentacles into the Finnish soccerleagues? I mean, after all's said and done, football is merely a summer sport played during the cottage season when there is not enough snow for skiing ...
See all stories on this topic »Africa's Telecoms Titans: France Telecom-Orange
Technology Zimbabwe
Orange is the biggest backer of soccer on the African continent and has invested approximately €100 million in an 8 year sponsorship agreement with CAF. Stéphane Richard, 49, graduated from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales and Ecole Nationale ...
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Jamaica unveils roster for Ecuador friendly
Boxscore News
The New York Red Bulls midfielder/forward has five goals and seven assists in 19 Major League Soccer appearances this season . According to FIFA records, Jamaica and Ecuador are meeting for the first time since a 0-0 draw on Aug. ...
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Boxscore News
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
[WSJ] ManU: The UK soccer giant chose Singapore for its $1 billion IPO so it could have a dual-share structure — one with voting rights and one without — that enables its owners to effectively retain control of the team. [WSJ] Angie's List: For ...
See all stories on this topic »Palestinians-Israelis Team Up For Soccer
Baltimore Jewish Times (subscription)
After being defeated in the early rounds of the tournament, the Peace Team registered its first victory against China. But their defeat by France on Wednesday meant they had lost any chance of winning the International Cup trophy. ...
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