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SF Gate
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The IOC will consider ending the international leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay as a result of the anti-Chinese protests.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says the issue will be discussed by the organization's executive boa..
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BBC News
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Beijing has said "no force" can stop the Olympic flame relay, as it faces protests on the US leg of its journey.
Seven demonstrators have already been arrested in San Francisco after tying "Free Tibet" banners to the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge...
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CNN
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World number one Justine Henin had to fight off a determined challenge from second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to claim her 40th WTA tour title at the Sydney International tournament on Friday. Henin fought back after losing the opening set to see off the Ru..
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CNN
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Candie Kung and Ayako Uehara beat Annika Sorenstam and Catriona Matthew 3 and 2 on Friday in the Lexus Cup to help Asia sweep alternate-shot play for a 6-0 lead over the International team. "I thought we had some great pairings. Everyone was excited to be..
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CNN
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Blackburn have signed Paraguay international striker Roque Santa Cruz from Bayern Munich. The 25-year-old has agreed a four-year contract at Ewood Park after spending eight years with the Bundesliga giants .
The Premier League club announced on Saturda..
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CNN
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Primera Liga Real Zaragoza made a double swoop on Saturday to acquire Argentine international central defender Roberto Ayala and Brazilian international striker Ricardo Oliveira. Ayala, who is playing for his country in the Copa America, joins from fellow..
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CNN
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Sachin Tendulkar became the first man to score 15,000 one-day international runs as India beat South Africa by six wickets in the second one-day international at Stormont on Friday.
Tendulkar top-scored with 93 as India, chasing 227 for victory, finish..
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CNN
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Champion amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius can compete against the world's best able-bodied athletes while researchers try to determine whether his prosthetics give him an unfair advantage, a spokesman for the international track authority said Friday...
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CNN
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The U.S. scored two late goals to complete an emphatic 4-1 win over China in a friendly international on Saturday.
The hosts opened the scoring in the 10th minute through a penalty by DaMarcus Beasley, who had won the spot kick after being tripped by C..
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CNN
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The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it would launch an inquiry into potential drugs rules violations at past Games following doping confessions by Telekom team riders.
"The International Olympic Committee today announced that it has s..
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BBC News
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Wales captain Ryan Giggs announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday.
The Manchester United winger, 33, will play for his country for the last time in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Cardiff.
"I fee..
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BBC News
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China has failed to keep its promise of improving its human rights record in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games, Amnesty International has said.
A report by the group welcomed some reforms, but criticised detention without trial policies and tighten..
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CNN
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Giampaolo Pazzini, who needed only 29 seconds to become the first player to score a goal at the new Wembley, grabbed a hat-trick in Italy's 3-3 draw with England in an entertaining under-21 international on Saturday.
The Fiorentina player curled a deli..
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CNN
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River Plate, trailing 1-0 and down to 10 men at halftime, fought back to drew 1-1 at LDU to keep their Libertadores Cup campaign alive on Thursday.
Gremio, another of the pre-tournament favorites, went down to a shock 1-0 defeat at Colombian provincial..
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