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Brazil matters - and not because of the World Cup
As massive protests sweep across Brazil, Tim Harcourt and Mark Thirlwell explain why the importance of that country to Australia goes well beyond the World Cup in 2014 and the Rio Olympics in ...
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Hurdler Pearson to return from injury next week
Australia's Sally Pearson reacts on the podium before being presented with the gold medal for the women's 100m hurdles at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London at the Olympic Stadium in this August 8, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Eddie ...
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Davis Power Surge Continues Homers Twice in Win Over Tigers
(Reuters) - Chris Davis continued his power surge by blasting a pair of home runs as the Baltimore Orioles bashed Detroit 13-3 on Wednesday. Davis launched a two-run blast in the fourth inning and another in the ninth to give him 26 homers on the season, the most in Major League Baseball. He finished with five RBIs as Baltimore punished the Tigers' pitching and also got three runs ...
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Shuffle Leaves Blackhawks Coach With Winning Hand
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Downtown Biloxi businesses expect influx with baseball stadium
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Owners of businesses about to open in Downtown Biloxi believe if the baseball stadium deal comes together, they expect more restaurants, bars, and shops to get in the game. Some business owners said this is the boost the area needs. When developers decided to transform the old American Legion building on Lameuse Street, they envisioned customers sitting on the balconies ...
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Tippett earns Swans teammates respect
Star Sydney recruit Kurt Tippett has impressed teammates with his attitude as he prepares to make his debut for the AFL premiers on Saturday.Tippett will play mainly as a forward against Port Adelaide at AAMI Park on Saturday after serving out an 11-game suspension imposed for his involvement in Adelaide's salary cap breaches.The former Crow has quickly gained the respect of his new ...
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Iranians dance in the streets after qualifying for World Cup days after election
For the second time in days, Iranians, who have had little cause for cheer in eight years, have been dancing in the streets. There was an explosion of joy in their fun-starved nation when its beloved national football team won a prized ticket to next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil with a 1-0 away victory over South Korea on Tuesday. This followed a weekend of celebrations after ...
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Rangers give starter a win for first time in June
David Murphy had three hits and scored twice to snap out of a long slump, and the Texas Rangers beat the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Wednesday night.Justin Grimm (6-5) trailed when he threw his last pitch, but the Rangers scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to go ahead and make him the first Texas starter this month to get a victory.Rangers starters had gone 17 consecutive games ...
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Weeks Ramirez homer later Brewers top Astros 3-1
Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Aramis Ramirez added a solo shot in the ninth to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.The Brewers couldn't get anything going against Houston starter Erik Bedard as he threw a season-high 7 1-3 innings. Bedard was replaced by Hector Ambriz (1-4) with a runner on second, and Weeks greeted ...
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Moore leads Lynx to 80-69 road win over Mercury
Lynx guard Maya Moore, left, drives past Phoenix Mercury forward Dewanna Bonner during the first half of a WNBA basketball game on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in ...
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Blackhawks even series on Seabrooks OT goal
ESPNChicago.com's Scott Powers talks about how effective Blackhawks RW Marian Hossa will be in Game 4 after sitting out Game 3 with an upper-body injury, and Chicago's struggling power ...
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Stosur feeling good on grass despite loss
Samantha Stosur is taking a quality-over-quantity mentality out of her brief build-up to Wimbledon.Stosur's competition preparations for the grass-court grand slam ended with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 defeat to Czech Lucie Safarova at the event in Eastbourne on Wednesday.It means the Australian world No.14 will head into the biggest event of the year with only two warm-up matches on grass, her ...
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LeBrons success without Dwyane Wade complicates duos future
LeBron James went on a tear after he lost his headband late in Game 6. That is amusing, and easy material for cartoon interpretations of the NBA Finals, but ultimately it is irrelevant. The real story is not what James did without his headband. It is what he did ...
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Tait Time for Edmonton baseball fans to support Prospects
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Edmonton? Is it landmarks such as our colossal mall or the four gleaming pyramids nestled in our river valley? Or might it be less obvious: the biting cold that strikes your bones in the dead of winter or the sizzle of green onion cakes at one of our many summer ...
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Game 4 Chicago 6 Boston 5 OT With Goalies Shaky Momentum Sways to Blackhawks
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Scott backs Kangaroos AFL skipper to fire
North Melbourne AFL coach Brad Scott is backing skipper Andrew Swallow to be back to his best for their trip west to face in-form Fremantle. The midfielder was one of a number of stars who delivered a below-par performance in the shock 15-point loss to Gold Coast on June 8. Scott expected Swallow to shine at Patersons Stadium on Sunday where they will try to stop the Dockers' seven-game ...
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Olympics in the Park held in Scottdale
The event was held last year, with one part of the competition held in each of the seven borough parks, which include Loucks, Kendi, Barkley, Garfield, West, Pittsburgh Street and ...
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Nine distances itself from MDs cricket comments
that it will not be drawn on comments made by its managing director Jeffrey Browne (pictured) suggesting the network will have influence over team selections under its new broadcast deal with Cricket ...
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Redfoo’s US Open Qualifying Attempt Is Great for Tennis
Stefan Gordy is set to begin an earnest attempt to qualify for tennis' final major of the year: the U.S. Open.If you, like I was, don't think you are familiar with Gordy, yes you ...
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UPI Sports Calendar for Thursday June 20
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Oregon St. knocks Indiana out of CWS with 1-0 win
Indiana right fielder Casey Smith falls backward on the warning track as he catches a fly ball hit by Oregon State's Dylan Davis in the fifth inning of an NCAA College World Series elimination baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 19, ...
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Brazilians Mock Pele Appeal to End Protests
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Bruces HR Ties It Reds Beat Pirates 2-1 in 13
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Twins make short work of White Soxs Sale
Don’t be fooled by the stats. White Sox lefthander Chris Sale has been one of the best pitchers in baseball and pure terror for a lefthanded hitter to ...
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Encore at No. 84 Vikings rookie Patterson has work ahead
On top of that, Baggett used the highlights as an entry point to share his experiences coaching Moss with the Vikings from 2000 to ’04. (For what it’s worth, that’s 425 Moss catches, 6,416 yards and 62 touchdowns worth of ...
Fiji Feature
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Fiji needs to focus more on needs of the poor
Fiji is facing a major problem with informal housing or ‘squatter colonies’, especially on the outskirts of major cities such as Savu, which draw people in with the promise of jobs and prosperity. An ongoing effort by government to provide affordable housing for low-income earners is hampered by mismanagement, a lack of funds and the reluctance to evict non-payers from their homes.
Fiji is one of the more developed countries of the South Pacific island nations, but a large proportion of the population remain in poverty and exist through subsistence means rather than through formal integration with the national economy. Read more
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