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Unseeded Pilley stuns at squash Open
Australian squash star Cameron Pilley has pulled off the biggest upset of the British Open, staging a miraculous comeback to eliminate sixth-seeded Egyptian Mohamed El Shorbagy.Pilley recovered from two games and 9-3 down to stun a shattered El Shorbagy and win 13-15 4-11 11-9 11-6 13-11 on a bitterly cold day on the all-glass court set up on the playing surface at the Hull City football ...
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Hockey Night Radio Martin Brodeur talks playoffs
About HNIC Radio on SiriusXM Rob Pizzo and co-hosts Elliotte Friedman, Kelly Hrudey, Craig Simpson, Tim Wharnbsy and Cassie Campbell-Pascall discuss the game of hockey in an entertaining way on Hockey Night in Canada Radio, the flagship of NHL Network radio on SiriusXM. Weekdays from 3-5pm ET on Sirius 207 and XM ...
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Port punt on Butcher against Cats in AFL
Port Adelaide admit they're taking a selection punt on John Butcher, who will play his first AFL game in 10 months in Saturday's home match against Geelong. Butcher has been summoned to replace injured ruckman Matthew Lobbe, who rolled an ankle at agility training on Thursday night. Butcher hasn't played an AFL game since July 7 last year and has been out of sorts in SANFL ranks ...
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Manly desperate to end home losing streak
It's been nearly a decade since Manly last lost three consecutive matches at Brookvale Oval, and that record has the Sea Eagles ready to fight for their turf this Saturday. Back-to-back losses to South Sydney and Sydney Roosters in the past month have Manly on the verge of losing three on the trot at Brookvale for the first time since July 2005 when the Sea Eagles went down 26-24 in the ...
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Hird Bombers AFL coach for long time
James Hird says he plans on coaching Essendon for a long time despite suggestions he should follow chief executive Ian Robson in resigning from the AFL club. Robson quit on Thursday, saying while he didn't know of the irregular practices taking place with the Bombers supplement program last year, his position made him accountable for them. That has prompted the question of whether ...
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Samo Lance back for Reds in Super Rugby
Queensland cult hero Radike Samo will start his first Super Rugby match of the year while fullback Jono Lance returns from injury for the Reds' clash with the Stormers on Sunday morning (AEST). Wallabies veteran Samo will start at No.8 at Newlands in Cape Town, with Jake Schatz moving to blindside flanker and Ed Quirk dropping to the bench. The 36-year-old has been plagued by a knee ...
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Think you can be an on-air sports host The Fan radio station hopes so too
The first of five open auditions, where entrants will vie for an opportunity to host a program broadcast on weekends, and possibly grow into a long-term relationship with the CBS station, begins at 11 a.m. May 25 at Beer and Pop 4 Less, Suite 2, 1155 Washington Pike, ...
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Despite loss at regional tournament Seton Hill baseball has promising future
Seton Hill University pitcher Jordan Fuller devlivers a pitch during a game against Fairmont State on Friday, April 26, 2013, at Seton ...
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Big Ten baseball Ohio State 3 Nebraska 2
Ohio State beat Nebraska 3-2 on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Thursday at Target Field. Nebraska pitcher Dylan Vogt struggled in the ninth and walked Ohio State second baseman Troy Kuhn with the bases loaded to bring in the winning run. Cornhuskers center fielder Ty Kildow scored the tying run in the top of the inning, but ...
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Palmer hits 62 to seize lead in Texas PGA
Ryan Palmer shot a brilliant eight-under par 62 to have a one stroke lead after the first round of the US PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational in ...
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Wet course sees LPGA plan 12-hole rounds
A water-logged course has forced officials at the inaugural Bahamas LPGA Classic to shorten Friday's opening round to 12 holes with hope of finishing 36 holes by Sunday.Workers continued Thursday to try to remove water from drenching rainstorms that has flooded parts of the ninth, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th holes, while organisers plotted a new course route past the Ocean Club's ...
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As Tyson Gay preps for NY race talk turns to Bolt
NEW YORK - As Tyson Gay struggled with injuries the last five years, the American sprinter became somewhat of an afterthought. As soon as the lightning flash of Usain Bolt came along, Gay became the ...
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Birdman an unlikely difference-maker for Miami in more ways than one
Greg Nelson/SI MIAMI -- The Mohawk had been lacquered and spiked while Chris "Birdman'' Andersen was making his large yet minimalist impact on Game 1 of the Eastern finals Wednesday night. On Thursday after practice he and his hair were more relaxed. The hair lay tousled along the top of his head like a strip of highway median. His tattooed skin was like cheerful pop-art ...
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Column German domination of football Not quite
View Photo FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo Dortmund's Mario Goetze challenges for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between ...
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5 Super Bowl lessons learned by past host cities
The roman numerals for Super Bowl XLVI are displayed at Monument Circle during the Electronic Arts Inc. Sports Madden Bowl XVIII in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2012. Indianapolis created Super Bowl Village to entice fans, and worked with the local companies to make sure business boomed. The efforts of the San Francisco Super Bowl Bid Committee and Santa Clara was rewarded May 21 when the NFL ...
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Eight Swimmers Set to Represent Israel at World Championships
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23. THE Israel swimming foundation announced this week that seven men and one woman will represent the country at the FINA world championships this summer in Barcelona, Spain.College swimming fans will recognize the names of three of the swimmers on the roster. Guy Barnea (UC-Berkeley), Gal Nevo (Georgia Tech) and Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or (Arizona) have each represented their ...
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Southern California increases lead to 17 strokes in NCAA womens golf
ATHENS, Ga. - Annie Park shot a 2-under 70 in windy conditions Thursday to take the individual lead and help Southern California increase its lead to 17 strokes with one round left in the NCAA Women's Golf Championships. Park, a freshman from Levittown, N.Y., who won the Pac-12 Championship and tied for first in the NCAA West Regional, had a 9-under 207 total at the University of Georgia ...
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Sochi 2014 to perform 2500 doping tests during Olympics
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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Fidel Castros love of baseball inspires son to play leading role in Olympic bid
The IOC will vote on whether to include one of the following sports in the 2020 Olympic programme on 8 September 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos ...
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James Richardsons European football papers review - video
On a blustery day in London, James Richardson returns for a final time this season to bring you the best of the continental press, including rumours abound on the managerial merry-go-round, speculation over Wayne Rooney's Parisian future and a preview of the Champions League final - including a warning that Wembley hot dogs are the ...
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Lamela Earns Argentina Call-Up as Messi Understudy
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Colonial member Palmer has 1st-round lead with 62
Ryan Palmer watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Colonial golf tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Forth Worth, ...
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Southern Cal Increases Lead in NCAA Womens Golf
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Cricket NSW appoints former Cricket Australia executive
Sydney 2000 Cricket New South Wales has confirmed the appointment of former Cricket Australia head of strategy Andrew Jones as its new chief executive.Jones comes into the position during a tumultuous time for cricket in the state after former chief Brad Gilbert had stood down in January following 11 years in the role.The Blues firstly sacked coach Anthony Stuart last season but that led to ...
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Andretti Eager to End Familys Indy500 Curse
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Tajikistan Focus
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Tajikistan making sacrifices for the future
A massive hydroelectric dam in southern Tajikistan may be the key to the future energy independence of the country and its development, but it comes at a staggering cost and with doubts over its viability.
Tajikistan is an ancient land and one of the oldest states in human history, having been founded by the Samani dynasty in the 9th century, long before territories such as Great Britain or other European nations became unified states. Yet for all this, Tajikistan has remained impoverished and sidelined throughout much of its existence. Read more
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