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How do Robinho and Kaka measure up against the heroes of Brazil's golden ages?
It doesn't matter where it happens, in a hill town above Barcelona, a factory field in Japan or, as it did three years ago before a catastrophic defence of their fifth World Cup title, a village on the fringe of the Black Forest, the fantasy is always the same. Comment?
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Tickets go back on sale for 2010 Winter Olympics after glitch shuts website
More than 100,000 tickets for the 2010 Olympics are back on sale following a computer error that left would-be buyers frustrated last week. Comment?
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'Crown Jewels' list gets hostile reception
Sporting bodies reacted with universal opposition to David Davies' long-awaited review of which of the 'crown jewels' of British sport should be screened on free-to-air television. Comment?
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Review of TV rights 'will turn golden decade of sport into decade of decay'
... echoed by representatives of the sports involved. Rugby league, rugby union, football, horse-racing, tennis and Olympics bodies unanimously rejected the findings, which recommend a new single list of protected sporting events of "national ... Comment?
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Webster claims berth in Olympic trials
... coach Gord Trenchie) reach the final Olympic Trials field of eight that will decide Canada's entry into the Winter Olympics. The Trials are set for Dec. 6-13 at Rexall Place in Edmonton. "I haven't really had a chance to let it all sink in yet," ... Comment?
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Welsh FA close in on new chief
... is Coca-Cola's former marketing chief, and has been heavily involved in sponsorship and commercial projects for the Olympics, Wimbledon and the World Cup. Wales soccer chiefs were hugely impressed by his application and CV, and the desire for a ... Comment?
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China's Song wins women's discus at Asian championships
... Krishna Poonia grabbed bronze hat-trick at the Asian championships. Song, who finished fourth at the Beijing Olympics and threw a personal best of 65.44 meters two weeks ago at the Chinese National Games, was in her best form and posted a mark of ... Comment?
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Jones keeps things in perspective
... reason, Jones said she hasn't allowed herself to develop any expectations of what it might be like to be at the Olympics. She'd rather wait and, if her team manages to make it through the Trials, let them unfold. She knows there's still a great deal ... Comment?
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Skeleton racer Michelle Kelly says she just wants to get back to sliding after enduring three of the most miserable weeks of her life, being accused -- then exonerated -- of cheating. Comment?
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Faith that Canada's charter would trump the Olympic charter was shattered yesterday for a group of female ski jumpers fighting to be included in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Comment?
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Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., earned a berth to next month's Olympic Curling Trials in Edmonton with a 6-3 victory over Kelly Scott of Kelowna, B.C. McCarville's rink broke a 2-2 tie with two points in the seventh, then held Scott to a single in eight before scoring twice more in the ninth to put the game away. Comment?
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With the exception of the Calgary Flames, the province's H1N1 vaccination plan goes like this. Comment?
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Court dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers
A British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed on Friday a bid by women ski jumpers to force Vancouver Olympic organizers to let them compete. Comment?
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Adam's Olympic afterglow - Robin Short
... Friday, the curling club stop with Adam at least brought a palpable athlete image of the pending 2010 Vancouver Olympics to St. John's. "Torino seems like yesterday and 10 years ago, at the same time," smiled the affable Labradorian, who was a part ... Comment?
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Perkins: B.C. court had more at stake than skiers' fate
... that the IOC was subject to such mundane things as Canadian laws, no Canadian city ever need bid for another Olympics, Summer or Winter. The IOC won't again put itself in a position of having a court decide its sports lineup. The IOC considers ... Comment?
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St. John's skip Gushue KO'd at pre-Olympic trials
... track on stretchers. Timmer is likely to be out for four weeks a ' a serious blow to her hopes for the Vancouver Olympics. FIGURE SKATING: Meagan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Craig Buntin of Kelowna, B.C., sit third after the pairs short program at ... Comment?
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Andrews to wax about 140 years of ...
... were leading producers of skis in the mid-20th century. Two dozen Maine skiers have competed or coached at the Olympics. Maine hosted five World championship/World Cup-level competitions between 1950 and 2009. "Down-Mountain and Cross Country" will ... Comment?
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James to give up 23 jersey to honour Jordan
LeBron James is ready to give up the number 23 jersey out of respect to Michael Jordan and isA urging others in the NBA to do the same. Comment?
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Miller ready for return to slopes
In the land of reindeer, Bode Miller makes his comeback to skiing with a slalom north of the Arctic Circle. Comment?
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Court dismisses female ski jumpersa Games bid
Faith that Canada's charter would trump the Olympic charter was shattered Friday for a group of female ski jumpers fighting to be included in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Comment?
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