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Guangzhou volunteer applications rocket to 660000 (19 March 11:01) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 660,000 people have applied to be volunteers at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in November, state media reported on Friday.
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Nadal bounces Berdych to set up Ljubicic clash (19 March 10:56) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California, (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal stayed on track for a successful title defence at the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a 6-4 7-6 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych in the quar... |
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Stadium work could scupper Singapores Barcelona bid (19 March 10:15) |
| SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's bid to bring European champions Barcelona to the city-state later this year could be scuppered by the redevelopment of the National Stadium.
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Armstrong to take part in Circuit de la Sarthe (19 March 08:52) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - Seven-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will take part in the Circuit de la Sarthe, a four-day race in western France, organisers said on Thursday.
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Monza extends F1 deal until 2016 (19 March 08:51) |
| ROME (Reuters) - Fears that plans to stage a street race in Rome would threaten the future of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza eased on Thursday when the track announced it had extended its F... |
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Whiskey galore for South Koreas Park (19 March 08:09) |
| SEOUL (Reuters) - Pernod Ricard Korea are hoping to cash in on the World Cup by combining two of South Korea's favourite things in a limited edition whiskey named after Manchester United's P... |
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Ljubicic blasts past Monaco into last four (19 March 07:13) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic earned himself an early birthday present by powering past Argentina's Juan Monaco 4-6 6-2 6-1 into the semi-finals of the... |
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Jankovic and Stosur advance to last four (19 March 07:12) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic came from 2-4 down in the second set to book her place in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-4 6-4 victory over ... |
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Willis takes first-round lead at Tampa (19 March 07:10) |
| TAMPA (Reuters) - American Garrett Willis, playing on a sponsors exemption, gained a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Tampa Bay Championship at the Innisbrook golf club and resor... |
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Vonn vows to keep up pace through Sochi (19 March 07:09) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn will take some time off to recover from a gruelling alpine skiing season before the Olympic gold medallist launches her campaign for more medals in... |
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Mayweather Mosley agree to Olympic-style drug testing (19 March 07:08) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley have agreed to begin an Olympic-style drug testing programme from Monday ahead of their May 1 bout in Las Vegas, the boxers said in a c... |
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Valencia striker Villa provides his own masterclass (19 March 07:06) |
| BERLIN (Reuters) - Valencia's David Villa, forced to watch from the stands as Lionel Messi dismantled his team at the weekend, provided a masterclass of his own on Thursday with a hat-trick ... |
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Fulham stun Juve Villa hat-trick spurs Valencia (19 March 05:00) |
| BERNE (Reuters) - Unfashionable Premier League side Fulham knocked favourites Juventus out of the Europa League after an astonishing 4-1 win over the Italians who finished the last 16 second... |
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Former France midfielder Fernandez close to Israel job (19 March 04:59) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - Former France midfielder Luis Fernandez said on Thursday he was in advanced talks to become Israel's soccer coach.
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Nicklaus surprised that Woods opts to go to Masters cold (19 March 04:51) |
| RABAT (Reuters) - Golfing great Jack Nicklaus has expressed surprise that Tiger Woods will break his five-month exile by going into next month's U.S. Masters at Augusta without playing any w... |
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Fulham fight back to send giants Juve reeling (19 March 04:46) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Unheralded English side Fulham enjoyed their greatest ever victory when they came from behind to beat stunned Italian giants Juventus 4-1 and reach the Europa League quart... |
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Jankovic battles past Kleybanova to reach semis (19 March 04:38) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic came from 2-4 down in the second set to book her place in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-4 6-4 victory over ... |
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Dougherty eagle helps him to first round lead in Morocco (18 March 11:47) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Nick Dougherty shot an eagle and seven birdies on his way to a seven-under-par 66 for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Hassan II Trophy in Rabat on T... |
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F1s Button sees plenty of room for improvement (18 March 10:18) |
| WOKING, England (Reuters) - Formula One champion Jenson Button says he can see plenty of room for improvement at the upcoming Australian Grand Prix after a disappointing debut with McLaren.
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McLaren buy back bulk of Mercedes shares (18 March 09:19) |
| WOKING, England (Reuters) - McLaren have bought back most of the 40 percent stake in the company previously held by Mercedes, Formula One team boss Martin Whitmarsh told Reuters on Thursday.... |
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Russias deputy sports minister quits over Olympic flop (18 March 09:18) |
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gennady Alyoshin has quit as Russia's deputy sports minister, the ministry said on Thursday.
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Italian players suspended for mourning mafia boss (18 March 09:11) |
| ROME (Reuters) - Sixteen players from Italian amateur side San Luca have been suspended for two matches for wearing black armbands at a match in November in mourning at the death of a Calabr... |
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PSG stop selling away tickets after fan dies (18 March 07:44) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain will stop selling tickets for away matches for the rest of the season following the death of a fan after he was beaten up by a rival group from his own clu... |
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Blanco on target as Mexico win again (18 March 06:32) |
| MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Cuauhtemoc Blanco was on target as Mexico kept up their impressive run under Javier Aguirre by beating North Korea 2-1 in a friendly featuring two World Cup-bound tea... |
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Chelseas Abramovich wins gambling slur damages (18 March 05:05) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, owner of London soccer club Chelsea, won a public apology and substantial libel damages on Thursday over false newspaper claims that ... |
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Master musician Messi takes all the plaudits (18 March 04:57) |
| BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi was likened to a seasoned jazz musician after ripping VfB Stuttgart apart on Wednesday to fire holders Barcelona into the Champions League quarter-finals.
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Flying Dutchman Sneijder fuels Inters double bid (18 March 04:42) |
| ROME (Reuters) - Wesley Sneijder deserves much of the credit for Inter Milan's surge towards a possible Champions League-Serie A double.
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Bordeaux and Lyon put France back on big European stage (18 March 03:45) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - France are back on the big stage with two teams in the Champions League last eight for the first time since 2004 after Girondins Bordeaux beat Olympiakos Piraeus and Olympi... |
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Balinese teen Alfie takes swing at auntie Lidya (18 March 02:51) |
| SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A 14-year-old from Bali is bidding to upset the odds at the inaugural Ladies Indonesia Open this week -- but perhaps more importantly to beat her auntie Lidya.
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Aussies should aim for World Cup quarters - FFA boss (18 March 02:40) |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - Football Federation Australia (FFA) chief Ben Buckley has said the Socceroos deserve criticism if they do not target a quarter-final spot at this year's World Cup finals.
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Messi magic keeps Barcelona on course for double (18 March 02:38) |
| MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel Messi has put Barcelona back on track in Europe and at home with eight goals in their last four matches and coach Pep Guardiola will be hoping the magic spell conti... |
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Dinner on the line when friends clash at Indian Wells (18 March 01:33) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - The cost of dinner will be on the line when good friends Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska meet in the last four of the Indian Wells WTA tournam... |
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Djokovic exits Nadal and Murray advance (18 March 01:00) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former champion Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday, upset 7-5 6-3 by big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the fourt... |
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Malaysian PM plans academy for shuttlers (18 March 12:31) |
| KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced plans to set up a badminton academy to re-establish his country's position as leaders of the sport.
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Wozniacki joins friend Radwanska in semis (18 March 11:49) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki resisted a sizzling baseline display from China's Zheng Jie to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a hard-fo... |
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Ronaldo gives Corinthians win Flamengo beaten in Chile (18 March 10:48) |
| BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A Ronaldo strike gave Corinthians a 1-0 win over Cerro Porteno but Flamengo went down 2-1 to Universidad de Chile on a night of mixed fortunes for Brazilian sides in... |
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INTERVIEW - North Koreas Jong aims to revive glory of 1966 (18 March 10:18) |
| KAWASAKI, Japan (Reuters) - North Korea have nothing to lose at the World Cup and will be playing to "revive the glory" of their dream run to the 1966 quarter-finals, striker Jong Tae-se tol... |
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Miserable night for Duncan as Magic rout Spurs (18 March 09:10) |
| ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - San Antonio's Tim Duncan had a night to forget as the Spurs slumped to a 110-84 loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
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NBA results (18 March 09:04) |
| REUTERS - NBA results on Wednesday (home team in CAPS).
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United on red alert in face of Liverpool threat (18 March 08:35) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United will be the ones on red alert when Liverpool turn up at Old Trafford on Sunday for a Premier League match neither side can afford to lose.
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Sharapova faces up to six weeks out with elbow injury (18 March 08:10) |
| MIAMI (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova faces up to six weeks out of action due to an elbow injury, organisers of next week's Sony Ericsson Open said on Wednesday.
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Brilliant Messi compared to sporting greats (18 March 08:09) |
| BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi earned himself comparisons with sporting greats Diego Maradona and Michael Jordan after the Barcelona forward's brilliant performance in the Champions Leag... |
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Djokovic dumped out by Ljubicic Nadal advances (18 March 08:07) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday, upset 7-5 6-3 by big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the fourth round.
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Woods will still be terrific says Obama (18 March 07:55) |
| MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was sure Tiger Woods will still be a "terrific golfer" when he returns to competition, while one of the PGA Tour's most sen... |
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Messi mauls Stuttgart to send Barca through (18 March 05:24) |
| BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi's brilliance sent holders Barcelona through to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-0 dismantling of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday.
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Bordeaux join Lyon in Champions League quarters (18 March 05:23) |
| BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Girondins Bordeaux survived a second-half scare to grab a 2-1 win over Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday and give France a second team in the Champions League quar... |
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Beckham back in England after surgery (18 March 05:22) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham arrived in England on Wednesday to start his recovery from an Achilles tendon injury that appears certain to rule him out of the World Cup finals.
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Djokovic ousted by Ljubicic at Indian Wells (18 March 05:20) |
| INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Second-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday, upset 7-5 6-3 by big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the fo... |
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Whip smart Gourcuff revives Zidane comparisons (18 March 05:17) |
| BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Yoann Gourcuff reminded everyone why he had been compared to the great Zinedine Zidane by helping Girondins Bordeaux reach the Champions League quarter-finals wi... |
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EA to offer complete online Woods game around Masters (18 March 05:15) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tiger Woods return to pro golf for the Masters tournament next month is being celebrated by more than fans as EA Sports will launch the final commercial version of its on... |
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