Volleyball: Steeling its nerves, China holds off Cuba
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ATHENS China overcame a case of midmatch nerves to shatter Cuba&#39;s dream of four Olympic women&#39;s volleyball golds in a row by beating the Caribbean nation in five grueling sets.
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ATHENS Cuba captured its third gold medal in Olympic baseball on Wednesday, beating Australia by 6-2 as Frederich Cepeda hit a two-run homer for the Cubans.
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With the next Summer Games set for Beijing, China will have a chance to defend its women's volleyball gold medal without leaving home.
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Athens - Runner-up to the United States by a handful of gold medals at the Athens Olympics, China was the big winner at the Paralympics.
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Cuba put seven of its eight boxers into this weekend&#39;s Olympic boxing finals and has an opportunity to equal the seven boxing golds it won in the
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China's gleaming skyscrapers and big Olympic plans hide the realities of political oppression. Take the case of Chen Guangcheng
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By Brian Homewood RIO DE JANEIRO  - Brazil coach Carlos AlbertoParreira is more worried about playing rank outsiders Venezuelathan the likes of Germany or Argentina.
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Regardless of changes in the world, China and Cuba have pledged to stay the course of independent development. The two countries should further expand their mutually beneficial
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While the Washington debate on US Cuba policy remains stuck on the issue of trade sanctions, the world has not stood still. At a recent meeting sponsored by the Czech government in Prague, a
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In a baseball battle of gold-medal  contenders, Japan banged three home runs to defeat Cuba 6-3  Tuesday, as starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched into the ninth.
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BEIJING, China (Ticker) -- One day after top-seeded Carlos Moya of Spain lost in straight sets, his second-seeded compatriot followed suit.
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The U.S. and allied navies conduct war games off India. But some of the participants are hoping Beijing won't notice
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Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist  Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle  nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 win against  China Monday.
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Thailand&#39;s Paradorn Srichaphan returns a ball against Israel&#39;s Noam Okun in the second round match of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, September 16, 2004.
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Luis Scola scored 27 points and Argentina, playing without four N.B.A. players from the team that won the gold in 2004, beat Brazil, 91-80, in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament yesterday in Las Vegas to earn a berth in the Beijing Olympics.Teams that have earned berths in Beijing include Argentina; the winner of yesterdayâs United States-Puerto Rico semifinal; China, the host; Spain, the reigning world champion; and the zone champions Iran, Angola and Australia. Two European entrants will be decided this month.
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Four years after facing a team of major league farmhands in the gold-medal game at the Olympics, the Cuban national baseball team did it again on Wednesday.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - Holders China set the early pace in qualifying at the world championships on Saturday, using a spectacular array of skill from newcomers and champions to build a convincing team lead.