Brazil upset in Ecuador; China eliminated
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Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and China was eliminated on the fifth tiebreaker despite a 7-0 victory over visiting Hong Kong.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio da Silva is weakened as two parties withdraw from his governing coalition.
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Brazil was chosen host of the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday, returning the showcase event to the soccer-mad country that held the tournament in 1950 and won it five times
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Brazil stuns favored Argentina, 3-0, Sunday in Maracaibo, Venezuela, to win its second straight Copa America title.
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Thereâsa new leader atop the CONMEBOL standings after round 11 of qualifying. Ecuador handed world champions Brazil their first qualifying defeat 1-0 in Quito, and Argentina moved into first with a 3-2 win over Venezuela.
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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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Buenos Aires - Defending World Cup champion Brazil suffered another setback in South American qualifying on Wednesday, while two-time champion Argentine held off a stubborn Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group.
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Latin America's agricultural giant scored two trade victories Wednesday against rich countries' farm subsidies after the World Trade Organization agreed with Brazil that its farmers have been hurt by government assistance for U.S. cotton farmers and European Union sugar beet growers.
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World champion Lin Dan suffered a rare defeat as China completed their Sudirman Cup preliminaries with a 4-1 victory over Malaysia on Thursday.
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Brazil coast to victory over New Zealand in their first match of the Women's World Cup.
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Brazil face favourites Argentina in Sunday's Copa America final in Venezuela.
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The United States was eliminated from the Copa America when Brazil defeated Ecuador 1-0 and Mexico played a 0-0 tie against Chile on Wednesday night.
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Defending champion Brazil beat Venezuela, 5-2, to keep a one-point advantage in South America&#39;s qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup.
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Yao Ming led China to one of the biggest upsets in men&#39;s Olympic basketball on Tuesday, netting 27 points as his team beat Serbia and Montenegro 67-66 to knock the world champions out of the tournament.
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China pledged to invest $10 billion in Brazil over the next two years as the two countries strengthen economic and trade ties. China agreed to invest in railroads, ports, steel mills
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HONG KONG: China were sent crashing out of the 2006 World Cup by the narrowest of margins on Wednesday after a 7-0 thrashing of Hong Kong was not enough to stop rivals Kuwait pipping them at the post.
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Rank outsiders Taiwan caused the biggest upset of the Hopman Cup with a stunning 3-0 win over Argentina in their Group A tie here on Wednesday.