Seven simply not enought, 2006 cup bid ends
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GUANGZHOU: China had its hopes of securing a ticket to the World Cup crushed last night despite its 7-0 walloping of Hong Kong, as Kuwait edged ahead of the Chinese to win their qualifying group on goal difference.
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So sweet was the seventh inning last night that those of the announced 30,610 who showed up at Safeco Field forgot for a little while that they were stuck in last place.
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Rip up those obituaries. The club you thought had passed away still has more than enough life left in it. Enough to beat the champions.
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Scott Verplank had to wait six years, but he finally gets to play in the World Cup. At No. 21 in the world, Verplank is the highest-ranked American who accepted a chance to represent the United States in the two-man team competition involving 24 countries. Nine other players, from Tiger Woods to Todd Hamilton, declined to play.
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When is enough enough? The 556 Australia scored in the first innings against India at Adelaide in December 2003 was not enough, and India eventually won a classic Test by four wickets.
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Brad Friedel is missing the party, and not just Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Carnival-crazed Trinidad. Friedel announced Monday that he is retiring from the U.S. national team, leaving Kasey Keller as the favorite to be in goal through the 2006 World Cup.
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THE remainder of Berti Vogtsâs contract surely became as unfulfillable as the dream of World Cup qualification when Scotland failed to secure the victory that had been considered imperative here in Chisinau last night.
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The tender result is a blow to PeopleSoft, which hoped to see Oracle's 17-month takeover campaign end at midnight last night. Oracle had pledged to withdraw its offer if it did not receive backing from a majority of PeopleSoft's shareholders.
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The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals. With just one point from home games with Slovenia and Norway, they are already trailing in Group Five.
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The conclusion that had to be drawn after six fixtures last season, can now be drawn after only two: Ajax is not good enough to make an impact in the Champions League.
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Premiership clubs Manchester City, Fulham and Middlesbrough were all sent crashing out of the English League Cup by lower league opposition in a dramatic second round.
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Some of Europe's top scorers Wednesday pushed their teams closer to places in the 2006 World Cup. Jan Koller and Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals each while Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Owen also produced goals.
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Players are to be given extra time to prepare for the 2006 World Cup a Fifa proposal is approved.
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VALENCIA, Spain -- The Swiss had to put the bubbly on ice. The seventh and possibly series-clinching race of the America's Cup was postponed yesterday because of light and unsteady wind, and will be held tomorrow instead.
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U.S. Soccer postpones the start of camp for the men's national team until a new collective bargaining agreement can be struck, hindering hopes of making the 2006 World Cup.
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The French luxury goods giant Louis Vuitton has ended its sponsorship of the Americaâs Cup after 24 years because of concerns that the event has become too commercial. The chief operating officer of Americaâs Cup Management, Michel Hodara, called the criticism an exaggeration.
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The campaigning is over. Talk of bubble teams and RPIs, quality wins and quality losses can be put away for another year.