Mancuso boosts bid for World Cup title
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Julia Mancuso won a downhill Saturday, moving closer to her ultimate goal of winning the overall World Cup title, and Renate Goetschl finished second to take the season's discipline title.
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BORMIO, Italy  - The world championships reach  their climax on Sunday with an inaugural team event, which  organizers hope will emulate the success of the Davis Cup in  tennis and the Ryder Cup in golf.
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The Football Association confirms it will bid for the right to stage the 2018 World Cup.
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Sport: The chief executives of Chelsea and Man Utd are leading candidates for World Cup bid roles
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MATCH-winning midfielder Josip Skoko yesterday revealed the multi-millionaire Socceroos have made a pact to sacrifice all creature comforts in pursuit of a World Cup spot.
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At least one women's title will be up for grabs when the World Cup stops off for the first time in the Italian resort of Tarvisio between Friday and Sunday.
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No Italian opponent has scored in this World Cup. France has allowed two goals overall. Even with all the offensive flair on both sides, defense will decide the title Sunday in Olympic Stadium.
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Julia Mancuso is one of four women in contention for the World Cup trophy with five days of racing left in the season.
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Soccer's governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean will push to host the 2018 World Cup.
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England striker Wayne Rooney has expressed his excitement at the thought of helping new national coach Fabio Capello become a "legend", starting with qualification for the 2010 World Cup.
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England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says a decent start to the World Cup qualifying campaign is vital.
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The Brazilian Football Confederation officially launches a bid to host the 2014 World Cup.
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Italy returned to the top of World Cup qualifying Group Five with a 4-3 win over Belarus on Wednesday leaving coach Marcello Lippi simply thankful for the points.
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This Spanish team attacks with Brazilian flair, defends with Italian grit and works as hard as the Germans. Spain is emerging as a serious candidate for the World Cup title after rebounding from a goal down to beat Tunisia 3-1 Monday night.
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Maybe the World Cup is the easy part for Italy. With scandal tearing apart the national sport back home, the Italians kept plowing through soccer&#039;s premier event Tuesday night with a last-minute win just when it seemed a penalty shootout was inevitable.
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Few teams faced more questions heading into the World Cup than Italy and France. The French were over the hill &amp;#151; they couldn&#039;t even score. The Italians were consumed by the biggest soccer scandal in the nation&#039;s history. No teams have answered their doubters more emphatically.
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England fans flock to see team attempt unprecedented World Cup feat.