Aussie Hussein loses WBC title fight
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Mexico&#39;s Oscar Larios retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title in Las Vegas today with a one-sided 12-round decision over Australia&#39;s Nedal Hussein.
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Defending champion Serena Williams was dumped from the Australian Open after slumping to a 6-3, 6-4 quarter-final defeat against Serbian third seed Jelena Jankovic Tuesday.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Iraq's surprising Olympic soccer run came up short with a 1-0 loss to Italy in a bronze medal game that couldn't escape reminders of violence in the war-torn country.
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Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open semifinals.
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A thinner but combative Saddam Hussein appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since his hunger strike and hospitalization, complaining that he had been brought to the chamber against his will and rejecting the tribunal as an agent of the U.S. occupation.
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Bolton teenager Amir Khan has lost the final of the Olympic lightweight boxing competition to defending champion Mario Kindelan. The 17-year-old claims the silver medal for Great Britain but his Cuban opponent&#39;s experience showed.
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ATHENS -- It had been 24 hours since Providence super heavyweight Jason Estrada not only lost a boxing match but also his dignity, and US boxing coach Basheer Abdullah still wasn't over it.
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IRAQ&#39;S dreams of winning only its second Olympic medal were shattered this morning when Italy beat them in the men&#39;s football bronze medal play-off, overshadowed by the killing of an Italian hostage yesterday.
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Australia&#39;s hopes of an Olympic Games men&#39;s basketball quarter-final berth slumped with a heart-breaking 87-82 loss to Puerto Rico.
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Novak Djokovic stood toe-to-toe with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and soaked up everything the Muhammad Ali of tennis could throw at him before delivering a knock-out blow to clinch the Australian Open title on Sunday.
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BANGALORE, India  - World champions Australia were on the brink of a massive victory in the first cricket Test against India after destroying the hosts&#39; batting again.
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Matt Skelton retains his Commonwealth heavyweight title after beating Michael Sprott on points.
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Australian newspapers have revelled in Australia's Ashes victory, hailing it as sweet revenge for the shock loss to England last year.
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Anastasia Myskina loses to Chinese qualifier Shuai Peng at the Sydney International.
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World champion 1500m runner Rashid Ramzi failed in his quest to defend his Asian Games crown as drugs reared their ugly head again with two Uzbeki weightlifters disqualified for failing dope tests.
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The Australian boxing champion has retained his IBF junior welterweight title after smashing American Sharmba Mitchell yesterday in a devastating combination of killer punches and ring smarts.
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Top-seeded Roger Federer was upset in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.