Italy ends Iraq&#39;s surprising Olympic soccer run for bronze
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Iraq&#39;s surprising Olympic soccer run came up short with a 1-0 loss to Italy in a bronze-medal game that couldn&#39;t escape reminders of violence in the war-torn country.
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L&#39;Italia esce sconfitta dalla sfida contro il Paraguay per 1-0 ma, grazie alla concomitante affermazione del Giappone sul Ghana (1-0), si qualifica lo stesso per i quarti di finale dove ora incontrerà la vera sorpresa di questi primi turni eliminatori: ...
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With defenders like this, Italy didn&#039;t really need spectacular offense to get past Ukraine and into the World Cup semifinal.
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister made a quick but productive stop in Rome Thursday, receiving Italy&#39;s commitment to keep its troops in the US-led
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When Iraq's Olympic soccer side beat  Costa Rica nine days ago en route to their semi-final clash  with Paraguay later on Tuesday, Hussein Allawi jumped so high  with joy he cut his hand in the ceiling fan.
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United States failed to reach the men's  basketball final for the first time in 16 years and Italy  shocked previously unbeaten Lithuania Friday to set up an  Olympic gold medal game that nobody expected.
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Iraq&#39;s footballers beat Australia 1-0 Saturday to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men&#39;s tournament, triggering celebratory gunfire in their violence-racked country.
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Nothing changed at the top of Serie A as all top teams won their games to keep the distance between one another unaltered. Juventus came back from behind against Lazio to win thanks to another goal by Ibrahimovic
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IRAKLION, Greece - The Iraqi soccer team is one victory away from an improbable trip to the podium. Emad Mohammed's 12-yard bicycle kick in the 64th minute gave Iraq a 1-0 victory over Australia in the quarterfinals Saturday, putting the invaded, war-torn country in position to compete for only its second Olympic medal in the nation's history...
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Iraq beat Australia 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men's football.
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Denmark ends the evacuation of some 200 Iraqis who it feared faced danger for their links to its troops in Iraq.
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Marco Galiazzo won the gold medal in archery Thursday, becoming Italy&#39;s first Olympic champion in the sport. Japan&#39;s Hiroshi Yamamoto won the silver and Tim Cuddihy of Australia took the bronze ...
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Manuela Zanchi scores with two seconds left to give Italy a 6-5 upset victory over the United States on Tuesday for a spot in the final of the Olympic water polo competition.
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CHISINAU : Italy&#39;s 2006 World Cup campaign gathered momentum despite a scrappy 1-0 win away to Group Five rivals Moldova. The Italians, who failed to reach the knockout stages of Euro 2004, should have had
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Melania Grego scored twice in extra time Thursday as Italy edged Greece 10-9 for the Olympic women&#39;s water polo gold medal. The championship match was locked 7-7 at the end of regulation
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Beset by daily violence, Iraqis found some solace in their soccer team's run to the final of the Asian Games, even though it ended in defeat on Friday. For many fans, just getting that far was a triumph over adversity.
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The murder of an Italian journalist in Iraq almost caused a major diplomatic incident at the Olympics. The football teams of the respective nations met in the bronze medal match on Friday, but it emerged after