China crash out of World Cup as Kuwait trounce Malaysia
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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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GUANGZHOU, China -- Coach Arie Haan faces the axe after China suffered a devastating exit from Asian World Cup qualifying on Wednesday despite thrashing Hong Kong 7-0.
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Olympic silver medalist Ivica Kostelic wins super-combi for his first World Cup victory in three years while Bode Miller again crashes out of a race.
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Reuters Rio de Janeiro Nov 18: World champions Brazil crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat in Ecuador yesterday while home wins for Peru, Colombia and Uruguay kept the South American World Cup qualifying group wide open.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left here for Kyrgyzstan and Russia a day after embattled Russian oil giant Yukos said it was slashing supplies to China in a move analysts said was designed to cause maximum embarrassment in Moscow.
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Injury-hit Pakistan suffered a fresh World Cup blow Tuesday when allrounder Abdul Razzaq was ruled out for three weeks with a fractured knee.
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Newly-crowned Asian champions Japan stayed on course for the 2006 World Cup in convincing fashion while 10-man South Korea as well as China were made to struggle in qualifying matches.
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Brazil ended Ghana&#039;s scrappy World Cup debut Tuesday with three streaking goals, the first an early flash by Ronaldo that made him the most prolific scorer in tournament history.
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Anastasia Myskina loses to Chinese qualifier Shuai Peng at the Sydney International.
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England go out of the Women's World Cup in China after a 3-0 quarter-final defeat to the USA.
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China coach Arie Haan has confirmed that his contract has been terminated following the team&#39;s World Cup elimination, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
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MOHD Fairuzizuan Tazari-Lin Woon Fui kept Malaysia's flag flying in the men's doubles on a day national No 1 Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah paid heavily for an error-ridden game.  Tan Fook-Wan Wah bowed out to Indonesia's Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan 22-20, 21-10 in the third round.
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All the major incidents from the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.
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Ghana created the biggest surprise of the World Cup on Saturday, hours after Portugal ended its 40-year wait for a spot in the second round.
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Sport: Fifa under fire after late postponement of two games in China.
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After 12 days of stressful and exhausting competition, China came out as the No 1 power at the 2004 Paralympic Games. With a total of 141 medals, 63 of them gold, China emerged as the dominant force at the Games in Athens.
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Defending champion Taufik Hidayat crashed out of the world badminton championships after an extraordinary defeat to Chen Hong, the sixth seed from China.