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Neymar arrives to raise spirits at Brazil camp
AFP, Published on 11/07/2014
» TERESóPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Injured star Neymar returned to Brazil's training camp in Teresopolis on Thursday for the first time since breaking a vertebrae in his back which ended his World Cup.
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Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Police launched tear gas and stun grenades Sunday to disperse some 300 anti-World Cup protesters who tried to march toward Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium shortly before the Argentina-Germany final.
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Maidana bets he'll defeat unbeaten Mayweather
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - Marcos Maidana is so confident he will beat undefeated world champion Floyd Mayweather that he said Monday he would wager his prize money for their September 13 welterweight rematch.
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Germans agonise over World Cup 'gaucho' victory dance
AFP, Published on 16/07/2014
» Commentators chided Germany's football champions Wednesday for mocking Argentina during a giant World Cup title party in Berlin, an event that marked a rare exuberant celebration of national pride.
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Stage set for tight British Open
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» HOYLAKE (UNITED KINGDOM) - The stage was set on Wednesday for the 143rd British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf club with title contenders keeping one eye on back-from-injury Tiger Woods and another on the ever-changing weather conditions.
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Genocide survivors, stateless compete in non-FIFA World Cup
AFP, Published on 06/06/2014
» Despite yet another crushing defeat, Darfur United's goalkeeper is still upbeat about playing in an international soccer tournament near the snow-peaked foothills of northern Sweden.
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Paraplegic in 'Iron Man' bodysuit to open World Cup
AFP, Published on 09/06/2014
» The first kick at the World Cup opening ceremony will be made by a paraplegic wearing an Iron Man-like robotic bodysuit controlled by signals from the brain.
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World Cup 2014 opener - Brazil v Croatia: Live Report
AFP, Published on 13/06/2014
» 22:16 GMT - AFP IS CLOSING THIS LIVE REPORT AFTER star striker Neymar scored a bitterly contested penalty among two goals as Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 in the opening game of the World Cup in Sao Paolo on Thursday.
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World Cup robo-suit team dismiss underwhelmed critics
AFP, Published on 15/06/2014
» The team behind the brain-controlled suit that helped a paraplegic kick a football at the World Cup opening ceremony defended itself Saturday against critics who said the demonstration was underwhelming.
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Spain's quiet one slinks away with a whimper
AFP, Published on 19/06/2014
» Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has never been one to shout and scream despite his sterling career, but he won't be able to avoid the clamour his team's stunning World Cup exit will produce.
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