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After World Cup success, concern at Rio Games
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil defied dire predictions to deliver one of the best World Cups in history, but with two years until the Rio Olympics, organizers are racing against the clock all over again.
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Argentina stalwarts left to rue golden chance
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Argentina's loss to Germany in the World Cup final may have represented the last opportunity for the country's storied '2005 generation' to claim the sport's biggest prize.
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World Cup 'scalper' surrenders
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» A British World Cup ticketing executive accused of involvement with a scalping network allegedly worth tens of millions of dollars turned himself in on Monday, authorities said.
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Singapore anti-betting ad backfires
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» SINGAPORE - A Singaporean campaign group ridiculed for suggesting that Germany was a risky bet in the World Cup used the tournament's outcome Monday to drive home its anti-gambling addiction message -- and quickly got panned again.
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Brazil declares "victory" -- in staging of Cup
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - Although her country failed to net a sixth triumph, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday declared as a victory the giant nation's staging of the World Cup.
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Rio Games takes cue from World Cup
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Citing a highly successful World Cup, 2016 Rio Olympics organizers claimed Monday that the event would take its cue from football and make South America's first Olympiad one to remember.
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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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Germany throws giant homecoming party for World Cup heroes
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany.
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Deila eyes Euro boost to start Celtic reign
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» LONDON - Celtic manager Ronny Deila will call on all three of his World Cup stars as the Norwegian looks to start his reign with a crucial Champions League victory against KR Reykjavik on Tuesday.
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World Cup winner Tindall retires from rugby
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» Mike Tindall, part of the England side that won the 2003 World Cup, announced his retirement from rugby on Tuesday.
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