Archive for May, 2008

Dragons lead Rabbitohs at break (ABC)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

St George Illawarra has gone to half-time with a 12-6 lead over South Sydney in their NRL clash at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium this afternoon.

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Robinho gives Brazil first win over Canada (Reuters)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Robinho pounced on
a defensive mistake to give Brazil a 3-2 win over Canada in a
friendly on Saturday, their first win in three meetings against
the North Americans.

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Close Loss Puts Gamecocks In A Bind

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

South Carolina faced North Carolina State in a winner’s bracket game Saturday night at Doak Field in Raleigh, N.C. USC fell behind early but rallied to take the lead, But the Wolfpack scored a pair of single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to emerge with a 5-4 victory that forces USC to win three games over the next two days in order to advance to the Super Regionals. USC faces James Madison Sunday at 1 p.m. with the winner moving on to meet N.C. State at 6 p.m.

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Brazil bests Canada in friendly (PA SportsTicker)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

SEATTLE (Ticker) - Team Canada held its own with five-time world champion Brazil, but a miscue ultimately did it in.

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Brazil survives Canada 3-2 (AP)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar, second from left, tangles with Canada's Dwayne De Rosario, lower right, and Brazil's Juan, upper right, as Brazil's Gilberto looks on at left in action near the goal during the second half of a friendly soccer match Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Qwest Field in Seattle.

This wasn’t Brazil’s “A” team. The five-time world champion better hope it wasn’t its “A” game, either. The No. 2 ranked team in the world continually gave up prime scoring chances to Canada before Robinho scored the go-ahead goal in the 63rd minute off a gift giveaway pass. Brazil then held on for an entertaining 3-2 victory Saturday night, the first of two exhibitions in the United States before…

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Robinho’s late goal gives Brazil a 3-2 win over Canada in soccer friendly

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

SEATTLE - Robinho scored in the second half and collected two assists as Brazil managed a 3-2 victory over a Canadian men’s team that didn’t back down from the five-time World Cup champions in an international soccer friendly Saturday night.

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Hudler puts Red Wings on brink of Stanley Cup (AFP)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Jiri Hudler scored the game-winner 2:

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Electrical problem grounds Atkinson (AAP)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Australian Chris Atkinson's World Rally Championship campaign has hit a bump with his Subaru Impreza grounded.

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Brazil 3 Canada 2 - international friendly result (Reuters)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Brazil 3 Canada 2 - international
friendly result. Match played in Seattle.

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Coaches slam ref for extra time thriller (AAP)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Rival coaches Matthew Elliott and Ian Millward have criticised referee Alan Shortall following Penrith's dramatic 19-18 golden point win over North Queensland.

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