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Gallery: Australia celebrates World Cup ticket

Australia celebrates World Cup ticket

SYDNEY — Hundreds of fans greeted members of Australia’s national football team at downtown Sydney’s Circular Quay today (June 19) after the Socceroos qualified for next year’s...

NBA Finals will go down to Game 7

MIAMI — The Miami Heat produced an extraordinary comeback to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime early today (June 19) to force a decisive seventh game in the...

Venus withdraws from Wimbledon

Venus withdraws from Wimbledon

LONDON — After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament...

Brazil president moves to pacify protesters

Brazil president moves to pacify protesters

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil President Dilma Rousseff sought yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for...

Gallery: Brazil rocked by Confed Cup protests

Brazil rocked by Confed Cup protests

RIO DE JANEIRO — Despite living in a country dubbed the spiritual home of football, Brazilians are less than happy that the sport is coming home next year when Brazil hosts the...

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