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		<title>Former champions duel in Spain: Kasparov beats Karpov in 12-game exhibition chess match, 9-3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Garry Kasparov soundly defeated Anatoly Karpov on Thursday in an exhibition chess match marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout.

On the last of three days of play that resumed a legendary rivalry, Kasparov won five games of speed chess, while Karpov took one game and two others ended in a draw.
That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kasparov beats Karpov in 12-game exhibition chess match, score 9-3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Garry Kasparov has defeated Anatoly Karpov in an exhibition chess match marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout.

On the last of three days of play, Kasparov won five games of speed chess, while Karpov took one game and two others ended in a draw. That made a final score of 9-3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kasparov stretches lead to 3-1 over Karpov in exhibition chess match in Spain</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/23/kasparov-stretches-lead-to-3-1-over-karpov-in-exhibition-chess-match-in-spain-31082/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran Giles</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Garry Kasparov stretched his lead over Anatoly Karpov to 3-1 Wednesday on the second day of an exhibition chess match commemorating the 25th anniversary of their marathon first title bout.

Karpov, 58, won his first game of the unofficial tournament, which is being played in the eastern city of Valencia after Kasparov abandoned the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No bull: Spanish matador to advertise gay-oriented energy drink in the ring</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/23/no-bull-spanish-matador-to-advertise-gay-oriented-energy-drink-in-the-ring-31043/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/23/no-bull-spanish-matador-to-advertise-gay-oriented-energy-drink-in-the-ring-31043/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — A little-known Spanish matador is breaking with a sacred tradition, agreeing to advertise on his cape while slaying bulls and endorse a soft drink that caters to gays.

Matador Joselito Ortega will be plugging a club-scene energy beverage called Gay Up and have those words embroidered into his cape in large, red cursive letters.
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kasparov takes 2-0 lead over Karpov in exhibition chess match in Spain</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/22/kasparov-takes-2-0-lead-over-karpov-in-exhibition-chess-match-in-spain-30862/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Garry Kasparov beat Anatoly Karpov in two games Tuesday at the start of an exhibition chess match marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout, a grueling event that was eventually ended after five months.

The two grandmasters resumed their legendary rivalry in two so-called semi-rapid games, in which each player starts off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kasparov jumps out to 2-0 lead over Karpov in exhibition chess match in Spain</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/22/kasparov-jumps-out-to-2-0-lead-over-karpov-in-exhibition-chess-match-in-spain-30859/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Garry Kasparov has beaten Anatoly Karpov in two games at the start of an exhibition match marking the 25th anniverary of their first title bout.

The two grandmasters resumed their historic rivalry in two so-called semi-rapid games, in which each player starts off with 25 minutes on the clock and has five seconds added [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess players Kasparov, Karpov get ready for rematch marking 25th anniversary of famed bout</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/21/chess-players-kasparov-karpov-get-ready-for-rematch-marking-25th-anniversary-of-famed-bout-30605/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Woolls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Chess eminences Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are dusting off their knights and pawns for an exhibition rematch marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout — a grueling one that lasted five months and was eventually halted.

The two former champions will play 12 games of two kinds of speed chess starting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putin releases 2 snow leopards into southern Russia, fulfilling Olympic pledge</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/21/putin-releases-2-snow-leopards-into-southern-russia-fulfilling-olympic-pledge-30592/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Once again, Vladimir Putin is hanging out with the big cats.

The Russian prime minister supervised the release of two snow leopards into a wildlife sanctuary near the southern resort of Sochi, fulfilling a pledge he made before Russia won the right to host the 2014 Olympic Games.
The male snow leopards imported from Turkmenistan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IOC: Russia&#8217;s Putin keeps Olympic pledge, releases snow leopards near Sochi</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/21/ioc-russias-putin-keeps-olympic-pledge-releases-snow-leopards-near-sochi-30590/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — The International Olympic Committee says Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin presided over the release of two snow leopards into a wildlife sanctuary near the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic games.

The committee says Putin and the IOC&#8217;s Jean-Claude Killy witnessed the two male tigers freed into a nature preserve in the Caucasus mountains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Circus maximus! &#8216;Ben Hur Live&#8217; brings horses, eagles, chariot racing to stage of London arena</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/17/circus-maximus-ben-hur-live-brings-horses-eagles-chariot-racing-to-stage-of-london-arena-29472/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — It has a cast of hundreds, dozens of horses, gladiators, a sea battle and a live chariot race.

A stage version of &#8220;Ben Hur&#8221; is opening Thursday at London&#8217;s 02 arena before going on tour across Europe.
German producer Franz Abraham has worked for 15 years to create &#8220;Ben Hur Live&#8221;, which features music by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain pardons fan convicted of attempted murder in Bulgaria, cites new evidence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/09/britain-pardons-fan-convicted-of-attempted-murder-in-bulgaria-cites-new-evidence-27106/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stringer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britain on Wednesday pardoned an English soccer fan who spent four years in prison for attempted murder in Bulgaria, saying another man had confessed to the crime.

British Justice Secretary Jack Straw said he pardoned Michael Shields, 22, after new evidence &#8220;profoundly changed the credibility of the various accounts of what actually happened in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother of Dutch teenager opposes daughter&#8217;s plan to be youngest sailor to circle the globe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — The mother of a 13-year-old whose hopes of becoming the youngest sailor to circle the globe solo were put on hold by a Dutch court says she is opposed to the voyage.

Babs Muller was quoted in the Volkskrant daily as saying her daughter, Laura Dekker, has the technical capability to make the trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boxing legend Muhammad Ali traces Irish roots, will be honored in great-grandfather&#8217;s hometown</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN — Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is on a sentimental journey to see his little-known Irish roots.

Tens of thousands are awaiting the three-time world heavyweight champion&#8217;s arrival Tuesday in the western Irish town of Ennis, the home of Ali&#8217;s great-grandfather Abe Grady. Fans have adorned shops and streets with posters of Ali and red, white [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s youngest round-the-world sailor returns home to Britain</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/29/worlds-youngest-round-the-world-sailor-returns-home-to-britain-23931/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTSMOUTH, England — The world&#8217;s youngest round-the-world sailor has returned to Britain after charting some 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers).

Thousands cheered as 17-year-old Mike Perham arrived Saturday in Portsmouth.
A Guinness World Records representative has certified Perham is now the youngest person to sail around the world with some assistance. He was 16 when he set off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British teenager Mike Perham becomes youngest person to sail solo around the world</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/27/british-teenager-mike-perham-becomes-youngest-person-to-sail-solo-around-the-world-23338/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Freeze-dried food. Autopilot failures. Brutal storms. Accidental dunkings.

A 17-year-old British sailor endured all those trials and more to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
Mike Perham grabbed the record Thursday after sailing 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) to cross the finish line off the coast of Cornwall, in southern England, after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Perham, 17, becomes the youngest person to sail around the world</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/27/mike-perham-17-becomes-the-youngest-person-to-sail-around-the-world-23295/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[17-year-old sails around the world
LONDON — A 17-year-old British sailor became the youngest person to sail around the world without assistance on Thursday, completing the solo trip in nine months.

Mike Perham grabbed the solo record after completing the 28,000-mile (45,000-kilometer) trip, crossing the finish line in Cornwall, in southern England. He is now sailing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fernando Alonso cleared to race at European GP in Spain after Renault wins appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso of Spain was cleared to ride in the European Grand Prix in his home country after Renault won an appeal Monday to overturn a one-race suspension.

The governing body of motor sports had suspended Renault from Sunday&#8217;s race in Valencia, contending the team allowed Alonso to leave the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Jeremy Wariner aims to defend 400-meter title at world championships in Berlin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Jeremy Wariner of the U.S. said he is ready to improve on his silver medal performance at the Beijing Olympics and again defend his 400-meter title at the world championships.

&#8220;After the season I had last year, it&#8217;s really important for me to come here and defend my title,&#8221; Wariner said.
&#8220;A lot of people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After 100 title and record, Jamaica&#8217;s Usain Bolt now looks for more excitement in 200, relays</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/17/after-100-title-and-record-jamaicas-usain-bolt-now-looks-for-more-excitement-in-200-relays-20643/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Barely an hour after shattering his 100-meter world record for a first world title, Usain Bolt was stretching and jogging at the Olympic Stadium.

After all, one year ago, he followed up such a double at Beijing Bird&#8217;s Nest stadium with two more golds and two more world records — in the 200 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Football week roundup: Man U wins, Liverpool succumbs and Barcelona survives</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Wayne Rooney fired defending champion Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over promoted Birmingham on Sunday, while Liverpool slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.

The England striker headed a cross from Nani against the post and the ball came back for him to tap into an empty net in the 34th minute at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bolt wins 100 in world record 9.58 seconds at world championships, Gay takes silver</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/16/bolt-wins-100-in-world-record-958-seconds-at-world-championships-gay-takes-silver-20495/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Usain Bolt crossed the finish line, saw his record-setting time on the clock and spread his arms as if he were soaring like a bird.

About all this guy can&#8217;t do is fly. And by saving his celebration until after the finish line this time, he showed how fast a man really can go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Usain Bolt wins 100 in world record 9.58 seconds in Berlin, Tyson Gay gets silver</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/16/usain-bolt-wins-100-in-world-record-958-seconds-in-berlin-tyson-gay-gets-silver-20481/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Usain Bolt has captured another world record, winning the 100-meter race in 9.58 seconds at the world championships.

Bolt shaved 0.11 seconds off the record he set at the Beijing Olympics, beating defending champion Tyson Gay on Sunday, who set a U.S. record of 9.71 seconds.
In the fastest 100 ever, Asafa Powell earned a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain wins NYC Half-Marathon, 2 seconds off course record</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain won the New York City Half-Marathon on Sunday, finishing two seconds off the course record in her first race in nine months after being sidelined by foot surgery.

Radcliffe finished in 1 hour, 9 minutes,45 seconds for her seventh straight victory in New York City. She pulled away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dinara Safina beats worn-out Flavia Pennetta, reaches finals in Cincinnati</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MASON, Ohio — The world&#8217;s top-ranked women&#8217;s tennis player easily beat one of its most worn-out.

Dinara Safina needed only 56 minutes to eliminate Italy&#8217;s Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-0 on Saturday. She&#8217;ll play Serbia&#8217;s Jelena Jankovic for the championship of the $2 million Western &#038; Southern Financial Group Women&#8217;s Open.
Safina reached her eighth final in 14 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Cantwell wins shot put world title, beating Olympic champion Majewski</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/16/american-cantwell-wins-shot-put-world-title-beating-olympic-champion-majewski-20303/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Christian Cantwell of the United States won the shot put title at the world championships Saturday, beating Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski.

The American won with a throw of 72 feet, 3 inches, the best of the season, overtaking Majewski on the fifth of six attempts. Majewski took the silver with a throw of 71-10¾, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cantwell wins shot put world title, beating Olympic champion Majewski</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Christian Cantwell of the United States has won the shot put title at the world championships by beating Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski of Poland.

Ralf Bartels earned the first medal for host nation Germany with the bronze.
Cantwell won with a throw of 72 feet, 3 inches, the best of the season, overtaking Majewski on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arsenal routs Everton 6-1 as Premier League opens; Chelsea, Man City win, Aston Villa loses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The Premier League season opened Saturday, with Arsenal routing Everton 6-1 and Chelsea beginning its bid to reclaim the title by rallying past Hull 2-1.

Captain Cesc Fabregas scored twice in the second half for Arsenal, which sent Everton to its worst home loss in the Premier League. The five-goal margin matched Bolton&#8217;s 5-0 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chelsea, Man City open Premier League season with victories; Aston Villa loses 2-0</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The Premier League season opened Saturday, with Chelsea rallying past Hull 2-1 as it began its bid to reclaim the title. Manchester City beat Blackburn 2-0 after a summer of heavy spending.

Didier Drogba scored his second goal of the game in the 90th minute to lead Chelsea, which is trying to capture its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US striker Jozy Altidore&#8217;s move to Hull held up by delay in obtaining a work permit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Millward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — U.S. striker Jozy Altidore&#8217;s move to Hull has been held up by a delay in obtaining a work permit.

Five days ago, the Premier League team announced it had signed Altidore on a season-long loan from the Spanish club Villarreal. Instead of taking the field for Hull in the season opener at Chelsea on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim Clijsters&#8217; comeback week ends with two-set loss to No. 1 Dinara Safina in quarterfinals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MASON, Ohio — Kim Clijsters&#8217; comeback ran into a No. 1 problem.

Playing her first tournament in more than two years, the Belgian couldn&#8217;t keep up with the world&#8217;s top-ranked player on Friday. Dinara Safina repeatedly broke her serve during a 6-2, 7-5 victory to reach the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open and finish Clijsters&#8217; uplifting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radcliffe using NYC Half-Marathon to gauge whether she&#8217;ll run in marathon at worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — In just a week, Paula Radcliffe went from concluding she wasn&#8217;t ready for the world championships to planning to run a half-marathon and a marathon in an eight-day span.

The marathon world-record holder hasn&#8217;t raced since reconstructive surgery on her right foot in March. After a disappointingly slow 10-mile tempo run last Friday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany will be without Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki at European Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — Germany will be without Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki at next month&#8217;s European Championship in Poland.

The German basketball federation said Friday that Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would not allow Nowitzki to take part in the championship, even though the forward has played for Germany at several major international events before.
Federation president Ingo Weiss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012 appoints London Marathon officials to manage and help design Olympic course</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — London 2012 officials have appointed the London Marathon organizers to manage and help design the course for the Olympic event.

The London Marathon will provide the organizing committee with free staff and equipment, including start facilities, race vehicles and feeding stations, for both the Olympic and Paralympic events.
&#8220;The London Marathon run one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian president to travel to Copenhagen meeting to lead Rio&#8217;s 2016 Olympic bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Brazil&#8217;s president will attend an Olympic meeting in Copenhagen to push Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s bid for the 2016 games.

Rio bid officials announced Friday that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would lead the delegation at the International Olympic Committee session on Oct. 2.
Rio is competing against Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. The winner will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic, world champion Tirunesh Dibaba is out of 10K at worlds with injury; Sihine also hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Ethiopia&#8217;s Olympic and world 10,000-meter champion Tirunesh Dibaba has pulled out of Saturday&#8217;s event at the world championships because of injury.

Dibaba was still flying to the German capital for tests and was hoping to compete in the 5,000 qualifying on Wednesday.
&#8220;Maybe she can still make the 5K. That still has to be decided,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hit the road, Chris: Heavyweight Arreola finally starts jogging to prepare for Klitschko</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Beacham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — If anybody still doubts Chris Arreola&#8217;s determination to become the first boxer of Mexican heritage to win a world heavyweight title, he wants it known that he has taken an unprecedented step in his unbeaten career.

Arreola has actually started jogging.
In preparation for his Sept. 26 meeting with Vitali Klitschko in Los Angeles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venus Williams undone by errors in loss to Pennetta as Italian gains quarters in Cincinnati</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Kay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MASON, Ohio — When Venus Williams needed to make a shot, she couldn&#8217;t come close.

Williams dumped routine shots into the net or hit them long throughout a 7-6 (2), 6-4 loss to Italy&#8217;s Flavia Pennetta on Thursday at the Cincinnati Open.
Williams, seeded third, made some of her worst shots at the biggest moments. She hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drive for show, putt for gold: Golf on course, rugby also in scrum, for 2016 Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wilson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Imagine the scene: Tiger Woods lining up a 20-foot putt on the final hole with an Olympic gold medal at stake.

That scenario came closer to reality Thursday when golf was recommended for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, along with the fast-paced game of rugby sevens.
As for baseball and softball, it was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golf, rugby make IOC cut for spot at 2016 Summer Games; baseball, softball denied</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wilson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Golf and rugby took a big step toward joining 2016 Summer Olympics, making the cut after the IOC rejected bids from baseball, softball and three other sports.

The International Olympic Committee executive board Thursday also denied squash, karate and roller sports.
The board will submit golf and rugby sevens — a faster-paced version of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s boxing added to program for 2012 London Olympics by IOC&#8217;s executive board</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/13/womens-boxing-added-to-program-for-2012-london-olympics-by-iocs-executive-board-19694/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lehourites</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Women&#8217;s boxing will make its Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games, giving all 26 sports on the program female and male competitors.

The International Olympic Committee added the event to the program on Thursday during a meeting of the executive board.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a great addition,&#8221; IOC president Jacques Rogge said. &#8220;The sport of women&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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