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Inter beat Catania to maintain pressure on Juventus

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Barca move 12 clear as Cristiano warms up for Champions League with hat-trick

MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona enjoyed an early kick off and saw their lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga extend to 12 points during the 23rd round of matches in Spain this weekend. Barca took to the pitch before their midday kick

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Brazil upset hosts China 3-1 in women's volleyball Grand Prix finals

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China gets Paralympics' first gold, topping medal table

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Bayern Munich drop points in German Bundesliga

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Deportivo la Coruna sack coach Oltra

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Griffin's triple-double help Clippers beat Bucks 117-101

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New Rules to End Never-Ending Tennis Match

American Andy Roddick knows something about playing in tennis matches that seem to never end. In 2003, Roddick won an Australian Open quarterfinal that ended with a score of 21-19 in the fifth set. He also lost the 2009 Wimbledon Championship final a

U.S. stocks drop amid Fed meeting and Japan's disaster

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U.S.stocks rise on stronger dollar, mixed data

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China's business climate index falls in Q3

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Real Madrid beat Levante to move 10 clear in Spain

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Shandong unbeaten, Beijing handed first defeat

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Shandong Gold bombarded Liaoning Hengye with 18 three-pointers to reap their fifth straight win in the Chinese Basketball Association League on Wednesday, while defending champions the Beijing Ducks suffered their first de

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BEIJING, Dec. 04 (Xinhuanet) --The Shanghai Sharks won their second straight game in the CBA yesterday with their star captain Liu Wei again leading from the front to run away with a 99-95 away win at the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. Shanghai's American i

篮球英文堂 第94期:巨星心中的科比(2)

I talk about it all the time when he had that streak to score 50 points in a row 我总是会说起他连续50+ You know when, I mean I was on that team in New Orleans wehere he broke the record 你知道那会儿，我还在新奥尔良黄蜂，他就