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[World Cup] Brazil riding high with confidence
[World Cup] Brazil riding high with confidence

BRASILIA (AP) ― Brazil heads into the knockout stage of the World Cup with added confidence after finally coming up with a convincing win at its home …

[World Cup] Uruguay sinks Italy to advance
[World Cup] Uruguay sinks Italy to advance

Greece’s Giorgos Samaras (left) celebrates his goal against Ivory Coast in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap) Underscoring a power shift away from …

[World Cup] Korea aims to keep heads held high
[World Cup] Korea aims to keep heads held high

SAO PAULO ― In one painful outing, Korea’s hopes of passing the group stages for the second straight World Cup were all but wiped out. Korea seemed to have …

[World Cup] Greece scores late to advance at World Cup
[World Cup] Greece scores late to advance at World Cup

Greece doesn’t score often at the World Cup, but its goals certainly come at the right time. Greece doubled its total scoring tally at World Cup …

[World Cup] Costa Rica survives ‘Group of Death’ with ease
[World Cup] Costa Rica survives ‘Group of Death’ with ease

The beach ball being thrown around the stand by bored, cheering fans captured just how serene Costa Rica’s progress has been at the World Cup. It should …

[World Cup] Uruguay beats Italy to advance; Greece late winner
[World Cup] Uruguay beats Italy to advance; Greece late winner

Underscoring a power shift away from Europe, Uruguay fought _ and apparently even bit _ its way to a 1-0 victory over Italy Tuesday to move to the World …

[World Cup] Suarez bite storm as Uruguay sink Italy
[World Cup] Suarez bite storm as Uruguay sink Italy

Luis Suarez shocked the World Cup with a new biting storm Tuesday as Uruguay sensationally dumped ten-man Italy out of the tournament with a dramatic 1-0 …

[World Cup] Colombia boot Japan out of World Cup
[World Cup] Colombia boot Japan out of World Cup

(AP-Yonhap) Jackson Martinez scored twice as Colombia beat Japan 4-1 to end World Cup Group C with three straight wins and send the Asian champions packing …

NC’s Charlie Shirek throws KBO’s first no-hitter in 14 years
NC’s Charlie Shirek throws KBO’s first no-hitter in 14 years

Charlie Shirek of the NC Dinos (Yonhap) Charlie Shirek of the NC Dinos on Tuesday threw the first no-hitter in the top South Korean baseball league in 14 …

[World Cup] Neymar leads Brazil; Mexico also through

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ― Brazil relied on its star Neymar for two early goals to beat Cameroon 4-1 Monday and reach the World Cup‘s knockout stage for a South …

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