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  Timbers end scoring drought by beating Fire 2-1

  Football | May 21, 2012 17:35 IST

  Portland (Oregon), May 21: Eric Brunner's goal in the 19th minute broke a three-match scoring drought as the Portland Timbers went on to defeat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Sunday.An own-goal in the 52nd minute

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  Santos beats Monterrey 2-1 to win Mexican title

  Football | May 21, 2012 17:36 IST

  TORREON (Mexico), May 21: Daniel Luduena and Oribe Peralta scored either side of halftime as Santos Laguna beat Monterrey 2-1 to claim the Mexican first-division title Sunday.Santos won the two-legged finals series 3-2 on aggregate

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  Brazil Edges Bosnia 2-1 In Friendly In Switzerland

  Football | February 29, 2012 6:55 IST

  St. Gallen, Switzerland, Feb 29: Brazil needed an own goal in injury time to defeat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-1 in a friendly in Switzerland on Tuesday.The late winner came after a cross by FC Porto striker Hulk

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  South Africa Beat Poland 2-1 In Olympic Qualifier

  Hockey | February 18, 2012 22:06 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 18: Favourites South Africa beat Poland 2-1 in the first match of Olympic women hockey qualifiers at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here today.The South Africans  had trouble getting their rhythm and the

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  Kanye Gets 7 Grammy Nominations ; Adele, Mars, Foos Get 6

  Hollywood | December 01, 2011 10:43 IST

  Los Angeles, Dec 1: Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011's best-selling album with “21” wasn't the night's top nominee—and

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  Van Persie Goals Earn Arsenal 2-1 Win Over Norwich

  Football | November 19, 2011 20:21 IST

  Norwich, England, Nov 19: Robin van Persie maintained his devastating form in front of goal by grabbing a brace as Arsenal rallied to beat Norwich 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.The Netherlands striker took

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  Dahlkvist, Fischer Lead Sweden To 2-1 Win Over US

  Football | July 09, 2011 12:44 IST

  Wolfsburg, Germany, July 07: Lisa Dahlkvist converted a penalty and Nilla Fischer scored from a deflected free kick Wednesday as Sweden won 2-1 to beat the Americans for the first time at the World Cup.Abby