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Colombia Fires National Team Coach Leonel Alvarez
Football | Dec 14, 2011, 04:17 PM ISTBogota, Dec 14: Colombia has fired national football team coach Leonel Alvarez after barely four months in charge.Alvarez oversaw three World Cup qualifying matches during his tenure: a 2-1 win in Bolivia, a 2-1 loss
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Venus Williams To Make Comeback Against Serena In Colombia
Tennis | Nov 18, 2011, 09:20 PM ISTMilan, Nov 18: Venus Williams plans to make her comeback in an exhibition match against her sister Serena in Colombia next Wednesday after being forced to pull out of the US Open because of an
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Nadal Reaches Japan Semifinals With Giraldo Win
Tennis | Oct 07, 2011, 04:28 PM ISTTokyo, Oct 7: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals of the Japan Open by beating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (6), 6-3 Friday.The defending champion from Spain was pushed early by the 53rd-ranked Giraldo, who
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Alvarez Named New Colombia Coach
Football | Sep 09, 2011, 02:24 PM ISTBogota, Colombia, Sept 9: Leonel Alvarez was named Colombia's new national team coach on Thursday, replacing Hernan Dario Gomez who resigned last month after saying he regretted an incident in which he struck a woman
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Gutierrez Helps Put Colombia Past Jamaica 2-0
Football | Sep 07, 2011, 08:27 AM ISTFort Lauderdale, Florida, Sept 7: Teofilo Gutierrez scored in the 55th minute as Colombia beat Jamaica 2-0 in an international friendly Tuesday.Gutierrez gathered Falcao Garcia's centering pass from the right wing and fired a shot
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Gerardo Martino Refuses Offer To Coach Colombia
Football | Aug 26, 2011, 09:25 AM ISTBogota, Colombia, Aug 26 : Argentine coach Gerardo Martino has turned down an offer to take charge of Colombia.Martino, who stepped down as Paraguay coach in July, was offered the job at a meeting with
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Colombia Decision On Gomez In Limbo
Football | Aug 17, 2011, 09:53 PM ISTBogota, Colombia, August 13: Colombia's football federation says it will consider later this month whether to accept or deny the resignation of national team coach Hernan Dario Gomez, who quit after reports he struck a
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First Four Quarterfinalists Set In U20 Wcup
Football | Aug 10, 2011, 10:18 AM ISTBogota, Colombia, Aug 10 : Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Portugal reached the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup with second-round victories on Tuesday.Home team Colombia won its fourth straight match, coming from 2-1 down in
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France Reaches Knockout Stage, Colombia Tops Group
Football | Aug 06, 2011, 05:07 PM ISTCali, Colombia, Aug 6: Cedric Bakambu and Alexandre Lacazette scored second-half goals as France defeated ten-man Mali 2-0 to advance to the second round of the Under-20 World Cup on Friday.Bakambu found the net with
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Host Colombia Progresses At Under 20 World Cup
Football | Aug 05, 2011, 10:26 AM ISTBarranquilla, Colombia, Aug 3 : Host nation Colombia became the first team to book its place in the knockout stages of the Under 20 World Cup by beating Mali 2-0 on Tuesday.Colombia has two convincing
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NKorea, Colombia Draw 0-0 At Women's World Cup
Football | Jul 09, 2011, 12:43 PM ISTBochum, Germany, July 07: North Korea and Colombia drew 0-0 on Wednesday at the women's World Cup, ensuring neither team scored a single goal at the tournament.Both teams were already eliminated after having lost their
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Colombia Goalkeeper Fails Drug Test At Women's World Cup
Football | Jun 28, 2011, 11:50 PM ISTFrankfurt, June 28: Backup Colombia goalkeeper Yineth Varon failed a drug test at the women's World Cup and was provisionally suspended by FIFA on Tuesday.Varon failed an out-of-competition doping control on Saturday in Leverkusen, Germany,
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Mexico Edges Colombia 1-0 With Late Goal
Football | Sep 08, 2010, 04:05 PM ISTMONTERREY, Mexico (AP) : Elias Hernandez scored in the 89th minute Tuesday to lift Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Colombia in what was otherwise a lackluster match for both teams. Hernandez, who came on