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Argentina held, Colombia make gains

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Argentina’s hopes of sealing qualification for next year’s World Cup were thwarted in a 1-1 draw with Ecuador on Tuesday as Colombia took a massive stride towards the finals in Brazil with victory ove

Rain hits oz-NZ face-off

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Rain provided further frustration for Australia, on a day when they dropped David Warner for a bar-room attack on England’s Joe Root, as their Champions Trophy match against New Zealand ended in a no

Warner made to pay for bar brawl

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Australia batsman David Warner was dropped for the country’s Champions Trophy match against New Zealand on Wednesday, Cricket Australia said, after a bar-room attack on England’s Joe Root.

Twirling the fortunes of India

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India's fearless opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan is doing the unthinkable at the Champions Trophy — making fans forget Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.

USA surge to the top

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Jozy Altidore scored his third goal in three matches Tuesday to help the United States to a 2-0 victory over Panama and into the lead in 2014 World Cup qualifying in North America.

Spain too good for Ireland

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World Cup and European champions Spain defeated Ireland 2-0 on Tuesday in a friendly football match at Yankee Stadium that served as Spain’s last tune-up for the Confederations Cup.

Oz coach issues apology for sexist faux pas

Australia coach Holger Osieck apologised Wed-nesday after being caught on camera making a sexist remark that “women should shut up in public”.

Battered Australia take on in-form New Zealand

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Stand-in captain George Bailey insisted now was not the time for Australia “panic stations”, despite their crushing opening Champions Trophy defeat by England.

Australia rout Jordan

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South Korea edged a tense encounter against Uzbekistan and Australia finally hit form with a 4-0 win over Jordan as the regional giants took big strides towards next year’s World Cup on Tuesday.

Gritty Hewitt gets past Russell to end lean run

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Lleyton Hewitt admitted he was relieved to be back on his favourite grass court as the Australian ended his losing streak with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over America’s Michael Russell in the first round

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