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Lebanon Beats Bangladesh in World Cup Qualifier

Two goals in each half helped Lebanon beat Bangladesh 4-0 in the first leg of their World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

Hassan Maatouk opened the scoring in the 16th minute and then Mahmoud El Ali found the net 11 minutes later.

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Ribery Injured in Bayern Training

French international Franck Ribery had to be taken off the field in a golf cart after hurting himself during a Bayern Munich training session on Sunday, the German club said.

Ribery, who has been beset with injuries since joining the Bundesliga giants in 2007, fell to the ground in a challenge and was taken away with his left ankle heavily bandaged and still visibly in pain, Bayern Munich said.

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Diving: China Complete Historic Clean Sweep

Qiu Bo clinched China's breathtaking clean sweep of the world championships diving events Sunday as the hosts put the final seal on a decade of dominance.

Qiu's last 10m platform dive -- a mesmerizing, backwards 2.5 somersault with 2.5 twist, in the pike position -- was the cue for joyful celebrations at Crescent Lagoon, where China collected all 10 titles.

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Famed Spanish Matador Returns After Brutal Goring

If Ernest Hemingway were alive, Spanish bullfighter Jose Tomas would likely be a hero of one of his novels.

Brave and fearless, but an introvert to the point of being a hermit, Jose Tomas returns to the bull ring Saturday in Spain's eastern city of Valencia after a year recovering from a goring in Mexico that almost killed him.

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China Finishes 1-2 in 3-Meter Diving at World Championships

Wu Mingxia narrowly won the women's 3-meter title at the world championships, holding off teammate He Zi by 1.7 points to give China its ninth gold medal and 13th overall in diving.

Wu totaled 380.85 points in the five-dive round Saturday, while He finished with 379.15.

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Vettel on Top in Final Practice at German GP

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany topped the times in Saturday morning's final free practice for Sunday's German Grand Prix.

The Red Bull driver, who is also the runaway leader in this year's title race, clocked a best time of one minute and 30.916 seconds in the final seconds of a closely-contested session run in cold conditions.

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Barca Sell under-21 Star Krkic to Roma

Barcelona have reached a deal with AS Roma to sell their 20-year-old striker Bojan Krkic to the Italian side for 12 million euros, the Catalan club said Friday.

Under the deal, Barcelona have the right to buy back the player for 13 million euros at the end of the 2012/13 season.

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Bolt the Main Drawcard for Monaco Athletics Meet

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt might be the main drawcard for Friday's Diamond League meeting, but eyes will also be on Australian Steve Hooker's season debut in the men's pole vault.

Reigning double world and Olympic sprint champion Bolt will race the 100m in another test of his form ahead of the August 27-September 4 world championships in Daegu, South Korea.

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China Wins 8th Diving Gold Medal at Worlds

He Chong successfully defended his 3-meter title at the world championships, giving China its eighth gold medal although Qin Kai badly missed a dive that cost the Chinese another likely medal on Friday.

He totaled 554.30 points in the six-dive final, taking the lead in the fifth round when Qin dropped from first to fifth. Qin, the 2007 champion, finished fourth.

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Malaysians Play Down Booing of Chelsea's Israeli Midfielder

Malaysian sporting figures on Friday sought to play down the booing of Chelsea's Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun during a friendly in the Muslim-majority country.

Chelsea beat hosts Malaysia 1-0 Thursday in the capital Kuala Lumpur but the game was marred by racial abuse toward Benayoun as the crowd booed and jeered whenever the midfielder had the ball.

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