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    Bahrain 2, Qatar 0 in Asian soccer elections

    In a stunning double election defeat for Qatari interests, Bahrain royal family member Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa became the top figure in Asian soccer Thursday.Bahrain now has a key power broker within the world's most popular sport just weeks after its hosting of a Formula One Group Prix was again the focus of pro-democracy protests after two years of turmoil in the island kingdom.Sheik Salman won a landslide victory to become president of the Asian Football Confederation, then beat Qatar's 2022 World Cup organizing chief Hassan Al Thawadi to claim a vacant seat on FIFA's executive committee.In both polls to formally replace old rival Mohamed bin Hammam, Sheik Salman defeated friends and former associates of the ousted Qatari official. FIFA expelled bin Hammam for alleged corruption.The ballot results suggested Sheik Salman's campaign — strongly backed by Kuwaiti sports officials and helped late Wednesday by Saudi Arabia's candidate withdrawing from the presidential race — w...

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    1. Australia scores 2 2nd-half goals in 2-1 win over New Zealand in World Cup warmup match

      MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Brett Holman scored the tiebreaking goal deep in second-half into injury time, giving Australia a 2-1 victory over New Zealand on Monday ...

    2. Australia beats Denmark 1-0 in warmup match, Olsen criticizes World Cup ball

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Australia edged Denmark 1-0 in a World Cup warmup in Roodepoort on Tuesday.Striker Joshua Kennedy's 71st-minute goal handed victory to the Soccer...

    3. Backup Australia goalkeeper Brad Jones won't return to World Cup because of family illness

      MULDERSDRIFT, South Africa (AP) — Backup Australia goalkeeper Brad Jones will not return to the World Cup after leaving the team to return home because of an illness...

    4. Morgan helps US to 6-2 win over Australia

      Abby Wambach broke a tie early in the second half and Alex Morgan added two goals and two assists, helping the U.S. women's national soccer team beat Australia 6-2 o...

    5. Injured forward Harry Kewell included in Australia's preliminary World Cup roster

      SYDNEY (AP) — Forward Harry Kewell, fighting a persistent groin injury, has been picked for Australia's preliminary World Cup roster.Coach Pim Verbeek selected 31 pl...

    6. The latest news from the USOC - March 12

      Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah) secured his fourth career Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom overall title with a wire-to-wire victory on March 9 in Kranjska Gora, ...

    7. The latest news from the USOC - March 26

      Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska) became the first American woman to break into the top three overall at a FIS Cross-Country World Cup on March 24 in Falun, Sweden....

    8. Sermanni keeping eye on US women's soccer team

      The U.S. women's soccer team's head-coach-in-waiting has plenty of questions.Tom Sermanni, the Scot who led Australia to three women's World Cups, often asks outgoin...

    9. Australia leave World Cup with heads held high

      By Gordon BellNELSPRUIT (Reuters) - Australia can be proud of their World Cup, picking themselves up after a big loss in the opening match against Germany , coach Pi...

    10. New York signs World Cup veteran Cahill

      Red Bull New York signed Tim Cahill, a veteran of two World Cups with Australia, as a designated player Thursday from English Premier League side Everton.Cahill, 32,...

    11. On to England: Buddle scores twice, Americans beat Australia 3-1 in last World Cup warmup

      ROODEPOORT, South Africa (AP) — The dress rehearsal could not have gone much better for the United States.In a small stadium near an open field in a suburb west of J...

    12. The latest news from the USOC - March 19

      U.S. ice dancers Meryl Davis (West Bloomfield, Mich.) and Charlie White (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) captured their second world ice dancing title at the 2013 ISU World...

    1. Sheik Salman elected president of Asian soccer

      Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrai was elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday, replacing longtime rival Mohamed bin Hammam.A ha...

    2. Australia defends funding grant to Trinidad

      Australia's soccer federation has defended a decision to fund a stadium upgrade in Trinidad, highlighted in a damaging ethics report into former FIFA vice president ...

    3. Schwarzer expects tougher World Cup than 2006 since Australia's threat no longer unknown

      LONDON (AP) — Fulham's stunning progress to the Europa League final has increased Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer's faith in the power of the underdog as he prep...

    4. Women's World Cup champions Japan earn Olympic soccer berth after Australia beats China

      Women's World Cup champions Japan secured a place in the 2012 London Olympics after Australia beat China 1-0 in the final Asian qualifying tournament.Japan was held ...

    5. The latest news from the USOC - April 16

      Propelled by Ashley Wagner (Alexandria, Va.) and Gracie Gold's (Springfield, Ill.) second and third-place finishes in the free skate, Team USA won the 2013 ISU World...

    6. Mass sporting events and teams hit by attacks

      A glance at some sporting events and teams that have been affected by attacks and threats:__Sept. 5-6, 1972 — Palestinians going by the name of "Black September" kil...

    7. Where to buy aircraft carriers, missiles and Glocks in Rio

      More than 720 companies from Russia, Israel, South Korea and all over the world have come to Rio to flog their guns, ammo, aerospace tech, corporate security and mor...

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