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Roughriders hope Miller effect leads to victory

Posted September 4, 2011 by Hayat Canada

For a team that is the worst in the Canadian Football League, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are in very good spirits. The Riders (1-7) are determined to get a fresh start Sunday (2 p.m. CT), but they’ll have to do it against the league-leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-1) who have not lost a road game this [...]

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Bolt, Jamaica break sprint relay record

Posted September 4, 2011 by Hayat Canada

Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrate victory and a new world record Sunday in Daegu. (Michael Steeele/Getty Images) Usain Bolt powered home to help Jamaica set a world record of 37.04 seconds in men’s 4×100-mere relay Sunday at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea. Nesta Carter led off [...]

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Riera moves from Greece to Turkey

Posted September 4, 2011 by Hayat Canada

Albert Riera tries on his new shirt with Olympiakos last summer after signing in Greece. This summer he has moved to Turkey. (Nikos Halkiopoulos/Associated Press) Turkish club Galatasaray says it has signed Spanish winger Albert Riera from Olympiakos on a four-year deal worth $4.3 million US. Galatasaray says on its website the 29-year-old will be [...]

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Forlan ruled out of Inter Milan’s Champions League group stage

Posted September 4, 2011 by Hayat Canada

Inter Milan’s Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan was ruled ineligible for his new team’s Champions League group stage matches. (Giuseppe Aresu/AFP/Getty Images) UEFA says Inter Milan forward Diego Forlan can’t play in the Champions League group stage because his former club Atletico Madrid reached the Europa League groups. Forlan, who joined Inter at the trading deadline [...]

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Penalty gives Czechs key draw with angry Scots

Posted September 4, 2011 by Hayat Canada

Scotland’s Scott Brown goes over the knee of the Czech Republic’s Jaroslav Plasil during their Group 1 qualifying game for Euro 2012. A late penalty by the Scotts gave the visitors a key draw. (Scott Heppell/Associated Press) Michal Kadlec’s 90th-minute penalty kick for the Czech Republic salvaged a 2-2 draw against Scotland on Saturday at [...]

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