Football: Australia seeks to ‘turbocharge’ World Cup in Asia
ZURICH, Dec 1, 2010 (AFP) – - Australia kicked off the final pitch by bidders for football’s 2022 World Cup on Wednesday by offering to “turbocharge” football in Asia and the Pacific region, with the help of a cheeky kangaroo.

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Asia denies support for Spain-Portugal 2018 W.Cup bid
Asian Football Federation (AFC) president Mohamed Bin Hammam on Saturday strongly denied reports that he had agreed to back the Spain-Portugal bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

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S.Korea seeks to unite Asia around its World Cup bid
South Korea is trying to unite Asia around its bid to host the 2022 World Cup, FIFA vice president Chung Mong-Joon said, ahead of the world football body´s vote next week.

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SKorea defeats Taiwan for Asia Games baseball gold
South Korea’s gold medal in baseball at the Asia Games held a special bonus for Cleveland Indians’ slugger Choo Shin-soo — a special exemption from serving in the military that could be worth millions of dollars to him. Of course, that’s not why he did it, Choo said after batting in two runs in South Korea’s 9-3 victory over Taiwan Friday.

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Air Asia flies to Paris for RM400; Liu Wei plays the piano with his feet; Quidditch World Cup flies into New York
It’s Flyday and as we prepare to head to the Curve for the Polo Rocks! Grand Finale , here are a few things happening in the world today that we can talk about with our friends, while waiting for the event to start: Poetic: Air Asia X is launching flights to Paris. Start booking your tickets (RM400 one way!) on Monday and spend Valentine’s Day strolling along the Champs-Elysees in the city of …

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Asia Football Chief insist Qatar is secure for 2022 World Cup
Doha, Qatar, Nov. 16, GNA – Mohammed Bin Hammam, President of Asian Football Association (AFC) has said that Qatar stands the best chance of being awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Kiteboarding: Boracay prepares for Kiteboard Tour Asia
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, Nov. 11 (PNA)– This resort island prepares for the holding of the Kiteboard Tour Asia (KTA) on March 16 to 20, 2011.

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Research and Markets: Taiwan Leads Asia in Sustainable High Performance Fibres and Fabrics for Performance Apparel …
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/453aef/taiwan_leads_asia) has announced the addition of Textiles Intelligence’s new report “Taiwan Leads Asia in Sustainable High Performance Fibres and Fabrics for Performance Apparel” to their offering. At the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup …

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Asia: Series Zhuhai qualifying report
Defending Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Champion Christian Menzel kept his title defence right on track today by taking his fifth pole position of the 2010 season at the Zhuhai International Circuit in China.

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Crane regroups for win in Asia
Times wires Sunday, October 31, 2010 SELANGOR, Malaysia — Once he became eligible to play a few Asian tournaments, Ben Crane wasn’t immediately sure he wanted to go halfway around the world for golf. It’s already paying off in a big way. Crane drove the 292-yard 15th hole to within 8 feet for eagle then won the inaugural Asia Pacific Classic on Sunday with an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole …

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