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Canada loses baseball heartbreaker to Cuba
Kevin Nicholson just missed a game-tying home run for Canada in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing Cuba to hold on for an 8-5 win in a dramatic finish to their Olympic semifinal match on Tuesday.
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Despatie pulls out silver medal
Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie won silver in the Olympic three-metre springboard Tuesday, reeling off a spectacular final dive to edge Russian Dmitri Sautin.
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"The Iraqi soccer team's improbable run at an Olympic gold medal ended Tuesday night with a 3-1 semifinal loss to Paraguay. The Iraqis still have a chance for a bronze, which would be their war-weary nation's first medal in 44 years.
Paraguay made history of its own, getting two goals from Jose Cardozo and one from Fredy Bareiro to advance to Saturday's gold-medal game against Argentina, a 3-0 winner over Italy. Gold or silver, it will be the first Olympic medal of any sort for Paraguay.
Iraq and Italy will play for the bronze Friday night."
Read more at Iraqi soccer team's storybook run ends with 3-1 semifinal loss to Paraguay; bronze still at stake
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"Argentina defeated Italy 3-0 in the men's Olympic soccer semifinals Tuesday and will play for its first gold medal in South America's favorite sport. Budding star Carlos Tevez scored his seventh goal in five matches to give Argentina the lead in the 16th minute."
Read more at Argentina vs. Italy Olympic soccer results
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"It's a long way to the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre from the middle of Athens, an hour and 15 minutes by metro, bus and hoof, so to speak. Not that I'm complaining, because at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, the equestrian events were held in Sweden.
Wherever they are held, the horse events are on the margins of the Olympic hubbub, at least as they are seen through the filter of the mainstream U.S. media. But don't tell that to the thousands of enthusiastic fans who showed up for the second round of qualifying in jumping on Tuesday morning."
Read more at Equine epicenter
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The winner of the Gold Medal: Hicham El Guerrouj from Morocco
The winner of the Silver Medal: Bernard Lagat from Kenya
The winner of the Bronze Medal: Rui Silva from Portugal
Read Related Olympics News in: Athletics News | Moroccan Olympic Team News
The winner of the Gold Medal: Roman Sebrle from Czech Republic
The winner of the Silver Medal: Bryan Clay from United States
The winner of the Bronze Medal: Dmitriy Karpov from Kazakhstan
Read Related Olympics News in: Athletics News | Czech Republic's Olympic Team News
The winner of the Gold Medal: Bo Peng from China
The winner of the Silver Medal: Alexandre Despatie from Canada
The winner of the Bronze Medal: Dmitri Sautin from Russia
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The winner of the Gold Medal: Tonique Williams-Darling from The Bahamas
The winner of the Silver Medal: Ana Guevara from Mexico
The winner of the Bronze Medal: Natalya Antyukh from Russia
Read Related Olympics News in: Athletics News
The winner of the Gold Medal: Joanna Hayes from United States
The winner of the Silver Medal: Olena Krasovska from Ukraine
The winner of the Bronze Medal: Melissa Morrison from United States
Read Related Olympics News in: Athletics News | US Olympic Team News
The winner of the Gold Medal: Ezekiel Kemboi from Kenya
The winner of the Silver Medal: Brimin Kipruto from Kenya
The winner of the Bronze Medal: Paul Kipsiele Koech from Kenya
Read Related Olympics News in: Athletics News | Kenyan Olympic Team News
