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Olympics-China calls off Harbin's 2018 Winter Olympics bid
BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Harbin has given up on its plan to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the central government said it was "premature", local officials said on Wednesday. Full Article
Federer, Nadal to begin next season at Abu Dhabi event
DUBAI (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal will begin the 2010 season in Abu Dhabi by playing in a six-man, $250,000 winner-takes-all exhibition tournament, local media reported Tuesday. Full Article
Austin has 250 yards receiving as Cowboys win in overtime
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Miles Austin scored on a 60-yard pass play in overtime for a team-record 250 yards receiving to lift the Dallas Cowboys to a 26-20 victory over the winless Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Full Article
Rookies guide Rangers to 3-2 win over Devils
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rookie defenseman Matt Gilroy scored his first career goal to lift the New York Rangers over the visiting New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday. Full Article
Soccer-Japan plans World Cup bid despite Tokyo's 2016 failure
TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Japan plans to bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups despite Tokyo's failure to win the right to stage the 2016 Olympics. Full Article
FIFA, police target fake World Cup tickets
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - FIFA is working with police forces globally to crack down on internet sales of fake tickets for next year's World Cup in South Africa, soccer's governing body said Friday. Full Article
Shooting-India World Cup event gets bullet over Olympic snub
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - India has refused to stage a World Cup meet early next year after it was dropped as an Olympic qualifying event and not because facilities at the venue were lacking. Full Article
Lewis blames South Africa federation for Semenya row
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Retired American track and field star Carl Lewis has blamed South African athletics authorities for the predicament of the nation's world champion Caster Semenya, whom a report says is a hermaphrodite. Full Article
Rivers late drive extends Chargers grip on Raiders
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Quarterback Philip Rivers engineered a fourth-quarter drive to power San Diego Chargers to a season-opening 24-20 win over the Oakland Raiders on Monday, equaling the current NFL head-to-head record. Full Article
Olympic official calls for revamp of Delhi Games committee
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Randhir Singh has called for a revamp of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games' organizing committee after widespread concerns over preparations for the event. Full Article
