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Bahrain after early goal...'Lucky' All Whites get real A confident Bahrain coach Milan Macala is chasing an early goal from his side to add to the pressure on New Zealand in Saturday night's World Cup qualifier in Wellington. Macala put his side through their... In this article: World Cup, Bahrain, Mohammed Hussain, Umm Salal, Bahrain, Sydney, and Wellington |
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Sunday Mirror | 2 days ago
BLACK 'N BRUISED
...AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS: DEFEAT AT TWICKERS Martin Johnson's dreams of building a team capable of winning the next World Cup were no nearer turning into reality after this latest Twickenham loss. It is six years today since the former...
In this article: Dan Carter, England, Martin Johnson, All Blacks, Jonathan Kaplan, Jonny Wilkinson, Jimmy Cowan, and Headache
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Stuff | November 10, 2009
'Lucky' All Whites get real
...One goal is all we need Ben Sigmund concedes the All Whites got lucky in their first match in Manama but vows New Zealand will throw everything at Bahrain in Saturday night's World Cup decider in Wellington. Sigmund was at the heart of...
In this article: Ben Sigmund, Ricki Herbert, Leo Bertos, Bahrain, Wellington, Manama, Bahrain, Shane Smeltz, and Ryan Nelsen
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The Australian | 3 days ago
Now for the luck of the draw
...Greeks. Such is the affinity between the two countries that the Socceroos played Greece in a friendly at a sold-out Melbourne Cricket Ground in their final game on home soil before going to Germany for the World Cup finals. So there is...
In this article: Australia, England, Melbourne, Greece, Europe, 1982 World Cup, FIFA, World Cup, and Pim Verbeek
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Telegraph.co.uk - Rugby Union | November 09, 2009
Will Genia is Australia's new genius
...of such maturity that just six years ago Genia was but a schoolboy. When St Jonny was winning England the World Cup in Sydney in 2003, Genia was watching in the school dorm. The boy who came to Australia from Papua New Guinea was a...
In this article: Will Genia, Australia, England, Jonny Wilkinson, Matt Banahan, Martin Johnson, Brisbane Boys College, and Tom Croft
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 05, 2009
Returning Wilkinson wary of Wallabies
...Australia. And then, in a performance that guaranteed him sporting immortality, Wilkinson landed the winning drop-goal with just seconds to spare in extra-time as England beat Australia in the 2003 World Cup final in Sydney. However, that...
In this article: Jonny Wilkinson, England, Australia, Robbie Deans, British and Irish Lions, Brisbane, and Sydney
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Australia scrumhalf Will Genia burns with desire to beat archenemy England
On the night when Jonny Wilkinson landed his famous dropped goal to defeat Australia in the World Cup final in Sydney, Genia was a 15 year-old watching the final with his schoolmates in a boarding house at Brisbane Boys College. He...
In this article: Will Genia, Jonny Wilkinson, England, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Brisbane Boys College
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Coach Robinson hails Scots bravehearts
...Robinson, who was assistant coach to Clive Woodward when England scored their extra-time victory over Australia in the 2003 World Cup final in Sydney. "The effort that was put in, the way the team got off the floor and defended was...
In this article: Andy Robinson, Matt Giteau, Australia, Ryan Cross, Clive Woodward, Scotland, and Sydney
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Goal.com | November 12, 2009
World Cup Play-Off Preview (2nd Leg): New Zealand - Bahrain
...against New Zealand The Reds are bidding to reach their first World Cup, while the All Whites are gunning for their second after a side featuring current coach Ricki Herbert reached the 1982 finals in Spain. Bahrain have been training...
In this article: Bahrain, New Zealand, Ben Sigmund, Ryan Nelsen, 2010 World Cup, Chris Killen, and Wellington
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Lack of funds puts canoeist up creek without a paddle
...famous - like Stephanie Rice is famous. By contrast, Sydney's Robin Bell, who was world champion and overall winner of the World Cup in 2005, can easily walk the streets without getting mobbed. The fact that canoeing isn't typically...
In this article: Sydney, Beijing, Tax, Australian Sports Commission, Sydney University, Olympic sports, and National Australia Bank
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The World Cup is an annual men's golf tournament. It is contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on the basis of the Official World Golf Rankings, although not all of the first choice players choose to compete. From 2007 to 2018 it will be held at Mission Hills Golf Club in China and will be known as the Mission Hills World Cup. It will also have a title sponsor, the first of which is Omega, so the full name of the 2007 event is the Omega Mission Hills World Cup.
The tournament was founded by Canadian industrialist John Jay Hopkins, who hoped it would promote international goodwill through golf. It began in 1953 as the Canada Cup and changed its named to the World Cup in 1967. With Fred Corcoran as the Tournament Director and the International Golf Association behind it (1955-1977), the World Cup traveled the globe and grew to be one of golf's most prestigious tournaments throughout the 1960s and '70s, before it became the World Cup of Golf in 1993. It was incorporated into the World Golf Championships series from 2000 to 2006. In 2007 it ceased to be a World Golf Championships event, but continued to be sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours. The United States has a clear lead in wins, with 23 as of 2007.
In 1953, the format was 36 holes of stroke play with the combined score of the two-man team determining the winner. From 1954 to 1999, the format was 72 holes of stroke play. Beginning in 2000, the format is alternating stroke play rounds of bestball (fourball) and alternate shot (foursomes). From 1955 to 1999, there was also a separate award, the International Trophy, for the individual with the best 72 hole score.
The equivalent event for women is the Women's World Cup of Golf.
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