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Scotland v Argentina (Sat)...hoping to rubber stamp a change in their respective fortunes. The Pumas' victory in the 2007 World Cup finals was followed by a decline in Scotland's standing in the game. But the once-feared Argentines arrive in Scotland on the back of... In this article: Chris Cusiter, Argentina, Scotland, Six Nations, Australia, England, and BBC One |
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Daily Express | November 13, 2009
Ramsey holds the key
...in Wales bid to make the next European Championship finals. Ramsey, 18, will be in midfield when Wales end a disappointing World Cup year with a friendly against Scotland. Manager John Toshack had hopes of Wales making the World Cup...
In this article: Aaron Ramsey, John Toshack, Wales, Cardiff City, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, and Premier League
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
Easter urges Wales to look ahead
...their preparations for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. Wales missed out on next year's World Cup in South Africa after finishing a disappointing fourth in their group. But MK Dons striker Easter, who returned to the Wales fold for...
In this article: John Toshack, Easter, Wales, MK Dons, Swansea City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jermaine Easter, Cardiff City, and Nottingham Forest
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | November 12, 2009
Report to recommend free-to-air Ashes TV
The report by David Davies, a former executive of the English Football Association, is also expected to list football World Cup and European Championship qualifiers involving England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is...
In this article: Gordon Brown, Rupert Murdoch, Evening Standard, England and Wales Cricket Board, English Football Association, Channel Four, England cricket team, and News Corporation
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Evans issues warning to Wales
...1991 and 1994 and was on the receiving end of defeats both times. Wales were also beaten in 1999, and tasted further south-sea island defeat in the 2007 World Cup to Fiji. "Never set yourself up as a target, particularly early on in the...
In this article: Wales, Ospreys, Jamie Roberts, Tom Shanklin, Samoa, Scarlets, All Blacks, and Apia
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Guardian | 1 day ago
Time to scratch surface and see how good northern hemisphere really is
...before the World Cup. As they say, there's no gain without pain, and Warren wasn't whistling in the wind this week when he said Wales aspire to break into the top three before the World Cup in New Zealand in 2011. Holding the All Blacks...
In this article: Warren Gatland, South Africa, New Zealand, France, and Wales
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Telegraph.co.uk - Rugby Union | November 13, 2009
Ryan Jones says Wales must be realistic about Samoa threat
...edge over Samoa Photo: GETTY IMAGES It is 10 years since the Samoans defeated Wales in the World Cup in Cardiff with a powerful performance that left Welsh rugby, quite literally, in a state of shock. Bones rattling after a brutal 80...
In this article: Wales, Samoa, Cardiff, Graham Henry, Millennium Stadium, and Australia
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Mumm faces daunting Welsh challenge
...oppose Welsh man mountain Luke Charteris. The 1.96cm behemoth helped Wales secure 100 per cent of their lineout throws in last Saturday's 33-16 dispatch of World Cup semi-finalists Argentina. "Obviously their lineout is very, very good.
In this article: Robbie Deans, Cardiff, Kurtley Beale, Wales, and George Smith
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Stuff | November 06, 2009
Black Sticks trash Wales
...the World Cup qualifying tournament in Invercargill. New Zealand have beaten Wales 6-2 in the opening round of the men's hockey World Cup qualifying tournament at Invercargill today. The Black Sticks overcame a slow start to open scoring...
In this article: Wales, Scotland, New Zealand, and Malaysia
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Wales can be in top three, says Gatland
...in charge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Warren Gatland has set his Wales players the target of breaking into the top three in the world rankings by the 2011 World Cup. They currently lie in sixth but, with the top six teams...
In this article: Warren Gatland, Wales, Dwayne Peel, Gareth Cooper, Tri-Nations, Australia, Graham Henry, All Blacks, and Argentina
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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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