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<title><![CDATA[Singapore's golf veteran wins Philippine Open ]]></title>
<news_id>7727663</news_id>
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<pubDate>2012-02-13 15:34:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Singaporean golf veteran Mardan Mamat captured Sunday the Philippine Open title - the oldest and one of the most prestigious championships in the Asian golf circuit, local media reported.  After an exhausting week-long tournament title at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club, Mamat finished his tour of the par-72 East course with a one-under-par 71 and a nine-under-par 280 overall, according to a report filed Sunday by www.gmanews.tv.  This is the first time for th ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[MANILA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Singaporean golf veteran Mardan Mamat captured Sunday the Philippine Open title - the oldest and one of the most prestigious championships in the Asian golf circuit, local media reported.  After an exhausting week-long tournament title at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club, Mamat finished his tour of the par-72 East course with a one-under-par 71 and a nine-under-par 280 overall, according to a report filed Sunday by www.gmanews.tv.  This is the first time for the 44-year-old Mamat to notch the Philippine Open title. His past victories include the 2004 Indian Open and the 2006 Singapore Masters.  Mamat won 47,550 U.S. dollars, an Omega Aqua Terra and a BlackBerry phone.  South Korea's Mo Joong-kyung took the second with a three-under-par 285 after he had a two-over-par 74.  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Turkish Presidential Cycling Tour attracts global attention ]]></title>
<news_id>7727660</news_id>
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<pubDate>2012-02-13 15:33:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The week-long 48th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (TUR), which will be held on April 22, has attracted 25 teams from around the world, Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported on Sunday.  TUR is an annual road bicycling stage race that has traditionally started in Istanbul and ended in the southwestern city of Alanya, covering 1,300 kilometers of western Turkey, according to the Turkish Cycling Federation.  Starting from 48th edition this year, however, this  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[ANKARA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The week-long 48th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (TUR), which will be held on April 22, has attracted 25 teams from around the world, Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported on Sunday.  TUR is an annual road bicycling stage race that has traditionally started in Istanbul and ended in the southwestern city of Alanya, covering 1,300 kilometers of western Turkey, according to the Turkish Cycling Federation.  Starting from 48th edition this year, however, this race will start in Alanya and end in Istanbul and will continue on in this fashion because major cycling tours tend to finish in larger cities.  TUR is gaining prestige and importance by attracting an increasingly broad range of competitive professional cycling teams from around the world in the past few years, said the federation in a statement.  "There are thousands of teams in the world, but only 40 are professional. We invite only professional teams," said TUR director Aydin Ayhan Guney.  "When we choose the teams, we focus on teams from all over. We have teams from Colombia and Asia, not just Europe," he said.  Guney said the appearance of two Turkish teams is very telling of the state of cycling in the country.  "Before last year we did not have Turkish teams because they went professional just last year. They are not strong yet, but they will be," he added.   ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Real Madrid beat Levante to move 10 clear in Spain ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2012-02-13 15:30:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MADRID, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid this Sunday moved 10 points clear of FC Barcelona at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga thanks to a 4-2 home win against Levante.  Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick that cemented his side's position at the top of the table.  Madrid's win coupled with Barca's 3-2 defeat away to Osasuna on Saturday night means it would need a disaster for Jose Mourinho's side to lose their grip on the title and given that Madrid have dropped just eight points all season ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[MADRID, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid this Sunday moved 10 points clear of FC Barcelona at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga thanks to a 4-2 home win against Levante.  Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick that cemented his side's position at the top of the table.  Madrid's win coupled with Barca's 3-2 defeat away to Osasuna on Saturday night means it would need a disaster for Jose Mourinho's side to lose their grip on the title and given that Madrid have dropped just eight points all season, it is hard to imagine such a disaster occurring.  Three of those eight points were dropped away to Levante earlier in the season, but the Levante side that took to the pitch in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was much changed to that which defeated Madrid earlier in the campaign.  Jose Barkero and Juanlu have suffered long-term injuries, while key defender Nano has moved to China and left back Juanfran Torres was also missing with a muscle problem.  All that meant Levante had taken just three points from their last six league games, while the last time Madrid failed to win was against Barcelona early in December.  Madrid have developed a habit of conceding early goals and it was no different against Levante as some poor defending allowed visiting defender Cabral to head home from close range after five minutes.  From then on it was a Madrid monologue with Levante keeper Gustavo Munua denying Madrid with a series of saves.  &$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=7727654" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=7727656" class="abl2">【2】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center"> <tr><td><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=7727656"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Berlin dismiss coach Michael Skibbe ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2012-02-13 15:29:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- After only five matches as Berlin coach, Michael Skibbe has to pack his bag for the disastrous performances by Hertha Berlin at Bundesliga and German Cup, the club announced on Sunday.  Skibbe and his co-trainer Edwin Boekamp have been released with immediate effect from their duties, after they just started their work last year, in December.  "After five defeats in a row and the 0-5 defeat in Stuttgart, we were forced to take this decision. We will first find an  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[BERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- After only five matches as Berlin coach, Michael Skibbe has to pack his bag for the disastrous performances by Hertha Berlin at Bundesliga and German Cup, the club announced on Sunday.  Skibbe and his co-trainer Edwin Boekamp have been released with immediate effect from their duties, after they just started their work last year, in December.  "After five defeats in a row and the 0-5 defeat in Stuttgart, we were forced to take this decision. We will first find an interim solution but we are also looking for a new coach at the same time," Berlin manager Michael Preetz said.  Newly promoted Berlin are getting ready for the relegation battle as they are just two points away from a relegation spot.  Also Berlin manager Michael Preetz gains the central stage due to his miserable coach choice. He had already fired already four coaches.  However, Michael Preetz denied to clear the way despite his insufficient performances as Hertha manger. "You know how I played football. I'm a fighter and I wont run away," added Preetz in the face of a demanded resignation.  Today a hord of upset Berlin fans and supporters forced an exchange of ideas at the training ground that almost escalated.  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Hamburg seal late win over Cologne ]]></title>
<news_id>7727651</news_id>
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<pubDate>2012-02-13 15:28:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg wrapped a late win against Cologne thanks to striker Jose Paolo Guerrero while at the bottom competition Augsburg and Nuremberg shared points to close the 21st round of German Bundesliga on Sunday.  Hamburg staged an offensively minded performance against passive Cologne but unable to open the scoring within the first half.  After interval, Cologne found their way into the match but they also failed to utilize their few goalscoring opportunities. It looked ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[BERLIN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg wrapped a late win against Cologne thanks to striker Jose Paolo Guerrero while at the bottom competition Augsburg and Nuremberg shared points to close the 21st round of German Bundesliga on Sunday.  Hamburg staged an offensively minded performance against passive Cologne but unable to open the scoring within the first half.  After interval, Cologne found their way into the match but they also failed to utilize their few goalscoring opportunities. It looked as both sides would agree on a draw but two minutes before final whistle Hamburg striker Guerrero over lobbed Cologne goalkeeper Michael Rensing to ensure an upward trend at the Bundesliga standing for his side.  Hamburg jumped from 12th to 10th position with 26 points while Nuremberg plunged from 9th to 12th position with 24 points.  "We fought until the end. What's important is that we have won to take three points home with us," Hamburg coach Thorsten Fink.  At the other match on Sunday, Augsburg and Nuremberg shared points after a goalless draw following an unexciting match over 90 minutes.  Both sides remain on their positions. Augsburg were ranked on 17th position with 18 points and Nuremberg on 14th position with 22 points.  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Manchester City defeats Fulham 3-0]]></title>
<news_id>7720088</news_id>
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<pubDate>2012-02-12 10:55:43</pubDate>
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