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South Korea, Japan optimistic despite tough draw

Reuters - Sat Dec 5, 2:12 am ET

South Korea and Japan remain confident of reaching the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup finals despite being handed tricky group stage draws.

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Hedrick, Davis give US 1-2 finish in 1,500
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 9:12 pm ET
Chad Hedrick edged U.S. teammate Shani Davis to win the men's 1,500 meters at a World Cup long-track speedskating event on Friday. Hedrick finished in 1 minute, 42.14 seconds with Davis was just 0.05 of a second behind. Denny Morrison of Canada took third in 1.42:74. "I'm going in the right direction," Hedrick said.
Big in Japan Nov. 16-22: DSi XL
GameSpot - Fri Dec 4, 6:46 pm ET
Nintendo's supersize handheld sells 100,000 in two days; Left 4 Dead, Taiko Drum Master best-selling new games on a mostly familiar top 10 list.
Nakagawa keeps Japanese 147 belt
Fightnews.com - Sat Dec 5, 10:05 am ET
OPBF#1 Japanese welter champ Daisuke Nakagawa (15-2-1, 11 KOs), 146.75, kept his national belt when he accelerated his attack as the contest progressed and finally caught JBC#12 Kazukaze Yamakaze (9-5-1, 2 KOs), 147, to score a TKO win at 2:01 in the tenth and final round on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.
Japan party threatens to leave government over U.S. base
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 5:51 am ET
The leader of Japan's tiny Social Democratic Party threatened on Thursday to leave the ruling coalition if her views on a U.S. military base were ignored, the latest sign of strains complicating policy decisions.
American Airlines Offers Aid to Japan Carrier
International Herald Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 5:41 am ET
American Airlines countered a $1 billion offer of aid for Japan Airlines, escalating a tug-of-war with Delta Airlines and its partners over the Japanese airline.
Tada-Togashi fight for 2 belts
Fightnews.com - Sat Dec 5, 9:50 am ET
Unbeaten world champs collide tomorrow (Sunday) in Osaka, Japan. WBA female minimum champ Etsuko Tada (6-0, 2 KOs), 103.75, Japan, will face WBC light-flyweight titlist Naomi Togashi (6-0, 4 KOs), 104.75, a hard-punching compatriot, with both belts on the line over ten two-minute rounds.
Japan Likely to Cut GDP Growth for July-Sept Qtr, Nikkei Says
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 4:15 pm ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will cut its real economic growth for the July-September quarter after a Finance Ministry report found extremely weak capital investment, Nikkei English News reported, without saying where it got the information.
4 US teens arrested at military base in Japan
FOX 11 Tucson - Sat Dec 5, 2:18 am ET
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested four teens living on a U.S. military base for allegedly causing a road accident that injured a woman.
Chevron Sells LNG, Stake to Tokyo Electric in $82 Billion Deal
Bloomberg - Sat Dec 5, 6:15 am ET
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp. signed an $82 billion contract, Australia’s biggest energy deal, to supply liquefied natural gas to Tokyo Electric Power Co.
IDMS market in APEJ posts growth
Network World - Sat Dec 5, 8:10 am ET
The Asia Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ) registered growth in the first half of 2009 for the information and data management software (IDMS) market.
Analysis: Spain, England, US winners in WCup draw
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 6:29 pm ET
Six months before the World Cup begins in South Africa, Spain already has its first win.
2010 World Cup finals schedule
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 6:12 pm ET
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Fight Schedule
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 6:12 pm ET
National TV in parentheses Dec. 4 At Agde, France, Anselmo Moreno vs. Frederic Patrac, 12, for Moreno's WBA bantamweight title. At Santa Ynez, Calif. (SHO), Tyrone Brunson vs. Carson Jones, 10, junior middleweights. Dec. 5 At Ludwigsburg, Germany, Marco Huck vs. Ola Afolabi, 12, for Huck's WBO cruiserweight title. At Newcastle, England, Amir Khan vs. Dmitiry Salita, 12, for Khan's WBA junior ...
2010 World Cup Daily Schedule
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 6:12 pm ET
FIRST ROUND Friday, June 11 At Johannesburg, Soccer City South Africa vs. Mexico, 10 a.m. At Cape Town, South Africa Uruguay vs. France, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Korea vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. At Johannesburg, Ellis Park Argentina vs. Nigeria, 10 a.m. At Rustenburg, South Africa England vs. United States, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13 At Polokwane, South Africa ...
A Triumphant General In Asia
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 5:59 pm ET
Not many military leaders understood the fighting man as well as British Gen. William Slim.