Soccer-Corinthians 1 Al-Ahly 0 - Club World Cup result

TOYOTA, Japan, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Corinthians (Brazil) 1 Al-Ahly (Egypt) 0 - result of Wednesday's first semi-final at the FIFA Club World Cup at Toyota Stadium. Goal: Paolo Guerrero 30 Halftime: ...

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Chelsea are tighter under Benitez, says Cahill

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Chelsea have become more compact defensively under interim manager Rafael Benitez as they prepare for the soccer Club World Cup in Japan, defender Gary Cahill said on Wednesday. The English Premier League side, who face Mexico's Monterrey in their semi-final in Yokohama on Thursday, took four games to register their first win under the Spaniard. However, nine goals in...

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Wenger not embarrassed by cup defeat to lowly Bradford

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal's quarter-final League Cup exit at the hands of minnows Bradford City left manager Arsene Wenger questioning the power of his strike force but the Frenchman refused to label the defeat as an embarrassment. Despite playing almost an hour with five attackers, Arsenal failed to break down the League Two club who went on to claim Tuesday's match 3-2 on penalties after a stubborn...

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Soccer-Scottish Cup 4th round fixtures

Dec 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the Scottish Cup 4th Round matches on Wednesday 4th Round Wednesday, December 12 (GMT) Dumbarton(II) v Hamilton Academical(II) (1930) Postponed 4th Round, replay Wednesday, December 12 (GMT) Arbroath(III) v Celtic (1945) 4th Round Wednesday, December 12 (GMT) Cowdenbeath(II) v St. Johnstone (1945) Postponed 4th Round, second leg Monday, December...

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UPDATE 2-Soccer-More derby fallout for blighted English game

* Barry charged by FA with abusing match official * Teen arrested over racist tweet (adds background, byline) Dec 11 (Reuters) - The fallout from Sunday's Manchester derby has continued to rumble on with City's Gareth Barry charged with verbally abusing a match official and a 15-year-old arrested for sending a racist tweet to a United player during the match. English football, long seen to have...

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Zynga Wants to Get into the Gambling Business

Zynga recently filed a preliminary application for a gambling license in Nevada. We're not talking about gambling with Farmville credits, either. We're talking cold hard cash. RELATED: Irish Olympic Athlete Accused of Betting on an Opponent Getting a gaming license is no easy task in Nevada. The paperwork that Zynga filed this week is just the beginning of a process that the company's executives...

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H&R Block, Zynga, Akamai are big market movers

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE H&R Block Inc., up 89 cents at $18.26 The tax preparer's quarterly loss narrows, helped by cost cuts. It thinks earnings will grow in the upcoming U.S. tax season. SAIC Inc., down 41 cents at $11.26 The defense contractor's quarterly earnings fall short...

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Zynga moves to enter US gambling market

NEW YORK (AP) -- Online games company Zynga said it has asked Nevada gambling regulators for a decision that could pave the way for it to enter the U.S. gambling market. This follows Zynga's October disclosure that it has signed a deal to offer online poker and casino games, played with real money, in the U.K. It plans to launch those games in the first half of 2013. Zynga Inc. said in an email...

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Minecraft sells almost 4.5 million copies on Xbox 360 as other indie games continue to struggle

Big-budget games such as Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II might brag about how they rule the Xbox 360 in terms of sales, but indie games can also compete – if they’re addictive enough and offer enough value. Take Minecraft, an indie game developed by Markus “Notch” Persson’s company Mojang. According to Mojang, Minecraft, an indie game originally made for PC and ported to the Xbox 360 seven months...

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New Sony online store offers remote downloads to PlayStation and mobile devices

Continuing its efforts to make buying digital content for PlayStation consoles easier, Sony’s (SNE) quietly flipped the switch on for its Sony Entertainment Network Store. The new Web store finally allows games, movies and TV shows for the PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PSP, Xperia tablets and Xperia smartphones to be purchased through a Web browser and then queued up for download to a designated device....

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How to Avoid a High Tax Bracket in Retirement

We spend many years saving and investing in our retirement portfolios. And when we retire, there is still more work to be done. You probably have many accounts in your retirement portfolio including a 401(k), traditional IRA, Roth IRA, after-tax brokerage account, annuity, Social Security benefits, and perhaps even a traditional pension. You will need to use all of these sources of income efficiently...

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Trio of chefs nominated in 'Time' magazine's 100 most influential people list

Chefs René Redzepi, David Chang and José Andrés have been nominated in Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The trio of world renowned chefs joins a pool of politicians, heads of state, actors, musicians and human rights activists as candidates in the publication’s Time 100 list. Last year, Chef Grant Achatz was the only food personality among nominees like...

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The Importance of Being Self-Reliant in Retirement

Most baby boomers are at various stages of preparing for retirement, depending on whether they were born at the beginning or end of their generation. The smart ones realize that effective planning starts well before retirement age. Important calculations need to be made to determine what it will take to survive financially throughout the retirement years. Post-work lifestyles and passions also need...

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