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Unsurprisingly, it was Messi, who struck first against Real, carefully chesting down a lob pass before tucking it away past the goalie in front of a suddenly quiet Real crowd. Then it was forward Pedro Rodriguez who sealed the deal for the visitors, taking the Real defense by surprise and slamming the ball home. As Barcelona celebrated its victory it became apparent that the match had proved, once again, that money can’t buy wins...
...last year in Singapore, its first international outlet. Although badminton won't feature as prominently in its first American shop, which opened in January, the firm's determination to bring its game to the big boys is unchanged. The store is located in Portland, Ore. - just a sneaker's lob from the headquarters of a company named Nike...
...between the pipes, Coates earned his first career victory, with 11 saves and four goals allowed through the first three quarters, but had a costly turnover in the third. After a save, Coates carried the ball himself to nearly midfield. After trying to lob it over the first line of defenders, his pass was intercepted and launched into the goal before Coates could get back. Freshman Harry Krieger played the fourth quarter and saved two shots...
...residents, forcing tens of thousands of people who wished to attend opposition rallies to walk on foot around the winding cordon of riot police. As protesters were pushed away from planned meeting spaces, smaller groups of hundreds of people continued to march in nearby areas. TIME witnessed security forces lob tear-gas canisters into one such crowd, scattering young and old green-clad Iranians into allies and side streets. Some demonstrators - by now seasoned veterans in confronting the police - counseled that applying cigarette smoke to the eyes eases burning sensations, as opposed to dousing the eyes with water. This...
...this stage, the Guardian was still unable to name Trafigura or shed further light on the kerfuffle, but the paper's editor, Alan Rusbridger (@arusbridger), continued to lob his own carefully crafted tweets into the mix. "#Guardian hoping to get into court today to challenge ban by #carter-ruck on reporting parliament. Watch this space," he posted. He informed the Twitterverse that a court hearing was set for the afternoon. Then came two jubilant tweets: "Victory! #CarterRuck caves-in. No #Guardian court hearing. Media can now report Paul Farrelly's PQ about #Trafigura. More soon on Guardian." And "Thanks...