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Games-Queensland government to support Commonwealth Games bid
Queensland's state government will contribute A$11 million ($10.08 million) to the bid to bring the 2018 Commonwealth Games to the Gold Coast, local media reported on Monday. The Gold Coast, about 75 kilometres south of Brisbane, was nominated as the region to bid for the Games in 2008.
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Queensland government backs 2018 games bid
The government of Australia's Queensland state will spend up to $11 million (US$10 million) to support a formal bid from Gold Coast to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Premier Anna Bligh on Monday said up to 30,000 jobs could be created in the buildup to the event and the games would bring other economic benefits to the Gold Coast, one of Australia's most popular tourism destinations.
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Auckland games bid decision this week
Rumours that the Government has decided not to back Auckland's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games will be confirmed or denied later this week, Prime Minister John Key said today.
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Queensland government backs 2018 games bid
The government of Australia's Queensland state will spend up to $11 million (US$10 million) to support a formal bid from Gold Coast to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Isles finally win back-to-back games, top Leafs
Isles finally win back-to-back games, top Leafs
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Qld govt bids for Commonwealth Games
The Queensland government will spend up to $11 million on a formal bid to host the Commonwealth Games.
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Qld govt puts up cash for Comm Games bid
Queensland will reap vast economic gains if the Gold Coast wins the right to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the premier says.
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Qld govt puts up cash for Commonwealth Games bid
The Queensland government will spend up to $11 million on a formal bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
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Beckham is likely out of World Cup
David Beckham will like likely miss the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon.
AP source: Beckham to miss World Cup
David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan.
NKoreans helping to spruce up World Cup stadiums
North Korean laborers are working on football stadiums across South Africa, including the venue where their national team will play Ivory Coast in June in its first World Cup appearance since 1966. Some 1,000 construction workers from reclusive North Korea, which maintains strict control on its citizens' travels, have been sent to help renovate stadiums across South Africa, the Seoul-based...
AP: Beckham out of World Cup after tearing Achilles' tendon
David Beckham's dream of becoming the first English player to appear in four World Cups looks to be over after he tore his left Achilles' tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo. The former England captain injured himself in the closing minutes of the match Sunday.
AP source: Beckham to miss World Cup
David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan. His international career for England is all but over. It remains to be seen how much he'll have left for the Galaxy and Major League Soccer.
Oregon's Eaton breaks heptathlon world mark
Oregon senior Ashton Eaton broke Dan O'Brien's heptathlon world record at the NCAA indoor track and field championships.
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