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Sports Update

  • July 11th, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

matildas-fifa.jpgThe Matildas’ World Cup campaign, in Germany, ended on Sunday (10.7.11) with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Sweden.

The Australian women’s soccer team, the youngest in competition, got into the final eight, but were rated as last prospect due to relative inexperience — time on their side!

cadedl-ressize-bicyclenet.jpgIn Tour de France cycling, after a day of serious crashes, Australia’s Cadel Evans has slipped from second to third place, (behind Thomas Voeckler, France, and Luis Leon Sanchez, Spain) — with the formidable Pyrenees stretch of the event now looming.