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BEIJING, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Collated results from the women's Olympic football tournament on Wednesday:
China 2 (Xu Yuan 6, Han Duan 71) Sweden 1 (Schelin 38)
Argentina 1 (Manicler 85) Canada 2 (Chapman 27, Lang 72)
North Korea 1 (Kim Kyong-Hwa 27) Nigeria 0
New Zealand 2 (Yallop 37, Hearn 56) Japan 2 (Miyama 72, Sawa 86)
SHENYANG, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Result of a Group F match in the Olympic women's football tournament here Wednesday:
North Korea 1 (Kim Kyong-Hwa 27) Nigeria 0
North Korea: Myong Hui Jon, Kyong Hwa Kim (Ok Sim Kim 89), Jong Ran Om, Jong Sun Song, Son Hui Kil, Un Suk Ri, Kum Suk Ri (capt), Un Gyong Ri, Yong Ae Kim, Hye Yong Han, Un Hyang Ri (Sun Hui Ho 69)
BEIJING, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Result here Wednesday from a Group G match at the Olympic women's football tournament:
Norway 2 (Kaurin 2, Wiik 4) United States 0
BEIJING, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Olympic women's football tables after Wednesday's matches. (Played, won, drawn, lost, for, against, points):
Canada 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
China 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Sweden 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
PARIS, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Midfielder Mathieu Berson has joined French league One club Toulouse after being given a free ticket to leave struggling Spanish second division club Levante, Toulouse said Wednesday.
The 28-year-old started his career at French league 1 club Nantes, before moving to England in 2004 to join Aston Villa.
QINHUANGDAO, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Norway stunned defending champions the United States with a 2-0 win in their Group G women's football match at the Qinhuangdao Stadium here Wednesday.
It was sweet revenge for the Norwegians after they were beaten by the United States a year ago in the play-off for third at the World Cup.
MADRID, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - FC Seville's Portuguese international midfielder Sergio Paulo Barbosa, known as 'Duda', will return to Spanish first division side Malaga on loan for the upcoming season, the club said Wednesday.
Under the deal Malaga will not have the option to buy the 28-year-old at the end of the season, the club said.
MANCHESTER, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra insists he has no plans to sell Manchester City.
Reports in England on Wednesday claimed Thaksin may be forced to look for a buyer for the Premier League club due to his fight against corruption charges in Thailand.
BERLIN, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 look set to bring their Brazilian stars home from the Beijing Olympics before a ball is kicked after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Wednesday in favour of the Bundesliga clubs' battle with FIFA.
MADRID, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Barcelona's French striker Thierry Henry, handicapped by a series of injuries last season, said Wednesday his greatest wish is stay fit for the whole of the coming season.
'The only thing I want is to not get injured,' he said in an interview on the club's website.
The 30-year-old played several matches last season with back pains.