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Australia open Asian Cup with Kuwait thrashing

MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian players celebrate after defeating Kuwait 4-1 in the Asian Cup opening match on Jan. 9, 2015, in Melbourne.

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Australia open Asian Cup with Kuwait thrashing

MELBOURNE, Australia - Australia's Massimo Luongo (21) scores his team's second goal on a header in the first half of the Asian Cup opening match against Kuwait on Jan. 9, 2015, in Melbourne. Australia defeated Kuwait 4-1.

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Australia open Asian Cup with Kuwait thrashing

MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian supporters express joy as Tim Cahill (front) scores an equalizer in the first half of the Asian Cup opening match against Kuwait on Jan. 9, 2015, in Melbourne. Australia defeated Kuwait 4-1.

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16-yr-old becomes youngest female 'go' game title holder

TOKYO, Japan - Rina Fujisawa, a female player of the "go" Japanese board game, wins the women's "Honinbo" title in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2014, by thrashing title holder Chiaki Mukai 3-0 in the best-of-five competition, becoming the youngest holder of the top honor at the age of 16 years and a month. Fujisawa eclipsed the previous record of 17 years and a month set in 2006 by Taiwanese player Hsieh Yi Min.

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Sawa returns to action

FUKUOKA, Japan - Homare Sawa (R) plays after coming off the bench in the 72nd minute of INAC Kobe Leonessa's 7-0 away thrashing of Fukuoka J.Anclas in Fukuoka on April 22, 2012. The women's World Player of the Year overcame a bout with vertigo, returning to the pitch for the first time in almost two months in the Japanese Nadeshiko League.

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(1)Afghan voting marred by boycott

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Uzbek woman delegate to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) argues with a male delegate after refusing to vote on a draft constitution on Jan. 1. Up to a quarter of the 502 delegates thrashing out a new Afghan constitution boycotted the voting on the draft that outlines a strong presidential system with a limited role for parliament.

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Asashoryu turns up the heat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) gives Kotomitsuki a thrashing to stay one win off the pace at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16.

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Japan hit Thailand for 6 in final Olympic qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's under-22s celebrate themselves after thrashing hosts Thailand 6-0 in their final soccer Olympic qualifier in Bangkok on Nov. 13.

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Kazakstan feel Czech fury

Czech players converge to steal the puck during their 8-2 thrashing of Kazakstan in Olympic ice hockey on Feb. 15. The Czech Republic will face Russia in a top-of-the-table clash on Feb. 16 to decide who will be seeded one in their Olympic round-robin group.

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Sawa returns to action

FUKUOKA, Japan - Homare Sawa (R) plays after coming off the bench in the 72nd minute of INAC Kobe Leonessa's 7-0 away thrashing of Fukuoka J.Anclas in Fukuoka on April 22, 2012. The women's World Player of the Year overcame a bout with vertigo, returning to the pitch for the first time in almost two months in the Japanese Nadeshiko League. (Kyodo)

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Australia open Asian Cup with Kuwait thrashing

MELBOURNE, Australia - Australia's Massimo Luongo (21) scores his team's second goal on a header in the first half of the Asian Cup opening match against Kuwait on Jan. 9, 2015, in Melbourne. Australia defeated Kuwait 4-1. (Kyodo)

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Australia open Asian Cup with Kuwait thrashing

MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian players celebrate after defeating Kuwait 4-1 in the Asian Cup opening match on Jan. 9, 2015, in Melbourne. (Kyodo)

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16-yr-old becomes youngest female 'go' game title holder

TOKYO, Japan - Rina Fujisawa, a female player of the "go" Japanese board game, wins the women's "Honinbo" title in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2014, by thrashing title holder Chiaki Mukai 3-0 in the best-of-five competition, becoming the youngest holder of the top honor at the age of 16 years and a month. Fujisawa eclipsed the previous record of 17 years and a month set in 2006 by Taiwanese player Hsieh Yi Min. (Kyodo)

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(1)Afghan voting marred by boycott

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Uzbek woman delegate to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) argues with a male delegate after refusing to vote on a draft constitution on Jan. 1. Up to a quarter of the 502 delegates thrashing out a new Afghan constitution boycotted the voting on the draft that outlines a strong presidential system with a limited role for parliament. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu turns up the heat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) gives Kotomitsuki a thrashing to stay one win off the pace at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16. (Kyodo)

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Japan hit Thailand for 6 in final Olympic qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's under-22s celebrate themselves after thrashing hosts Thailand 6-0 in their final soccer Olympic qualifier in Bangkok on Nov. 13.