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View Article  Miracle finish!
Turkey moves on to the Euro 2008 semis after an amazing comeback win over Croatia!

Regulation time decided nothing.

Late in OT, Turkey's goaltender is caught out of position. A Croatian player heads it in. Doom looms for Turkey.

The young Turks on the patio at Sotto Sotto in Little Italy are crushed.

But fortunately for them, Turkey was able to come through with a little pick-me-up.

One of their players blasted the ball to Croatia's top corner (goalie's right) to tie the game with less than a minute to play!

Pandemonium!

It gets better for Turkey. In the shootout, Croatia only pots one to Turkey's three, putting an end to that team's fine tournament.

Here's the BBC match report.

Turkey goes up against Germany, which won handily on Thursday over Portugal, next Wednesday.
View Article  Love Guru trashed!

The critics are not being kind to the Love Guru, Mike Myers' new vehicle. Can't say I'm surprised.

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View Article  Afghanistan: Worse than Iraq?

The Toronto Star's Haroon Siddiqui spoke with veteran Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, who is out flogging a new book -- Descent into Chaos. Rashid believes the troubles of Afghanistan are tightly wound into the Gordian knot of Iran, central and south Asia.

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