Shirokov was a dominant presence in central midfield with Glenn Whelan and Paul Green unable to make any impression.

BBC: Republic of Ireland 2-3 Russia

Anti-trust agency alleges that Gazprom was abusing its dominant market share in upstream natural gas markets throughout Central and Eastern Europe in particular.

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The dominant question being pondered by the market ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting on Thursday is whether the current EUR value is too high.

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With David Vaughan brought in on the left, Ledley was pushed into a central midfield role and the Cardiff man was the star performer of a totally dominant first-half.

BBC: San Marino 1-2 Wales

McCarver favors the 1976 Reds team, which won six fewer games but had a more dominant post-season, while sports historian Richard Crepeau of the University of Central Florida says take your pick--he agrees that the "Big Red Machine" teams of the 1970s are a cut above the rest.

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Zhang Liangui, a North Korea expert at the Communist Party's Central Party School, tells Global Times that China "will forever lose the chance to play a dominant role" in resolving the crisis if it fails to deter Pyongyang from going ahead with the test.

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