The Real Madrid defender whacked his shot off the raised arm of Whittaker and Villa hit the resultant penalty past McGregor to give the visitors the lead.

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Fifty-seven seconds after the shot went in, the official raised his right arm above his head and slammed it downward, mimicking a shot going into a basketball.

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Thirteen runs came off the first over after lunch, including a cut shot by Boucher off Swann that raised the 100-run partnership - and was also a technical chance for Paul Collingwood at slip.

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Before we go on to some of the issues raised by this, did he actually have a shot at qualifying for the Olympics or doing well there?

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Peter Siddle was driven pleasantly through the off-side for four by Strauss, a shot which saw the 50-run stand raised well within the first hour.

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For years big shot Wall Street money managers like Blackstone Group have raised money from pension funds to make leveraged buyout investments.

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Powers was raised by a middle-income single mom and almost missed his shot at the Olympics for lack of money.

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Most Oscar odds-makers say Hawke is a long shot to win an award but the nomination alone has raised his profile.

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Kenner has many outrageous things to tell us about industrial food, but the picture is perhaps most upsetting when we get a glimpse (largely from footage shot surreptitiously by workers) of the way animals are now raised.

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And some New York City residents said Wednesday they were ready to give Weiner another shot at winning their votes, despite the scandal that sank his career and raised questions about his character just two years ago.

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