On Aug. 18, under a hazy Beijing sky, Chinese mega-star Liu Xiang was supposed to cruise to victory in heat six of the 110m hurdles' first round.

8月18日北京的天空有些雾蒙蒙，全中国都在想象他们的超级巨星刘翔将会在奥运会的110米栏第六小组的预赛中轻松获胜。

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The Real Madrid star was jeered by Dinamo Zagreb supporters during his side's 1-0 victory in the Champions League on Wednesday.

周三，皇马天王在欧冠赛场对阵萨格勒布迪那摩时遭到主场球迷震耳欲聋的嘘声。

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Victory in Thee will be our guiding star.

你的胜利将成为我们的导航的明星。

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The National League also has the home-field advantage by virtue of its rare All-Star victory.

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Staal spent more than 17 minutes on the ice in the Rangers' 4-3 Game 3 victory, helping neutralize Capitals star Alex Ovechkin. (The Rangers trail the series, 2-1, going into Wednesday's Game 4 at home.) More, he afforded coach John Tortorella the freedom to spread out ice time among his six regular defensemen, deviating from a pattern Tortorella had fallen into during last year's playoffs.

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But while Hirscher was left to reflect on his victory, U.S. star Ted Ligety's bid to win a fourth gold at the championships was ended following an uncharacteristic error.

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