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Poulter's more highly-fancied fellow Englishman Donald was disappointed with his short game.
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Huddersfield produced an upset in the opening match of the Magic Weekend with two-try Danny Brough engineering a 28-18 win over highly-fancied Warrington.
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The Steelers, who have won the Super Bowl a record six times, including twice in the previous five seasons, won their divisional title then beat the New York Jets to claim the AFC championship after the highly-fancied New England Patriots tripped up during the playoffs.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Poulter's more highly-fancied fellow Englishman Donald was disappointed with his short game.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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The Steelers, who have won the Super Bowl a record six times, including twice in the previous five seasons, won their divisional title then beat the New York Jets to claim the AFC championship after the highly-fancied New England Patriots tripped up during the playoffs.
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Co-host Equatorial Guinea is the first team through to the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations, following a shock 2-1 victory over highly-fancied Senegal.
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That's what made Sunday's (yesterday morning, Singapore time) 31-17 Super Bowl victory by quarterback Brees and his New Orleans Saints over the highly-fancied Indianapolis Colts so magical.
TODAYonline 2010
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That's what made Sunday's (yesterday morning, Singapore time) 31-17 Super Bowl victory by quarterback Brees and his New Orleans Saints over the highly-fancied Indianapolis Colts so magical.
TODAYonline 2010
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That's what made Sunday's (yesterday morning, Singapore time) 31-17 Super Bowl victory by quarterback Brees and his New Orleans Saints over the highly-fancied Indianapolis Colts so magical.
TODAYonline 2010
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He has kept a low profile since returning from South Africa where his highly-fancied Argentina team were thrashed 4-0 by Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals.
The Times of India 2010
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