体坛英语资讯：USA takes revenge on Brazil to retain World Grand Prix title
<p><span word="MACAO">MACAO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 28-- <span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,740,000 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="FIVB">FIVB</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Prix">Prix</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Losing">Losing</span> 3-1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>.1 <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="earned">earned</span> 26-24, 25-20 <span word="and">and</span> 25-21 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> 13-<span word="game">game</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="streak">streak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Prix">Prix</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> 200,000 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>.</p><p><span word="Destinee">Destinee</span> <span word="Hooker">Hooker</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Valuable">Valuable</span> <span word="Player">Player</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="FIVB">FIVB</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Prix">Prix</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="with">with</span> 16 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Logan">Logan</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="Larson">Larson</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> 14 <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officiated">officiated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="referees">referees</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Zorica">Zorica</span> <span word="Bjelic">Bjelic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Susana">Susana</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Dome">Dome</span>, <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 9-3 <span word="lead">lead</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="crawled">crawled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> 17-<span word="all">all</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="at">at</span> 24-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Destinee">Destinee</span> <span word="Hooker">Hooker</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="Larson">Larson</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hotly">hotly</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 19-15 <span word="cushion">cushion</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20-18, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5-2 <span word="run">run</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Logan">Logan</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>.</p><p><span word="Falling">Falling</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> 9-4 <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazilians">Brazilians</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="within">within</span> 23-21, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="Foluke">Foluke</span> <span word="Akinradewo">Akinradewo</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> 24-21 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="dink">dink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Larson">Larson</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bounds">bounds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>.</p>
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