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BRISBANE, Australia - The two Koreas had contrasting fortunes but matching rainy weather in their opening games at the Asian Cup on Saturday.South Korea beat Oman 1-0 through Cho Yong-cheols goal in first-half stoppage time, with drizzle first falling in the national capital of Canberra.Two hours later in Sydney, with the rain coming down heavily for most of the match, Igor Sergeevs 62nd-minute header helped Uzbekistan to a 1-0 win over North Korea.It was being billed as Super Saturday at the 16-team tournament, the second day of competition following Australias opening 4-1 win over Kuwait on Friday.China made it two out of three for east Asian countries with a 1-0 upset win over Saudi Arabia later Saturday.China failed to make it out of the group stage in the last two Asian Cup tournaments, but Yu Hais goal in the 81st minute gave the Chinese three points.Saudi Arabia went into the match without its captain and star forward Nassir Al Shamrani, who was ruled out of the Asian Cup with an abdominal injury earlier in the day.South Korea joined Australia on three points in Group A, sitting behind the Socceroos on goal difference.At Canberra, both teams had scoring opportunities in the first half. South Koreas Son Heung-min hit the top of the crossbar with a looping shot after seven minutes, while Qasim Said and Abdulaziz Al-Maqbali failed to capitalize on counter-attacking chances for Oman.The only goal of the match came when ex-Premier League goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi parried a Koo Ja-cheol shot and Cho poked the rebound home.I prefer to start a tournament like today in a tough game and learn from our mistakes ... compared to winning 5-0 and everyone saying that you will win the Cup, South Korea coach Uli Stielike said. In the second half, we did things very much calmer and cooler and our game was much better.Omans next match is against Australia in Sydney on Tuesday, when South Korea takes on Kuwait in Canberra.On Sunday in Group C matches, the United Arab Emirates plays Qatar at Canberra and Iran takes on Bahrain at Melbourne. Air Max 95 Sale Canada . Chan captured two silver medals at last months Sochi Winter Games — mens singles and the inaugural team event. 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Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Fiorentina levelled on aggregate in the 14th minute when Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez headed back a long ball from David Pizarro and Pasqual smashed home an angled volley. SEATTLE -- Josh Hamiltons attempt to beat out an infield grounder with a headfirst slide into first base landed him on the bench for up to two months. The 2010 AL MVP was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the Los Angeles Angels with a torn ligament in his left thumb. He was hurt trying to hustle down the line and beat out a grounder in the seventh inning of Tuesday nights loss to Seattle. Hamilton was thrown out, but the consequences of his decision ended up being far greater. "The news sucks. Anytime you play and youre playing hard and having fun, the last thing you want to do is do something that is going to cause you to miss time and maybe hurt your team in the long run," Hamilton said. "If I could see the future, obviously, I wouldnt do it." Los Angeles said an MRI Wednesday revealed a complete tear of the thumbs ulnar collateral ligament. After initially saying hand and wrist specialist Dr. Steven Shin would operate at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedics in Los Angeles, the Angels said Hamilton will be examined by Shin on Friday to determine whether surgery is needed. Hamilton was placed on the 15-day disabled list, and outfielder J.B. Shuck was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake. Hamilton said he believed it was just a jammed thumb, but when he tried throwing in the outfield between innings he knew something might be wrong. Hamilton told manager Mike Scioscia to have someone pinch hit for him in the ninth. Ian Stewart batted for Hamilton and struck out with the potential tying run on base in a 5-3 loss. "Its definitely unfortunate but I think as a team you have to be able to absorb and be deep enough to absorb injuries to players and Josh is a special talent who is off to a great start for us. Well do our best to fill that void," Scioscia said. &qquot;Over the years, weve had a lot of our key players miss significant time, but weve been able to absorb it and move on.dddddddddddd Thats what we have to focus on doing now for the next six, eight weeks, whatever the time frame is going to end up being." Scioscia said the Angels lineup could see mixing and matching while Hamilton is out. Collin Cowgill was in the lineup in left field and leading off, with Kole Calhoun dropped to sixth in the order and Howie Kendrick moved up to Hamiltons usual No. 5 slot. A five-time All-Star, Hamilton has struggled since signing a $125 million, five-year contract with the Angels before the 2013 season. He hit a career-low .250 last year with 21 homers and 79 RBIs, his poorest power numbers since 2009. He was batting .207 with 25 RBIs through June 23, then hit .289 with 54 RBIs during the rest of the season. Hamilton strained a calf muscle during a baserunning drill on Feb. 25 and didnt play in his first spring training game until March 17. He is hitting .444 with two homers and six RBIs in 27 at-bats this season. Hamilton believes he can still keep his timing down with his swing even while hes sidelined. "Disappointing in general that youve got to miss some time, because as a player you prepare the whole off-season to come in and do what you can to help contribute to your team winning ballgames," he said. "Thats the most disappointing part of the injury." The injury rekindled the debate about sliding into first base. Hamilton wasnt the only player to make that choice in Tuesdays game. Seattles Michael Saunders had an awkward slide into first base running out a ground ball. "Its just part of who I am. Ive done that a lot," Hamilton said. "Who knows if I will ever do that again?" ' ' '