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SHANGHAI, China -- China is using its home advantage to full effect at the world aquatic championships, winning its second gold medal in diving on Sunday.George Blanda Jersey . Qiu Bo and Huo Liang dominated the mens 10-meter synchronized event, earning eight perfect 10s while totalling 480.03 points during the six-dive final. It was Huos third consecutive victory in the event at the worlds, having teamed with a different partner to win two years ago in Rome and in 2007 at Melbourne. "I am happy to win the title because we work very hard," said Huo, the 2008 Olympic champion in the event with Lin Yue, who is injured. Huo and Qiu have trained together for just two months. The Chinese team originally planned to send the duo of Zhang Yanquan and Cao Yuan, but Zhang was injured before worlds. Germanys Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein earned the silver with 443.01. Oleksandr Gorshkovozov and Oleksandr Bondar of Ukraine took the bronze with 435.36. They earned the only other 10 of the competition for their inward 3 1/2 somersault. Eric Sehn of Edmonton and Kevin Geyson of Winnipeg raised their Olympic participation hopes by placing eighth with a score of 386.70. The pair needed a top-three finish to earn an early Olympic qualifying spot for Canada. Their next opportunity will be in February at the FINA World Cup where they will need a top-eight finish. "Were really excited by our performance today," Sehn said. "It really puts it in perspective that it is possible for us to get that Olympic spot especially when you consider we did miss a dive in the final. We concentrated really well and our diving was strong overall." The pair have only been together since last years Commonwealth Games. "We are progressing really fast," Geyson added. "Its an amazing result today considering weve been together for less than a year and other teams have been together for many years. This was my first worlds and I was really happy we kept it together and picked it up in the final." The preliminaries on womens one-metre springboard, a non-Olympic event, were also on Sundays program. Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., was 14th and did not advance. China won the first gold medal awarded at the championships on Saturday, when Wu Minxia and He Zi claimed the womens three-meter synchro event. Chinas golden haul could continue on Monday and Tuesday because the country has the leading qualifiers for the mens and womens one-meter springboard finals. "They are like the table tennis players, they dont make any mistakes," International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge told The Associated Press about the Chinese. Rogge attended the event with FINA president Julio Maglione on a humid night at the outdoor pool, and Rogge helped present some of the medals. Qiu and Huo, who is from Shanghai, had the partisan fans cheering loudly on their second dive, a reverse that earned them five 10s -- three for execution and two for synchronization. They added another 10 on their next dive, then finished off the performance with two 10s on a backward 2 1/2 somersault with 2 1/2 twists. Ronnie Lott Raiders Jersey . Darvish is scheduled to make his season debut Sunday at Tampa Bay after getting through an extended bullpen session without any issues. Darren McFadden Raiders Jersey .Y. - Dustin Tokarski stopped all 43 shots he faced as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the host Syracuse Crunch 3-0 on Saturday in American Hockey League action.NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Knicks have signed forward Jeremy Tyler and waived guard Chris Smith, whose roster spot had caused some controversy in New York. Tyler had been playing for Erie, the Knicks NBA Development League affiliate, after recovering from a broken right foot. The Knicks had originally signed him in August but waived him in October following his injury. Tyler, who first made news when he left his San Diego high school to play proffessionally overseas, has appeared in 63 NBA games for Golden State and Atlanta. Authentic Raiders Jerseys. He averaged 18 points and 10.2 rebounds in six games for Erie. Smith made the roster out of training camp, shortly after coach Mike Woodson said it would be a consideration for the guard that his older brother, J.R., plays for the team. Critics argued that Chris Smith wouldnt have made the team otherwise, and he appeared in only two games. ' ' '