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Lithuania sets up Argentina clash

Sports | Basketball
2010-9-9

LINAS Kleiza scored 30 points on Tuesday to help send Lithuania into the quarterfinals of the world championship with a 78-67 win over China. Lith...

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Nadal through, Venus faces Clijsters

Sports | Tennis
2010-9-9

RAFAEL Nadal edged closer to a place in his first US Open final after thrashing fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday with another devastating serving performance. The world No. 1, who would...

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Greats predict Asian growth

Sports | Golf
2010-9-9

THE Champions Tour has come to Asia and golf greats Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson predict the sport has a bright future in the region. Watson is one of 57 players set to tee off in the Posco E&C Songdo Championship...

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Rays punish Dice-K to blitz Red Sox 14-5

Sports | Baseball
2010-9-9

THE Tampa Bay Rays mauled Japanese starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in a 14-5 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday to move within a game and a half of the leading New York Yankees in the American League East. The Rays...

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Kim to train in Kwan's facility

Sports | Skating
2010-9-9

OLYMPIC champion Kim Yu-na is set to train in Los Angeles. Since splitting from her longtime coach Brian Orser in a public spat last month, Kim had remained coy on her future plans. Kim confirmed she would be moving...

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F1 stretches to record 20 races

Sports | Motor racing
2010-9-9

FORMULA One will stretch to a record 20 races next year with India making its grand prix debut in late October although no new teams will be coming in, the sport's governing body said yesterday. The Indian round,...

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Higgins cleared of match-fixing

Sports | Snooker
2010-9-9

WORLD No. 1 John Higgins was banned for six months and fined 75,000 pounds (US$115,900) yesterday but cleared of accepting a bribe to fix snooker matches. The Briton's claim that he felt intimidated during a meeting...

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Ferrari Escapes Penalty

Sports | Motor racing
2010-9-9

FORMULA One's governing body upheld a US$100,000 fine for Ferrari but will impose no further sanction following the team orders controversy, an Italian motorsport official said yesterday. Angelo Sticchi Damiani,...

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Essex police clears Kaneria of betting allegations

Sports | Cricket
2010-9-9

PAKISTAN leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has been cleared by Essex police of betting during an English county match last season, his lawyer said. "The police have cleared Danish as they didn't find any concrete evidence...

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Scots Apologize For Booing Of Anthem

Sports | Soccer
2010-9-9

THE Scottish Football Association says its reputation has been tarnished by fans booing the Liechtenstein national anthem during a 2012 European Championship qualifier. SFA acting chief executive George Peat says...

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World Cup flop France wins key Euro qualifier

Sports | Soccer
2010-9-9

FRANCE'S recovery from a humiliating World Cup finally began with a first win in European Championship qualifying on Tuesday, while Germany and the Netherlands earned second straight victories. The French had...

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Rooney on target as England edges Swiss

Sports | Soccer
2010-9-9

WAYNE Rooney, hit by media claims about his private life, struck his first international goal for almost a year to set England on the way to a 3-1 win away to Switzerland in its Euro 2012 qualifier on Tuesday. Substitute...

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Rooney's Wife Receives Apology

Sports | Soccer
2010-9-9

THE parents of the woman at the center of a sex scandal involving Wayne Rooney have apologized to the England striker's wife. Several tabloid newspapers claimed on Sunday that Rooney cheated repeatedly on his...

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Ballack faces tough task to win team spot

Sports | Soccer
2010-9-9

GERMANY was at its dazzling best when it crushed Azerbaijan 6-1 to continue its perfect start to Euro 2012 qualifying on Tuesday, sending out a clear message that absent captain Michael Ballack is not being missed. ...

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Germany edges Australia to reach semis

Sports | Field hockey
2010-9-9

TINA Bachman scored the lone goal to give Germany a 1-0 win over Australia on Tuesday and a berth in the semifinals of the women's field hockey World Cup in Argentina. The victory in the closing game of Pool A...

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Former World No. 1 Hingis Considering Comeback On Doubles Tour

Sports | Tennis
2010-9-9

FORMER world No. 1 Martina Hingis said she may make a second return to the women's tour, this time on the doubles circuit. The 29-year-old Swiss, who won Wimbledon at the age of 16 and picked up four other grand...

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European mastery riles Querrey

Sports | Tennis
2010-9-9

AMERICAN Sam Querrey bowed out of the fourth-round of the US Open on Tuesday and then said he was annoyed at the European domination on the men's tour. The 20th seed fell 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 to Swiss Stanislas...

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World Cup flop France finally wins in Euro qualifying

Sports | Soccer
2010-9-8

FRANCE'S recovery from a humiliating World Cup finally began with a first win in European Championship qualifying yesterday, while Germany and the Netherlands earned second straight victories. The French had begun...

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Argentina beats World Cup champion Spain 4-1

Sports | Soccer
2010-9-8

ARGENTINA handed Spain its first loss since winning the World Cup two months ago, earning a dominant 4-1 win yesterday. Argentina took a comfortable lead with first-half goals from Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain...

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Williams left carrying American hopes at US Open

Sports | Tennis
2010-9-8

VENUS Williams kept the American flag fluttering at the US Open yesterday when she beat French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 7-6 6-4 to become the first player through to the semi-finals. Williams, promoted...