NOT ROGER’S CUP: The match turned when Gilles Simon broke the Swiss ace to go 4-2 up in the second set on a day when a number of seeds bit the dust
Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup, losing 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to France’s Gilles Simon in a second-round match on Wednesday night.

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By John Hancock
A short walk from the National Stadium, near a busy coach station, there is a wire fence around a plot of land and a plain white sign with words in Mandarin and English that read: “Military Administrative District, No Admittance.”

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Carlos Sastre won Wednesday’s 17th stage of the Tour de France, the hardest ride this year up three huge Alpine climbs, to take the overall lead from CSC teammate Franck Schleck.

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BATTERED, BRUISED: Judge David Eady said the FIA president was ‘hardly exaggerating when he says that his life was ruined’ by a lurid newspaper expose
World motorsport chief Max Mosley won his privacy case at London’s High Court yesterday against a British newspaper that alleged he took part in a Nazi-themed sadomasochistic orgy with prostitutes.

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Mahela Jayawardene equaled former Australian legend Don Bradman’s record of nine centuries at one venue to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position in the opening Test against India yesterday.

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The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) yesterday issued a statement on its official Web site in response to a message posted by dmedia T-Rex general manager Shih Chin-hsin (施建新) on an Internet bulletin board on Wednesday claiming that professional teams will take money to throw games.

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SPIRIT Of THE GAMES: The FIFA president criticized clubs refusing to release players for Beijing, while Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen threatened to appeal the decision
FIFA president Sepp Blatter accused clubs on Wednesday of going against the Olympic spirit in trying to stop their players going to Beijing.

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China are steeling for a ferocious fight against ever-improving Asian and European rivals as they gun for a clean sweep of the Olympic badminton gold medals.

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US swimmer Jessica Hardy’s trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after she tested positive for a banned substance.

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Iran’s double Olympic gold medalist Hossein Rezazadeh has pulled out of next month’s Games because he is not in good enough shape to defend his title, a weightlifting official said.

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MOOSE EARNS PRAISE: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said there was a case for veteran pitcher Mike Mussina to be viewed as the team’s MVP this season
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SOME YOU WIN... : Taiwanese No. 1 Chan Yung-jan enjoyed mixed fortunes at the East West Bank Classic, succumbing in the singles but earning a doubles victory
Serbian top seed Jelena Jankovic denied American Vania King on two set points in the opening set, then won eight of the last 10 games to advance 7-5, 6-2 in the WTA hardcourt tournament in Carson, California on Wednesday.

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By Paul Huang
Kuo Yi-feng’s clutch double with two-outs scored the go-ahead runs in the bottom of the sixth as the Brother Elephants held on to beat the Sinon Bulls 5-4 at the Taichung Municipal Baseball Stadium on Wednesday evening.

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