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    Agassi grabs quick first-round victory

    US OPEN: Andre Agassi needed only 69 minutes to beat Razvan Sabau, while Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first defending women's champ to lose in the first round
    Andre Agassi was poised on the baseline waiting for Razvan Sabau's serve when the voice rang out from high above center court, cutting through the heavy, humid night.

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    Newcastle signs Michael Owen on four-year contract

    England striker Michael Owen yesterday agreed to join Newcastle from Real Madrid on a four-year contract.

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    Serena beats `bling' trouble to defeat Taiwanese teen

    Serena Williams dropped her diamonds on the way to an opening round win on Monday at the US Open, but the two-time champion made no apologies about the pair of US$40,000 earrings that just wouldn't stay on.

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    Athletics defeat Orioles to extend lead

    BASEBALL: Oakland completed a four-game sweep of Baltimore, while in Miami the Cardinals' Chris Carpenter became the first 19-game winner in the major leagues
    Nick Swisher and Mark Ellis homered off Jorge Julio in a five-run 12th inning, and the Oakland Athletics completed a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 10-5 victory on Monday.

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    Greenland offers extreme sport events in the Arctic

    Greenland is offering several sport events in the Arctic that are aimed at taxing both professional and amateur sport enthusiasts to the extreme with the Greenland Adventure Race starting early next month -- a counterpart to the "Iron Man" triathlon in Hawaii.

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    Zimbabwe crushed as India advances to 161-run victory

    Zimbabwe's batsmen failed dismally yet again as India thrashed the host team by 161 runs in Monday's third one-day international at Harare Sports Club.

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