Favorites Brazil face Olympic silver medalists Russia in the final of the women's world volleyball championships after they powered through their semi-final matches yesterday.

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By Paul Huang
A late-inning collapse by the bullpen led to three runs in the 10th for the Netherlands as Taiwan dropped Game 5 in the preliminaries to the Dutch team in the 2006 XVI Intercontinental Cup Baseball Championship in Taichung on Tuesday night.

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Hackers stole data from computers at the French anti-doping lab whose test procedures are being challenged by US cyclist Floyd Landis, police said on Tuesday.

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BASKETBALL: Miami's Dwyane Wade racked up 37 points against Carmelo Anthony's 33, although the defending champs suffered their second loss in a row
Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points and the Denver Nuggets twice converted four-point plays to beat the Miami Heat 112-105 on Tuesday.

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In the final round of qualifiers for the 2007 Asian Cup, Syria defeated Taiwan 3-0 in Damascus, leaving the Taiwanese without a goal in six matches.

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MASTERS CUP: The Swiss powerhouse became the first man to earn more than US$7 million in a season, while David Nalbandian hovered on the brink of elimination
Roger Federer survived a furious onslaught from Andy Roddick at the Masters Cup on Tuesday, while the defending champion, David Nalbandian, was facing an early exit after his second loss.

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Graham Arnold reckons that his Australia team has enough emerging talent to emulate the country's successful World Cup squad.

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Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won a wide-open race for the National League (NL) Cy Young Award, beating out San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman on Tuesday.

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Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka said yesterday he was "relieved" to hear the Boston Red Sox had won the bidding battle to negotiate with a US$51.1 million offer for him to play in the major leagues.

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Jaromir Jagr scored two goals 26 seconds apart, and just 1:04 later Brendan Shanahan finished off a most improbable third-period rally to lift the New York Rangers over the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in the NHL on Tuesday.

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■ Boxing
De La Hoya v Mayweather
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