OUT IN FRONT: The South African had packed his bags in anticipation of flying home after a wretched first round now believes he could win the tournament
South Africa's Richard Sterne fired a second consecutive 64 to take a one stroke lead into the final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic yesterday as countryman Retief Goosen conceded defeat.

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Springboks Jean de Villiers and Breyton Paulse snatched intercept tries as the Stormers beat the New Zealand Hurricanes 30-17 in a Super 14 rugby match yesterday.

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By Paul Huang
Chang Chih-fong's massive 43-point night, including a game-winning three-pointer with just under 30 seconds remaining, helped rally the Dacin Tigers past the Azio Eagles in a 97-96 win at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Friday night.

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NOTABLE TRIUMPH: The hard-earned victory was the first by a South African side over the Brumbies in Canberra for the best part of 20 years
Flyhalf Derick Hougaard kicked 12 points for South Africa's Bulls as they beat the ACT Brumbies 19-7 in a Super 14 rugby match yesterday.

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Captain Ernst Joubert scored a try five-minutes from full-time to lift South Africa's resurgent Lions to a 26-20 win over the Queensland Reds in a Super 14 rugby match yesterday.

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DISAPPEARING LEAD: The Bundesliga's first-placed team continued their run of bad form as they lost at home to Hamburg, despite dominating the game for long periods
League leaders Schalke 04 stumbled again in the Bundesliga on Friday, losing 2-0 at home to Hamburg SV for their second consecutive defeat and third straight match without a win.

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DEDICATION: Cricketer John Davison will again sacrifice his income to play for Canada in the Carribean, where he hopes to repeat his 2003 World Cup exploits
John Davison was 33 years old when he finally made his mark as a Canadian cricketer.

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Real Betis will play its next three home games away from its stadium as punishment after Sevilla coach Juande Ramos was knocked unconscious by a bottle thrown by its fans.

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Struggling West Ham on Friday vowed to fight charges that they breached Premiership rules by signing Argentina stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano last year.

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Sun Jihai admits he is still struggling to adapt to life in England, five years after arriving from China.

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Benni McCarthy has been warned by Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes that he could pay a heavy price for an international comeback with South Africa.

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MIAMI MADE TO SWEAT: Detroit missed three 3-point tries in the final 20 seconds that would have tied the game, failing to overcome a season-low 31 points in the first half
Shaquille O'Neal helped the Miami Heat build a 22-point lead. And when they blew it, he delivered the go-ahead dunk in the final minute to beat the Detroit Pistons.

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Olympic and world heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft won the pentathlon gold medal after trailing in three events on Friday's opening day of the European Indoor athletics championships.

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Michael Ryan scored the first two goals of his NHL career, Thomas Vanek also had two goals, and Derek Roy had a goal and three assists to help give the Buffalo Sabres an 8-5 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

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Roger Federer beat Tommy Haas in straight sets on Friday to reach his fifth straight Dubai Open final.

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OPTIMIST: Despite being winless in his last 139 US PGA Tour events, Robert Allenby insists it's only a matter of time before his long barren streak ends
Robert Allenby shot a 2-under 68 on Friday, getting him to 5 under after two rounds of the Honda Classic and into a tie atop the leaderboard with first-round leader Charlie Wi -- who shot a wild round of even-par 70.

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ICC suspends US federation
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