IN THE FAST LANE: The nation's Minister of State for Trade and Industry sees an F1 race as a way of creating an "exciting and fun living environment" in the island state
Singapore is taking a "very serious look" at hosting a Formula One Grand Prix to give the city-state appeal outside the world of business, a top trade official said yesterday.

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By Paul Huang
Using a balanced offensive attack that had four different players scoring 16 points or more, Taiwan Beer downed the top-ranked Yulon Dinos 99-85 at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Sunday to close out the week's play with a perfect 2-0 record.

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Julia Mancuso of the US is single-handedly taking on the mighty Austrian women as the Alpine ski World Cup races to an exciting finish.

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Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou says she was "not affected" by loud booing in Birmingham that heralded her return to competition after a two-year ban, the athlete told Greek media yesterday.

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GOING ONE BETTER: The Australian bounced back from an injury lay off to triumph in the tournament in which he was a runner-up last year
Second-seeded Australian Lleyton Hewitt defeated fourth-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 7-6 (12/10) on Sunday to claim the US$416,000 Tennis Channel Open.

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BAD LUCK, BECKS: David Beckham turned in a solid performance for Real Madrid, but suffered an injury that could force him to miss tomorrow's Champions League match
David Beckham picked up a knee injury after enjoying one of his better games in a Real Madrid shirt on Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Getafe.

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Tottenham scored in the fifth minute of injury time to win 4-3 at West Ham on Sunday and deny the Hammers vital points in their fight to avoid relegation.

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Reigning champions Barcelona travel to Liverpool today desperate to revive their title defense having lost 2-1 in the home leg of their last 16 clash two weeks ago.

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Marseille's slide down the table continued with a 1-0 home defeat to second-placed Lens at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday.

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Alemannia Aachen beat Mainz 2-1 on Sunday to draw level with its rival in the fight against relegation from the Bundesliga.

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Christian Rigano headed in two goals on Sunday to help relegation-threatened Messina beat 10-man Palermo 2-0 and climb out of the bottom three in the Serie A standings.

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WILD: The game ended in controversy over a technical foul that gave Gilbert Arenas the opportunity to seize victory by draining three free throws with only 0.1 seconds left
Gilbert Arenas swished three free throws with 0.1 of a second remaining to give the Washington Wizards a wild 107-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA on Sunday.

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Erik Christensen twice scored tying goals in regulation, then teamed with Sidney Crosby to win it in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins swept a season series from Philadelphia for the first time by winning 4-3 on Sunday.

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Four players parred the first hole of sudden death before darkness stopped play on Sunday to leave the Honda Classic on hold.

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Montoya wins in Mexico
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