BIG DAY: Liang Wen-chong siad he would not put himself under pressure today as he tries to become only the second Chinese player to win a European Tour event
China's top player, Liang Wen-chong, inched a step closer to a maiden European Tour victory yesterday by taking a share of the third round lead at the Singapore Masters.

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By Paul Huang
Lee Wei-min's miss on an uncontested lay-up with time expiring cost the Videoland Hunters dear on Friday evening as they dropped an 88-87 nailbiter to the Dacin Tigers at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium in front of a sellout crowd.

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South Africa's Northern Bulls monstered the misfiring New South Wales Waratahs to claim an outstanding 32-19 Super 14 rugby victory for their first Sydney success yesterday.

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AT THE DOUBLE: It was a good day for Spanish riders yesterday as Jorge Lorenzo and Hector Faubel won the 250cc and 125cc races in Qatar
Australian Ducati rider Casey Stoner won the Qatar MotoGP, the first race of the season, in a time of 43 minutes 02.788 seconds at the Losail International circuit yesterday.

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Winger Doug Howlett scored twice to tie Joe Roff's record of 57 tries in Super 12 or 14 rugby as the Auckland Blues beat South Africa's Lions 41-14 at Eden Park yesterday.

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ISLAND TRIAL: The World Cup hosts endured a disastrous final warm-up match as they were skittled out by a superior India side for just 85 runs
India plunged the West Indies into a cricket crisis on the eve of the first World Cup in the Caribbean, forcing skipper Brian Lara to appeal for calm.

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Arsenal captain Thierry Henry will miss the rest of the season after suffering groin and stomach injuries during his side's Champions League exit against PSV Eindhoven.

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Lin Dan made a magnificent recovery to reach the semi-finals of the All-England Open just when he seemed headed for defeat on Friday.

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England will try and salvage something from the wreckage of their Six Nations season by stopping bitter rivals France's hopes of the Grand Slam here at Twickenham today.

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LAKERS LOSE: Kobe Bryant started well, scoring 21 points in the first half, but then faded in his first game back after a suspension for striking an opponent in the face
Andre Iguodala scored 31 points and the Philadelphia 76ers spoiled the return of Kobe Bryant with their sixth straight victory, 108-92 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.

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Top seed Maria Sharapova launched her defense of her Indian Wells title on Friday, winning in straight sets but not before Michaella Krajicek made her earn it.

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Cam Ward recorded his second career regular-season shutout -- both against Washington -- and Justin Williams, Niclas Wallin and Andrew Ladd scored leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 win on Friday.

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TOUGH DAY: Defending champion, KJ Choi, was well-placed following his second-round 69 on a Florida course which was proving difficult for many
On a golf course where Stephen Leaney said there were no easy holes, the Australian had a simple explanation for how he wound up atop the leaderboard at the Pods Championship on Friday.

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Stacy Prammanasudh of the US captured the clubhouse lead on Friday before inclement weather halted play in the midst of the first round of the LPGA's MasterCard Classic in Huixquilucan.

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