SHOOTING FROM THE LIP: Last year's Tour de France winner had some damning words for the US Anti-Doping Agency, but a spokesman made light of his comments
Floyd Landis warmed up for his doping arbitration hearing with another swipe at the US Anti-Doping Agency, (USADA) claiming the organization offered him a short sentence if he provided information incriminating Lance Armstrong.

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FLYING THE FLAG: Taiwan's Amy Hung only trailed Sarah Lee of South Korea and Becky Morgan of Wales at the top of the leaderboard at the Michelob Open
Sarah Lee followed her record-tying opening round performance with a three-under 68 on Friday to maintain the lead at the US$2.2 million LPGA Michelob Open.

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AWESOME: The Spanish star stayed on course for his third successive Foro Italico title in Rome with a comfortable win against his Serbian opponent
Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal swept into the Rome Masters semi-finals with a ruthless 6-2, 6-3 win over up-and-coming Serb Novak Djokovic on Friday.

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By Paul Huang
Back-to-back wins over the previously red-hot La New Bears in Tainan on Thursday and Friday gave the President Lions their first series sweep in nearly a month as they attempted to climb out of the cellar by winning four of their last five.

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Gautam Gambhir hit a gutsy 101 as India defeated Bangladesh by 46 runs in the second one-day international yesterday to take a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Brazilian Felipe Massa took pole position for today's Spanish Formula One Grand Prix dashing Fernando Alonso's hopes of starting at the front of the grid in his home race yesterday.

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A POINT REQUIRED: West Ham United's traumatic season can be put to bed tomorrow at Old Trrafford, a ground where they have won just one league game in the last 21 years
Alan Curbishley stands on the verge on completing an unlikely escape act just five months after taking over at West Ham United with the club in the bottom three and on a dangerous downward spiral.

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Second-seed Amelie Mauresmo and defending champion Nadia Petrova were the big name casualties from Berlin's WTA tournament on Friday.

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An Australian medical authority wants next month's Anthony Mundine WBA world title fight called off because they fear his Argentine opponent will be outclassed.

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A boxing vest developed in Australia could revolutionize scoring in the troubled Olympic sport, it was reported yesterday, after the technology was approved for further trials.

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida

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DIALING LONG DISTANCE: Golden State drained an amazing 11 3-pointers in the the first half alone and finished with 15 for the game, tying a playoff record in the process
From the first 3-pointer to the last dramatic dunk, Baron Davis and his Warriors remained golden at home in the playoffs.

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks in the opener of the Western Conference finals with two ugly power-play goals that must have looked awfully good to them.

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By Paul Huang
Clutch free throws by Chang Chih-fong, two in the closing seconds of regulation time that forced the game into overtime, and two with under a minute to play in overtime that gave his team a four-point lead, helped the Dacin Tigers beat the Yulon Dinos 89-88 in Game One of the first-round playoffs action at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium on Friday evening.

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Dirk Nowitzki has been chosen as the NBA's MVP for leading the Dallas Mavericks to one of the best regular seasons in league history, a team official said on Friday.

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DOMINANT: The Halos opened the season with a three-game series sweep of Texas and have won 36 of the past 51 games that the teams have played
John Lackey pitched into the ninth inning before departing after Sammy Sosa's 596th career homer and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Friday night.

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