DRAGON ROARS: A severly depleted Welsh rugby union side surprised everyone by pushing the fancied Wallabies all the way in their Test match in Sydney yesterday
Australia scored a winning try after the full-time siren to beat gallant Wales 29-23 in the first of their two rugby internationals in Sydney yesterday.

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By Paul Huang
Videoland Hunters' captain Yang Cheh-yi (楊哲宜) and US star Jonathan Sanders scored 23 points each as the Videoland Hunters beat Yulon Dinos 94-85 to claim third place in the SBL in Taipei yesterday.

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ARISE SIR BEEFY: The legendary England cricketer looks set for a trip to Buckingham Palace as a reward for his outstanding charity work
Former England cricketer Ian Botham is to be knighted for his charity work, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported yesterday.

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INJURY BLOWS: Before play West Indies senior batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was ruled out and captain Ramnaresh Sarwan had to leave the field with an injury
England captain Michael Vaughan said scoring a century on his return to Test cricket was as "fine a feeling as I've ever felt in the game."

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Wang Liqin successfully defended the mixed doubles title and remained on course for another two more on Friday, continuing Chinese domination at the World Table Tennis Championships.

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Michael Owen returned to international play for the first time since injuring his knee at last year's World Cup, playing a full 90 minutes for England's "B" side on Friday in a 3-1 friendly victory over Albania.

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Bangladesh crumbled to 58 runs for five wickets yesterday after India's four top batsmen smashed confident centuries to build a massive first innings total in the second and final test.

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Former Indian paceman Javagal Srinath yesterday played down fears of burnout in modern cricketers, urging fast bowlers to bowl more if they are to cut down on their frequent breakdowns.

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Club coach Gerard Houllier will leave six-time French champions Lyon at the end of the season, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas announced on Friday.

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TOUR DE FARCE? : Bjarne Riis said he was not a worthy winner of cycling's most famous race and that he had always regretted using performance-enhancing drugs
Dane Bjarne Riis on Friday became the first rider to admit having used performance enhancing drugs while winning the Tour de France.

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Casey Blake and Victor Martinez hit first-inning homers and Cleveland beat Detroit 7-4 on Friday night.

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By Paul Huang
Pan "Du Du" Wei-luen pitched five innings of no-hit ball and Kao Guo-ching drove in a pair of runs with a bases-clearing double to lead the President Lions past the La New Bears in a 3-0 shutout at Pingdong on Friday evening.

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Tell Helio Castroneves he's one of the favorites in today's Indianapolis 500 and he just shrugs his shoulders and grins.

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TURKISH DELIGHT: After having downed Venus Williams, Arvane Rezai defeated the No.1 seed in Istanbul, a result she said was the best of her career
Aravane Rezai beat top-seeded Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final of the Istanbul Cup.

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