FRANCE OUTCLASSED: New Zealand improved upon their performance in last week's Test by raising their standards and handing France an even bigger beating
Winger Joe Rokocoko scored two tries as New Zealand beat France 61-10 in the second rugby union Test yesterday, sweeping the two-match series and setting a world record of 23 straight home wins.

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Australia A crushed Japan with 10 tries in a 71-10 victory to keep within striking distance of the Junior All Blacks in the Pacific Nations Rugby Cup in Townsville yesterday.

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Australia warmed up for their Tri-nations campaign with a record-breaking 49-0 win over an undermanned Fiji in Perth yesterday at Subiaco Oval.

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A second-half revival saw the Junior All Blacks maintain their unbeaten record in the Pacific Nations Cup rugby championship when they beat Tonga 39-13 in Nuku'alofa yesterday.

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STEVE SPEAKS: Liverpool's skipper said that he was confident the return of Michael Owen from injury would boost England's chances of qualification
England have put their worst behind them and are now very much in the running to claim top spot in their Euro 2008 qualifying group, midfielder Steven Gerrard insisted yesterday.

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KING OF SPIN: Monty Panesar took his 50th Test wicket and ended with 4-50. He said a chat from Allan Donald in the tea break had helped focus the bowlers
England gained the upper hand on the second day of the third Test against West Indies on Friday, with bowlers Monty Panesar and Ryan Sidebottom combining to help the home team to a 175-run first innings lead.

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Erving McLean reclined on his stoop on West 130th Street near Lenox Avenue, a can of Ballantine Ale in his hand and US$160 in his pocket from a day's work carrying golf clubs at the Blind Brook Club in Rye Brook, New York.

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Justine Henin joined the Roland Garros greats by defeating Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-2 yesterday to complete a hat-trick of French Open titles.

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Jared Borgetti and Nery Castillo both scored and prohibitive favorite Mexico survived an early scare from Cuba to win 2-1 on Friday in the opening Gold Cup match for both sides.

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BOUNCING BACK: Rookie Travis Buck had a career-high four hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs as Oakland proved too strong for San Francisco
Oakland's Shannon Stewart hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the 10th against a makeshift San Francisco defense to lift the Athletics to a 5-3 victory on Friday.

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KING OF SPIN: Monty Panesar took his 50th Test wicket and ended with 4-50. He said a chat from Allan Donald in the tea break had helped focus the bowlers
England gained the upper hand on the second day of the third Test against West Indies on Friday, with bowlers Monty Panesar and Ryan Sidebottom combining to help the home team to a 175-run first innings lead.

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SCRATCHED PLAYER: While Adam Scott was taking the lead at the TPC Southwind, John Daly was grabbing the attention with his face looking as if it had been clawed
John Daly's messy personal life overshadowed golf once again on Friday, this time when he accused his wife of waking him up by attacking him with a steak knife.

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Suzann Pettersen appears to have put a major collapse behind her.

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Winning two CART championships and the Indianapolis 500 were easy tasks for Gil de Ferran compared to his current job -- trying to make the Honda Formula One team competitive.

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