Defending champions Japan advanced to the Asian Cup quarter-finals yesterday, overwhelming Vietnam 4-1 although the co-hosts still go through to the knockout rounds for the first time in 47 years.

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Skipper Mark Viduka scored two crucial second-half goals to give Australia a crucial 4-0 win over Thailand to stay alive in the Asian Cup yesterday.

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By Tony Phillips
Defending champions Italy defied sweltering heat to come back from 2-1 down to beat France 3-2 and reach the Fed Cup final on Sunday.

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CAPTAIN OUT: The Red Devils face the Red Diamonds in the first match of their pre-season trip in Saitama today, minus skipper Gary Neville
Manchester United touched down in Tokyo on the first stage of their Asian tour yesterday with defender Rio Ferdinand admitting the excitement within the camp about the club's closed-season spending spree.

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By Marc Langer
Taiwan B beat Taiwan A 83-65 yesterday to boost their record to 4-1 and keep their chances alive of catching first-place Australia going into the last day of the Jones Cup.

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DEPTH: Argentina were the favorites, but Brazil proved themselves capable of winning without stars Ronaldinho and Kaka by thumping the Albicelesters
Brazil stunned bitter rivals and overwhelming favorites Argentina 3-0 to win their eighth Copa America title on Sunday.

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Jean Van de Velde is honored at Carnoustie with a concrete marker buried in the ancient sod of the final hole, a reminder of one of golf's greatest blunders and an apt symbol of a stalled career.

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Michael Rasmussen won the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday to take the overall lead in the race after a second day of grueling climbs in the Alps.

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Gregory Havret will head into the first major tournament of his career on a champagne-induced high this week after his stunning Scottish Open success at the weekend.

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South Korean Hall of Famer Pak Se-ri joined another exclusive club on Sunday with her victory in the US$1.3 million Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

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PAINFUL: Adam Wainwright threw seven scoreless innings for the Cardinals and held Philadelphia to just six hits to condemn them to a record-breaking defeat
The Philadelphia Phillies marked a dubious milestone in US sport as they suffered the 10,000th defeat in franchise history on Sunday.

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Brazil's Diogo Silva defeated Peru's Peter Lopez to win taekwondo's 68kg men's title on Sunday, giving the host nation its first gold medal in the Rio Pan American Games.

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New Zealander Scott Dixon passed Dario Franchitti and Dan Wheldon on lap 88 and led for all but seven laps the rest of the way on Sunday to win the Firestone Indy 200 for his second straight IndyCar victory.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Taiwanese right-hander Tsao Chin-hui back on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday a little more than two weeks after activating him.

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By Paul Huang
Shih Chih-wei's timely single with a runner on second scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth and Tsai Ying-fong pitched a perfect ninth to preserve the 6-5 win for the La New Bears over the Sinon Bulls in Taichung on Sunday evening.

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Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius' much-anticipated debut against elite able-bodied competition fizzled out on Sunday when he placed seventh in the 400 meters in heavy rain and then was disqualified.

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