FIREWORKS: New York had a field day with White Sox pitching as Hideki Matsui hit two round-trippers, giving him 13 last month and 21 so far this season
The New York Yankees tied a franchise record with eight home runs in a 16-3 rout of the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, but Alex Rodriguez didn't hit one.

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BY PAUL HUANG
Shih Jin-sho's pinch-hit single with one out, the bases loaded and the Lions outfield drawn in plated the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Chinatrust Whales edged past the President Lions 4-3 in Sinjhuang on Tuesday evening.

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By Marc Langer
Team Taiwan saw its Olympic hopes extinguished yesterday after it was walloped by Lebanon 95-64 at the FIBA Asian Championship in Tokushima, Japan, dropping its record to 0-2 for the round. Lebanon's victory, combined with Iran's later 95-87 victory over Qatar, secured the two a spot in the semi-finals today in which they will play each other for a shot at the championship and a trip to Beijing next year.

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German officials said on Tuesday they have received documents from German doping expert Werner Franke that he claims show Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was involved in doping.

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Andy Roddick cruised into the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Czech Tomas Zib.

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GOOD RIDDANCE?: The Spanish team's new coach said he was relieved the team had lost older stars and could now focus on being a force in Europe
Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster's homecoming was spoiled on Tuesday night as he lost his first game back in Germany when a weakened Real side were beaten 3-0 by Bundesliga's Hanover 96 in a friendly.

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Rahul Dravid believes India are starting to shake off their tag as poor travelers after they went 1-0 up in a three-Test series against England at Trent Bridge.

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With David Beckham out of action again, Landon Donovan scored a goal and helped with three more to lead the Galaxy over FC Dallas 6-5 on Tuesday and earn Los Angeles a berth in the SuperLiga semi-finals.

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Japan coach Ivica Osim has proven as skilled with his rhetoric as with his tactics, outwitting the media with a tongue as ready to evoke fallen trousers as soccer.

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The Atlanta Braves, fighting for a National League playoff berth, made major moves on Tuesday at the Major League Baseball trade deadline to bolster themselves for a title run.

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Sergio Roitman upset third-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets on Tuesday in the first round of the Orange Prokom Open, while Austria's Stefan Koubek rallied to beat fifth-seeded Agustin Calleri.

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