Tiger Woods fired one of the greatest rounds of his career, a seven-under par 63 that missed by an eyelash being the lowest round in major history, to grab the lead on Friday at the PGA Championship.

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REMARKABLE TURNAROUND: After just hanging on for a first Test draw with one wicket remaining three weeks ago, the tourists now look as if destiny is on their side
Anil Kumble's maiden Test hundred all but assured India of a series win over England on the second day of the third and final Test at The Oval on Friday.

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BY PAUL HUANG
Hsu Yu-wei tossed five-and-two-thirds innings of shutout ball to guide the La New Bears past the Macoto Cobras in a 5-1 triumph in Sinjhuang on Friday night to sweep the two-game set against their former Taiwan Major League rivals.

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Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic has admitted that Manchester United must raise their game if they are to retain the Premiership title this season as they prepare for today's big kick-off against Reading at Old Trafford.

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Taiwan earned its first gold medal at the World University Games in Bangkok on Friday as Lin An-ni (林安妮) won the women's 67kg taekwondo event on the second day of the competition.

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SUPER SUB: Roy Keane gave Michael Chopra his debut in the closing stages and the gamble paid off 13 seconds from the end of injury time when he scored
Michael Chopra handed Roy Keane a winning return to the Premiership as the Sunderland striker's last-gasp goal clinched a 1-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur yesterday.

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Ivan Rakitic scored after a solo run to give Schalke a 2-2 draw on Friday against defending champions Stuttgart in the opening round of the Bundesliga's 45th season.

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Laura Diaz shot a two-under 70 to take a one stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome halfway through the Scandinavian TPC on Friday.

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With one month to go before France and Italy meet in their Euro 2008 qualification match the tension has reached boiling point following France coach Raymond Domenech's allegations of match-fixing.

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Four-time Olympic medalist Kaitlin Sandeno of the US added a World University Games swimming gold to her collection on Friday, winning the 200m individual medley.

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A-ROD TEES OFF: Meanwhile, New York's slugger, the youngest hitter ever to belt 500 homers, bashed his 37th of the season in the second inning to reach a career 501
Rookie pitcher Phil Hughes dominated Cleveland for six innings as the New York Yankees began a challenging stretch of games with a 6-1 win over the Indians on Friday.

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Juan Pablo Montoya just shrugged. The chance to make NASCAR history wasn't foremost on his mind.

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Rafael Nadal came through a battle with another huge hitter, holding off a charge from Canadian Frank Dancevic to join Roger Federer in the final four of the Montreal Masters on Friday.

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Maria Sharapova defeated defending champ Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the East West Bank Classic on Friday, completing a high-caliber semi-final lineup.

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The cycling team that included Lance Armstrong as well as this year's Tour de France winner Alberto Contador said on Friday that it will disband after failing to replace the Discovery Channel as its sponsor.

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