CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: It was a good night for English clubs as Liverpool secured a crucial 1-0 win over Toulouse and Arsenal defeated Sparta Prague 2-0
Andriy Voronin scored two minutes before halftime and five-time winner Liverpool won 1-0 at Toulouse on Wednesday to move a step closer to the lucrative group stage of the Champions League.

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By Marc Langer
TAIWAN TAKES ANOTHER BRONZE

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Former India captain Bishan Bedi has rubbished Muttiah Muralitharan's demand for monetary damages for suggesting the Sri Lankan off-spinner was a cheat, reports said on Thursday.

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CRITICAL: Starter Lorenzo Barcelo earned his fifth win of the year, boosting his confidence while the Whales gear up their bid for the second-half title
BY PAUL HUANG
Bouncing back nicely from their series-opening loss to the Sinon Bulls on Tuesday evening, the Chinatrust Whales tripped up their nemesis with a 3-1 win in Taichung on Wednesday night to salvage a series split.

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The head of the medical commission at the World University Games has denied an earlier statement that there were positive doping tests at the event.

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Miguel Tejada hit a tiebreaking double off Mariano Rivera in the 10th inning and Aubrey Huff added a two-run homer to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday.

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Singapore's Ronald Susilo dumped third seed Chen Jin from the badminton world championships yesterday, and immediately warned the formidable Chinese shuttlers against complacency.

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A former National Basketball Association referee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal charges in a betting scandal in which he gambled on games that he officiated, prosecutors said.

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SECOND HALF CHARGE: Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba scored for the Blues while Carlos Tevez set up a goal on his Manchester United debut at Fratton Park
Chelsea came back from a goal down to beat Reading as their title rivals Manchester United were held to another draw in the second round of English Premier League matches on Wednesday.

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It was a night of firsts for David Beckham.

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DAY OF UPSETS: Chinese player Yan Zi powered to victory over the Serb, who she said was her favorite player and who only last week won the East West Bank Classic
China's Yan Zi upset Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday and eliminated the defending champion in the second round of the Rogers Cup.

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Top-ranked Roger Federer downed French qualifier Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to cruise into the third round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

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South Africa kicked off their World Cup build-up in emphatic style when they romped to a 105-13 victory over Namibia at Newlands Stadium on Wednesday.

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