India's World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev was sacked yesterday as head of the national academy for joining an unofficial league that has challenged the cricket board's authority.

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Tim Wakefield continued his dominance over Tampa Bay, allowing four hits over seven innings as the Boston Red Sox blanked the Devil Rays 6-0 on Monday.

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Michael Vick's lawyer said the NFL star will plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, putting the Atlanta Falcons quarterback's career in jeopardy and leaving him subject to a possible prison term.

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The organizers of a biathlon in Scotland have taken out a ¥1 million (US$1.97 million) insurance policy against attack by or sighting of the fabled Loch Ness monster.

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CONTROVERSIAL: The board overseeing cricket in India has warned the nation's players they may be banned for life if they play in the upstart ICL
Star batsman Mohammad Yousuf and former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq were among four Pakistani cricketers who on Monday joined India's unofficial Twenty20 league, which has been slammed by the national board.

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Jeremy Wariner enters the athletics World Championships in the best condition of his life and confident that he is very close to breaking Michael Johnson's 400m world record.

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BIG SHOES TO FILL: The team's new leader will take the place of Bob Woolmer, who died in Jamaica during the World Cup held in the Caribbean earlier this year
Pakistan's new cricket coach Geoff Lawson met his new charges yesterday to start final preparations for next month's inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa.

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Pin-up girl Miwa Asao has a tough fight ahead of her if she is to reach the Beijing Olympics, but she has already succeeded in setting off a new craze in Japan for beach volleyball.

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Sheila Drummond didn't need to see her hole-in-one -- she was able to hear it.

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Ben Hilfenhaus, called up as a replacement for injured fast bowler Shaun Tait for next month's World Twenty20 Cup, says his next goal is to earn a permanent place on the Australian cricket team.

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WET AND WILD: Tommy Robredo overcame Marc Gicquel and plucky Elena Dementieva sank Mara Santangelo before the rain came down to halt play
High seeds Tommy Robredo and Elena Dementieva posted victories in Connecticut on Monday before rain halted play at the US Open tune-up for both the ATP and WTA players.

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England versus Germany at Wembley is a matchup that rekindles memories of great games of the past, from the 1966 World Cup final to the semi-final match of Euro '96.

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In a little more than two weeks time the Springboks will set out to win back the World Cup they won in 1995 by defeating favorites New Zealand in the final.

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Far-flung South Pacific island soccer teams with limited resources and nearly all-amateur players have the distinction of being the first group of countries to begin qualifying for the next World Cup.

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BMW Sauber will keep drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica for the 2008 F1 season.

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