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    Hosts France show Namibia no mercy

    'THE CAVEMAN': Sebastian Chabal's first try, which took the France past the 50 mark, got the loudest roar of the night as the caught a crosskick and touched down
    AFP, TOULOUSE, France

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    Morkel stars in England defeat

    Albie Morkel hit three massive sixes off successive balls and then took two wickets as South Africa beat England by 19 runs in the World Twenty20 Super Eights at Newlands on Sunday.

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    England hit six to advance

    Kelly Smith scored twice to send England into the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup yesterday with a 6-1 destruction of already eliminated Argentina.

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    Tonga defeat Samoa, eye up shot at defeating England

    Tiny Tonga have realized two dreams and there's one more still to come if they can defy the odds and knock aside holders England for a quarter-final spot at the Rugby World Cup.

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    Lee takes hat-trick as Aussies win easily

    Fast bowler Brett Lee took the first hat-trick in 20-overs internationals as Australia crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Newlands on Sunday.

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    Germany top the group and send Japan packing

    Defending champions Germany, with a goal from Birgit Prinz, beat Japan 2-0 yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup.

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    Fiji defeat Canada, look forward to Wales showdown

    Fiji beat Canada 29-16 at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday as they sighted a return to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1987.

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    Barca fail to score in Osasuna

    GOOD FORM: Last season Sevilla were in the title race until the closing stages and they've begun this season like contenders by gaining six points in two matches
    The Spanish season has only just started but Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard will not be happy at playing catch-up with a 0-0 draw in Osasuna on Sunday, leaving his team four points behind pacesetters Real Madrid.

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    Eriksson dismisses top-four talk for City

    Sven-Goran Eriksson has dismissed talk of Manchester City breaking into the top four next May despite his side moving second after their 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.

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    Russian vaulter, US runner win Golden League payday

    Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and 400m runner Sanya Richards of the US shared the US$1 million jackpot when they won their events at the final Golden League meet of the season on Sunday.

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    Jon Holden scores late to lead Russia to Euro title

    Jon Holden scored with two seconds remaining on Sunday to lift Russia over Spain by a score of 60-59 in the final of the European Basketball Championship.

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    Kuznetsova leads Russian team to Fed Cup victory

    Svetlana Kuznetsova is feeling much better about her game and now Russia has a Fed Cup title to show for it.

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    Roma beats Regina to make it three wins out of three

    Roma went to the top of Serie A on Sunday when they extended their perfect start to the season to three out of three with a 2-0 win over Reggina.

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    Desperate Browns outscore Bengals

    SHOOTOUT: The game marked just the third time in the history of the NFL and the first since 1969 that two quarterbacks threw five touchdown passes each
    Derek Anderson threw five touchdown passes, Jamal Lewis rushed for 215 yards and the Cleveland Browns, who were so desperate after losing their opener that they traded their starting quarterback, outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals and Carson Palmer 51-45 on Sunday.

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    Wang's homer sends Elephants past Bears

    By Paul Huang
    Wang Jin-yong's solo home run off Bears reliever Lee Fong-hua broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth as the Brother Elephants edged past the La New Bears 2-1 in Sinjhuang on Sunday evening to sweep the two-game weekend series.

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    Phillies beat Mets to take another series

    Greg Dobbs had a pinch-hit grand slam as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Mets for the eighth straight time on Sunday, completing another sweep of New York with a 10-6 win.

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    Woods cashes in again at PGA Tour Championship

    Tiger Woods easily fended off his challengers to capture the PGA Tour Championship by eight strokes and collect US$11.2 million in prize money on Sunday.

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    Phoenix Mercury stun Detroit Shock for WNBA crown

    Penny Taylor scored 30 points and the Phoenix Mercury cruised to a 108-92 victory on Sunday over the defending champion Detroit Shock in the fifth and deciding game of the WNBA finals.

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