ROMANIA RAVAGED: The Scots made the best possible start when Dan Parks hoisted an up-and-under which Chris Paterson collected, kicked ahead and then touched down
Scotland sidestepped a potential banana skin with a clinical 42-0 victory over Romania in their World Cup Pool C match at Murrayfield on Tuesday.

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Bangladesh were dumped out of the Twenty20 World Championships on Tuesday after slumping to a 64-run defeat to Sri Lanka whose miserly attack quashed early fears of an upset.

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European legends Real Madrid and AC Milan kicked off their 2007-2008 Champions League campaigns with victories while top English clubs Chelsea and Liverpool had to toil for draws.

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Captain Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul Haq put on a century partnership as Pakistan stunned Australia by six wickets in the Twenty20 World Championships on Tuesday.

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Matches at the women's World Cup yesterday were called off at the last minute and rescheduled after protests from the teams involved, leaving many fans in the lurch.

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BIG WIN: Boston lost 3-4 to Toronto while New York's win pulled it to within two-and-a-half games of the Red Sox, and a wild-card lead of four-and-a-half games over Detroit
Mike Mussina allowed three singles over seven innings and Doug Mientkiewicz hit a three-run homer as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-0 on Tuesday to pull within two-and-a-half games of Boston in the American League East.

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Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeness admits he would prefer to be lining out in Europe's elite competition this week than enduring the punishment of heading into the group stages of the UEFA Cup.

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Wallabies ace Stephen Larkham has some unfinished business as he targets a likely quarter-final against holders England in his return from injury at the World Cup.

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Japan coach John Kirwan believes the Asian side are making progress despite shattering defeats in their two World Cup outings.

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The former head of Formula One racing in China has been convicted of embezzlement, state media said yesterday.

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