SEMI-FIANL SUCCESS: The defending champions started slowly against Norway, but found their rhythm after an own-goal by Norway's Trine Ronning just before the break
Defending champions Germany reached the final of the women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Norway yesterday.

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Fernando Torres scored three goals on Tuesday to lead Liverpool to a 4-2 English League Cup win at Reading, while Arsenal also reached the fourth round with a 2-0 win over Newcastle.

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Third seed Tomas Berdych cured his jet-lag with a brisk 50-minute workout for an opening win over local wild-card Kittipong Wachi-ramanowong at the Thailand Open yesterday.

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The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, its owner said yesterday.

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The Internationals have a lineup ranked with the best golf teams ever assembled, but have endured a frustrating lack of success against the US in the Presidents Cup.

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India's Asia Cup field hockey team is so upset at their victory being ignored while the country's cricketers returned home to a joyous welcome yesterday that some members will go on a hunger strike, media reports said yesterday.

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PACING THEMSELVES: A well-rested Curt Schilling put in a workmanlike performance, allowing one run and six hits as Boston cruised to a 7-3 victory over Oakland on Tuesday
Manny Ramirez returned to the Boston lineup and went 1-for-2 with a walk as the Red Sox cut their magic number to clinch the American League East title to four with a 7-3 victory over Oakland on Tuesday.

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Substitute Koji Taira scored an injury time try and Shotaro Onishi slotted a nerve-jangling conversion with the last kick of the game on Tuesday to earn Japan a 12-12 tie with Canada, the first draw of the sixth Rugby World Cup.

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BY PAUL HUANG
Wang Jin-yong's run-scoring groundout broke a 4-all tie in the bottom of the sixth and the Elephants held on to edge the Chinatrust Whales 5-4 in Hsinchu on Tuesday evening.

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Romania twice came from behind to subdue Portugal's part-timers 14-10 and save face for their first win at the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday.

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National Football League (NFL) star Michael Vick was indicted on a new round of charges related to a series of dog fights he conducted on his US property.

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