TOULOUSE TROUNCING: It took the All Blacks only 34 seconds to get on the scoreboard and Romaina's first serious attack didn't come until the half-hour mark
New Zealand brushed aside Romania 85-8 in their final Group C game at Toulouse yesterday, the minnows offering meager resistance to the superior power and pace of the All Blacks.

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France only need to beat Georgia today to reach the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

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Top seed Venus Williams reached the final of the WTA Korea Open in Seoul yesterday, cruising past Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2.

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Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix after finishing fastest in a rain affected qualifying session yesterday.

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LAST TWO: The Germans have yet to concede a goal in this year's World Cup but Brazil's in-form strikers could change that in today's final
Germany's quest to become the first team in women's soccer history to defend a major title will face its ultimate test against Brazil in today's final of the women's World Cup.

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Manchester City rallied to beat Newcastle 3-1 yesterday and maintain their perfect home record in this season's Premier League.

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PLAYOFFS SET: Boston will open postseason play at home against the Angels, while Cleveland will play at home against the Yankees, who won the wild card slot
Daisuke Matsuzaka won for only the second time since early last month and David Ortiz homered for the fourth time in seven games as the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Friday night to capture their first AL East title in 12 years.

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Vijay Singh and Stuart Appleby handed Tiger Woods his worst-ever match-play loss as a professional on Friday as the International team pulled within 7-5 of the US team on the second day of the Presidents Cup.

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By Paul Huang
Kao Wei's sloppy handling of a routine grounder that led to a poor throw to first allowed the winning run to score from third in the bottom of the ninth for the La New Bears as they edged past the Macoto Cobras 8-7 in Kaohsiung on Friday evening for their fourth straight victory.

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Fighter Shane Mosley admitted on Friday that he used products from Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) in 2003, but said he didn't know then that they were banned performance enhancing drugs.

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The NHL suspended Philadelphia Flyers right wing Steve Downie for 20 games on Friday, four days after his hit knocked Ottawa Senators center Dean McAmmond unconscious in an exhibition game.

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AUSSIES NEXT: Tonga took the lead and scored the first try before England found their feet to keep their World Cup hopes alive with a victory at the Parc des Princes
Defending champions England finally turned on the style at the Rugby World Cup on Friday, beating Tonga 36-20 to advance to the quarter-finals.

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Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has stated his team are prepared to die in their World Cup Pool D match with Argentina in Paris today.

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AXED: South Africa's selectors decided to drop Shaun Pollock for the first time after 107 Tests, but he still feels he has a part to play on the international stage
Veteran all-rounder Shaun Pollock on Friday said he was disappointed after being dropped from the South African team for next week's first Test against Pakistan.

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The UCI world cycling federation said yesterday it would do its utmost to recover money Stuttgart still owes for organizing the world championships, following reports the host city would stop paying to protest the sport's doping problems.

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Britain & Ireland won the second set of fourballs 3-2 on Friday to pull even with Continental Europe at 5-5 in the Seve Trophy.

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