TWIST OF FATE: England are no longer masters of their own destiny after losing 2-1 to Russia, while Scotland's qualification hopes rest on their final game at home versus Italy
England and Scotland suffered potentially fatal blows to their Euro 2008 campaigns on Wednesday as holders Greece, the Czech Republic and Romania ensured their presence in next year's finals.

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The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard scored 31 points to lift his team to a 90-86 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the closing minutes of a pre-season NBA match-up on Wednesday.

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ONE-DAY CHASE: Murali Kartik snapped up six wickets for just 27 runs to clinch a consolation victory for India in the seven-match series, which Australia had already won
India's tailenders pulled off a miracle victory against Australia, defeating the visitors by two wickets on Wednesday in a nail-biting finish to the final limited-overs match in Mumbai.

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Herschelle Gibbs and A.B. de Villiers smashed hundreds and Makhaya Ntini took five wickets to lead South Africa to a 45-run win in the first one-day international against Pakistan at Gaddafi stadium yesterday.

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Arron Asham's tiebreaking goal with 9:22 left gave the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in a wild game on Wednesday.

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Japan's bad-boy boxer Daiki Kameda yesterday apologized to a world champion for a rough fight after coming under fresh fire for failing to say sorry in public.

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Lucian Bute, who posted 15 consecutive knockouts to open his pro career, will attempt to dethrone Alejandro Berrio when they meet in a International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight fight today.

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Kobe Bryant has skipped practice the past three days and is so unhappy with the Los Angeles Lakers that he has removed some items from his locker but says he is ready to keep playing for the team.

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CAPITULATION: There was only one goal between the teams until the 71st minute, when a Ronaldinho fluke started a deluge that Ecuador were powerless to stop
AC Milan's Kaka scored a pair of goals to lead Brazil to a 5-0 rout of Ecuador on Wednesday for their first win in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

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Rafael Nadal's knees showed no signs of injury as he beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday in his opening match at the Madrid Masters.

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England's South African-born prop Matt Stevens said he can't wait to run out against the country of his birth in the final of the rugby World Cup in Paris today.

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US Open winner Angel Cabrera forced a playoff with an 18th-hole eagle, then birdied the third extra hole on Wednesday to beat Irishman Padraig Harrington and capture the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

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Amelie Mauresmo was upset by Alona Bondarenko 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday in the second round of the Zurich Open.

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