FRUSTRATION: Although Liverpool remain winless after three games, manager Rafael Benitez is confident that the Reds can still make it to the knockout stages
Former British European Cup winners Liverpool and Celtic suffered another blow to staying in the competition after both lost in the latest round of Champions League matches on Wednesday.

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WILD CARD: James Blake advanced to the second round of the Swiss Indoors, while Nikolay Davydenko pounded Filippo Volandri in the St. Petersburg Open
Fabrice Santoro served three aces in his last game to close out top-seeded Andy Roddick 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka expressed confidence in their ability to threaten the world's best side when they arrived in Australia on Wednesday for a two-Test series.

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A man who sold a champion pit bull to suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting operation pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a federal dogfighting charge.

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RELENTLESS OFFENSE: Boston dazzled Colorado with a record-setting scoring spree to clinch the most lopsided Game 1 win in World Series history
Josh Beckett got off to the most overpowering start since Sandy Koufax and Dustin Pedroia became only the second player to lead off the World Series with a home run as the Boston Red Sox flattened the Colorado Rockies 13-1 in Wednesday's opener.

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South Africa claimed their second sporting title within five days thanks to a 4-3 penalty shootout victory against Zambia in the Castle Cup final on Wednesday.

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Japanese media yesterday praised the Urawa Red Diamonds' mental strength after they came through a pulsating tie to become the country's first AFC Champions League finalists.

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The men's professional tennis tour is hoping to make fans feel closer to the game with a new advertising campaign.

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Alex Tanguay scored the tying and go-ahead goals, and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 5-3 on Wednesday night, handing the Wild their first regulation loss in nine games this season.

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LOSING NERVE: The Lions threw the game away in the 8th inning, allowing the Bears to put a big dent in the pride of their foes ahead of the next match
The La New Bears showed considerable pluck in surviving an intense Game 5 of the 2007 Taiwan Series baseball finals, beating the Uni-President Lions 8-5 in Tainan yesterday and clawing back another game to trail 2-3 in the best-of-seven contest.

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