BACK FROM THE BRINK: The La New Bears are made of stern stuff. Last night's victory over the Uni-President Lions gives them the chance to snatch the Taiwan Series
Playing back on home turf didn't help the Uni-President Lions as they fizzled to a 6-5 loss to a resurgent La New Bears outfit in Game 6 of the 2007 Taiwan Series baseball finals at the Chengching Lake stadium in Kaohsiung County yesterday.

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China will play military-ruled Myanmar in a politically charged World Cup qualifier today on neutral ground in Malaysia after the venue was switched in the wake of the junta's violent crackdown on dissent.

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Juande Ramos resigned on Friday night as manager of Sevilla, clearing the way for the Spaniard to join London club Tottenham Hotspur with a lucrative contract.

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BIG WIN: The South African all-rounder smashed nine fours and a six during his key innings on Friday, which helped propel the Proteas to a comfortable victory
Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith hit half centuries and powered South Africa to a series-leveling seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth limited-overs international on Friday.

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Controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar earned a recall for next month's five-match one-day series in India after ending a lengthy ban, Pakistan's chief selector announced on Friday.

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Thousands of Springbok rugby fans braved pouring rain in South Africa on Friday as they spilled onto the streets to cheer the team on the first leg of a nationwide World Cup victory parade.

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Avram Grant admits Andriy Shevchenko is struggling to recover from the shock of being benched by Jose Mourinho.

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A student at Cambridge University in England has become only the second man ever to beat the clock in a historic running race immortalized in the film Chariots of Fire, newspapers reported yesterday.

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TIGHT DEFENSE: Vancouver's Roberto Luongo made 26 saves to extend his winning streak against Washington to 10 games for his current team and previously with Florida
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France's bantamweight Ali Hallab put together a dominant performance at the World Boxing Championships on Friday, defeating Turkmenistan's Allaberdy Ishankuliyeve 20-0 to move into the next round of the Olympic qualifying tournament.

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Roger Federer cruised into the semi-finals of the Swiss Indoors, his home tournament, by beating Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 on Friday.

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■ Rudolph extends deal
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The Austrian men's skiing team will be looking to match the success of their female compatriots in the World Cup events that start with the giant slalom today.

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Joe Gibbs knows what he faces when he takes his Washington Redskins to Foxborough today.

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