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    Nalbandian routs Nadal in Paris

    WINNING STREAK: The Argentine dropped only one set on his way to his latest title, beating world No.1 Roger Federer for a second straight time on the way
    David Nalbandian of Argentina handed out a tennis lesson to world No. 2 Rafael Nadal to win his second straight Masters Series title in Paris on Sunday.

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    Suns pound Cavaliers, Nash scores 30

    LESS THAN 3: Without coach Doc Rivers, Ray Allen finished with 33 points, making the winning 3 for Boston against Toronto in the last remaining seconds
    Steve Nash scored 30 points and had 10 assists and the Phoenix Suns -- playing without Amare Stoudemire -- rallied from a 12-point second-quarter deficit and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-92 on Sunday.

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    Baseball World Cup starts today

    EYES ON THE PRIZE: Teams from around the globe have gathered in Taiwan to compete in the IBAF World Cup tournament, which launches in Tianmu this evening
    The 37th International Baseball Federation (IBAF) World Cup commences today with Taiwan taking on Italy at 6pm in Tianmu. Coach Kuo Tai-yuan has hinted that the starting pitcher will likely be selected from Lin En-yu, Lin Ying-chieh or Hsu Ming-chieh.

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    Inter, Juve,share points in Turin

    Inter Milan drew with Juventus 1-1 on Sunday in a clash of two of the favorites for the Serie A title.

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    Barcelona close on Real after beating Betis

    FEELING THE HEAT: Real Betis' loss at the Camp Nou left them in 19th place in La Liga and piled the pressure on coach Hector Cuper, who only took charge three months ago
    Ronaldinho scored from two free kicks and Thierry Henry added a third goal to give second-place Barcelona a 3-0 win over Real Betis in the Spanish league on Sunday.

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    Tom Brady leads Patriots to victory in Indianapolis

    The New England Patriots stayed on course for an unbeaten season as Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in a four-minute span of the fourth quarter to overcome a 10-point deficit and beat Super Bowl champions Indianapolis 24-20 on Sunday.

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    Radcliffe returns to form in NYC

    British world record-holder Paula Radcliffe made a triumphant marathon return on Sunday, winning the New York City Marathon 10 months after the birth of her daughter.

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    Kiwis crash to defeat against South Africa A

    The touring New Zealanders slumped to an 85-run defeat in their final warm-up match before facing South Africa in two Test matches.

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    Skipper powers India to victory

    Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh slammed solid half-centuries to guide India to an emphatic five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first one-day international yesterday.

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    Serena looking to end injury-plagued season on a high

    Serena Williams is determined to accelerate her revival into one of the great comebacks by challenging for the title at the year-end WTA Championships that start in Madrid today.

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    Liverpool facing crunch match with Besiktas at Anfield

    Finalists in two of the last three seasons Liverpool are facing a must-win tie at home to Besiktas of Turkey in the fourth round of Champions League group games today.

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    Stephen Ames nabs one-shot victory at Lake Buena Vista

    Stephen Ames wanted to escape the chill of Calgary for the final PGA Tour event, a decision that paid off on Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory in the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

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    Senators win 12th game over Bruins

    Daniel Alfredsson and Antoine Vermette scored on Ottawa's first two chances in the shootout and Martin Gerber stopped Boston's initial pair of shooters on Sunday to lift the Senators to their 12th win in their first 13 games, 2-1 over the Bruins.

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    Rose wins Order of Merit, adds win at Volvo Masters

    Justin Rose made sure to clinch the European Order of Merit, then added a win at the Volvo Masters for good measure.

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    Bears down Lions to win first game of the season

    The Bears clinched their first victory of the CIHL season with a 6-4 defeat of the Lions.

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    Singapore leader board boost for Asia

    The Singapore Open leaderboard might have read like a who's who of world golf, but a host of Asian Tour regulars held their own in a tournament going from strength to strength.

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    Chris Hutchings shown the door by struggling Wigan

    Wigan Athletic sacked manager Chris Hutchings yesterday, 12 games into the Premier League season and just six months after he was appointed.

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