KONAMI CUP: Veteran slugger Chen Lien-hong helped turn the tables against the China Stars in the seventh inning,paving the way for a 9-5 Lions win
BY PAUL HUANG
Chen Lien-hong's grand slam off China's Xu Zheng capped a six-run seventh as the President Lions overcame a 1-4 deficit to top the Chinese national squad 9-5 in Game 1 of the 2007 Konami Cup Asia Series in Tokyo Japan yesterday.

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Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have very little nice to say to each other and little in common, but for once on Wednesday they shared the headlines for good reasons as both Manchester United and Arsenal became the first clubs to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

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BY PAUL HUANG
Erupting for 16 runs on 17 hits, Taiwan crushed South Africa in a 16-1 decision in Taichung last night to take the opener with relative ease.

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RIGHTS ROW: The agencies have refused to give up their rights but have said they hope to cover the series if there is an acceptable agreement on accreditation
Australia's Test cricket season opened yesterday with international fans unable to follow the action after organizers locked global news agencies out of the ground in Brisbane.

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DYNAMIC DUO: With Dwyane Wade still out of the picture, Shaquille O'Neal's 17-point contribution was not enough to stop Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tony Parker added 23, and the San Antonio Spurs kept the Miami Heat winless with an 88-78 victory in the NBA on Wednesday.

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Pele believes US fans were misled about what David Beckham could bring to Major League Soccer.

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Mike Modano scored two goals in the first 4:24 to surpass Phil Housley's career record for points by a US-born player, and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Wednesday night.

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The International Tennis Federation is investigating allegations that Tommy Haas was poisoned before Germany's Davis Cup match against Russia.

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Kevin Stadler of the US and Sweden's Niclas Fasth each shot 8-under 64s yesterday to share the first-round lead at the HSBC Champions tournament.

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The US Olympic Committee (USOC) on Wednesday received confirmation from Olympic officials that there would be no restrictions on Bibles being brought into the Olympic village in Beijing next year.

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Defending champion Justine Henin beat Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to move into the semi-finals at the Sony Ericsson Championships.

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JOHANNESBURG
Springbok winger Bryan Habana was on Wednesday named South Africa's Rugby Player of the Year, beating off the challenges of fellow World Cup winning teammates Victor Matfield, Juan Smith, Fourie du Preez and Percy Montgomery.

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