DOWN AND OUT: Novak Djokovic has been the biggest disappointment, going down three times in straight sets at the end of a season in which he has captured five titles
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal dismissed Novak Djokovic in straight sets to move to the brink of the Masters Cup semi-finals on yesterday.

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European champions Italy and the US claimed Olympic berths in the women's volleyball when they beat Cuba and Japan respectively to secure a top three place in the World Cup yesterday.

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South Korea's K.J. Choi stormed into the lead at the UBS Hong Kong Open yesterday, firing an eight-under first round of 62 to take a slender advantage over a star-studded field.

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Ian Poulter rolled in five birdies against no bogey to share a three-way lead after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament yesterday, in a solid start to the end of his winless season.

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Promising Thai golfer Nakul Vichitryuthasastr and Mars Pucay from the Philippines took a share of the halfway lead in the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Vietnam yesterday.

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Mexico is headed to the Baseball World Cup quarter-finals after an administrative error robbed Panama of a final eight berth.

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NOT SO 'FLASH': Shooting guard Dwyane Wade's long-awaited return from injury didn't prevent the Seattle SuperSonics from recording their first win in nine games
Miami's season-long wait for Dwyane Wade ended. So, too, did Seattle's quest for its first win of the Kevin Durant era.

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Coach Phil Jackson said he deserved the reprimand he got from the NBA on Wednesday for making a sexual reference in a comment following the Los Angeles Lakers' loss in San Antonio.

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BONG-FREE: Williams is free to play after serving his drug suspension, but it is uncertain whether the Miami Dolphins are still interested in his services
Ricky Williams' suspension ended after more than 18 months when he was reinstated by the NFL on Wednesday. Still unclear is whether the Miami Dolphins want him back.

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Indianapolis Colts star defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the rest of the NFL season after being placed on injured reserve with a foot injury on Wednesday.

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The Boston Red Sox will open the 2008 season in Tokyo, and the World Series champions could be leaving behind Japan's biggest baseball star.

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Jaromir Jagr and Brandon Dubinsky scored second-period goals against Martin Brodeur, spoiling the New Jersey Devils goalie's second chance at 500 NHL wins and lifting the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory on Wednesday.

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The Detroit Red Wings didn't get out of St. Louis with a NHL victory over the Blues. In fact, they didn't get out of town at all.

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It was supposed to be a reconnaissance mission to one of the joint hosts of Euro 2008.

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Indianapolis Colts star defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the rest of the NFL season after being placed on injured reserve with a foot injury on Wednesday.

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Former Test captains Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq were on Wednesday confirmed to play in India's rebel Twenty20 league following a goof-up over players' lists.

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Robert Taylor, a US sprinter who won gold and silver medals in the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 59.

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Midfielder Victor Ormazabal's 80th-minute goal gave minnows Pontevedra a 1-0 win over Zaragoza in a first-leg match of the Copa del Rey's fourth round on Wednesday.

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