UNBEATEN STREAK ENDS: Arsenal remain top of the Premiership table, but Arsene Wenger was not very impressed by his team's performance against 'Boro
Middlesbrough inflicted Arsenal's first Premier League defeat of the season with a 2-1 win on Sunday to cut the Gunners' lead over Manchester United at the top of the table to just one point.

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Barcelona showed real character to stay within four points of leaders Real Madrid with a 2-1 win over struggling Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday, maintaining their flawless home record.

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SHAMEFUL: Taiwan last year won the right to host the AFC Challenge Cup, but embarrassingly lost the event because it could not meet the confederation's standards
By Shelley Shan
Taiwan has recently hosted two successful international baseball tournaments, but has had no such luck with soccer.

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Germany defeated Australia 1-0 to earn a record ninth Champions Trophy on Sunday and their first since 2001.

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The International Olympic Comm-ittee (IOC) has rejected an attempt by Tibet to field its own team at next year's Beijing Olympics.

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Thailand set new Southeast Asian (SEA) Games records in both the men's and women's 4x100m relays on the track yesterday.

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Pakistan rode on Misbah-ul-Haq's fighting half-century to boost their chances of avoiding a follow-on in the third and final Test against India in Bangalore yesterday.

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SEASON HIGHS: In Toronto, Chris Bosh had 21 points and 10 rebounds for his return against Houston, and at Portland, Brandon Roy scored 26 points to beat Bucks
Dwyane Wade had 35 points and 10 assists as the Miami Heat snapped a five-game skid with a 100-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, giving coach Pat Riley his 1,200th victory in the National Basketball Association.

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Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley escaped unhurt after he was targeted in a shooting outside an Indianapolis hotel on Sunday, police said.

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Brendan Shanahan scored past Martin Brodeur 30 seconds into overtime, breaking a scoreless tie and snapping the New Jersey Devils' nine-game winning streak in the New York Rangers' 1-0 National Hockey League victory on Sunday.

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New England preserved their perfect National Football League season on Sunday, while Dallas, Green Bay and Seattle locked up division titles and Indianapolis booked their playoff berth.

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Disgraced National Football League star Michael Vick, already behind bars for his role in a dogfighting ring, will learn just how long he will remain jailed when he is sentenced today.

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Austria's Nicole Hosp raced to her first women's World Cup slalom victory of the season on Sunday, beating Finland's Tanja Poutiainen by 1.19 seconds.

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BY PAUL HUANG
Chen "Airman" Hsin-an's game-high 21 points along with Tseng Wen-ding's 15 propelled the Yulon Dinos to an 83-69 win over the Dmedia Numen at the National Taiwan College of Physical Education in Taichung on Sunday evening.

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FULL TROPHY CABINET: The new Asian No. 1 won the UBS Order of Merit Award, the Lowest Stroke Average Award and the Player's Player of the Year Award in Bangkok
Chinese star Liang Wenchong has been voted the Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year, capping a breakthrough season that saw him win the UBS Order of Merit title.

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A revised ticketing system for the Beijing Olympic got under way yesterday, this time using a lottery scheme after a computer program overloaded and crashed six weeks ago trying to sell tickets on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Inter Milan's sterling defense of their Serie A title continued on Sunday as the champions blitzed Torino 4-0 at the San Siro.

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Dan Parks kicked Glasgow to an upset 9-6 win over Biarritz in an error-strewn European Cup clash on Sunday, while pre-tournament favorites Stade Francais eked out a 12-6 win over the doughty Cardiff Blues.

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