ROCK-SOLID RICKY: An unbeaten century from the Aussie captain and a typical swashbuckling knock from Adam Gilchrist proved too much for the Black Caps
Ricky Ponting scored his 24th one-day hundred and Adam Gilchrist clubbed a ferocious half-century to steer Australia to a convincing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening Chappell Hadlee Trophy game yesterday.

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Defending champion Cecil Mamiit of the Philippines shocked Thai hotshot Danai Udomchoke to win the tennis gold in straight sets at the Southeast Asian Games yesterday.

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Australian Nick O'Hern fired a six-under 66 to join former national amateur champion Kim Felton in the second round lead of the Australian Open at The Australian course yesterday.

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Formula One team McLaren issued a public apology on Thursday over their role in the spying saga that rocked the world championship this year.

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New Zealander Robbie Deans will be the first foreigner to coach the Wallabies after being appointed to the job for four years, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) announced yesterday.

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GLOWING PRAISE: Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson endorsed the 61-year-old Italian's credentials, saying he is one of the best managers in the world
Fabio Capello was given a green light on Thursday to begin plotting England's renaissance in international soccer after the Football Association (FA) agreed in principle to his appointment.

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TOUGH TASKS: The Dutch midfielder said that teams raise their game when they play Bayern, ahead of their encounter with Hertha Berlin in the German capital
Bayern Munich's hard-man midfielder Mark van Bommel says his side need a win at Hertha Berlin tomorrow to restore flagging confidence as the league leaders recover from a turbulent week.

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Facing Valencia at the Mestalla stadium used to strike fear into Spanish teams, but this season Ronald Koeman's side are proving a soft touch at home and Barcelona hope to take advantage today.

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Jose Reina believes the best performance of his time at Anfield has provided the perfect platform for Liverpool to assert their Premier League title credentials at Manchester United's expense.

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Italian soccer fans all over the country will be rooting for Cagliari at the weekend as the rock bottom Sardinians entertain league leaders Inter Milan.

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SLICK FINISH: Ales Hemsky scored in the shootout to hand Edmonton victory, while in Florida Jarome Iginla and Kristian Huselius of the Flames both scored hat tricks
Ales Hemsky scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 win over Detroit on Thursday night, snapping the Red Wings' seven-game winning streak.

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Seven-time pitcher of the year Roger Clemens was one of the most prominent players identified on Thursday in Major League Baseball's (MLB) long-awaited investigation into doping, linked along with more than 80 players to performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark next to some of US baseball's biggest moments.

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Tiger Woods went 10 weeks and four days without hitting a golf shot that mattered and it hardly showed on Thursday in the Target World Challenge when he struck just about everything where he was aiming.

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Sage Rosenfels scored two touchdowns and Ron Dayne rushed for 67 yards as the Houston Texans beat Denver 31-13 on Thursday to keep their post-season hopes alive.

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