NEW JERSEY JOY: Vince Carter scored a season-high 32 points for the Nets, while in Boston the Celtics won and matched the franchise record with a 12-0 start at home
Vince Carter matched a season high with 32 points, Richard Jefferson had 24 and the New Jersey Nets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.

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The next Southeast Asian Games will reduce the number of Olympic sports.

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Two-time winner Robert Allenby and young pro James Nitties shared the lead at 10-under 206 after the third round of the Australian Open yesterday.

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Carlo Ancelotti is predicting a bruising battle when his AC Milan side face Boca Juniors in the Club World Cup final today, with both sides ready to make history.

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Heikki Kovalainen has replaced Fernando Alonso on McLaren's team for next season's Formula One season.

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LATE BURST: The Scots took an 11-0 lead against their French opponents before Biarritz finished strongly by taking full advantage of the sinbinning of Justin Va'a
Glasgow came within five minutes of becoming the first Scottish side to win a European Cup tie in France before Biarritz came back to win 21-14 with two late tries from Tongan replacement No 8 Samiu Vahafolau on Friday.

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SHOAIB SPEAKS: The fast bowler said he tried his best in India but he wasn't at peak fitness -- and that he'd been asked to act in various Bollywood films
Stung by criticism over his form and fitness on the India tour, Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar on Friday vowed to regain his reputation as one of the most fearsome bowlers in the world.

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Few big-time bankers get as excited by cycling as Piet van Schijndel. Then again, he has millions of dollars in sponsorship riding on races such as the Tour de France.

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Veteran South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock sent the West Indies crashing to defeat against a Makhaya Ntini Invitation XI in a rain-affected opening match of their tour at Buffalo Park on Friday.

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CELEBRATION TIME: The hosts' victory followed an earlier win by Singapore, who took third place in the tournament by thrashing Vietnam 5-0
A partisan crowd saw Thailand beat Myanmar 2-0 to take the soccer gold in Korat, securing their eighth consecutive SEA Games title.

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'HELL OF A HOST': Tiger Woods shot a 10-under 62 on Friday, five better than anybody else, to take a four-shot lead over fellow American Jim Furyk in California
AP, THOUSAND OAKS, California

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The Texas Rangers introduced Japanese reliever Kazuo Fukumori on Friday after the sides agreed to a US$3 million, two-year deal that includes a team option for 2010.

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By Paul Huang
The favorites needed a strong fourth-quarter rally to win their respective games in the Super Basketball League on Friday night with Taiwan Beer topping the Bank of Taiwan 81-73 and the Yulon Dinos edging past Pure Youth Construction by a 72-67 margin at the Taipei County Sports Complex.

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Dion Phaneuf scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period on Friday night to lead the Calgary Flames past the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3.

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