BOWLERS TOIL: Despite Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting registering his first pair of single digit scores in a Test since 2001, his side extended their lead to almost 500
India will have to do what no other Test team has done before to win the first Test after Australia established a huge lead at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday.

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BACK IN ACTION: The South Korean winger showed no ill effects after a nine-month lay-off when he came on as a substitute against Sunderland on Wednesday
Park Ji-sung is in line to make his first start since March when Manchester United attempt to consolidate their position at the top of the Premier League at West Ham today.

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While no titles are ever decided before the turn of the year, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger should be concerned at his side's lack of spark in recent weeks ahead of the daunting trip to Everton today.

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Celtic look set to receive the perfect festive boost with news that goalkeeper Artur Boruc is ready to play against Gretna today.

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Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram says the assassination of Benazir Bhutto will discourage teams from touring the country.

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SUPER SHIV: Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 104, his seventh consecutive score of 50 or better, equaling a world record held by Everton Weekes and Andy Flower
Shivnarine Chanderpaul praised new captain Chris Gayle after the West Indies took control on the second day of the first Test at St. George's Park on Thursday.

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Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted he has been left bemused by the latest interpretation of the offside rule after Roque Santa Cruz's controversial late equalizer sealed a 2-2 draw for Blackburn Rovers at the City of Manchester Stadium on Thursday.

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Controversial Newcastle United and England midfielder Joey Barton was charged with common assault and fighting in public, Merseyside Police said yesterday.

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Evonne Goolagong figures it was a case of better late than never.

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New Zealand wrapped up their one-day series against Bangladesh yesterday with three half centuries, paving the way for a comfortable win in a rain-shortened second match.

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ALL-STAR GUARD: Ray Allen received a standing ovation from the crowd in Seattle when he returned for the first time since he was traded to Boston last season
Paul Pierce scored 37 points and Kevin Garnett added 23 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 104-96 NBA triumph on Thursday over the Seattle Supersonics.

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Closely challenged at the end but never caught, Wild Oats XI became the first yacht in nearly 60 years to win the Sydney to Hobart race three times in a row.

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Joffrey Lupul scored two goals and Marty Biron made 34 saves for Philadelphia, who snapped a season-high, six-game losing streak by beating Toronto 4-1 on Thursday.

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Kyle Turris scored a pair of power-play goals to give Canada a 2-0 victory over Slovakia on Thursday, their second victory in as many days at the Under-20 World Ice Hockey Championship.

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SPRINTING TO VICTORY: Kikkan Randall, once a champion cross country runner at high school in Alaska, took up skiing as a way to keep in condition
On Dec. 16 in Rybinsk, Russia, Kikkan Randall became the first American woman to win a cross-country event in a World Cup competition.

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