TOURISTS IN TATTERS: The West Indies lost once again, despite good first and 10th wicket partnerships, as South Africa easily chased down a total of 264 to win
AB de Villiers struck a confident 77 while Shaun Pollock bid an emotional home town farewell as South Africa beat the West Indies by five wickets at Kingsmead on Friday to maintain a perfect record in the one-day series.

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A youthful Pakistan led by Younis Khan's half century upstaged Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the fifth and final limited overs international to blank the tourists 5-0 in the one-day series.

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New Zealand continue to dominate the world rugby sevens circuit with a late try by rising star Victor Vito securing a 22-17 win over Samoa in the final of the third leg yesterday.

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Tiger Woods hopes of a fifth consecutive tournament victory nosedived yesterday when Ernie Els swept by him to take the lead after three rounds of the Dubai Desert Classic.

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China won both singles matches on the first day of their Federation Cup World Group tie against France yesterday to go 2-0 up and stake a strong claim for a place in the last four of the competition.

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This one is for history.

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Mali and Sevilla forward Frederic Kanoute was named Africa player of 2007 on Friday, beating Chelsea clubmates Michael Essien and Didier Drogba to become the first European-born player to earn the honor.

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DEBUT: At Philadelphia, Hedo Turkoglu scored two free throws to usher in a third straight Magic victory, while at Indianapolis, Yao Ming added 17 points to a Houston win
Kobe Bryant scored 46 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 121-101 in the NBA on Friday hours after acquiring Pau Gasol in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Chris Drury scored two goals and Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves as the New York Rangers continued their dominance of the New Jersey Devils with a 3-1 win in the NHL on Friday.

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Johan Santana and the New York Mets agreed to a US$137.5 million, six-year contract on Friday, a record for a pitcher and the last major step needed to complete the team's blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Twins.

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Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay ousted former champion Jose Acasuso 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Movistar Open on Friday.

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Former champion J.B. Holmes shot a 6-under 65 to share the lead with Doug LaBelle II at 9-under 133 among players who finished the second round at the FBR Open on Friday.

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TIGHT AT THE TOP: Bayern Munich struggled in the run-up to the winter break and had seen their six-point lead at the top in October evaporate by the end of last month
Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn admitted he was relieved at surviving a Hansa Rostock fightback as the German giants came away with a 2-1 win on Friday to open a three-point gap at the top of the Bundesliga.

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By Paul Huang
Lin "the Beast" Chih-jeh regained his sharpest form in a three-point burst with nine long-range bombs on a 28-point night to lead Taiwan Beer past the Taiwan Mobile Leopards in a 81-74 win at the Taipei County Sports Complex on Friday evening.

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Nigeria are relishing the chance to play the role of party wreckers when they tackle Ghana in today's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final.

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Much more than victory will be at stake when favored Ivory Coast confront Guinea today in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final.

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Zimbabwe's Benjani Mwaruwari found himself marooned in no-man's land on Friday after his proposed deadline-day transfer from Portsmouth to Manchester City hit the buffers.

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