ERRATIC: The helter-skelter Hurricanes had turned the ball over more than 20 times by halftime, but settled down sufficiently to clinch the game in the second half
Former All Black Ma'a Nonu scored a 58th-minute, counter-attacking try to help the Wellington Hurricanes come from behind to beat the Queensland Reds 23-18 in a Super 14 rugby match yesterday.

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SCOTS HAMMERED: German giants Bayern Munich will face Anderlecht next month after they proved too strong for Aberdeen, with Lukas Podolski scoring twice
Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen each recorded a 5-1 win on Thursday to reach the next round of the UEFA Cup.

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Nemanja Vidic believes Manchester United's superior strength in depth will help his side overhaul Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title.

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Bangladesh bounced back into the reckoning after South African paceman Morne Morkel rocked the hosts with a five-wicket haul in the opening Test yesterday.

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Former Wallaby scrumhalf Matt Henjak's immediate rugby career in Australia is over.

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GRAVE SITUATION: A cricket team said that no relatives had come forward to protest plans to move 50 bodies to facilitate the extension of their ground
Work began yesterday on redeveloping English county cricket side Somerset's Taunton ground, but taking the unusual step of moving dead bodies to extend the playing surface.

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Wales aim to clinch a third successive victory for the first time in three years when they face Italy in the Six Nations today.

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Sri Lanka's chances of reaching the tri-series finals were virtually ended when Australia beat them by 24 runs in a rain-shortened one-day match yesterday.

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Ireland head into today's Six Nations clash against Scotland with uncertainty surrounding the composition of their back division; the Scots are merely uncertain as to how their backs will play.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired former defensive player of the year Ben Wallace and swingman Joe Smith from the Chicago Bulls in an 11-player, three-team blockbuster deal on Thursday.

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France coach Marc Lievremont has taken a calculated risk by opting for youth over experience in selecting his side to take on England in Paris today.

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HELPING HANDS: The US star used a mirror to good effect before his win over Arron Oberholser while Briton Colin Montgomerie listened to his caddie
Tiger Woods cruised, Colin Montgomerie clawed his way through and Phil Mickelson crashed out of the second round of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday.

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HOOPS HERO: Only F1 star Fernando Alonso and tennis ace Rafael Nadal can match the cult status of the basketball player in his native Spain
Pau Gasol's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers is causing quite a sensation in the center's homeland.

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Miroslav Satan snapped a scoreless tie in the third period and Rick DiPietro stopped 32 shots for the New York Islanders, who welcomed back suspended forward Chris Simon and won their sixth straight with a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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South Korea's Jeong Jang made nine birdies with just one bogey en route to an eight-under-par 64 and a two-shot lead in the opening round of the LPGA Fields Open on Thursday.

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Top seed Andy Roddick beat impressive Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the San Jose Open on Thursday.

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