Hossain heroics: The home side have been soundly thrashed by South Africa on all four of their previous meetings but hold a useful lead on a deteriorating pitch
Bangladesh were eyeing a major upset yesterday after bowling out South Africa cheaply and building a solid lead in a thrilling second day's play in the opening Test.

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The Phoenix Suns handed the Boston Celtics their first three-game losing streak of the season with a rugged 85-77 victory in the NBA on Friday.

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RUN BLITZ: New Zealand raced to 100 in just 11 overs as openers Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder spanked England's bowlers to set up the Black Caps' easy victory
An explosive Brendon McCullum wrecked the best bowling England could offer as New Zealand overcame a mid-innings crisis to win the one-day cricket decider by 34 runs yesterday.

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Stephen Donald kicked a sharply angled penalty with two minutes left to give the Waikato Chiefs a 20-17 win over the New South Wales Waratahs in Super 14 rugby yesterday.

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South Korea fought to a 1-1 draw with fierce rivals Japan yesterday to win the East Asian championship, with a little help from China's 3-1 victory over North Korea.

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Top seed Andy Roddick beat Mardy Fish 7-6, 1-6, 7-5, in the quarter-finals of the San Jose Open on Friday but James Blake lost in straight sets to Robby Ginepri. Unseeded Ginepri ousted Blake 6-2, 6-2 as the world No. 9 fell short of a title for the second week in a row.

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MATCH PLAY: Australia's Aaron Baddeley became the latest player to fall victim to Tiger Woods, who pounced at the 20th hole to sink a 20-foot birdie putt
Tiger Woods needed 20 holes to subdue Australian Aaron Baddeley on Friday and reach the quarter-finals of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship.

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South Korea's Jang Jeong maintained her grip at the US$1.3 million LPGA Fields Open on Friday, carding a 68 to keep a one-shot lead over compatriot Kim Song-hee.

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China's Li Na, who hopes to challenge for a medal at the Beijing Olympics, and Maria Sharapova, who'll be one of the favorites in the Chinese capital, both stormed into the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday.

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Miikka Kiprusoff made 38 saves in his first shutout of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in the NHL on Friday. Alex Tanguay scored midway through the first half for what proved to be the winner.

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Gilles Simon and Michael Llodra pulled off a French double at the seed-stripped Rotterdam Open on Friday to reach the semi-finals.

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BAD DAY FOR BULLS: The Super 14 champions, minus Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana and Bakkies Botha, were a shadow of the side that beat the Sharks in last year's final
Canterbury Crusaders ran in seven tries to humiliate defending champions Northern Bulls 54-19 on Friday and take a five-point lead at the top of the Super 14 standings.

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Newcastle United will do what they can to help Paul Gascoigne after the former England midfielder was detained under the Mental Health Act, manager Kevin Keegan said on Friday.

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TEEN TYRO: Tom Daley, 13, looks set to break fellow diver Fred Hodges record as Britain's youngest-ever male Olympian this summer
Teenage diver Tom Daley is on course to become Great Britain's youngest male Olympian after helping his country earn a place in the 10m synchronized platform diving at this year's Beijing Games.

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Olympic bronze medalists Reiko Nakamura and Yuko Nakanishi issued an Olympic warning by setting new world records at the Japan Open short course swimming championships yesterday.

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SHOWDOWN: Spurs boss Juande Ramos is also looking to win his first honors for his club when the London rivals meet in the League Cup final
Avram Grant has won over his bosses at Chelsea. Now he can win the adulation of the fans by lifting the League Cup today.

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