PARTY POOPERS: Les Bleus' renaissance encountered a setback as England defeated France at home for the second time in four months, while Wales and Ireland also won
England surprised titleholders France 24-13 and left only Wales unbeaten halfway through the Six Nations on Saturday.

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By Paul Huang
Chen "Airman" Hsin-an's 20 points and six rebounds, capped by a thunderous slam in the closing seconds of the game, led the Scarlet Knights to a 101-94 win over the White Knights in the Super Basketball League's All-Star Game at the Taipei Arena on Saturday night.

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The Los Angeles Lakers brought up their seventh-straight NBA victory by beating the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers 113-95 on Saturday.

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NOT THE FIRST TIME: Taiwan also won world championships in Ireland in 2006 and in Germany in 2005, and are hoping for a medal at Kaohsiung 2009
Taiwan's women's tug of war team won the gold medal in the senior 520kg division in the World Indoor Championships held in Faenza, Italy, on Saturday, Chinese Taipei Tug of War Association officials said yesterday.

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IMPRESSIVE: Wladimir Klitschko dominated the WBO champion in a performance that suggested he could go on to become the undisputed heavyweight champ
Wladimir Klitschko is one belt closer to being the undisputed heavyweight champion after an indisputably dominant victory over Sultan Ibragimov on Saturday.

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Tiger Woods sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole on Saturday and beat defending champion Henrik Stenson to reach the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship final.

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Paula Creamer closed with three birdies to surge past South Korean Jeong Jang and capture the US$1.3 million LPGA Fields Open in Kapolei, Hawaii, on Saturday.

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Andy Roddick punched his ticket to the final of the US$436,000 ATP tennis tournament in San Jose on Saturday with a straight-sets win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

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Maria Sharapova maintained her unbeaten record this year with a hard-hitting win over Agnieszka Radwanska which carried her to the final of the US$2.5 million Qatar Open on Saturday.

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French lefthander Michael Llodra, who has had less then a week off all year, vowed to dig into his dwindling energy reserves yesterday as he bids for his second title of the season against Robin Soderling at the Rotterdam Open.

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Many of the lingering questions over the previous season were revisited when the Canterbury Crusaders crushed South Africa's Bulls 54-19 in the second round of rugby union's Super 14.

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ARSENE ANGER: The Arsenal boss said that Birmingham City's Martin Taylor should never play again after his challenge left striker Eduardo with a double leg fracture
Manchester United have cut Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League to three points after a Saturday filled with pain for the Gunners who conceded a late penalty and saw Eduardo da Silva carried off after a horrific challenge.

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Two early goals from the Spanish first division's leading scorer Luis Fabiano put Champions League contenders Sevilla on their way to a 5-0 thrashing of a hapless Real Zaragoza on Saturday.

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SEEING RED: Schalke's Jermaine Jones joined the Brazilian in making an early exit from the game as his side lost against Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen midfielder Diego admits he lost his head as his red card led to his side losing 1-0 to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to give Bundesliga leaders Bayern the chance to open a six-point gap.

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Rising New Zealand star Jesse Ryder is out of cricket for up to three months after injuring his hand in a bar celebrating New Zealand's one-day series win over England, officials said yesterday.

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A controversial penalty in the third minute of injury time gave relegation-threatened Reggina a shock 2-1 win over Juventus on Saturday and dented the Turin giants' push for a Champions League place.

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A brace from Brazilian striker Fred kept Lyon's push for a seventh straight domestic title on track Saturday with a 2-0 win at home to bottom-of-the-table Metz.

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