TAKING CHARGE: Petra Kvitova, ranked 143rd, matched Venus Williams' power with punishing groundstrokes of her own to defeat the defending champion 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Top seed and defending champion Venus Williams was upset in the opening round of the Cellular South Cup by qualifier Petra Kvitova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday.

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By Paul Huang
Team Taiwan capitalized on four costly errors by the Brother Elephants with eight runs during the fifth and sixth inning to win its first game in the exhibition round for the 2008 IBAF Final Olympic Qualification Tournament by a 9-5 margin in Douliou on Tuesday night.

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Nine rookies from Asia are making their debut on the US LPGA Tour this season and their hopes are high of making a breakthrough on the toughest women's circuit in the world.

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Chinese basketball fans and officials were yesterday desperately hoping that a serious foot injury to star center Yao Ming (姚明) would not ruin China's Olympic medal dreams in August.

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GETTING THERE: The Heat's Shawn Marion contributed 24 points in a 107-86 home win over the Sacramento Kings as Miami earned their 10th victory of the season
Miami broke an 11-game NBA losing streak by beating the Sacramento Kings 107-86 on Tuesday.

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It's always been impossible to witness the entire length of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race except, of course, for the competitors. Many top contenders like it that way.

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Evgeni Malkin and Jeff Taffe scored first-period goals for trade-depleted Pittsburgh, providing early offense for the Penguins to beat the New York Islanders 4-2 in the NHL on Tuesday.

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The Dallas Stars got a playoff boost, San Jose won the Brian Campbell sweepstakes and Colorado turned back the clock in a busy day of National Hockey League trades on Tuesday.

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SUBTLE: The batsman's comments on Brisbane radio are likely to deepen the ill feeling between the Australia and India cricket teams ahead of their clash on Sunday
Outspoken Australia batsman Matthew Hayden has inflamed tensions with the Indian team by calling off-spinner Harbhajan Singh an "obnoxious weed."

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David Beckham, who is just one match away from winning his coveted 100th England cap, admitted yesterday he has his work cut out to be fit enough to play for his country again.

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Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks insisted on Tuesday he was not planning to sell his stake in the club after reports in the British press said the American had been in talks with Dubai Investment Capital (DIC) about a takeover at Anfield.

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Hong Kong's rugby union said yesterday it would lobby to host the first ever playoff between the winners of the Six Nations and Tri-Nations championships.

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China's men and women stormed over their hapless opponents 3-0 at the world team table tennis championships yesterday as their drive for dominance showed no signs of slowing.

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