HISTORIC PERFORMANCE: The Cavaliers' LeBron James returned from a first-half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest NBA player to reach 10,000 points
The Boston Celtics won their third straight game with a 92-87 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, the NBA leaders charging to victory on the back of 22 points from Ray Allen.

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Sumo's enfant terrible Asashoryu looks likely to escape punishment for his latest public outburst in which he told photographers to "drop dead."

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Lord's cricket ground is set for a £200 million (US$394.3 million) facelift, the owners, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), said on Wednesday.

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HARD-FOUGHT: It took Justine Henin three hours to beat Katarina Srebotnik, while Amelie Mauresmo demonstrated why she is no longer in the top 25
Top-ranked Justine Henin was stretched to the limit by Slovenian qualifier Katarina Srebotnik 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-3 to reach the Dubai Championships quarter-finals on Wednesday.

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By Paul Huang
Taiwan's Chinatrust Whales were no match for South Korea in Wednesday night's exhibition action for the 2008 IBAF Final Olympic Qualification Tournament at Douliou as they lost 8-1 to an outstanding South Korean squad.

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Japan's women powered into the semi-finals of the world team table tennis championships yesterday and immediately issued a challenge to all-conquering China.

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Steve Bernier scored twice and added an assist in his Sabres debut, pushing Buffalo back into an NHL playoff position with an 8-4 win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.

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The US Congress has expanded its probe into doping in sports to include horse racing, with one of the industry's top officials defending what he called a much improved, albeit still imperfect, system of testing.

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SLINGS AND ARROWS: An uninspiring contest ended in bizarre fashion when luckless Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny contrived to fumble the ball into his own net
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate admitted his side had enjoyed a huge slice of luck after a freakish extra-time winner sent them into the last eight of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United.

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Australian spin bowling great Shane Warne has long believed cricket teams don't need coaches, so he's becoming one.

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Formula One's final winter testing session wrapped up on Wednesday with one conclusion -- Ferrari and McLaren remain the favorites for the 2008 world championship.

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Coach Robbie Deans is keen to play down the significance of his Canterbury Crusaders' dazzling start to this year's Super 14, warning of a possible Western Stormers ambush in Cape Town today.

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Italy flanker Mauro Bergamasco was banned for 13 weeks after a disciplinary panel in London on Wednesday found him guilty of gouging the eye of Wales fullback Lee Byrne during the Azzurri's 47-8 Six Nations defeat in Cardiff last weekend.

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