PING PONG GIANTS: In the women's competition Hong Kong's coach bemoaned the fact that his team had the misfortune to meet China in the semi-finals
Taiwan's men lost their world team table tennis championships quarter-final clash with Japan yesterday as the victors continued their fine form with some spectacular play.

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Tim Duncan had 31 points and 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-94 for their seventh straight win in the NBA on Thursday.

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Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie put on a record opening stand as South Africa seized complete control of the second Test against Bangladesh on the opening day yesterday.

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HOME SIDE HUMBLED: Half-centuries by skipper Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan plus three wickets for Ishara Amerasinghe contributed to the tourists victory
Australia's Adam Gilchrist smashed a blistering 83 but his teammates collapsed to hand Sri Lanka an unlikely 13-run win at the MCG yesterday.

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The Wellington Hurricanes sank the Waikato Chiefs 39-19 with a six-try blitz in their Super 14 rugby match yesterday.

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The FBI announced on Thursday that it had opened a criminal investigation into whether Roger Clemens lied under oath as part of a congressional investigation into his challenge to the Mitchell report.

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HIGHS AND LOWS: The Italian described her victory as the greatest of her career, while in another match in Dubai Amelie Mauresmo's poor run of form continued
World No.1 Justine Henin's unbeaten run of 17 matches at the Dubai Open came to an end as she went down to a 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4) quarter-final defeat to Francesca Schiavone on Thursday.

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ASTON MARTIN: The Villa boss is expecting no favors from hosts Arsenal, even if they do have half an eye on next week's Champions League trip to the San Siro to face Milan
Martin O'Neill does not hide his admiration for Arsenal, but that will not stop the Ulsterman from celebrating if his Aston Villa side derail the Gunners' Premier League title bid today.

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Luke Donald fired a six-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead after Thursday's opening round of the PGA Honda Classic.

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Sunderland midfielder Liam Miller has been punished for poor time-keeping by being placed on the struggling Premier League club's transfer list, manager Roy Keane confirmed on Thursday.

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Mike Knuble scored twice to spoil Bryan Murray's return behind the Ottawa Senators bench and lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 win in the NHL on Thursday.

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After having the unfamiliar sensation of losing three games in a row, Spanish league leaders Real Madrid will be hoping to get back on track at lowly Recreativo Huelva today.

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By Paul Huang
Kao Chih-kang's two-out double with a runner on second scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as Team Taiwan rallied from behind to edge past the Chinatrust Whales 2-1 at the IBAF Final Olympic Qualification Tournament at Douliou on Thursday evening.

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Leading sports figures are uniting to combat racism in French soccer and want harsher punishments.

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