BOLLYLINE: Australia put in the better hits but India made sure a third match will not be required, wrapping up the title in a bizarre one-day encounter at the Gabba
India ended a tumultuous tour with a dramatic, Sachin Tendulkar-inspired 2-0 limited-overs finals series win over World Cup champions Australia.

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Dubai International Capital (DIC) made a ?400 million (US$795 million) offer for Liverpool yesterday -- and gave the club's embattled American owners a 24-hour deadline.

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Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger will have his left lower leg amputated as a result of complications after breaking his shinbone and fibula in a crash in Sunday's World Cup Super G in Norway.

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STINGING DEFEAT: In besting the Knicks by 12 points, Paul and the rest of the New Orleans Hornets ensured New York will suffer their seventh consecutive losing season
Chris Paul scored 27 points and had a hand in three clutch baskets in the final minutes, leading the New Orleans Hornets over the New York Knicks 100-88 in the NBA on Monday.

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Wearing mesh tank tops over glittery bras, the cheerleaders waved their pom-poms nonstop and danced with gusto -- if only to stay warm in the unheated basketball arena.

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HOWZAT? : Australia's Andrew Symonds could be in trouble with cricket authorities after he sent a streaker reeling during a one-day match in Brisbane
A streaker was stopped in his tracks during a limited-overs cricket international match when he was flattened by Australia allrounder Andrew Symonds.

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Australia World Cup back Julian Huxley has been diagnosed with a brain tumor while undergoing scans following a head knock during a weekend match, his club the ACT Brumbies said yesterday.

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By Paul Huang
Team Taiwan closed out the warmups for the IBAF Final Olympic Qualification Tournament against the Sinon Bulls in Taichung on Monday night with an impressive 10-0 shutout win.

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Mathieu Bozzetto of France and Svetlana Boldikova of Russia won parallel giant slalom titles on the final day of competition in the US Snowboarding Cup on Whiteface Mountain on Monday.

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