By Michael Kearney and Jackson Broder
Tempers flared and the benches cleared, but Canada kept their heads to come from behind and be the first team to beat Taiwan, 6-5, in extra innings on day four of the IBAF Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Taichung yesterday.

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Shaquille O'Neal had 14 points and 16 rebounds, and Steve Nash 19 points and 14 assists, helping the Phoenix Suns to a 94-87 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA on Sunday.

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Barcelona's title hopes are hanging by a thread, with Frank Rijkaard's team eight points behind Real Madrid after a late goal from Jon-Dahl Tomasson helped Villarreal to a 2-1 win at Camp Nou on Sunday.

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Serena Williams won her first title in 11 months when she beat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 in the Bangalore Open final on Sunday.

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CENTURY IN WAITING: The Liverpool and former England defender made his European debut against Scottish giants Celtic way back in 1997
While Inter have been celebrating their centenary in the build up to today's crucial Champions League last 16, second leg clash against Liverpool at the San Siro, the visitors will have their own little 100 to celebrate.

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Cardiff and West Bromwich Albion completed a stunning performance by the English Championship's upstarts as they booked their places in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday.

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ALL OR NOTHING: Title holders France defeated Italy 25-13 to set up a Six Nations decider against unbeaten Wales, who have a Grand Slam in sight
Fortuitous scheduling means the Six Nations will have an appropriate finale when France put their title on the line against unbeaten Wales in Cardiff next weekend.

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Francesco Totti scored on his 500th professional appearance for AS Roma as the capital-based club closed the gap on leaders Inter Milan back to six points with a 2-0 win at Napoli on Sunday.

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Arsenal came back down to Earth with a bump at humble Wigan as Arsene Wenger's side wasted a chance to consolidate their lead at the top of the Premier League on Sunday.

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India field hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho resigned yesterday after the eight-time Olympic champions failed to qualify for the Beijing Games.

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SURPRISE, SURPRISE: Australia's Tamsyn Lewis caused a major upset by winning the World Indoors 800m gold, despite never having run indoors before arriving in Valencia
Russia's Yelena Soboleva improved on her own world 1,500m record on Sunday as she clinched gold on the final day of the World Indoor Championships.

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SHELL-SHOCKED: Stewart Cink had a four-shot lead after two holes on Sunday but dropped four shots in a four-hole stretch along the back nine to throw away victory
Sean O'Hair took advantage of a stunning collapse by Stewart Cink to win the PODS Championship, closing with a 2-under 69 to energize his young career and earn a trip to the Masters on Sunday.

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Arjun Atwal believes that the Asian Tour's rising stature is now on full display following three out of a possible four victories against Europe's big guns in the space of a month.

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By Paul Huang
Underdogs rose to the occasion in two of the three games played in the Super Basketball League on Sunday with Pure Youth Construction rallying from behind to beat the dmedia Numen 114-105 in overtime and Bank of Taiwan shocking the heavily favored Taiwan Beer 90-85 at the Taipei County Sports Complex.

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Nigel Dawes' shootout goal settled a brilliant goaltending duel between New York teammate Henrik Lundqvist and the Boston Bruins' Alex Auld and lifted the Rangers to a stirring 1-0 victory in the NHL on Sunday.

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