MILESTONE: Houston can match the second-longest streak in NBA history by beating Atlanta tonight. The Milwaukee Bucks won 20 straight games in 1970-1971
The Houston Rockets matched the NBA's third-longest winning streak when they recorded their 19th consecutive triumph with a 91-73 rout of the New Jersey Nets on Monday.

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A South Korean former baseball star was found dead hours after police named him as a suspect for the murder of a woman and her three daughters, investigators said yesterday.

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By Michael Kearney
Taiwan and Australia face a do-or-die game at 6:30pm in Douliou on day five of the IBAF Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament today. The winner will be on track for a berth in the Olympics, while the loser will be left hoping for a miracle.

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Australia have scrapped their upcoming cricket tour to Pakistan over security fears, their cricket boards said in a statement yesterday, after bombs killed at least 25 people in the eastern city of Lahore.

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`NOT SATISFIED YET': Jaromir Jagr and Fedor Tyutin scored in regulation for the Rangers, who moved into a tie with Ottawa for fifth place in the Eastern Conference
A shootout goal from Scott Gomez sparked the surging New York Rangers to a 3-2 road win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

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Roger Federer, in his ultra-modern all-black getup, and Pete Sampras, in his old-school all-white outfit, showed off the skills that earned them a combined 26 Grand Slam titles and more than a decade of No. 1 rankings.

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Dubai International Capital's (DIC) bid to buy into Liverpool appeared to have hit the rocks on Monday after the club's co-owner Tom Hicks said he had terminated negotiations with the investment arm of the Gulf Emirate.

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South Korea's Asian Champions League entrants both open their campaigns against Australian hopefuls today as the region's premier club competition enters its sixth year.

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Grand champions Hakuho and Asashoryu of Mongolia dominated the sumo ring yesterday, defeating their challengers to remain undefeated and in the lead of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Lance Mackey and four-time champion Jeff King appeared to have narrowed the field to a two-man competition in the trans-Alaska Iditarod sled-dog race on Monday, heading the field as the event reached its final leg.

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