CONFIDENCE BREEDS SUCCESS: Lin Wen-tang made a charging run from the start with a birdie at the first, an eagle at the par-five second followed by five more birdies
Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang battled through bad weather to lift the inaugural Asian Tour International title yesterday.

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Grand champion Asashoryu threw Hakuho out of the ring yesterday to take the title back from his archrival at the Spring Grand Tournament.

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By Paul Huang
Failure to make the free throws late in the game cost the dmedia Numen on Saturday as they dropped a heartbreaker to the Taiwan Mobile Leopards 90-91 in overtime at the Taipei County Sports Complex to close out the regular season on a whimper.

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An inspired spell of precision bowling by Ryan Sidebottom pulled England off the ropes and put them in charge of the third Test against New Zealand as 15 wickets fell yesterday.

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Three wickets in the final period, including the scalp of Malinda Warnapura for a maiden Test hundred of 120, wobbled Sri Lanka after their batsmen revelled in the opening Test against the West Indies on Saturday.

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Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen won the Malaysian Grand Prix and revived Formula One's title series yesterday, setting up an expected season-long struggle with McLaren.

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MARGIN OF VICTORY: At Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored 34 points in a home victory over Orlando, while Milwaukee snapped a six-game losing streak beating Cleveland
David West scored 37 points and the New Orleans Hornets overcame an early 15-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 113-106 in the NBA on Saturday.

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Mardy Fish pulled off a whale of an upset on Saturday, stunning world No. 1 Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 to reach the final of the ATP Masters Series Pacific Life Open.

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Sam Gagner scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers edged closer to Colorado in the race for the final playoff spot in the NHL's Western Conference with a 7-5 victory over the Avalanche on Saturday.

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Tiger Woods lurked three strokes behind leader Geoff Ogilvy of Australia after each had played 11 holes when the World Golf Championships CA Championship third round was halted on Saturday.

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By Paul Huang
Yang Seng's walk-off triple that cleared the bases scored the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth as the President Lions dialed up five unanswered runs over the final two innings to top the La New Bears 5-4 in Tainan on Saturday afternoon.

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Bo Van Pelt, an American seeking his first US PGA Tour triumph, fired a one-under par 71 on Saturday and clung to a one-stroke lead after 54 holes at the Puerto Rico Open.

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TOON TRIUMPH: Mark Viduka did his best to settle early nerves by scoring in the sixth minute, but the fans had to endure an anxious wait until Michael Owen confirmed the win
Goals from Mark Viduka and Michael Owen ended Newcastle United's wretched run of 13 Premier League games without a win as they beat struggling Fulham 2-0 at St James' Park on Saturday.

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Atletico Madrid have never qualified for the Champions League, but that wait may soon come to an end after they beat Sevilla 2-1 on Saturday to move five points clear of their rivals.

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Juventus blew the Serie A title race wide open with a shock 2-1 victory at leaders Inter Milan on Saturday night.

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Bayern Munich's Italian World Cup winner Luca Toni struck twice as the German giants went seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win over title rivals Bayer Leverkusen.

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Veteran Wallaby Chris Latham scored a last-minute try as Queensland Reds snatched a 24-24 draw with the Golden Lions in a Super 14 thriller on Saturday.

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