BIG GUNS: New Zealand were joined by South Africa, Fiji and England in the quarter-finals, while China provided the shock of the tournament with a victory over Scotland
Hot favorites New Zealand powered through to the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Sevens yesterday, joined by South Africa, Fiji and England, who narrowly beat defending champions Samoa.

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Nick Evans proved six months too late he can land a match-winning drop goal as he kicked the Auckland Blues to a 23-21 win over the Northern Bulls in a tense Super 14 rugby clash yesterday.

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The Waikato Chiefs put together consecutive wins for the first time this season as they stepped up a gear to beat the Otago Highlanders 39-24 yesterday.

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South Africa dominated day four of the opening Test against India yesterday as the match drifted toward a draw amid a series of records.

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Strong defense and opportune attacking helped the Stormers upset a listless Western Force 32-16 in their Super 14 clash at the Subiaco Oval on Friday.

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By Tony Phillips
Taiwan completed their preparations for their AFC Challenge Cup qualifying games with a 3-0 victory over BML champions Taipei City at Bailing Bridge in Taipei yesterday evening.

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OPENING THE GAP: In Salt Lake City, Carlos Boozer scored 34 points to help Utah beat Los Angeles, while Danny Granger scored 26 points to help Indiana defeat New Jersey
The Boston Celtics moved closer to wrapping up the NBA's top record overall by avenging last weekend's loss in New Orleans and beating the Hornets 112-92 on Friday.

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Barry Bonds stepped out of a white stretch limousine, strolled into Yankee Stadium for the first time and basically pooh-poohed the place.

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Angela Stanford stayed ahead at the Safeway International on Friday as some of the LPGA Tour's top players made their moves in the US$1.5 million tournament.

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The New Jersey Devils won a shootout over the Philadelphia Flyers to bring up a 12th straight home victory in NHL action on Friday.

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By Paul Huang
Lin Chih-sheng's RBI-single to left capped a two-run eighth that broke a 5-5 tie for the La New Bears as they held on to beat the dmedia T-Rex 7-6 at the Taipei County Baseball Stadium in Sinjhuang on Friday to kick off the weekend series in high fashion.

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BATTLING ATTEMPT: In the women's singles Russian third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova needed three sets before she eventually defeated Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
South African qualifier Kevin Anderson sent defending champion Novak Djokovic packing on Friday, ending the third-seeded Serbian's bid for a second straight ATP Masters Series title.

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Briny Baird shot a three-under 69 in the second round to take a one-stroke lead over Peter Lonard and Jay Williamson halfway through the Zurich Classic on Friday.

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Chris Hoy was hoping for a gold medal at the Track Cycling World Championships. He just wasn't expecting it to arrive so soon.

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The South African Rugby Union (SARU) re-elected president Oregan Hoskins for a new two-year term on Friday after a stormy campaign dominated by ethnicity and politics.

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■ BOXING

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