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Anelka says in the dark over plans for new coach 

Sports | Soccer
2012-5-25

SHANGHAI Shenhua's player-coach Nicolas Anelka played down his threats of retirement yesterday, saying he would continue as a player even if the club ...

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Angry McIlroy loses his cool in PGA opener 

Sports | Golf
2012-5-25

A FRUSTRATED Rory McIlroy tossed his club to the ground in a fit of anger during his bogey-filled opening round at the PGA Championship in Wentworth, England, yesterday. Making his first appearance in Europe in...

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China races to final of Uber Cup 

Sports | Badminton
2012-5-25

CHINA did not drop a game on its way to beating Thailand 3-0 for a place in the Uber Cup final where it will meet defending champion South Korea, which also beat Japan by the same scoreline yesterday. South Korea's...

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76ers top Celtics to force Game 7 in East semis 

Sports | Basketball
2012-5-25

A TOUGH and determined Philadelphia 76ers team beat the Boston Celtics 82-75 on Wednesday, squaring their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series at 3-3 and setting up a deciding Game 7 in Boston. Jrue Holiday...

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Lundqvist struggles as Devils run over Rangers 

Sports | Ice hockey
2012-5-25

THE New York Rangers played their best game of the postseason against the New Jersey Devils but unfortunately, it was a night that goalie Henrik Lundqvist played his worst. Call it bad timing. Bad bounces. Bad...

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Bolt says start will be key in London 

Sports | Athletics
2012-5-25

USAIN Bolt is hoping to turn his only weakness into a strength in time for the London Olympics. The tall Jamaican sprinter has never been known for fast starts, so his main focus this season is to become quicker...

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Button fastest in second practise 

Sports | Motor racing
2012-5-25

JENSON Button posted the fastest time in a rainy second practise at the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday, and French rookie Romain Grosjean impressed again for Lotus while Felipe Massa found some much-needed form. With...

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Referee tests 

Sports
2012-5-25

A REFEREE has been charged with attempting to fix a Malaysian Super League soccer match between the Lions XII and Sarawak. Official Shokri Nor is alleged to have agreed to a 15,000 ringgit (US$4,800) bribe to fix Tuesday's...

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Duo share lead 

Sports
2012-5-25

THAILAND'S Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai and Chinese Taipei's Kuo Ai-chen each shot three-under 69 to share the early lead at the Beijing Pearl Challenge yesterday as the China LPGA Tour marked the start of its fourth season....

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England to trial goalline technology 

Sports
2012-5-25

ENGLAND'S home friendly against Belgium at Wembley next month will be used to test the Hawk-Eye goalline technology system, FIFA said yesterday. Independent testers from EMPA and representatives from FIFA will...

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FA acts tough as Barton hit with ban for 12 matches 

Sports | Soccer
2012-5-25

QUEENS Park Rangers captain Joey Barton was banned for 12 matches by the English Football Association on Wednesday after being found guilty of repeated violent conduct in the last match of the Premier League season...

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Biedermann remains a threat in the Europe pool 

Sports | Swimming
2012-5-25

EVEN without his super suit, Paul Biedermann showed he's a threat by winning the 200-meter freestyle at the European Championship in Hungary by a large margin Wednesday, following up a gold in the 400 two days earlier. ...

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Anelka wants to stay in Shenhua despite new coach 

Sports | China sport news
2012-5-24

FRENCH player-coach Nicolas Anelka says he wants to stay with Shanghai Shenhua even though the club may replace him with a new coach. He says the club has never informed him about the new coach, Sergio Batista, who...

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China, Japan to clash in semis 

Sports | Badminton
2012-5-24

CHINA will take on Japan in the semifinals of the Thomas Cup team competition in Wuhan, Hubei Province, today when the host eased past Malaysia 3-0. Malaysia had no answer to the Chinese might without its injured...

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Clijsters to end her second innings after US Open 

Sports | Tennis
2012-5-24

FORMER world No. 1 Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's US Open. The 28-year-old came out of retirement in 2009 after more than two years...

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Dutch coach takes aim at Bayern fans 

Sports | Soccer
2012-5-24

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk has criticized the "scandalous" treatment to Arjen Robben in Germany during the Oranje's friendly 2-3 loss to his club Bayern Munich. "It's scandalous the way in which Arjen...

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Chinese driver Ma to test for HRT at Silverstone 

Sports | Motor racing
2012-5-24

CHINESE driver Ma Qinghua will test for HRT at Silverstone in July, the Spanish-based Formula One team announced. Ma was announced in April as a member of the team's young driver development program and principal...

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Kings cruise into Stanley Cup finals 

Sports | Ice hockey
2012-5-24

THE Los Angeles Kings booked their place in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in almost 20 years after wrapping up the NHL Western Conference title with a 4-3 overtime win over Phoenix in Game 5 on Tuesday. ...

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Spain striker Villa to miss Euro 2012 

Sports
2012-5-24

SPAIN striker David Villa ruled himself out of the European Championship on Tuesday after failing to recover from a leg injury that forced him to miss much of the last season with Barcelona. While the decision...

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Marsh fights back 

Sports | Cricket
2012-5-24

SRI Lanka cricket says it's sacked coach and former Australian cricketer Geoff Marsh has sent a letter of demand over his dismissal five months ago. Sri Lanka Cricket president Upali Dharmadasa confirmed yesterday...