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Reds land Benfica in tough test

Sports | Soccer
2010-3-20

FORMER European champion Liverpool and Benfica will meet in the quarterfinals of the Europa League following yesterday's draw in Nyon, Switzerland. ...

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Draw sets up tasty Barca-Arsenal clash

Sports | Soccer
2010-3-20

TITLEHOLDER Barcelona will play Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and remain on course for a repeat of last year's final against Manchester United after the draw was made yesterday. United will...

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Nadal sets up Ljubicic clash

Sports | Tennis
2010-3-20

DEFENDING champion Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, in his first tournament since returning from a six-week...

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Willis shoots 65 for first-round lead

Sports | Golf
2010-3-20

AMERICAN Garrett Willis, playing on a sponsors exemption, gained a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Tampa Bay Championship at the Innisbrook golf club and resort on Thursday in Florida. Willis produced...

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Hawks tie for top spot in the West

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-3-20

THE Chicago Blackhawks moved into a tie for top spot in the Western Conference with a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday in California. Tomas Kopecky scored twice in the third period after Troy Brouwer...

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Shanxi lands Guo in record auction

Sports | Tennis
2010-3-20

THE Shanxi table tennis club has paid a record 11.33 million yuan (US$1.66 million) to secure the services of women's world No. 4 Guo Yan on a two-year loan deal, local media reported yesterday. The 26-year-old,...

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Italians qualify for final

Sports | Sailing
2010-3-20

MASCALZONE Latino of Italy beat Sweden's Artemis 2-1 in a best-of-three race series yesterday to qualify for the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy sailing regatta for America's Cup teams in Auckland, New Zealand. ...

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Last-gasp Brett score fires Blues

Sports | Rugby union
2010-3-20

FLYHALF Stephen Brett slotted a last-gasp dropgoal to ensure the Auckland Blues held on to a slim lead and beat the ACT Brumbies 39-34 in their Super 14 match at Eden Park in Auckland yesterday. Brett's 78th-minute...

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Armstrong pulls out

Sports
2010-3-20

LANCE Armstrong pulled out of today's Milan-San Remo race, citing acute gastroenteritis. Team RadioShack said the seven-time Tour de France champion would be replaced by Fumiyuki Beppu. "It would not be very intelligent...

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Magic need overtime to douse Heat

Sports | Basketball
2010-3-20

VINCE Carter scored 27 points and Rashard Lewis added 24 including a huge 3-pointer with 28.4 seconds left as the Orlando Magic blew a 12-point lead in the final 5 minutes of regulation before beating the Miami Heat...

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China club pays record US$1.6 million for player

Sports | Table tennis
2010-3-19

CHINA'S Shanxi table tennis club has paid a record 11.33 million yuan (US$1.66 million) to secure the services of women's world number four Guo Yan on a two-year loan deal, local media reported today. The 26-year-old,...

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Magic waste lead, then beat Heat in OT, 108-102

Sports | Basketball
2010-3-19

VINCE Carter scored 27 points and Rashard Lewis added 24 including a huge 3-pointer with 28.4 seconds left as the Orlando Magic blew a 12-point lead in the final 5 minutes of regulation before beating the Miami Heat...

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Fulham fightback ousts Juventus from Europa League

Sports | Soccer
2010-3-19

FULHAM overturned a three-goal aggregate deficit to beat Juventus 4-1 and reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League yesterday, and David Villa's hat trick helped Valencia advance after a 4-4 draw at Werder Bremen. ...

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Jankovic and Stosur advance to last four

Sports | Tennis
2010-3-19

JELENA Jankovic came from 2-4 down in the second set to book her place in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Russian Alisa Kleybanova yesterday. The sixth-seeded Serbian...

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Ace Lee suspended for opening five games

Sports | Baseball
2010-3-19

PITCHER Cliff Lee was suspended on Wednesday for the first five games of the regular season for throwing over the head of a hitter, possibly delaying his highly anticipated debut with the Seattle Mariners. Lee...

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Old textile suits mean slow times

Sports | Swimming
2010-3-19

OLYMPIC champion Stephanie Rice set the bar low when she was training in her Brisbane pool this past month for the Australian swim trials. Out of her head were the blistering times she set while establishing individual...

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LeBron leads Cavs to division crown

Sports | Basketball
2010-3-19

THE Cleveland Cavaliers captured their second consecutive Central Division title on Wednesday by beating the Indiana Pacers 99-94. LeBron James had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for Cleveland which...

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Hot Devils sweep Pens, tie for lead

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-3-19

THE New Jersey Devils had plenty to celebrate on St Patrick's Day after they beat Pittsburgh 5-2 to tie the Penguins for the lead at the top of the Atlantic Division on Wednesday. It was New Jersey's sixth win...

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Messi weaves magic to power Barca

Sports | Soccer
2010-3-19

THIERRY Henry summed up Lionel Messi's recent form with one simple word: ridiculous. Messi scored two goals and set up another as Barcelona rolled over VfB Stuttgart 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League...

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Bordeaux, Lyon boost France

Sports | Soccer
2010-3-19

FRANCE is back on the big stage with two teams in the Champions League last eight for the first time since 2004 after Girondins Bordeaux beat Olympiakos Piraeus and Olympique Lyon shocked Real Madrid. "Now we...