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Sports
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
MUSCAT — Khalid Saleh Dhahi al Minji and co-driver Saif Abdullah Hilal al Aisri with a timing of 2.15 minutes and driving a Mit Evo 8 won the Rally Speed Challenge at the newly built circuit track at the Oman Automobile Association (OAA) premises on Friday. The event was organised by OAA and suppor
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
MANCHESTER — Manchester United are ready to collect their English Premier League trophy on a winning note with Sir Alex Ferguson claiming his team will be good enough to end Blackpool's top-flight adventure. Ferguson, who has confirmed he will rest some of his players with the Champions League Final
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
LONDON — Celtic secured some consolation for losing out on the league title to bitter rivals Rangers by winning the Scottish Cup final with a 3-0 win over Motherwell at Hampden Park yesterday. The Glasgow side took control after South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung lashed in from 30 metres after 32
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
BARCELONA — Australian Mark Webber took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday and ended Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel's bid for a sixth in succession. Formula One world champion Vettel, winner of three of the first four races of the season from pole position as well as last year's
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
PARIS — World No 1 Rafael Nadal has a record-equalling sixth French Open in his sights, but the Spaniard believes undefeated Novak Djokovic will start Roland Garros as title favourite. Something has got to give over the next two weeks. Nadal, one triumph away from matching Bjorn Borg's six trophies
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
TORONTO — Kevin Durant has managed to dodge the growing pains often required for success in the NBA and now the Oklahoma City Thunder forward is among a handful of players headlining a generational shift in talent in the game. There was plenty of talk about a changing of the guard when the playoffs
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
SAN JOSE, California — The San Jose Sharks withstood a furious Vancouver Canucks third period rally to claim a 4-3 win on Friday and take a bite out of the Canucks' lead in the Western Conference final. The Sharks victory trimmed Vancouver's advantage in the best-of-seven series to 2-1 with Game Fou
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
NEW YORK — Knuckleballer R A Dickey won a pitchers' duel as the visiting New York Mets nipped the New York Yankees 2-1 on Friday to take the opening game of their weekend Subway Series in interleague play. Dickey, who gave up six runs and 11 hits in five innings against the Astros his last time out,
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Sunday, 22 May, 2011
SYDNEY — The New South Wales Waratahs responded to a lambasting at a fans forum this week with a rampaging five-try first half performance on their way to a 29-12 win over South Africa's Lions in Super rugby yesterday. Torn apart by fans critical of their lack of adventure on Thursday, the Waratahs
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Saturday, 21 May, 2011
By Our Sports Reporter - MUSCAT — Former chairman Majeed bin Abdullah al Asfoor and Mutassim bin Hamoud al Zadjali, who is the current vice-chairman and acting chief, entered the fray for the top post of the Oman Tennis Association (OTA) as the Sultanate’s tennis governing body prepares to host the
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