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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
LONDON — Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick as Premier League leaders Manchester United came from 2-0 down to beat West Ham United 4-2 yesterday. The win lifted them eight points clear of second-placed Arsenal, who have played two games fewer and facing Blackburn Rovers in the evening kick-off. "We pla
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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
MADRID — Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho saw his infamous league home record come to an end with unfashionable Sporting Gijon defeating his Real side 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday to put a huge dent in their title hopes. Miguel de las Cuevas stunned Real with a 78th minute winner as Mourinh
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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
BERLIN — Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund came from a goal down, scoring four times in 23 minutes to crush Hanover 96 4-1 yesterday and defend their seven-point lead over Bayer Leverkusen with six games left. Lucas Barrios struck twice and Kevin Grosskreutz added another late in the game after M
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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
MIAMI — World No 1 Rafa Nadal produced some outstanding tennis to crush long standing rival Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 on Friday and reach the final in Miami. Nadal, who now has a 15-8 record in meetings between the two, dominated from the outset and was superior in all elements of the game.
"I think I
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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
JEREZ, Spain — MotoGP leader Casey Stoner kept up his blistering early season form when he stormed to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday. The Australian Repsol Honda rider, winner of the season-opener in Qatar last month, lapped the Jerez circuit with a best time of one minute 38.757
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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
HUMBLE, Texas — Little-known American Chris Kirk kept alive his faint hopes of qualifying for next week's US Masters by taking a one-shot lead in the second round of the Houston Open on Friday. The 25-year-old, who needs to win this week to make his debut in the season's opening major at Augusta Nat
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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
RANCHO MIRAGE, California — Stacy Lewis held her own in the desert heat on Friday to fire a three-under par 69 and take a three-shot lead over a trio led by Yani Tseng after two rounds of the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship. Lewis had a nine-under total of 135, while world number one and defending c
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Sunday, 3 April, 2011
MUMBAI — Fulfilling the expectations of a billion hearts, India yesterday won the World Cup for the second time in 28 years, showing guts and will to comprehensively beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a pulsating final at a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium. Cricket’s economic superpowers are now the number
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Saturday, 2 April, 2011
LONDON — Soccer's world and European governing bodies suspended Bosnia from international competition yesterday after the country's football federation (NFSBiH) failed to adopt new statutes in line with Fifa and UEFA rules. The decision means Bosnia may not be able to carry on playing their Euro 20
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Saturday, 2 April, 2011
CHIGWELL, England — Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale and William Gallas are doubtful for next week's Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Real Madrid, manager Harry Redknapp said yesterday. Midfielder Bale (hamstring) and defender Gallas (knee) have been ruled out of today's EPL game at Wi
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