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McIlroy Leads in Dubai with 65, Woods behind 6 Points

Rory McIlroy takes took the first round lead in the Dubai Desert Classic, surpassing top the three golfers in the world with 7-under 65 shots on Thursday. He was four shots ahead of Lee Westwood, who currently ranked no. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings and Martin Kaymer, who ranked no. 2. Also, he […]

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Pavlyuchenkova Conquers Sharapova to Give Russia a Place in Fed Cup

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Maria Sharapova on Sunday giving four-time champions Russia a momentous 3-2 win over France and a position in the Fed Cup semi-finals. Playing her first Fed Cup game in three years last Saturday, Sharapova had fallen with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Virginia Razzano in the opening singles rubber. She also did […]

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Chris Bosh Joins Wade and James on the All-Star Team

Bosh is back to the All-Star game as an Eastern Conference reserve along with Dwayne Wade and Lebron James. The announcement made on Thursday gave Miami Heat three players in the league’s midseason showcase for the first time. Some speculations were made about whether Bosh would get the vote for the All-Star team, but the […]

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Packers Beat Steelers 31-25 to Win Super Bowl

The original Super Bowl champions are back. Last Sunday, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win the Super Bowl held at Cowboys Stadium. Packers have won four Super Bowl titles since the 1960s. However, this is their first since 1997 when they still had Brett Favre as their quarter back. In […]

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Torres Ready to Face Liverpool

Fernando Torres firmly said he will not be taken aback while making his debut for Chelsea against his previous club Liverpool on Sunday. Torres was given an astounding 50 million pounds, or 80 million dollar transfer fee from Liverpool to Stamford Bridge just before the transfer deadline on Monday. This weekend, the Spaniard striker is […]

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Alberto Contador Suspended for a Year over Failed Doping Test

The Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has decided to ban Tour de France champion Alberto Contador for one year because of his failed drug test that took place durring last year’s race. A statement released by the rider’s spokesman Jacinto Vidarte said on Wednesday that Alberto Contador has received notification of the one-year ban proposal by […]

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Spurs Beat Warriors 113-102 after Brief Duncan Scare

The San Antonio Spurs survived Tim Duncan’s short-lived injury scare before the team won against the Golden State Warriors from a 113-102 score on Monday night. In the second quarter, Duncan fell to the floor when he suddenly experienced a left knee injury. This had alarmed the entire Spurs bench area. He went back to […]

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Toronto Blue Jays Traded Vernon Wells for Angels

Toronto Blue Jays swapped their All-star outfielder Vernon Wells to Los Angeles Angels and received outfielder Juan Rivera and catcher Mike Napoli as an exchange, the MLB teams said on Friday. Wells spent his 14-year career with the Blue Jays who helped him achieve the fifth selection in the 1997 overall draft. He has a […]

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Garnett Back to Game, Celtics Steal Win from Magic

Kevin Garnet appeared uninjured when he stepped around a pick, reached out to interrupt a pass and helped the Celtics steal a win from Orlando on Monday night. Celtics forward Garnett has returned after missing nine games because of leg injury. He scored 19 points, eight rebounds and a key steal with only 16 seconds […]

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China’s Li Na Defeats Kim Clijsters on Sydney International

Li Na played an outstanding comeback from a 5-0 behind the game in the first set to disappoint Kim Clijsters, the Australian Open’s most favored player, in the Sydney International final on Friday. Clijsters, 7-6 6-3, was the first time to be defeated in 14 semi-finals and finals since her return from retirement in August […]

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