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Henin, Nadal sizzle
in Melbourne sun
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MELBOURNE: Justine Henin’s sizzling form continued Wednesday when
she clocked her 30th straight win to make the Australian Open third
round, with Rafael Nadal equally impressive in his match.
Henin, the world number one and
top seed, demolished Russian Olga Poutchkova 6-1 in the opening set,
but was given a wake-up call when stretched to 7-5 in the second.
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Police
deny pepper-spraying Open crowd an overreaction
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MELBOURNE: Police on Wednesday defended using pepper
spray to subdue rowdy elements of the Australian Open crowd, even
though the unprecedented move left innocent bystanders choking and
distressed.
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Laos
gears up for 2009 SEAG
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HANOI: Laos is constructing and upgrading its
stadiums, training centers, accommodations, transport and tourism in
preparation for its hosting of the 25th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
in 2009,...
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Red
Bull proves mastery over Purefoods
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RED BULL stamped its class over Purefoods, 97-84,
Wednesday to finish fourth at the end of the double-round
elimination of the 2007 Smart-PBA Philippine Cup at the Cuneta
Astrodome.
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Giants
execs culd have prevented BALCO
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WASHINGTON: The BALCO steroid scandal which destroyed
the career of Marion Jones and haunts US home run king Barry Bonds
could have been prevented by quick action from two San Francisco
Giants executives.
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