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Thursday, March 06, 2008

  

Nadal avoids Federer’s fate 


DUBAI: Rafael Nadal had to dig himself out of trouble here Tuesday to avoid going the way of Roger Federer, who was sensationally beaten in the first round of the Dubai Open.

Nadal was twice within a point of going a break of serve down in the second set, having lost the first, before clawing his way back to a three-set win over the improving Philipp Kohlschreiber.

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O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Tim Duncan led all players with 29 points and 12 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to an 81-70 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday.

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UNITY CUP runner-up Hapee Toothpaste guns for solo leadership when it faces newcomer Noosa Shoes on Thursday in the 2008 PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin: Brett Favre has ended his legendary National Football League career after 17 glorious record-setting seasons, the Green Bay Packers announced Tuesday.

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PARIS: Cyclists who race in the Paris-Nice stage race next week risk stiff suspensions, fines and bans from the Olympics and the World Championships, the sport’s governing body the International Cycling Union announced...

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TAGUM: University of Mindanao-Tagum and Capitol University fashioned out emphatic victories on Wednesday to secure the first two semis berths in the Mindanao eliminations of the 2008 Nestea Beach Volley National Circuit...

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WHEN Sta. Lucia Realty team manager Buddy Encarnado took Boyet Fernandez to replace head coach Alfrancis Chua in an eyebrow-raising decision at the start of last season’s PBA Fiesta Cup,...

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