South Africa coach Jake White fears BJ Botha’s World Cup is over, after the prop suffered knee-ligament damage in tonight’s 64-15 win against the United States in Montpellier.

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Australia’s decision to travel with a team doctor for the first time in 20 years paid off immediately as a stomach bug floored Michael Clarke in the hours leading up to his 130 on Saturday.

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30 September 2007 - The Italian Club Championships in Palermo capped the outdoor season of Italian athletics with some good results despite tiredeness from the long summer of competitions.

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Ken Doherty has a comfortable 9-2 win over Fergal O’Brien in the final of the Irish Championship.

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Maria Hjorth made a long birdie putt on the 17th hole and held on for her first LPGA Tour win since 1999 Sunday at the Navistar LPGA Classic, denying Lorena Ochoa’s bid for a fourth consecutive victory. Hjorth shot a final-day 5-under-par 67 for a 14-under 274 at Capitol Hill’s Senator Course, passing both Ochoa […]

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The Knicks kept tinkering with their roster two days before training camp, acquiring the draft rights to Jared Jordan on Sunday and working toward a buyout of Dan Dickau’s contract. The Knicks traded cash considerations to the Los Angeles Clippers in a deal that sends last season’s NCAA assists leader back to New York.

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Holly Colvin could miss England’s tour of Australia and New Zealand for the sake of her education.

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Top-seeded Richard Gasquet of France won the Mumbai Open on Sunday, beating Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-3, 6-4. “It was my first (title) on outdoor hardcourts,” said the 14th-ranked Gasquet, who reached the semifinals at Wimbledon. “(It) shows I can play on any surface.” The 21-year-old won a battle of baseline play in humid weather.

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The United States won the Presidents Cup. Mike Weir gave Canada quite a consolation prize. The Americans won enough of the singles matches Sunday to capture the Presidents Cup for the second straight time, giving them an international victory in cup competition for the first time since 1993. That didn’t stop the relentless cheers that […]

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Wales centre Tom Shanklin admitted the pain of defeat to Fiji and World Cup elimination was made all the harder to bear because many of his close friends may never have a chance for redemption.

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