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| Torres back in business as Spain cruise |
 | Liverpool forward Fernando Torres scored a brace as world champions Spain began their European title defence with a convincing 4-0 win over Liechtenstein on Friday in their opening Group I qualifier for the Euro 2012 finals. It was Spain's first competitive match since lifting the World Cup in South Africa on July 11 and the Euro 2008 winners were far too strong for hapless Liechtenstein.
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| Venus Williams relieved to only play singles |
Venus Williams has an unhealthy love for doubles. Had sister Serena entered the U.S. Open, she might have teamed with her even on a bad knee. But Serena Williams pulled out after surgery for cuts on her right foot. So Venus is getting some extra rest - and is through to the third round in singles.
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| Tyson Gay clocks 9.92 to win in Zagreb |
 | American sprinter Tyson Gay ran 9.92 seconds to win the 100 meters at the Zagreb World Challenge on Wednesday, leaving Jamaican rival Nesta Carter trailing in second in 10.07. Gay and Carter are tied for the world lead at 9.78 - Gay reached it in London in August and Carter in Rieti last Sunday.
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| Semenya flops in Italy meet |
South Africa's controversial women's 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya flopped here on Tuesday as she could only finish seventh in a below par field. The 19-year-old only recently returned to action after being cleared following a controversial enquiry into her gender that saw her side-lined for almost 11 months.
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| Robinho joins AC Milan, Gyan moves to England |
 | Brazilian star Robinho's nightmare two year stay at Manchester City came to an agreeable conclusion for both parties on Tuesday as he signed for Serie A giants AC Milan on a frenetic final day of trading as the transfer deadline comes into force on Wednesday. Robinho may have gone for a relative song - 18million euros as opposed to the club record 42million City paid out two years ago - but his recruitment only added to the sense of urgency at the Milan club as they seek to end bitter city rivals Inter's dominance.
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| Macbeth Sibaya ready for Niger |
Bafana Bafana will be in the right frame of mind when they host Niger in a crunch 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier at Nelspruit's Mbombela Stadium on Saturday night. Kick-off is at 8.30pm. That was the assurance from veteran Russian based midfield hardman Macbeth Sibaya on Tuesday.
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| Federer hits through-the-legs winner at Open |
 | Roger Federer has hit another spectacular, between-the-legs shot at the U.S. Open. Late in the second set of a first-round match against Brian Dabul of Argentina on Monday night, Federer chased down a lob. A few steps from the wall at the back of the court in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and with his back to the net, Federer smacked the ball through his legs.
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| AB De Villiers now ODI number 1 |
AB de Villiers' outstanding form of the past season in which he scored four ODI centuries including three in successive matches against India and the West Indies, has earned him the ultimate individual award. He is now ranked the top batsman in the world on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI rankings and the only one with more than 800 rankings points
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| Cool Hamilton wins chaotic Belgian Grand Prix |
 | Lewis Hamilton regained the initiative in the drivers' world championship in emphatic style on Sunday when he won a dramatic and incident-filled Belgian Grand Prix. McLaren's 2008 champion took the lead at the start and then controlled the 44-laps race through two safety car periods and some perilous weather conditions on his way to a well-deserved victory.
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| Robinho and Santa Cruz could leave Man City |
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admitted after his side's 1-0 defeat at Sunderland that unhappy forwards Robinho and Roque Santa Cruz could be on the move before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. Mancini hopes to hang on to Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given who is wanted by Fulham manager Mark Hughes.
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| Mourinho and Real flop in Mallorca stalemate |
 | Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid career began on a low note with a disappointing 0-0 draw at Real Mallorca that did little to suggest his team can dethrone current champions Barcelona. Portuguese coach Mourinho and his proven track record have Madrid fans excited about winning silverware after a two-year barren spell but his team failed to convince, lacking cohesion and creativity.
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| I knew we could win, says relieved De Villiers |
Coach Peter de Villiers was relieved after South Africa ended a four-match Tri-Nations losing streak by defeating Australia 44-31 at Loftus Versfeld Saturday. Having come close before falling by seven points against runaway champions New Zealand last weekend, the under-pressure coach felt his team were not as bad as recent results suggested.
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| Rampant Chelsea cement top spot |
 | Chelsea maintained their superb start to the season with a 2-0 win over Stoke on Saturday that kept the Premier League champions on top of the table. Carlo Ancelotti's side have made a flying start to the season, romping to successive 6-0 wins over West Brom and Wigan, and Stoke were unable to halt their momentum at Stamford Bridge.
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| Three Bafana players eye Champions League action |
They are often borderline choices with their European clubs, but Bafana Bafana players Bernard Parker, Macbeth Sibaya and Bevan Fransman must have viewed Thursday's internationally-followed European Champions League draw with special interest. Parker is on the books of The Netherlands' FC Twente, who found themselves in a tricky Group A alongside holders Inter Milan
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| Woods shoots 65 for his best round of the year |
 | In his first tournament since his divorce, Tiger Woods finally looked like the No. 1 player in the world Thursday at the Barclays when he opened with a 6-under 65, his lowest score of the year, to share the lead with Vaughn Taylor. It was Woods' first time leading after any round on the PGA Tour since the Tour Championship last September.
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| Schumacher sends SMS apology to Rubens |
Michael Schumacher has personally apologised albeit via a text message to Rubens Barrichello for almost running him into the pit wall during the Hungarian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion forced the Williams driver to within inches of the pit wall in an attempt to stop him overtaking, and although the Mercedes driver initially defended his actions, the worldwide criticism he received prompted him to apologise on his website.
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| Benni's slow progress in battle of the bulge |
 | Benni McCarthy is making some progress in his gruelling "battle of the bulge". West Ham United manager Avram Grant now apparently believes Bafana Bafana's all-time top scorer is fit enough to play 13 minutes in a game.
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| Semenya makes Diamond debut, Gay goes for glory |
South African Caster Semenya will make her debut on the Diamond League stage at the series-ending meet here on Friday which will see American sprinter Tyson Gay going for glory in the 100m. The 19-year-old Semenya has run and won three races since being cleared to compete last month by the IAAF, the sport's governing body, following a controversial investigation into her gender that saw her sidelined for 11 months.
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| Historic World Cup victory for SA women |
 | The South African Women's rugby team recorded their first World Cup victory with a tenacious 15-10 win over Wales on Tuesday afternoon at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, England. The Springbok Women led 10-0 at halftime and had to fight very hard to keep a spirited Welsh onslaught in check during the last 20 minutes of the game.
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| Tevez at the double as Man City beat Liverpool |
Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City overpowered Liverpool 3-0 at Eastlands here on Monday. James Milner, on his City debut, set up his former Aston Villa team-mate Gareth Barry to side-foot in the first goal in the 13th minute. And the Argentina striker got on the end of Micah Richards's header seven minutes into the second half.
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| SA claim their 11th Medal |
 | Izelle Neuhoff earned South Africa's 11th medal at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore on Monday. She was part of an African athletics team that finished second to earn a silver medal behind the America's team in the girls medley final on the track. The four-girl team combined for a time of 2min 26.19sec.
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| Buy-out clause for Oezil set by Real at 250 million Euros |
The buy-out clause of Real Madrid's newly signed Mesut Oezil has been set at a sky-high 250 million euros (318.40 million dollars), the website of sports daily AS reported Saturday. The fact that Real have set Oezil's buy-out fee so high shows the estimate that the whites have for the 21-year-old playmaker, who starred for Germany at the World Cup.
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| Bucs sail into unknown |
 | Orlando Pirates, fresh from their morale boosting 2-1 win over Santos in a MTN8 quarterfinal showdown at the Orlando Stadium on Sunday, head into unchartered territory for their opening Absa Premiership clash against newly promoted Vasco da Gama at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday. Bucs coach Ruud Krol, confessed he was in the dark as to what he and his players can expect. "I saw Vasco playing last season, but they have signed a new team for the PSL so they are an unknown quantity to me.
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| Fulham holds Man United to 2-2 draw |
draw in the Premier League on Sunday, with Brede Hangeland atoning for an own goal by heading in an equalizer. The defender sent Damien Duff's corner into the net - five minutes after accidentally turning Ryan Giggs' corner past his own goalkeeper.
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| South Africa's medal tally reaches ten |
 | Rudolph Peinaar secured a bronze medal in the final of the boys' long jump at the Youth Olympics in Singapore on Sunday. He jumped a personal best of 7.53 metres to achieve South Africa's only medal of the day. Dylan Jacobs narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the boys' javelin final, when his personal best throw of 72.33m left him in
fourth position.
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| Chiefs through to semis of MTN8 |
Kaizer Chiefs made heavy weather of reaching the semi-finals of the MTN8 competition after edging out a make-shift Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 in the quarterfinal cup-tie played at the Rand Stadium on Saturday night. After an action packed first half Amakhosi went to sleep in the second and the match fizzled out. Celtic were not up for the challenge and can have no complaints with this defeat.
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| All Blacks make it 3-0 and win the Tri-Nations |
 | It was heartbreak for South Africa as New Zealand came from behind to score two tries and twelve points for a 29-22 win before more than 90 000 spectators in the FNB Stadium on Saturday. The halftime score was 16-14 to South Africa. On an emotional day where Springbok captain John Smit, in charge of his 74th Test
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| Battered Boks want to fix damage against All Blacks |
South Africa hope to start repairing the damage of a disastrous Tri-Nations championship away leg when they host New Zealand before a sell-out 90,000 crowd at Soccer City Saturday. The Springboks defeated bitter rivals the All Blacks twice at home and once on the road last year en route to their third southern hemisphere title in 14 attempts.
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| Controversial Semenya comes back to Berlin |
 | A year after her controversial victory, world 800m champion Caster Semenya will be back at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday as she rebuilds her career after her sex test ordeal. Semenya has been at the centre of a storm ever since she won the world title last August in Berlin in a personal best time, but will be taking part in Sunday’s IAAF World Challenge in Germany’s capital.
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| Smit survives critics to reach 100 Bok caps |
When a Springbok is about to become only the second to reach the 100-cap mark, firm handshakes and back pats from supporters and positive media coverage are surely in order. But as 32-year-old hooker John William Smit prepares to complete a century of appearances in the green and gold Saturday at Soccer City against the All Blacks, the public and commentators are sharply divided about his merits.
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| Oezil "Very happy" to have signed for Real Madrid |
 | Mesut Oezil said that he was "very happy" to have signed for Real Madrid on Wednesday, when presented to the media by his new club, Real Madrid. Real have paid Werder Bremen around 15 million euros (19 million dollars) for the 21-year-old playmaker, who was outstanding for Germany at the World Cup.
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| Amla and Kallis nominated for three ICC Awards |
South Africa’s Cricket of the Year Hashim Amla and all-rounder Jacques Kallis are among eight players nominated in three categories for the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards. The winners will be announced in Bangalore, India on October 6. The other six players nominated in three categories are Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag from India, Shane Watson and Doug Bollinger from Australia and Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene.
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| Smith steps down as Twenty20 captain |
 | Proteas captain Graeme Smith announced on Wednesday that he was cutting back on his leadership role in limited overs cricket. "After a lot of thought, I have decided to step down from the captaincy of the one-day international squad after the 2011 World Cup, and I will stand down as captain of the Twenty20 (T20) international squad with immediate effect," Smith said at a media conference at the Wanderers Club.
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