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Red Wings push Blackhawks to brink
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday to take a 3-1 lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final series and put the team that dominated the regular season on the brink of a premature elimination. In the day’s other playoff games, theFULL STORY
Taiwan edge India to set up must-win Myanmar tie
By Dave Carroll
Taiwan’s women’s soccer team took a step closer to next year’s Asian Cup in Japan and the 2015 World Cup in Canada after they edged India 2-1 on Thursday in a qualifier in Al-Ram, West Bank, to set up a showdown with Myanmar today. South AsianFULL STORY
Nibali wins uphill time trial to open a four-minute lead
Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali took a major step toward overall victory in the Giro d’Italia on Thursday after powering to his first stage win at this year’s race in an individual uphill time trial. Nibali more than doubled his overnight advantage over his closest overall pursuer, Australia’sFULL STORY
Rain delays second Test at Headingley
Rain delayed the scheduled 11am start of the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds yesterday. Heavy overnight and early morning rain meant the square was still fully covered when the captains should have been tossing up at 10:30am. With rainFULL STORY
Chiefs survive huge Crusaders onslaught to earn crucial win
A huge defensive effort helped the Waikato Chiefs overcome the Canterbury Crusaders 28-19 in a ferocious all-New Zealand Super XV clash in Hamilton yesterday that had all the hallmarks of an international Test. Flyhalf Aaron Cruden and captain Craig Clarke both scored first-half tries after chargingFULL STORY
Kingston claims early lead in England
South Africa’s James Kingston posted a six-under-par 66 to lead the first round of the European PGA Championship on Thursday on a day of frustration for Rory McIlroy. McIlroy shot a two-over-par 74, the same score as Graeme McDowell, while fellow Ryder Cup player Luke Donald,FULL STORY
Cleveland cruise past Boston, stay top of AL Central
MAJOR LEAGUES Cleveland gave manager Terry Francona the satisfaction of victory upon his return to Fenway Park as the Indians beat Boston 12-3 on Thursday, staying top of the American League Central division, while preventing the Red Sox from going top of the East. Francona, who ledFULL STORY
Palmer hits bogey-free 62 to seize lead at Invitational
Ryan Palmer fired a bogey-free eight-under-par 62 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over fellow US golfer John Rollins after the first round of the PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational. Palmer, a member at the host Colonial Country Club, used his knowledge to full advantage inFULL STORY
Lucky Irish hold Pakistan to a draw
Pakistan could manage only a tie in the first one-day international against Ireland at a bitterly cold Clontarf on Thursday after Kevin O’Brien hit the last ball of the match for four. Set a Duckworth-Lewis target of 276 to win in 47 overs, Ireland needed 15FULL STORY
Peng Shuai stuns Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-3 in Brussels
China’s eighth seed Peng Shuai upset the rankings to defeat fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Brussels Open quarter-finals. Peng is now through to the seventh Premier-level semi-final of her career, having gone 1-5 in her previous six. However, she did makeFULL STORY
Monfils advances as Querrey, Simon stumble in France
Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France and third-seeded Sam Querrey of the US were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Open de Nice on Thursday. Spaniards Alberto Montanes and Pablo Andujar and Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin reached the last four. Wild-card entry Roger-Vasselin beat Querrey 3-6,FULL STORY
Tardelli inspires Atletico Mineiro rally
Striker Diego Tardelli inspired Atletico Mineiro to a second-half fightback for a 2-2 draw away to Tijuana in their Libertadores Cup quarter-final first leg on Thursday. With Ronaldinho having a quiet game in midfield, Tardelli scored one goal and laid on the stoppage-time equalizer for LuanFULL STORY
LIGUE 1: ‘Les Verts’ still eyeing third place
Ten-time French champions AS Saint-Etienne go into their final Ligue 1 match of the season still clinging to an outside hope of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Fourth-placed Saint-Etienne, who were the country’s top club in the 1960s and 1970s, visitFULL STORY
City fight back to edge Blues in US
Manchester City overcame a three-goal deficit to beat Premier League rivals Chelsea 4-3 on Thursday in the opener of a two-game US tour. Edin Dzeko’s second goal of the game tied it in the 85th minute for City and Micah Richards scored the stoppage-time winner byFULL STORY
LA LIGA: Sociedad look to bounce back against Real Madrid
Real Sociedad will have to recover quickly from the news that their coach Philippe Montanier will leave to join Stade Rennais at the end of the season as they face Real Madrid in a crucial match in their quest to claim the fourth and finalFULL STORY
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