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Tiger Woods wins inaugural FedEx Cup

Tiger Woods at his best is unmatchable. Even when Woods appears to be slightly slack, others still find it hard to keep pace with him. That was demonstrated at East Lake when the American ace golfer scored his lowest career score at the Tour Championship yet won the competition by an overwhelming eight strokes. This [...]

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Racing Legend Colin McRae dies in helicopter crash

The world of motorsport is mourning the unfortunate death of one its greatest heroes. Former World Rally Champion Colin McRae has passed away in a tragic helicopter crash on September 15, 1 mile north of Lanark, Scotland, close to the McRae family home. The 39-year old Scot is survived by his wife Alison, and daughter, [...]

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UCI aims complete eradication of doping

Inevitable doping scandals tarnishing cycling as a sport have, of late, provoked cycling’s governing body to impose severe sanctions, leading to a life ban on riders found guilty. Pat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union said: I would certainly be in favour of doing that, as far as I’m concerned, it is a [...]

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Scotland leads the way after trouncing Romania

Earlier, South Africa whitewashing defending champions England 36-0 at the Rugby Worlds and now it was the turn of the Scots to rout Romania 42-0 in a one sided game. Joining All Blacks in points tally to top its group stage the recent run places the Scots in soaring spirits for their match against the [...]

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Suspended Tank Johnson joins the Cowboys

Last three seasons with the Chicago Bears, Johnson won’t be available until the second half of the season because of an eight-game NFL suspension for violating probation on a gun charge. Cowboys sign the defensive tackle for a two-year contract with an intention of providing a late-season depth on a defensive line that lost starting [...]

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Jonny Wilkinson is back for England!

He’s back! The man became a legend by clinching the first Rugby World Cup for England with that famous last minute drop goal in Sydney. Regarded by many as the best ever Englishman to play the sport., Jonny Wilkinson, is back to full fitness and is out to save England from the brink of World [...]

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Landis loses appeal and held guilty for doping

The 2006 edition of Tour de France enabled Landis in capping one of the most remarkable comebacks in cycling history but for now he cannot boast it for long, as he has been stripped off the title after a panel upheld a two-year ban on the cyclist and rejected his appeal against it. Since Landis’s [...]

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China, Taiwan at loggerhead over Olympic torch relay

Chinese capital Beijing is pumped up an year before as it hosts the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The Olympic torch that signifies peace and fraternity has perhaps become a symbol of controversy. Taiwan has disallowed the Olympic torch on its island as both have been at odds over the torch’s route. Taiwan officials sense it [...]

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McLaren not to appeal against ‘spygate’ sanction

Though sulking after World Motor Sport Council slapped a £49.2m fine and stripped them of the F1 constructor’s point, McLaren has decided not to appeal against the sanction for the ‘spygate’ scandal. McLaren boss Ron Dennis made it clear that he wants to put the entire episode behind and focus on winning the driver’s title [...]

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Casey Stoner aspires to earn Ducati it’s first MotoGP title

Speed and maturity has raced Stoner to dominance of the MotoGP world and is all set to wrap up his first MotoGP world title in style with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, this weekend. With just four races left, Stoner is looming to become Australia’s first champion, since Mick Doohan. However his Ducati teammate, [...]

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