Celtics win as James misses 2nd straight game

BOSTON: With NBA scoring leader LeBron James missing his second straight game with a sprained finger, the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 80-70 on Sunday.

US faces daunting Cup defense

PORTLAND, Oregon: After wrapping up its first Davis Cup title in 12 years, the United States looked forward to a daunting run of likely away ties in its 2008 defense.

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Redskins mourn Taylor, lose to Bills

LANDOVER, Maryland: The grieving Washington Redskins had their fragile emotions shattered when Rian Lindell kicked a 36-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to give the Buffalo Bills a 17-16 victory in the NFL on Sunday.

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Manager Redknapp arrested

LONDON: Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp and chief executive Peter Storrie were among five people arrested on Wednesday by police investigating corruption in football, the Premier League club said.

Woolmer inquest fails to decide cause of death

KINGSTON: A Jamaican inquest into the death of late Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer failed on Wednesday to determine his cause of death, leaving a mystery that gripped the international cricket world unresolved.

Chelsea, AC Milan through, Liverpool back in business

PARIS: Chelsea and AC Milan became the latest teams to seal their places in the Champions League knockout stage after the penultimate batch of group matches on Wednesday.

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Barca leads Euro giants into last 16

PARIS: Barcelona, Inter Milan, Roma and Sevilla all guaranteed their places in the knock-out stages of the Champions League after the penultimate round of games in Europe's elite club competition on Tuesday.

Cavaliers hand Celtics second loss of season

NEW YORK: LeBron James provided the spark in overtime to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-104 home win over Boston on Tuesday, just the Celtics' second loss of the season.