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Happy Pele would support England 2018

SHEFFIELD, England: Brazil can stage a good World Cup in 2014 and England should have the tournament four years later, Pele said on Wednesday.

Rooney bored by Dynamo's approach

MANCHESTER, England: Striker Wayne Rooney said he was bored with Dynamo Kiev's approach at Old Trafford on Wednesday where he helped Manchester United qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 4-0 victory.

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Gullit might be Beckham's next coach but Galaxy silent

Arsenal and Manchester through to last 16

BELGRADE: Arsenal and Manchester United qualified for the Champions League knockout stages while Inter Milan took a big step towards the last 16 after fighting back from 2-0 down to beat CSKA Moscow 4-2 on Wednesday.

Magic cast spell over struggling Raptors

TORONTO: The Orlando Magic registered a third straight victory with a 105-96 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, Hedo Turkoglu leading the visitors with 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

Liverpool sets Champions League record with 8-0 win

BELGRADE: Liverpool revived its hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16 with a record 8-0 drubbing of Besiktas while Rosenborg beat Valencia 2-0 to hand Ronald Koeman a disappointing start at the Mestalla on Tuesday.

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Yao helps Rockets soar over Spurs

HOUSTON: The Houston Rockets handed the San Antonio Spurs their first loss of the season on Tuesday with Yao Ming's 28 points and 13 rebounds leading the home team to an 89-81 victory over the NBA champions.

Henin makes fast start at WTA Championships

MADRID: World No 1 Justine Henin began the defense of her WTA Championships singles title with a confident 6-1, 7-6 win over Russian Anna Chakvetadze on Tuesday.

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McGrady, Granger dubbed NBA Players of the Week

Schumi to test with Ferrari next week

LONDON: Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement to test Ferrari's title-winning 2007 Formula One car in Barcelona next week, the team said yesterday.