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Formula One title permutations

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen will fight for the Formula One championship in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend.

Brazil in late goal spree as Argentina tops

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil scored four late goals with a mixture of luck, brilliance and farce to complete a 5-0 drubbing of Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.

Hamilton bid recalls memory of Mansell

SAO PAULO: Lewis Hamilton was only a year old the last time Formula One witnessed a three-way battle for the title.

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Federer shifts back into victory mode

MADRID: Roger Federer kick-started the concluding phase of his season, winning his 39th straight match over an American with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 defeat of Robby Ginepri on Tuesday at the Madrid Masters.

Juventus extends Del Piero's contract to 2010

ROME: Juventus has extended captain Alessandro Del Piero's contract by two years until 2010, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday.

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Special Supplement: Changchun: Prosperity unlimited

Grasping the opportunities brought by the nation's strategy to revitalize the old industrial bases in Northeast China, Changchun, capital of Jilin Province, is expected to maintain a robust development momentum in the next few years, according to Gao Guangbin, secretary of the Changchun Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Mauresmo's miserable year almost over

ZURICH: Life is full of ups and downs, and Amelie Mauresmo can testify to that better than most.

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