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Cavs reach final by sweeping Hawks

ATLANTA, Georgia: LeBron James sparked the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 84-74 victory over Atlanta but was in no mood to celebrate reaching the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference finals Monday.

Dallas keep NBA playoffs alive

DALLAS, Texas: German star Dirk Nowitzki scored 44 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to give Dallas a 119-117 victory on Monday against Denver to stay alive in the National Basketball Association playoffs.

Sharapova comeback set for Warsaw

PARIS: Maria Sharapova has announced her return to singles action after an eight-month injury layoff in the Warsaw WTA tournament starting on May 18.

Bolt works hard for Manchester street dash

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, is working hard to regain his peak form ahead of a 150m street race on Sunday at Manchester.

Valverde set to miss Tour after Italy ban

ROME: Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde, the world's top-ranked rider last year, is poised to miss July's Tour de France after he was banned from racing in Italy for two years by an Italian anti-doping tribunal on Monday.

IN BRIEF (Page 24)

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A year after the devastating earthquake that left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing, China Daily reporters check out how the quake victims are doing today - and chronicle the lives of those whose names became synonymous with courage and determination

Jiang Yuhang Repaying the favor

Jiang Yuhang vividly recalls spotting the firefighters last year, glimpses of their orange uniform flashing through the cracks of debris that separated him from salvation.

Fueled by saving others

Zhou Qingyang was not surprised to find the man he had saved from last year's quake working side by side with him.

Beichuan county

Lin hao Hero's starring role

At first glance, he seems like any other 10-year-old boy who's fallen asleep on an airport-bound bus. Nudged from his dreams, he yawns, almost starts to pout - until fellow passengers produce cellphones and begin snapping pictures. He quickly rouses himself and responds with big, friendly smiles.