Benitez demands a fab five to rescue Liverpool

Humble Fulham are now England's final Euro hope after Reds crash out

Tevez can leave City if he is unhappy, Mancini says

MANCHESTER, England - Roberto Mancini has told Carlos Tevez he can leave Manchester City if he is unhappy at the Premier League club.

Twenty20 vision

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) third World Twenty20 tournament bowls off in the eastern Caribbean this weekend with the popular abbreviated version of the game in a growing state or crisis.

Zimbabwe humble Pakistan

Zimbabwe humbled defending World Twenty20 champions Pakistan with a 12-run win in their final warm-up at St Lucia before the 2010 tournament gets underway on Friday.

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Baseball

Donewald Jr keen to build a fighting China team

American coach takes charge of national side full of confidence

Complicated ties with yao ming

Bob Donewald Jr's relationship with Yao Ming has become somewhat complicated after the American took over the national team without terminating his contract with the Shanghai Sharks.

Surging Spurs finish off Mavs

SAN ANTONIO - Manu Ginobili stepped off the podium and bumped into Dirk Nowitzki. They shook hands. Nowitzki gave his longtime foe a congratulatory slap on the back and Ginobili disappeared down the hallway.

Evans the best rookie

Hitting a game-winning buzzer beater was the most memorable moment of the season for Sacramento's Tyreke Evans, named the NBA's rookie of the year on Thursday after leading his team in scoring.

Suns oust Blazers

Jason Richardson scored 28 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Phoenix Suns advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 99-90 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 6 on Thursday.

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Long road ahead for emissions

Expatriates who have lived in Beijing for a long time have recently been squinting with disbelief when looking at the sky.