Duncan powers Spurs to win

NEW YORK: Tim Duncan powered the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-106 road win over the Phoenix Suns in a rough opener to their Western Conference semi-final series on Sunday.

Clemens pitches in for Yankees

NEW YORK: Baseball's balance of power may have shifted back New York's way when future Hall-of-Fame pitcher Roger Clemens told a crowd of 52,553 fans in the Bronx that the Yankees had taken a bold step in its arms race with Boston.

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Mourinho rues missed chances

LONDON: Jose Mourinho admitted that Chelsea had blown a chance to put the outcome of their Champions League semifinal clash with Liverpool beyond doubt after his side emerged with only a 1-0 lead to take into the second leg.

McGrath, Tait fire Australia into final

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Glenn McGrath and Shaun Tait struck it rich as Australia stormed into a fourth successive World Cup final with a crushing seven-wicket win over South Africa here on Wednesday.

Special supplement: Industrial forum highlights cooperation

On April 25, three days after the closing of the Boao Forum for Asia, the Calsion Generators (Boao) Forum 2007 a high-ranking forum for the power generator industry in China was held in Boao in South China's Hainan Province.

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Ferguson confident of progress after Rooney's dramatic winner

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney's dramatic late winner against AC Milan on Tuesday has given his side a golden opportunity to reach the final of the Champions League.

Jayawardene hits Sri Lanka to final

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Mahela Jayawardene hammered a classic unbeaten century and Muttiah Muralitharan spun New Zealand out for 208 to take Sri Lanka into the World Cup final on Tuesday.

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Inter title party on hold after Totti's late strike

ROMA: Francesco Totti inspired Roma to a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan to put the Serie A title celebrations on hold on Wednesday.