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Another Pudong New Area to shape up

The Shanghai Port-based Industrial Zone (Lingang Industrial Zone), managed by the Shanghai Lingang Economic Development (Group) Co Ltd, is expected to promote the city's competitiveness and further boost its economic development.

Areas spur Lingang Industrial Zone's development

The Lingang New City and the Yangshan Bonded Port Park are two important driving the development of the Lingang Industrial Zone (Shanghai Port-based Industrial Zone).

Sports

McClaren pays price for England Euro flop

LONDON: Steve McClaren paid the price of England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008 yesterday when he was unceremoniously dismissed from his position as head coach.

McClaren's chronology

Date of birth: 03/05/61

Beckham to continue quest for membership of 100 club

LONDON: David Beckham has vowed to continue his quest to win a century of caps for England under whomever succeeds Steve McClaren as head coach.

Brazil upstaged by Paraguay, Ecuador

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil came from behind to beat Uruguay 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, but was upstaged by the scoring sprees of Paraguay and Ecuador.

Sports

Nowitzki powers Mavericks past Raptors

DALLAS: Dirk Nowitzki had a season-high 32 points and a perfect ending in Dallas' highest-scoring quarter of the season, helping the Mavericks put together a record-setting rally during a 105-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

Landis appeals to CAS

LOS ANGELES: Disgraced US rider Floyd Landis filed his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday, his final attempt to overturn a two-year doping ban that cost him the 2006 Tour de France title.

Slovenia's Ceplak set for 2-year doping ban

LJUBLJANA: Olympic 800 meters bronze medallist Jolanda Ceplak faces a two-year ban after Slovenia's athletics federation on Tuesday rejected any doubts about the validity of her positive test for EPO.