Coach: Wives, girlfriends to blame for Kiev's form

KIEV: Dynamo Kiev's coach blamed his players' girlfriends and wives for the team's performances this season and ordered the squad to a training camp away from any distractions, the club's website said.

Cowboys win in final 20 seconds

ORCHARD PARK, New York:Tony Romo is nothing if not resilient. And because he didn't let four interceptions in the first half, two returned for touchdowns, destroy his night, the Dallas Cowboys pulled off a stunning comeback victory.

Indians beat Yankees to reach championship series

NEW YORK: The Cleveland Indians strung together a stirring regular season and now they are working on an equally impressive Major League Baseball playoffs.

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A great achievement in Argentine history

PARIS: Argentina reaching the World Cup semifinals is one of the greatest achievements in the country's history, claimed coach Marcelo Loffreda after its 19-13 defeat of Scotland at the Stade de France.

Springboks vow to tighten up defense

MARSEILLE, France: South Africa vowed to tighten up on its poor first-up tackling for the rugby World Cup semifinal against Argentina after a porous defense against Fiji caused it no end of problems.

Yankees stay alive with 8-4 victory

NEW YORK: New York Yankees manager Joe Torre may have saved his job with Sunday's 8-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians - at least for a day.

Pats romp again to stay among NFL's unbeaten

FOXBORO, Massachusetts: The New England Patriots romped again on Sunday, downing the Cleveland Browns 34-17 to easily remain among the National Football League's unbeaten teams.

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Yankees fail to clinch playoff spot

NEW YORK: The New York Yankees failed to clinch the fourth and final American League playoff spot after blowing a 5-0 lead to lose 7-6 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 10 innings on Tuesday.