Boston routs Colorado in World Series opener

BOSTON: The Boston Red Sox battered the Colorado Rockies 13-1 in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday, snapping the National League champions' 10-game winning streak with a record-setting scoring spree.

Tale of woe for former British European champs

PARIS: Two former British European Cup winners, Liverpool and Celtic, suffered another blow to staying in the competition after both lost in the latest round of Champions League matches on Wednesday.

Wenger puzzled by Lehmann's remarks

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he had no intention of humiliating Jens Lehmann and has enormous respect for the goalkeeper who is upset he has lost his place in the Arsenal starting lineup.

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Federer survives scare against Berrer

BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer found himself in danger of a rare second successive defeat on Tuesday before recovering to beat Germany's Michael Berrer 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors.

United and Arsenal in cruise control

PARIS: Manchester United and Arsenal are within touching distance of the Champions League knock-out stages after maintaining their perfect starts in the group phase.

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Defeat could spell end for Jol

NEWCASTLE, England: Martin Jol's Tottenham tenure looks almost certain to be coming to an end following his team's 3-1 loss at Newcastle on Monday night.

Unbeaten Colts roll by Jaguars for sixth straight victory

NEW YORK: The unbeaten Indianapolis Colts rolled to their sixth consecutive win with a 29-7 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday.

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McLaren to appeal

SAO PAULO: The McLaren Mercedes-Benz Formula One team said Sunday night it was ready to appeal a stewards decision at the Brazilian Grand Prix, keeping alive Briton Lewis Hamilton's F1 title dream.

Raikkonen finally gets world crown

SAO PAULO: Kimi Raikkonen never gave up his dream of winning the Formula One world championship even when all the odds seemed stacked against him.