Ancelotti backs Turnbull in goal

Blues' manager puts faith in third string goalkeeper for clash with Inter

Wenger boosted by victory

HULL, England - Arsene Wenger saw Arsenal maintain their Premier League title challenge with a 2-1 win at Hull and was then further buoyed by the imminent return of midfield star Cesc Fabregas.

Pacquiao outclasses Clottey for WBO crown

DALLAS, Texas - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao easily defeated Joshua Clottey by a unanimous 12-round decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday at Cowboys Stadium.

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Alonso wins Bahrain Grand Prix

Spaniard leads a Ferrari 1-2 at the F1 season-opener; Schumi finishes 6th

NY Knicks end the Mavericks' 13-game win streak emphatically

DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks had the most lopsided victory in franchise history when they beat the New York Knicks by 50 points in the teams' last meeting nearly two months ago.

Rockets rip woeful Nets

Argentina's Luis Scola scored a career-high 44 points to power the Houston Rockets past New Jersey 116-108 on Saturday, keeping the Nets on pace to have the worst season in NBA history.

Gutted Johnson rues missed chances

EDINBURGH - England manager Martin Johnson has summed up the draw with Scotland that effectively ended his side's hopes of winning this year's Six Nations as "a tale of missed chances".

IN BRIEF (Page 24)

The death of tea is brewing

What's China without a tea culture? It's Beijing, according to a tea enthusiast I met on my travels.

Families with bad health need help

Shao Shuai, a 12-year-old boy from Jiangsu province, is the most impressive person I've talked to recently.

Bins, education will clean capital

On Waste a terrible thing to mind