Two legends inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

COOPERSTOWN, New York: Major League Baseball legends Cal Ripken Jnr and Tony Gwynn were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, each being honored for 20 years of historic feats.

Wenger seeks cure to Arsenal's growing pains

LONDON: Arsene Wenger faces his biggest challenge in a decade at Arsenal as he tries to stop his club slipping into Premiership obscurity.

Pressure on Benitez after big spending spree

LIVERPOOL, England: Rafael Benitez launches his fourth season in charge at Liverpool under real pressure to deliver silverware to the Anfield trophy room.

Fitter Mirza eyes top 20 world ranking

STANFORD, California: India's Sania Mirza fancies her chances of cracking the world's top 20 despite a weary 6-3 6-2 loss to Anna Chakvetadze in the Stanford Classic final on Sunday.

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Frings' injury less serious than feared

Shattered Koreans regroup for 'terrible' third-place playoff

KUALA LUMPUR: South Korea's jaded coach, Pim Verbeek, says his players will recover from the anguish of their penalty shootout defeat to mentally regroup for Saturday's "terrible" third-place Asian Cup playoff .

Goalie charged on suspicion of fixing Euro 2004 qualifiers

MINSK: Former Belarus goalkeeper Valery Shantolosov has been charged with trying to fix two of his country's Euro 2004 qualifying matches, police said on Wednesday.

Summer of sinners makes rort of American sport

WASHINGTON: Forty years after joyful US youth staged a Summer of Love with celebrations at Woodstock and San Francisco, American sport fans are going through a long, hot, miserable Summer of Hate like none before.

Iraqi players on emotional rollercoaster

KUALA LUMPUR: Iraqi soccer players are riding the highs and lows of triumph and tragedy after the nation's first qualification for an Asian Cup final was marred by the deaths of 26 fans celebrating the victory back home.

Holmes tells Chiefs he's ready to resume career

KANSAS CITY, Missouri: Running back Priest Holmes, sidelined last season with neck and shoulder injuries, told the the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday he wants to resume his National Football League career.

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