Toffies pull into 2nd after outlasting Reds
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Lee Carsley scored early in the second half to bring Everton a 1-0 victory yesterday over Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby, the Toffies first victory in 10 tries in the fierce, cross-town rivalry.
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John Cook won his first Champions Tour title in his second start on the 50-and-over circuit, closing with a 6-under 65 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Mark O'Meara in the AT&T Championship.
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Batte 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds, in gol Seedorf al 69'
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Markko Martin won his second event in succession as he held off a late charge from Marcus Gronholm to come out on top in Rally Catalunya.
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Werner Eschauer of Austria and the qualifier Steve Darcis of Belgium advanced to the final of the Dutch Open yesterday in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Neither one has played for an ATP title before. Darcis, ranked 297th, upset the second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, and Eschauer defeated Robin Haase, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.At the clay-court Palermo Open in Italy, the 18-year-old Agnes Szavay reached her first career final by beating Sara Errani, 7-6 (0), 6-1, in the semifinals. Szavay, seeded eighth, will face the second-seeded Martina MÃ¼ller in the final today. MÃ¼ller defeated Karin Knapp, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.At the Western & Southern Financial Group Womenâs Open in Mason, Ohio, Akiko Morigami earned her second berth in a final in three years by outlasting the qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3. She will play the top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the final today. Chakvetadze advanced with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over the third-seeded Sania Mirza.
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Francesco Totti scored twice as AS Roma crushed Parma 5-1 in Serie A on Sunday to become the club&#39;s all-time top scorer while third-placed Udinese beat Lazio 3-0 to close the gap on leading pair Juventus and AC Milan.
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Brandon Phillipsâs two-run single against the rookie JosÃ© Ascanio in the 15th inning gave the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 victory against the Braves yesterday and their first three-game sweep in Atlanta since April 1990.
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Italian Alessandro Petacchi scooped the bunch sprint to win Sunday&#39;s second stage of the Tour of Spain. German Erik Zabel was second in the 207 k run from Leon to Burgos with Spaniard Oscar Freire finishing third.
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Lastings Milledge once again played a starring role in the finale of the Metsâ four-game series against the Cincinnati Red, hitting a two-run double that lifted the Mets to a victory.
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A dramatic swing in the last three holes gave Spain&#39;s Miguel Angel Jimenez a two-stroke lead on day two of the Hong Kong Open.
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Sevilla stunned Real Madrid in the BernabÃ©u, while Valencia moved into second place with a victory over Espanyol and Barcelona extended their lead at the top with a close win against Levante.
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Carlos Ruiz drove in a career-best four runs and stole home to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Tuesday night.
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Robinson Cano doubled in three runs with a seventh-inning line drive over stumbling left fielder Fernando Tatis, giving the New York Yankees the lead for good yesterday in Baltimore in a 9-6 comeback victory over the Orioles.
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Europe&#39;s Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald secured a 2&amp;1 victory over Kenny Perry and Stewart Cink in the foursomes. The Spanish maestro, a veteran of two Cups at the tender age of 24, helped his rookie team-mate settle quickly.
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Juan Toja scored twice to help FC Dallas overcome a three-goal second-half deficit and salvage a 3-3 tie against D.C. United last night at Washington.
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CHICAGO -- Felix Diaz did something that few pitchers have been able to do lately. He found a way to shut down Ichiro Suzuki. Backed by two-run homers from Joe Borchard and Paul Konerko, Diaz (2-4) allowed
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SECOND INNING WHITE SOX -- Dye flied to center. Uribe homered (14) to left. Richar grounded to second. Gonzalez singled to left. Hall lined to second. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.