Cook hits century in warm-up draw
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Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook share 183 as England post 356-5 and draw the two-day game with Western Australia.
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No other pitcher in more than 50 years had started a World Series game with such a long layoff, but Aaron Cook accepted the challenge to help his beleaguered pitching staff in last night's must-win Game 4.
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Rookie Angela Park shot a 6-under 66 in windy conditions Thursday to take the early lead in the first round of the Fields Open. Meaghan Francella survived a triple bogey to open with a 68, and South Korea's Jeong Jang and Jee Young Lee shot 69s. Amy Hung also was 3 under, with 10 holes left.
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Par of the century. Best par in history. Unbelievable. And that's just what the other team was saying about the magic act Laura Davies conjured up on the 16th hole at the Solheim Cup yesterday in Halmstad, Sweden.
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CAHORS, France -- For her 100th birthday party in October, Helene Vialard indulged in her favorite meal -- coq au vin. She adores the local Cahors red wines, occasionally eats a sliver of foie gras, another regional specialty, and says she has no secret for reaching the century mark. "It just came on its own. I never thought I would ...
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Â· Andrew Hall (163 off 453 balls) scored his maiden Test century - his previous highest was an unbeaten 99 (off just 87 balls!) against England at Leeds in 2003.
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Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.
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Game 4 on Sunday will be Aaron Cookâs first time pitching in a major league game since Aug. 10, and there does not seem to be anyone on the Rockies worried about how he will fare.
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A dashing century by opening batsman Salman Butt thrust him into pole position for a Test opening berth as Pakistan notched up their first tour win with a 43-run victory over a Cricket Australia Chairman's XI at the Lilac Hill ground here.
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England finally broke South Africaâs resistance today after Boeta Dippenaar scored a determined century in the opening Test to guide his side to a reasonably competitive total at St Georgeâs Park.
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DENVER - Trips to Boston serve as fitting bookends to the story that is Aaron Cook . Last week he joined the Rockies at Fenway Park for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series, and certainly that visit was a reward for the perseverance he has shown in his career.
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Australia were on the verge of wrapping up a 2-0 win in the series when New Zealand, chasing 464 for victory, reached lunch at 243 for nine on the fifth day of the second and final test on Tuesday.
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Some tough playing conditions cooled off Ted Purdy on Friday. A day after matching the course record with a 61, Purdy struggled through the stifling heat
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Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist  Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle  nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19 17-21 17-15 win against  China Monday.
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Herschelle Gibbs hit his 14th one-day international century as South Africa posted a big total of 291-5 in the pivotal fourth limited overs international against England at Newlands.
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RIETI, Italy  - Asafa Powell bounced back from his disappointing third place at the world championships on Sunday when he broke his 100 meters world record with a time of 9.74 seconds.
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Ian Bell hits 70 on debut as England reach 313-5 after day one of the final Test against West Indies at The Oval.