In badminton, two deserving champions
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ATHENS As they lunged and lobbed with astonishing skill on Thursday, it was difficult to know whose personal journey had made them the worthier Olympic women&#39;s badminton champion.
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England meet West Indies at The Oval tomorrow to decide the winners of the ICC Champions Trophy. The batsmen offer contrasting styles but both have been as effective as any players in the world in recent times.
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Both Paula Radcliffe of Britain and Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa got a bit of redemption after a disappointing Olympics.
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World badminton champion Taufik Hidayat began the defence of his title with a solid win and a message to the game's governing body to update itself and use cameras to eliminate line controversies.
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Many a Wimbledon champion might not have tasted glory on Centre Court had it not been for the humble racket stringer.
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Favourites India and second seeds Chinese Taipei have set up a title clash in the Asian Hopman Cup with easy victories in their last league outings here.
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Lin Dan, the top-seeded title-holder, came within one win of completing a successful defence of the All-England Open by triumphing in the first of two all-Chinese semi-final battles.
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Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat has scored sweet revenge over arch rival Lin Dan, beating the world No.1 to lift the Asian Games badminton singles title.
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A pair of Olympic medalists, Seth Wescott and Lindsey Jacobellis , swept the Visa Snowboardcross in Tamarack, Idaho, last Sunday, marking the first major win of the season for Wescott since recovering from a broken arm last season.
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Now Dean Wilson can be known for something other than being Annika Sorenstam's playing partner.
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Sebastian Larsson's winner puts Birmingham top of the Championship.
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India's Jyoti Randhawa won his first title of the year, capturing the Volvo Masters of Asia on Sunday by beating Australia's Terry Pilkadaris on the second playoff hole.
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Misbah-ul-Haq and Faisal Iqbal played a match-winning partnership to send Pakistan-A into the final of the Nairobi triangular one-day series here.
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Guillermo Canas won his third title of the year yesterday with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over unseeded German Lars Burgsmuller at the ATP Shanghai Open.
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Morocco&#39;s Hicham El Guerrouj and Britain&#39;s Kelly Holmes gave the Athens Games two of its greatest moments yesterday by surging to victory on the track to claim historic Olympic doubles.
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Slovakian twins Peter and Pavol Hochschorner have paddled to a stunning victory in the men&#39;s two man canoe to retain the title they won in Sydney.
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Here's a nice change in U.S. pairs skating: Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash actually deserve the title they won.