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Rafter enter quarters
World number three Pat Rafter fended off a first set comeback by French Cedric Pioline to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Community Tennis Championship. The second seeded Australian raced into a 5-0 lead but allowed Pioline to take the next four games before claiming the set 6-4.
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Kiwis on song after early hiccups
New Zealand were on course for a big first innings lead over Zimbabwe by stumps on the second day of the first cricket Test at Wellington yesterday. The home side were 176 for the loss of three wickets, just four runs shy of Zimbabwe's paltry first innings total of 180, and well set on a good batting wicket.
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GMs converge at Linares for annual pilgrimage
The Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares is arguably the Wimbledon of chess. The category-21 event, the highest held in the history of chess, beginning in Linares on Saturday, will have the presence of the seven best Grandmasters in the World, except Fide World champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia.
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India keep up winning streak
India justified their top billing by winning both their ties in Pool A of the Asia-Oceania qualifying round Group II in the Fed Cup tennis at Bangkok today to continue their unbeaten streak. India thrashed Pacific Oceania 2-0 today after beating Tajikistan 2-1 to win both their matches in Pool A after the teams were re-arranged into three pools.
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