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Issue: August 07, 2007 (Archive)

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Indonesians face Chinese shuttlers in toughest test
Indonesia reached the quarter-finals of the Sudirman Cup in Kuala Lumpur with a 4-1 win over India in Group A.

Zhang beats top seed to reach finals
Reigning champion Zhang Jike of China moved to within one victory of retaining his title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris with a ruthless dismissal of compatriot and world No1 Xu Xin.

Vettori in line to replace injured Martin
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori could return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury.

Parker leads from front as Spurs choke Grizzlies in Western series opener
The San Antonio Spurs drained 14 three-pointers in a convincing 105-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in yesterday's (HK time) opening game of the NBA's Western Conference finals.

Life after Fergie
David Moyes started the post-Alex Ferguson era at Manchester United yesterday as the Premier League champions' new boss arrived at the club's training ground for the first time.

Eriksson may head Guangzhou R&F
A Chinese football club is in talks to appoint Sven-Goran Eriksson as their next manager, despite reports linking the former England boss to the Cameroon national side.

China make shaky start to defense
Defending champions China had a shaky start to the Sudirman Cup in Malaysia despite routing India 5-0 in their opening Group A tie.

Broad leads rout
Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at Lord's yesterday.

Ancelotti looks set for farewell to PSG
As Carlo Ancelotti paid tribute to the retiring David Beckham, the Paris Saint Germain boss revealed that word about his own future may be imminent.

Queen ready for a swing at doubters
Malaysia's Nicol David has prefaced her bid for a fifth British Open squash title next week by trying to reassure compatriots that the most successful career of the women's professional era is not on the wane.

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