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Issue: September 04, 2007 (Archive)

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Aussies keep faith as Ashes mission looms
Captain Michael Clarke and his deputy Brad Haddin insist Australia's disastrous series in India is history with the team fired up to win back the Ashes from England.

Guangzhou romp
Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the Asian Champions League quarter- finals and underlined their strong title credentials with a 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners last night.

Jumper Li right at home in showing top rival the way
Long jumper Li Jinzhe boosted his reputation as one of China's best track and field hopes with a win in a strong field at the IAAF World Challenge in Beijing.

Pacers aim to block Heat's path to finals
The Miami Heat are nearing a third consecutive NBA Finals berth, but the Indiana Pacers look to spoil the repeat bid in the Eastern Conference final that starts tomorrow (HK time).

World champ Zhang pushes old rival Wang closer to retirement
Zhang Jike retained his men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris after defeating Wang Hao in an all-Chinese final.

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.

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