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  1. England's Wayne Rooney (L) jumps over a tackle from Kazakhstan's Sergey Ostapenko (C, down) during their FIFA World Cup European Qualifying group 6 football match at Wembley Stadium in London. Rooney scored twice as England kept their World Cup show on the road with a 5-1 Wembley win over group nine minnows Kazakhstan that was nothing like as convincing as the scoreline suggested.

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    Capello warns England will face tougher test

    AFP - 1 hour 28 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - - Fabio Capello has warned his England stars that Belarus will provide a much sterner World Cup test than a Kazakhstan side that frustrated them for the best part of an hour at Wembley on Saturday. More »

  2. Germany's midfielder Michael Ballack (L) fights for the ball against Russia's striker Andrei Arshavin during their Football World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Dortmund, western Germany. Ballack and Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski fired first-half goals to give Germany a 2-1 win over Russia in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.

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    France and Portugal in World Cup struggle

    AFP - Sunday, October 12

    PARIS (AFP) - - Former champions France and 2006 semi-finalists Portugal were struggling to keep their 2010 World Cup dreams on track on Saturday as Europe's major powers toiled on the rocky road to South Africa. More »

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    Rooney leads England past Kazakhstan 5-1

    AP - Sunday, October 12

    WEMBLEY, England - Wayne Rooney scored twice Saturday to help England overcome a shaky performance and beat Kazakhstan 5-1 in a World Cup qualifying game. More »

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    South Korea beats Uzbekistan 3-0

    AP - Sunday, October 12

    SUWON, South Korea - An early strike from Ki Sung-yung and two second half goals from Lee Keun-ho helped South Korea beat Uzbekistan 3-0 on Saturday . More »

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    Kubica-Hamilton war of words

    AP - Sunday, October 12

    OMAYA, Japan - BMW's Robert Kubica says Lewis Hamilton's driving style is regarded as dangerous by his rivals, bringing a sharp response from McLaren. More »

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    Raikkonen on front row for Japanese GP

    AP - Sunday, October 12

    OYAMA, Japan - For a driver whose motivation has been questioned this year, and whose season is all but over, reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen will be in an unfamiliar position at the Japanese Grand Prix. More »

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    Friday's Sports Scoreboard

    AP - Saturday, October 11

    All Times Eastern Major League Baseball Playoffs Championship Series Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0 F Philadelphia 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 F National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Preseason Indiana 102, Chicago 95 F Detroit 73, Washington 62 F New York 110, Philadelphia 104 F Boston 96, Cleveland 94 F Portland 102, Atlanta 80 F Memphis 92, Charlotte 79 F Dallas 105, Milwaukee 79 F New Orleans 89, San Antonio 84 F Denver 118, Minnesota 95 F Sacramento 94, Oklahoma City 85 F National Hockey League N.Y. Rangers 4, Chicago 2 F Carolina 6, Florida 4 F New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 F Buffalo 2, Montreal 1 (SO Buffalo 2-0) F 2OT Atlanta 7, Washington 4 F Columbus 5, Dallas 4 F OT St. More »

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    Happy Hamilton seizes pole in Japan Formula 1

    AFP - Saturday, October 11

    FUJI SPEEDWAY, Japan (AFP) - - A delighted Lewis Hamilton grabbed his sixth pole position of the season Saturday to boost his hopes of winning the Japanese Grand Prix and taking the world title. More »

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    Formula One: Japan Grand Prix qualifying (Q3) times

    AFP - Saturday, October 11

    FUJI SPEEDWAY, Japan, Oct 11, 2008 (AFP) - Japan Grand Prix qualifying (Q3) times here on Saturday: More »

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    Badminton: Two more foreign—born players quit SBA

    Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, October 11

    SINGAPORE: Nine months ago, Singapore’s No 1 female shuttler Li Li sent shockwaves through the local badminton fraternity when she quit the sport, citing fatigue. More »

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  • 1.England's Wayne Rooney (L) jumps over a tackle from Kazakhstan's Sergey Ostapenko (C, down) during their FIFA World Cup European Qualifying group 6 football match at Wembley Stadium in London. Rooney scored twice as England kept their World Cup show on the road with a 5-1 Wembley win over group nine minnows Kazakhstan that was nothing like as convincing as the scoreline suggested.AFP
  • 2.Nigerian Christian Obodo celebrates after scoring during a 2006 game. Nigeria consolidated their leadership of Group Four of the qualifying tournament for the 2010 World Cup with a 4-1 trouncing of Sierra Leone here on Saturday.AFP
  • 3.Gael Monfils of France serves to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during their Vienna Open semi-final tennis match in Vienna. Monfils claimed a thrilling 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/2) victory over Kohlschreiber on Saturday to reach the final of the Austrian Open.AFP
  • 4.French side Grenoble have bid for Iraqi international striker Younes Mahmoud, seen here in action in 2006, his Qatari side Al-Gharafa reported on Saturday.AFP
  • 5.The 'Puma Ocean Racing' boat at the start of the Volvo round-the-world race in Alicante. Eight yachts representing seven nations set off from Alicante as part of the race that is one of the most gruelling and hazardous events in sports.AFP
  • 6.England's Glenn Johnson (right) looks towards Wayne Rooney during a training session at London Colney on October 10. Rooney underlined the confidence surging through England ahead of the clash with Kazakhstan by claiming that Fabio Capello's side can hit even greater heights than the 4-1 demolition of Croatia.AFP
  • 7.Nigerian forward Kanu (left) fends off South African defender Macbeth Sibaya during an Africa Nations Cup qualifying match in June 2008. Nigeria defeated South Africa 2-0. Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu said his team will be gunning for victory against Sierra Leone to improve seeding chances in qualifying for both the World Cup and the African Nations Cup.AFP
  • 8.Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko clash during their WBC and IBO heavyweight title bout in 2003. The fight was stopped due to a cut above Klitschko's left eye. Klitschko is preparing to challenge Nigeria's Samuel Peter to win back the WBC heavyweight belt.AFP
  • 9.Workers change the grass of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, 2005. Spanish champions Real Madrid's director general Jose Angel Sanchez said that the world's largest revenue-generating football club last season, has not been affected by the global financial crisis as it is in a solid economic situation.AFP
  • 10.World number one Nicol David, seen here in May 2008, has criticised proposals made to the World Squash Federation which would impose a professional scoring system upon the whole sport, and may be agreed here on Sunday week.AFP
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