Tiger Woods shot an opening seven-under-par 65 at the HSBC Champions tournament here on Thursday to lie one shot off the three-way lead held by Australian Peter O'Malley, England's Nick Dougherty and Paul Lawrie of

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Pakistan would deploy 3,000 policemen and a team of sniffer dogs to ensure tight security for England's cricketers during the first Test in Multan. Uniformed and plainclothes police officers will cordon off the stadium in

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France's Mary Pierce, a two-time Grand Slam finalist this year, posted her second straight round-robin win at the WTA Tour Championships on Wednesday, downing Elena Dementieva in straight sets. Pierce, playing in the elite season

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Australia dropped struggling batsman Simon Katich and gave all-rounder Andrew Symonds a chance to revive his Test career Thursday as selectors named a 12-man squad for the second Test against the West Indies. Victorian middle

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England are hoping to bounce back from their woeful build-up to the first Test against Pakistan in Multan starting on Saturday - whether or not injured skipper Michael Vaughan is playing. Vaughan is said to

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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dispelled fears of ill health here Wednesday in his first public appearance since June, joking with US President George W. Bush as he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ali,

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A painting by American artist Mark Rothko, "Homage to Matisse," has become the most expensive work of post-World War II art at a record-breaking auction at Christie's in New York. The painting was snapped up

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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said in an interview Japan could be a political and military leader and that he wanted Tokyo to be a more aggressive presence in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported

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A severely disabled 24-year-old woman asked Australia's High Court on Thursday to allow her to sue her mother's doctor for allowing her to be born. Alexia Harriton was born deaf, blind, physically and mentally disabled,

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A prominent independent journalist in Uzbekistan said on Wednesday he was beaten and doused with paint by unknown assailants in a new attempt by authorities to intimidate and silence the press. Uzbekistan has cracked down

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