 | Qatari trio gets ready for Olympics QATAR´S three sharp shooters
are busy fine-tuning themselves
for the upcoming
London Olympic Games.
Nasser bin Saleh al Attiyah
(skeet), Rashid al Athba (double
trap) and Bahya Mansour
al Hamad (10m air rifle) will be
representing Qatar ...
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| | Smith defies Super Kings,
de Villiers lifts Bangalore |  WEST Indian batsman
Dwayne Smith smashed 14
runs off the last three balls to
help Mumbai Indians beat
Chennai Super Kings by two
wickets and AB de Villiers´ late
assault lifted Royal
Challengers Bangalore to a
five-wicket win over Deccan
Chargers in the Indian Premier
League on Sunday.
Smith scored an unbeaten
24 off nine balls and hit
Australia´s Ben Hilfenhaus for
a straight six and two consecutive
boundaries to guide
Mumbai Indians to 174-8 after
Super Kings had finished at
173-8.
Opening batsman Shikhar
Dhawan´s unbeaten 73 gave
Chargers a formidable total of
181-2 but de Villiers struck a
17-ball 47 not out that included
... | | | Stoner wins Portugal GP,
drives ahead of Lorenzo |
 WORLD MotoGP champion
Casey Stoner won his second
consecutive race of the season
at the Portugal Grand Prix on
Sunday to go top of the standings,
one point ahead of Jorge
Lorenzo.
Stoner rode his Honda
from pole position around
the 4.2-kilometre (2.6-mile)
Estoril circuit in 45 minutes,
37.513 seconds for his 35th
career victory.
After three races, the
Australian pilot has 66
points, while Lorenzo trails
with 65.
"It was a fantastic race.
Despite some trouble with
the chassis we were able to
stay in front," said Stoner,
who had never won in
Portugal.
"I am proud. Any time you
win is a moment to be proud.
Another one to cross off my
list."
Lorenzo accelerated from ... | | | City beats Newcastle 2-0,
closes in on EPL title |
 YAYA Toure was the hero as
Manchester City won 2-0at
Newcastle United on Sunday
to all but assure them of the
English football title in the stadium
where they got the last
one in 1968.
Toure broke the deadlock with
20 minutes left with a curling
shot from outside the area and
wrapped up matters at St
James´ Park from short range
in the 89th.
City is tied on 86 points
points with holders
Manchester United but take a
superior goal difference of
eight into their May 13 finale at
the Etihad against relegationthreatened
Queens Park
Rangers.
United beat Swansea 2-0
later on Sunday to keep alive
its title chance ahead of a lastround
visit to mid-table
Sunderland ... | |
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