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  <title><![CDATA[Somdev in semis, Sanam loses in ATP challenger]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Somdev Devverman extended his brilliant run at the ATP Challenger event in Charlottesville in USA to book a berth in the semi-finals but it was curtains for compatriot Sanam Singh, who lost a hard-fought quarter-final.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bartoli to face Rezai in Bali final]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/bartoli-to-face-rezai-in-bali-final.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Marion Bartoli will play Aravane Rezai in an all-French final at the Tournament of Champions in Bali after both claimed straight-sets victories on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:16:09 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fed Cup: Italy take 1-0 lead over US]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Flavia Pennetta overpowered Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-1 to give Italy a 1-0 lead over United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Beckham crowned world's richest footballer]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/beckham-crowned-worlds-richest-footballer.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Ace midfielder David Beckham has raked in a whopping £10.7 million last year in sponsorship deals, doubling his payout from the previous 12 months.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:57:20 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Advani clinches bronze at Asian Indoor Games]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/advani-wins-bronze-at-2009-asian-indoor-games.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani capped his Asian Indoor Games campaign by winning a bronze medal in the English Billiards singles category in Hanoi, Vietnam.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:47:26 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[WGC: Randhawa tied sixth after Rd 3]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Jyoti Randhawa shunned aggression for caution and carded a second successive two-under 70 for a share of the sixth spot after the penultimate round of the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:38:06 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Murray mauls Montanes to reach Valencia semis]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/murray-mauls-montanes-to-reach-valencia-semis.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Top seed Andy Murray gave Spaniard Albert Montanes a 6-4, 6-2 mauling in the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open on Friday as the Briton continued his comeback from a wrist injury.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:19:35 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Federer breezes into semis, Djokovic rallies]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[World number one Roger Federer breezed into the Swiss Indoors semi-finals on Friday but the home crowd's hopes of an all-Swiss final were dashed when Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Stanislas Wawrinka.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:19:06 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chirag beat Salgaocar to take top position]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/chirag-beat-salgaocar-to-take-top-position.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A double strike by striker Joshimar helped Chirag United beat Salgaocar SC 2-0 and jump to the top of the table in the ONGC I-League at the Vidyasagar Stadium in Barasat on Friday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:59:08 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Viva Kerala take a point off Mahindra United]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/i-league-viva-kerala-hold-mahindra-united.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Viva Kerala put up a spirited display against Mahindra United to earn a 1-1 draw in a seventh round I-League encounter at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Friday. Wisoot Bunpeng (29th minute) and Mohammad Rafi (54th) were the scorers for Viva Kerala and Mahindra United respectively.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:57:27 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India in women's Asia Cup hockey final]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/indian-eves-reach-asia-cup-final.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[It was double delight for the Indian women's hockey team as they edged out Korea 3-2 to sail into the Asia Cup final, which also assured them a berth in the 2010 World Cup in Argentina.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:49:06 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hockey India lauds eves' good show in Asia Cup]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/hockey-india-lauds-eves-good-show-in-asia-cup.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Hockey India president A K Mattoo on Friday lauded the national women's hockey team for entering the finals of the seventh Asia Cup, which also assured them a place in next year's World Cup in Argentina.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[CAS suspend Chelsea's ban on signing players ]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/cas-suspend-chelseas-ban-on-signing-players.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Chelsea were cleared to sign new players in the January transfer window on Friday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended a ban imposed by world body FIFA. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:22:23 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ritwik to lead Indian challenge in PSA Masters]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/ritwik-to-lead-indian-challenge-in-psa-masters.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Come December, the top 32 squash players from across the world will travel to Mumbai to play in the inaugural Punj Lloyd PSA Masters 2009.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:38 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Randhawa keeps Asian hopes alive in Shanghai]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/randhawa-keeps-asian-hopes-alive-in-shanghai.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Back in form, Jyoti Randhawa remained in hunt for a top five finish, carding a sedate two-under 70 to lie tied eighth after the midway stage of the $7,000,000 WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:15:28 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/randhawa-keeps-asian-hopes-alive-in-shanghai.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[EPL weekend fixtures]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/epl-english-premier-league-fixtures.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The schedule of matches in the English Premier League from November 7 to 9.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:36:25 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Prakash, Purav bow out of Korea Challenger]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/prakash-purav-bow-out-of-korea-challenger.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India's title hopes at the ATP Challenger event in Chuncheon, Korea ended after Prakash Amritraj went down in singles quarter-finals and Purav Raja lost in the doubles event.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:33 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA['Real United will show up at Chelsea']]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Manchester United sit just two points behind Chelsea in the table but as they prepare to visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday there is a sense that something is not quite right with the Premier League champions. Last month's 2-0 defeat at Liverpool was a sobering experience for Alex Ferguson and was concrete proof the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid and Carlos Tevez to Manchester City has severely diminished his team as an attacking force.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Renault to decide Formula 1 future by end of year]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/f1-renault-to-decide-f1-future.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[French carmaker Renault will decide by the end of the year whether to stay in Formula One after a race-fixing scandal that has badly damaged the team's reputation. Renault ended the 2009 season racing under a suspended permanent ban for its involvement in a race-fixing controversy which resulted in its former principal Flavio Briatore being barred for life.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chelsea consider selling stadium naming rights]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Chelsea may consider selling naming rights for their Stamford Bridge stadium, new chief executive Ron Gourlay said on Thursday. Gourlay said Stamford Bridge would remain part of any new name but adding a sponsor's name would help the club compete with English Premier League rivals such as Manchester United and Arsenal.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Europa delight for Shakhtar, Werder]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/europa-delight-for-shakhtar-werder.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Shakhtar Donetsk kept up their excellent Europa League title defence when a 2-0 win in Toulouse on Thursday clinched a place in the first knockout round. Turkey's Galatasaray also advanced with two matches to spare, winning 3-0 at Dinamo Bucharest in Group F, while Salzburg are on the verge of progressing after beating Group G rivals Levski Sofia 1-0 with a stoppage-time goal by Franz Schiemer.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Disney to rebrand sports complex as ESPN in Feb]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Walt Disney Co's sports complex in central Florida will be renamed in February after its ESPN unit, in a move to strengthen the well-known sports brand's ties with young athletes. The shift -- plans for which were announced about a year ago -- targets the 500,000 athletes and 1.5 million spectators who annually visit the 220-acre multisport complex near Disney's theme park in Orlando, Florida, officials said.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[WADA looks to governments to help fight drugs]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/wada-government-help-fight-drugs.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A victory anti-doping crusaders once believed impossible is now within reach with the help of powerful new allies as the war on performance-enhancing drugs in sport moves on to new fronts. When the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was launched 10 years ago on November 10, the sporting landscape was being bombarded by doping scandals with few weapons available to combat increasingly brazen drug cheats.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Agassi asks for compassion for drug use]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States. During the 60 minutes interview, excerpts of which were made public on Thursday, Agassi discussed his explosive autobiography "Open" in which he admitted to using the recreational drug and his battles with depression.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:42 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Djokovic whitewashes Hernych to reach quarters]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[World number three Novak Djokovic whitewashed hapless Czech Jan Hernych 6-0, 6-0 in Basel on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors. Djokovic, attempting to win his fourth ATP tournament of the season, was almost apologetic after needing only 52 minutes to dispatch the world number 59.]]></description>
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