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  <title><![CDATA[FIFA to meet over Henry handball, fixing probe]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/24/fifa-to-meet-over-henry-handball-fixing-probe.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[FIFA will hold an extraordinary meeting before next month's World Cup draw to discuss Thierry Henry's handball in the qualifiers and the discovery of a match-fixing ring by German police.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:42:13 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[It's do or die for Bayern Munich]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/24/its-do-or-die-for-bayern-munich.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Bayern Munich general director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has urged the troubled German side to lift their game or face elimination at the Champions League group stage.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:49:49 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Milan bank on in-form Ronaldinho against Marseille]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/24/milan-bank-on-in-form-ronaldinho-against-marseille.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Seven-times winners AC Milan, buoyed by Ronaldinho's return to form, will sail into the Champions League knockout stages if they beat visiting Olympique Marseille on Wednesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:14:55 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Beckham suffers from asthma]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/24/beckham-suffers-from-asthma.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[David Beckham has suffered from a mild form of asthma since childhood, the England midfielder's spokesman was quoted as saying in British newspapers on Tuesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:43:48 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Soderling tames Nadal yet again ]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/24/soderling-tames-nadal-yet-again.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Robin Soderling is unlikely to be on Rafael Nadal's Christmas card list this year after once again getting under the Spaniard's skin at the ATP World Tour Finals.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:29:59 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CL: Injury-hit Barca in must win situation]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/24/champions-league-preview-injury-hit-barca-in-must-win-clash-against-inter.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Barcelona will decide on Tuesday whether to risk Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi in their Champions League clash with Inter Milan at the Nou Camp, coach Pep Guardiola said on Monday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:20:39 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/24/champions-league-preview-injury-hit-barca-in-must-win-clash-against-inter.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian challenge ends in World Snooker C'ships]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/indian-challenge-ends-in-world-snooker-cship.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Ace cueist Geet Sethi squandered chances galore and suffered a shock 3-4 defeat against unheralded Costas Konnaris of Cyprus in the Masters' category quarter-finals as the Indian challenge ended in the World Snooker]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:30 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Asian Archery: Indian archers win six medals]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/asian-archery-indians-win-six-medals.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Indian archers produced an impressive performance, winning six medals, including two gold, at the 16th Asian Championship in Indonesia.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:45:01 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bhupathi-Knowles off to winning start]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/bhupathi-knowles-off-to-winning-start.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Third seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles opened their campaign at the ATP World Tour Finals on a resounding note, notching up a straight-set win over debutants Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak in their first group A doubles match in London.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:25:24 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rosberg to race for Mercedes F1 team]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/f1-rosberg-to-race-for-mercedes.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Germany's Nico Rosberg will race for Mercedes next season, the team that this year won the Formula One championship as Brawn said on Monday. Rosberg has spent the last four years competing for Williams. Yet to win a race in 70 starts, the 24-year-old son of Finland's 1982 champion Keke finished seventh overall this season. His best finish is second place in Singapore in 2008.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:42 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Argentina claim last hockey World Cup berth]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/argentina-claim-last-hockey-world-cup-berth.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Argentina rallied from two goals down to beat Belgium in the final of the qualifying tournament in Quilmes.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:13:36 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Debrecen can deal Liverpool a knockout blow]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/champions-league-debrecen-can-knockout-liverpool.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[French fair play could help keep Liverpool's UEFA Champions League hopes alive when they take on Debrecen in Hungary on Tuesday. Five times champions Liverpool must win to have any hope of reaching the last 16 but they also need France's Olympique Lyon, who are already through, not to lose against Fiorentina in Italy.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:53 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/champions-league-debrecen-can-knockout-liverpool.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Henry considered quitting over handball - report]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/henry-considered-quitting-over-handball-report.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Thierry Henry considered ending his France career over the uproar that surrounded the striker's blatant handball in last week's World Cup playoff victory over Ireland.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/sports/2009/nov/23henry.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:52 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/henry-considered-quitting-over-handball-report.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sporting signs Japanese defender]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/sporting-signs-japanese-defender.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Sporting Clube de Goa have signed Japanese defender Kenji Arai from Singapore Armed Forces to strengthen their weak defense for the next round of I-league, commencing from January.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:20:07 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/sporting-signs-japanese-defender.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA['Weightlifting federation lenient to drug cheats']]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/weightlifting-federation-lenient-to-drug-cheats-malleswari.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF), facing strong action from the international body for a spate of dope cases recently, is paying the price for its "lenient" attitude towards drug cheats, feels India's first Olympic medallist in the sport Karnam Malleswari.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:59:10 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/weightlifting-federation-lenient-to-drug-cheats-malleswari.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Brasa expects good show at Champions Challenge]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/brasa-optimistic-of-good-show-in-champions-challenge.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Indian hockey coach Jose Manuel Brasa has expressed confidence about the team winning the Champions Challenge Tournament in Argentina next month.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:01:54 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Beckham's LA title dream dashed by Salt Lake]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/major-league-soccer-david-beckhams-la-galaxy-title-dream-dashed-by-salt-lake.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Real Salt Lake won their first Major League Soccer championship on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over David Beckham's LA Galaxy after the title game had ended in a 1-1 draw following extra time. ]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/sports/2009/nov/23beckham.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:36:52 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/major-league-soccer-david-beckhams-la-galaxy-title-dream-dashed-by-salt-lake.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bolt, Richards named IAAF world athletes of year]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/usain-bolt-and-sanya-richards-named-iaaf-world-athletes-of-the-year.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who became one of the world's most recognised athletes, and American women's 400 metres world champion Sanya Richards were named IAAF world athletes of the year on Sunday. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:45 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Defoe scores five as Spurs demolish Wigan 9-1]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/english-premier-league-jermaine-defoe-scores-five-as-tottenham-hotspurs-demolish-wigan-9-1.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[England striker Jermain Defoe scored five second-half goals as an irresistible Tottenham Hotspur demolished Wigan Athletic 9-1 to go fourth in the Premier League on Sunday. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:33:19 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/english-premier-league-jermaine-defoe-scores-five-as-tottenham-hotspurs-demolish-wigan-9-1.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lin's win a boost for retiring Xie's spending plan]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/badminton-lin-dan-win-a-boost-for-retiring-xie-xingfeng-spending-plans.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[China's Lin 'Super' Dan grabbed his fourth badminton Super Series title of the season with an easy victory over Denmark's Jan Jorgensen in the final of the $250,000 China Open on Sunday. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Inspired Westwood lands spectacular double]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/golf-inspired-lee-westwood-lands-spectacular-double.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Lee Westwood achieved a European Tour double on Sunday by winning the season-ending Dubai World Championship and the overall money-list title. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:23:33 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Federer, Murray win Tour Finals openers]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Roger Federer blazed past Fernando Verdasco after an early stumble Sunday while Andy Murray marked the start of London's five-year hosting of the ATP Tour Finals with a three-set victory over Juan Martin del Potro. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:16:06 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Serie A: Milan beat Cagliari 4-3, Juve win]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[AC Milan were imperious in attack but woeful defensively in an enthralling 4-3 home win over Cagliari on Sunday which summed up their topsy-turvy season. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:11:02 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dutch Eredivisie: PSV, Ajax enjoy goal sprees]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/23/dutch-eredivisie-psv-ajax-enjoy-goal-sprees.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[PSV Eindhoven thrashed Heracles Almelo 4-0 in the Dutch league on Sunday to stay in touch with leaders Twente Enschede. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Valencia win to keep pace with La Liga leaders]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Valencia swept aside Osasuna 3-1 away with a trio of impressive goals to move back into the Champions League places in La Liga on Sunday. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:52:22 +0530</pubDate>
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