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  <title><![CDATA[Randhawa falters to end tied 19th at WGC]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/08/randhawa-misses-top-5-finish-ends-tied-19th-at-wgc.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A top five finish that seemed so imminent slipped through the fingers of a nervy Jyoti Randhawa, who signed off tied 19th with an even-par final round in the prestigious WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bartoli retires against Rezai in Bali final]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/08/bartoli-retires-against-rezai-in-bali-final.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Aravane Rezai won the Tournament of Champions in Bali on Sunday when top seed Marion Bartoli retired with a quad injury after losing the first set 7-5.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:38 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Murray beats Verdasco to reach Valencia final]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/08/murray-beats-verdasco-to-reach-valencia-final.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Top seed Andy Murray battled past Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open on Saturday, beating the fourth-seeded Spaniard 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to set up a final against Mikhail Youzhny.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Haye shocks Valuev in WBA heavyweight title bout]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/08/boxing-david-haye-wins-heavyweight-title.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday. Haye, who became Britain's first heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago, scored 116-112 points on the scorecards of two judges, the third giving it a 114-114 tie in the bout dubbed "David versus Goliath."]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arsenal go second, Man City draw again]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/08/epl-burnley-hold-manchester-city.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Arsenal romped to a 4-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday to move into second place in the English Premier League while Manchester City's hopes of threatening the top four were hit by a fifth consecutive draw. City drew 3-3 with Burnley after having battled back from a two-goal deficit to lead with three minutes remaining.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Djokovic to face Federer in Basel final]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/08/djokovic-to-face-federer-in-basel-final.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[World number one Roger Federer survived a difficult first set before beating unseeded compatriot Marco Chiudinelli to reach the final of his hometown Swiss Indoors in Basel on Saturday. He will face third-ranked Novak Djokovic, who pulled off an even more impressive survival act by saving three match points before beating Radek Stepanek 6-7, 7-5, 6-2.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:20:06 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Time for final tricks from 'magician' Santoro]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/time-for-final-tricks-from-magician-santoro.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, once nicknamed "the magician" by Pete Sampras for his habit of mystifying bigger, stronger opponents, could perform one final, record-breaking trick before his remarkable career ends.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:37:24 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Debutant Matip helps Schalke hold Bayern]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/debutant-matip-helps-schalke-hold-bayern.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Teenager Joel Matip made a dream Bundesliga debut on Saturday, heading in Schalke 04's equaliser to help his team draw 1-1 at Bayern Munich and remain in fourth spot, four points off the pace.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:29:21 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[I-League:  East Bengal squeeze past Air India]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/i-league-east-bengal-squeeze-past-air-india.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Visitors East Bengal overcame their injury woes to hand Air India their second consecutive defeat, by a solitary goal, in the seventh round I-League match at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:17:25 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian women's hockey team come in for praise]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/indian-womens-hockey-team-comes-in-for-praise.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Indian women team's superb performance at the Asia Cup, particularly their attacking style, has come in for praise from the continent's hockey fraternity who on Saturday said the country deserves to be in next year's World Cup.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:54:28 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[With 40 medals India finish 7th at Asia Indoors]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/india-finish-7th-at-asian-indoor-games.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India claimed four medals, including two gold, on the final day of the competition to end the third Asian Indoor Games on a high in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:34:47 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Somdev in semis, Sanam loses in ATP challenger]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/somdev-in-semis-sanam-loses-in-atp-challenger.htm</link> 
  <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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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:37:41 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/somdev-in-semis-sanam-loses-in-atp-challenger.htm</guid>
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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> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/fed-cup-italy-take-1-0-lead-over-us.htm</link> 
  <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>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/sports/2009/nov/07panetta.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:47:54 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/fed-cup-italy-take-1-0-lead-over-us.htm</guid>
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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>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/sports/2009/nov/07beckham.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:57:20 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/beckham-crowned-worlds-richest-footballer.htm</guid>
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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> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/randhawa-tied-sixth-after-rd3.htm</link> 
  <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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  <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> 
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  <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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  <title><![CDATA[Viva Kerala take a point off Mahindra United]]></title> 
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  <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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  <title><![CDATA[India in women's Asia Cup hockey final]]></title> 
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  <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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  <title><![CDATA[Hockey India lauds eves' good show in Asia Cup]]></title> 
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  <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> 
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  <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> 
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  <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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