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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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  <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> 
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  <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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  <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>
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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> 
  <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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  <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> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/07/swiss-federer-djokovic-in-semis.htm</link> 
  <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>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/indian-eves-reach-asia-cup-final.htm</guid>
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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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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:47:35 +0530</pubDate>
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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> 
  <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> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/06/real-united-will-show-up-at-chelsea.htm</link> 
  <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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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:27:24 +0530</pubDate>
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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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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:21 +0530</pubDate>
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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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