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  <title><![CDATA[Chelsea thrash Wolves, Arsenal lose]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Chelsea trounced struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to surge eight points clear in the English Premier League on Saturday after closest rivals Arsenal slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sethi in World Snooker quarters]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/sethi-in-world-snooker-quarters.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Ace Indian cueist Geet Sethi pulled off a stunning win over Chuchart Trairattanapradit of Thailand to enter the quarterfinals of ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hyderabad on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:05:02 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sandeep ruled out of Champions Challenge I]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/sandeep-ruled-out-of-champions-challenge.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Injured drag-flicker Sandeep Singh was on Saturday ruled out of the Champions Challenge I hockey tournament in Argentina next month and will be replaced by Diwakar Ram in the 21-member Indian squad.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:03:18 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian challenge ends in Asian TT]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Curtains were drawn on Indian challenge after all three doubles pairs lost their respective matches to crash out of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships in Lucknow.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:57:23 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Murray optimistic of winning grand slam soon]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/murray-optimistic-of-winning-grand-slam-soon.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Andy Murray was left in the shade by Juan Martin del Potro this year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time will arrive soon.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:48:04 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Beckham wants to play for England after WC]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/beckham-wants-to-play-for-england-after-wc1.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[David Beckham wants to continue playing for England even after next year's World Cup finals in South Africa, he was quoted as saying on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:04:08 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sanam bags maiden gold in Asian archery]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/sanam-bags-maiden-gold-in-asian-archery.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India's Isiah Rajendra Sanam won his maiden international gold medal in the men's individual compound event as India rounded off the 16th Asian archery championship with six medals at Bali, Indonesia on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:52:44 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pallikal nominated in World Squash Awards]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/pallikal-nominated-in-world-squash-awards.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Ace Indian woman squash player Dipika Pallikal has been nominated in the 'Young Player of the Year' category of the fifth annual World Squash awards to be held in London on November 28.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:14:33 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Iraq appeals FIFA ban]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/iraq-appeals-fifa-ban.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Iraqi authorities were not surprised that soccer's world governing body decided to suspend the country from international competition and already have lawyers working on an appeal, officials said.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:12:59 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[IWF to take strong action against India]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Saturday vowed to crack the whip on repeat dope-offender India, saying that strong action will be taken against the country for a series of dope flunks by its lifters last month.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:08:47 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cambodian Open: Kapur slips to tied 6th]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/cambodian-open-kapur-slips-to-tied-6th.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[On a day when sub-par cards came at a premium, Shiv Kapur's fortunes also took a tumble, as he turned in a two-over 74 to slip to the tied sixth spot, after the penultimate round of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open golf tournament in Siem Reap on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:32:33 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Squash: Suchude advances, Ghosal loses]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/squash-suchude-advances-ghosal-loses.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Unseeded Indian Siddharth Suchude moved into the quarterfinals of the Rhode Island Open squash tournament in the US, beating Malaysia's Muhd Asyraf Azan in a tough five-game affair.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:52:10 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Asian TT: Sharath crashes out]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/asian-tt-sharath-crashes-out-indian-women-disappoint.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal suffered a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of higher rated Japanese Mizutani Jun in the third round to bow out of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships in Lucknow.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2009 09:52:15 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FIFA bans Iraq after government interference]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/fifa-bans-iraq-after-government-interference.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Football's governing body FIFA has suspended the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) 'because of government interference'. 'In accordance with FIFA statutes, the clubs and representative teams of Iraq are no longer permitted to take part in international matches, whether friendly or competitive,' read a statement on the FIFA website.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:24:28 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Europe's biggest match-fixing ring exposed]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/-football-europe-biggest-match-fixing-ring-exposed.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or tried to fix around 200 matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, in what UEFA called the biggest betting scandal in Europe.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:08:09 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/-football-europe-biggest-match-fixing-ring-exposed.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[A replay would be fairest solution: Henry]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/a-replay-would-be-fairest-solution-henry.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Thierry Henry said a replay between France and Ireland would be the "fairest solution" to the controversy surrounding the World Cup playoff.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:20 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/a-replay-would-be-fairest-solution-henry.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[India 135 in FIFA rankings]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/fifa-football-rankings-india-spain-brazil.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India jumped three places to 135th in the latest FIFA rankings. In global rankings, Spain dethroned Brazil from number one spot. The Netherlands, Italy and Portugal complete the top five.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:18 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/fifa-football-rankings-india-spain-brazil.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Smooth sailing for Advani, Sethi, Merchant]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/smooth-sailing-for-advani-sethi-merchant.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi hardly broke a sweat but compatriot Yasin Merchant had to toil for his win in the IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hyderabad.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:17 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Upcoming English Premier League matches]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/english-premier-league-epl-schedule-fixtures.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Manchester United take on Everton at home in the last match of Saturday's programme.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:19 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian men's compound team wins gold]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/indian-mens-compound-team-wins-gold.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Indian archers had a good outing, picking a gold and two silver medals, from the team championship at the 16th Asian Archery Championships in Bali on Friday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:22 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cambodia Open: Shiv Kapur in title contention]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/cambodia-open-shiv-kapur-in-title-contention.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Indian pro Shiv Kapur jumped into title contention after a sparking second round card of five-under 67 that not only sent him soaring to second spot in Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open but also brightened his chances of salvaging an Asian Tour card for next season.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:46 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FIH defends its decision to postpone HI polls]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[International Hockey Federation on Friday defended extending the deadline for Hockey India's (HI) elections but also asserted that India would be barred from next year's World Cup if they fail to put in place a democratically elected body by the end of January.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[FIFA reject Ireland's request for France replay]]></title> 
  <link>http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/fifa-reject-irelands-request-for-france-replay.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Football's world governing body FIFA has confirmed that the controversial France v Ireland World Cup playoff will not be replayed.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:40 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has set Silverstone a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[China reaffirm Asian supremacy in TT]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Chinese paddlers reasserted continental supremacy on Friday by defending both the men's and women's team titles on the fourth day of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships while Indian men finished a distant seventh in the Champions Division.]]></description>
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