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Red Wings swoop for 3-1 series lead

Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period, before Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in their second-roundFULL STORY

LA LIGA: Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after a turbulent three-year spell in charge of the Spanish giants, club president Florentino Perez confirmed on Monday. “After the conversations we have had with our coach Jose Mourinho, we have arrived at anFULL STORY

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun ousts Seppi

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun handed fifth seed Andreas Seppi his third successive first-round defeat on Monday as he beat the Italian 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 at the Nice Open, with Lu recording his first ATP Tour win since reaching the second round of the Sony Open inFULL STORY

LeBron James trades jibes with Pacers coach Vogel

Reigning NBA champions the Miami Heat are on the verge of a third consecutive NBA Finals berth, but the Indiana Pacers plan to spoil the repeat bid in the Eastern Conference final that starts in Miami today. The Miami Heat, sparked by regular season Most ValuableFULL STORY

Hosts South Korea finish with perfect record to claim gold

By Paul Huang

Favorites South Korea took home the gold medal with a 79-68 win over China in the final of this year’s East Asia Basketball Association Championship in Incheon, South Korea, last night to close out the competition with a perfect 5-0 record. The hosts made the mostFULL STORY

MLB: Yankees hit four homers, beat Orioles

A tense American League East duel between New York and the Baltimore Orioles revealed the strengths and weaknesses of each team on Monday when the Yankees won 6-4 in 10 innings. The result extended Baltimore’s losing streak to six games, and it became apparent why NewFULL STORY

England left to ponder top-order problems

England secured the convincing victory over New Zealand they demanded in the first Test at Lord’s, but question marks remain over the makeup of their team for the Ashes series against Australia starting in July. The fast bowling of James Anderson and Stuart Broad was largelyFULL STORY

Kiwis non-plussed by Vettori call-up

New Zealand cricket fans reacted with mild surprise yesterday to news that veteran left-arm spinner and former captain Daniel Vettori may be rushed into the lineup for the second Test against England at Headingley on Friday. News of 34-year-old Vettori’s likely recall did little to liftFULL STORY

Giro dream still alive, Evans says

Australian Cadel Evans said he has not thrown in the towel ahead of his bid to overthrow Italian race leader Vincenzo Nibali and win this year’s Giro d’Italia. Evans, the 2011 Tour de France champion, is second overall, 1 minute, 26 seconds behind Nibali heading intoFULL STORY

Flyhalf Wilkinson happy to help the Lions if called up

Jonny Wilkinson, fresh from kicking his side Toulon to their Heineken Cup triumph and being named European Player of the Year, told British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland on Monday he would happily be on standby for the tour of Australia. The 33-year-old flyhalf hadFULL STORY

LA LIGA: Mallorca defeat Betis to keep survival hopes alive

RCD Mallorca boosted their chances of escaping what would be their first relegation from La Liga in 16 seasons when Tomer Hemed’s strike gave them a 1-0 win at home to Real Betis Balompie on Monday. The victory, which sparked wild celebrations at the Iberostar StadiumFULL STORY

Anzhi Makhachkala beat Lokomotiv after bombings

Anzhi Makhachkala beat Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 on Monday, hours after two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded dozens more in Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan in Russia’s North Caucus region. It was one of the deadliest attacks this year inFULL STORY

Napoli president in London to recruit Benitez, reports say

SSC Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was in London on Monday to meet Rafael Benitez in a bid to lure Chelsea’s interim manager to the Serie A club, according to reports in Italy. Napoli’s runner-up place to Juventus in the league was confirmed when the seasonFULL STORY

Mourinho leaves a Real in desperate need of repair

Florentino Perez’s decision to hire Jose Mourinho to coach his beloved Real Madrid in 2010 was the fruit of the construction magnate’s obsession with winning the 10th European crown that has eluded the club since 2002. The bespectacled 66-year-old, who has splurged more than 400 millionFULL STORY

Three more teams caught up in Italy’s racism crisis

AS Roma and Inter have been fined 50,000 euros (US$64,300) after fans chanted racist abuse on the final day of Serie A on Sunday, hours before ACF Fiorentina supporters heckled AC Milan’s black striker, Mario Balotelli. The three racism incidents have underlined Italy’s serious problem withFULL STORY

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ITALY Zamparini faces action US Citta di Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is facing disciplinary action after being reported to the Italian Football Federation for “harming the reputation” of FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini. In an interview last week with Radio Kiss KissFULL STORY

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