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Football: Chelsea smash seven goals

2010-01-16 16:51:15Sports

English Premier League leaders Chelsea smash seven goals past hapless Sunderland on Saturday, while second-placed Manchester United keep up the pressure with a 3-0 victory at home to Burnley.

World No.1 Roger Federer was untroubled Saturday against Spain’s Albert Montanes after beating him in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open.

Scotland’s Martin Laird beat George McNeill and Chad Campbell in a three-way playoff to claim his maiden PGA Tour win at the Las Vegas Open.

Shocking scored an upset victory on Tuesday at the Emirates Melbourne Cup, securing victory with a late surge at one of the world’s great horse racing spectacles.

Several hundred Haitians broke into a damaged supply store Monday in downtown Port-au-Prince, looting it in a sign of growing desperation six days after an earthquake toppled much of the city.

Tiger Woods is not only the greatest golfer the world has ever seen, he is a true sporting phenomenon and one of the most recognizable faces in the world.

John Travolta testified Wednesday that would-be extortionists threatened to go the media with stories implying “the death of my son was intentional and I was culpable somehow.”

Car giant GM is not renewing its contract with Tiger Woods for free use of cars.

We couldn’t have traveled farther to see the same thing.

Brazilian forward Maicosuel scored the only goal to give Hoffenheim a 1-0 win over Freiburg on Sunday, a result that lifts them up to fifth in the Bundesliga — knocking Bayern Munich down to sixth.

Phil Mickelson charges past arch-rival Tiger Woods on the back nine of the third round to take a two-shot lead at the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

Jesus Navas scores the opener and Renato heads a second half winner as Sevilla end Real Madrid’s perfect start to the Spanish season with a 2-1 home victory which boosts their own title chances.

Dani Pedrosa led from start to finish to claim victory at his home Valencia Grand Prix to end the MotoGP season in third place overall.

One of the best shots of his life helped Swede Martin Erlandsson to an eight-under-par 64 and a one-stroke lead on the opening day of the South African Open.

A woman watching the Dakar Rally in Argentina died Saturday after a vehicle in the event went off the track, striking her and other fans, race organizers said.

England’s Simon Dyson fired a superb closing 66 to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by three shots at St Andrews on Monday.

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