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Anelka sinks Porto as Chelsea win group

PORTO - Nicolas Anelka's second-half header earned Chelsea a 1-0 win against Porto Wednesday and guaranteed the English side will win Champions League Group D with one match still remaining. The goal came from a simple move in the 69th minute. With the Porto defenders static, Yuri Zhirkov fed Florent Malouda on the left wing and the Frenchman crossed for his compatriot Anelka to head in unchallenged.

Besiktas end United's long unbeaten home record

MANCHESTER - Manchester United's 23-match unbeaten home record in the Champions League stretching back to 2005 was ended by Besiktas who won 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Rodrigo Tello netted the only goal for the Turkish side after 20 minutes with a shot from distance.

Nadal crashes out, Soderling crushes Djokovic

LONDON - Rafael Nadal will not be carrying home any fond memories from his trips to London this year after he became the first player to be knocked out of the ATP World Tour Finals Wednesday. Five months after limping out of Wimbledon without defending his title due to aching knees, the Spaniard bore little resemblance to the player who once terrorised his opponents as he slumped to a 6-1 7-6 defeat by Russia's Nikolay Davydenko.

World Cup draw to map out familiar path

LONDON - Whatever surprises the draw for South Africa 2010 provides in Cape Town on December 4, the path to glory at the first African World Cup will be a familiar one. FIFA's decision to take its prized asset outside Europe and the Americas for only the second time will make for a momentous event with organisers viewing the draw at the International Convention Centre as the tournament's start.

Seven games under match-fixing microscope - UEFA

LONDON - Seven European club matches, including one Champions League qualifier, are under investigation after last week's exposure of a match-fixing ring, UEFA said on Wednesday. "From the original list of around 40 fixtures in Europe that were considered suspicious in terms of results, UEFA is today further investigating seven European club competition fixtures under its jurisdiction in more detail," said UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino in a statement.

India tighten grip after Dravid's 28th test ton

KANPUR, India - Rahul Dravid completed his 28th test century and moved into fourth place on the all-time scorers list as India tightened their grip on the second test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Dravid made a superb 144 after becoming the third player to score a hundred before India were all out for 642 soon after tea on the second day.

Leicester coach Cockerill banned for official abuse

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Year off gives Jones motivation for fourth Olympics

SYDNEY - Australia's Leisel Jones believes the year she took away from serious competition has given the multi-medal winner added motivation to compete at the 2012 Olympics. Three-time Olympian Jones had considered retiring after the 2008 Beijing Games but her decision to take a sabbatical has only rekindled her interest in going to London.

Liverpool assure Benitez his job is secure

LONDON - Liverpool have assured Rafa Benitez that his job is secure despite the club joining the Champions League also-rans. While the five-times kings of Europe switched their focus to winning the second-string Europa League, managing director Christian Purslow gave the Spaniard a vote of confidence.

Briton Wood is named Europe's rookie of the year

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