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Norwich Damage Spurs' Top-Four Bid

Tottenham's bid to qualify for the Champions League suffered another setback as Norwich clinched a shock 2-1 win at White Hart Lane on Monday.

Harry Redknapp's side were well below their best as Norwich took an early lead through Anthony Pilkington and, although Jermain Defoe equalized before the break, it was the Canaries who deservedly took the points thanks to Elliott Bennett's second half winner.

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With Bryant Absent, Lakers Beat Hornets

Kobe Bryant missed his second straight game, but the Los Angeles Lakers shrugged off the absence of their superstar to edge New Orleans 93-91 on Monday in a National Basketball Association contest.

Spain's Pau Gasol scored 25 points with nine rebounds for the Lakers. Ramon Sessions, acquired in a mid-season trade last month, added 17 points for Los Angeles, including a three-pointer that put the Lakers up 92-86 with 26 seconds to play.

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Dempsey Derails Chelsea's Champions League Bid

Clint Dempsey's late equalizer saw Chelsea lose ground in the race for a Champions League spot after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham in the west London derby at Craven Cottage on Monday.

Frank Lampard's penalty -- his 150th goal in the Premier League -- had Chelsea in control, but United States international Dempsey headed home his 16th goal of the season eight minutes from time.

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First Arab Sumo Wrestler Chases Glory in Japan

With legs resembling tree trunks and packing the body weight of two average-sized men, sumo wrestling's "Great Sandstorm" would seem a good fit for the wildly popular Japanese sport.

But Egypt's Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, the first professional sumo wrestler from both the African continent and Arab world, faces some mighty challenges as he embarks on a quest to become a yokozuna, or grand champion.

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Knicks Edge Bulls in OT to Spoil Rose's Return

Carmelo Anthony scored the game winning three pointer with 8.2 seconds left in overtime to lift the New York Knicks to a 100-99 win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.

Anthony finished with a season-high 43 points for the Knicks who blew a 21-point first quarter lead then had to rally from a 10-point deficit late in the game at Madison Square Garden.

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Tennis: Big John Targets Major French Open Surprise

Big John Isner is developing such a strong affection for claycourt tennis that he is emerging as a dangerous outsider for the French Open.

Isner steered the United States into the Davis Cup semi-finals at the weekend, beating Gilles Simon and then Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets on the famous clay courts of the Monte Carlo Country Club.

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Real Lead Cut to Four with Valencia Stalemate

Stuttering Real Madrid have Barcelona breathing down their necks after their La Liga lead was cut to just four points following a 0-0 draw with third-placed Valencia on Sunday.

Real started well with Cristiano Ronaldo hitting the post early on, but they were unable to maintain the impetus and Valencia also hit the woodwork in both halves through Ricardo Costa and Tino Costa.

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Balotelli on Borrowed Time as City Title Bid Fades

Mario Balotelli's Manchester City future was in the balance after manager Roberto Mancini admitted his patience with the striker was wearing thin.

Balotelli was sent off for the third time this season in the 89th minute of City's 1-0 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday that left them eight points behind leaders Manchester United with six games left and hopes of a first English title in 44 years all but extinguished.

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Ferguson Salutes Scholes as United Eye Title

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to Paul Scholes after his team closed in on a 20th English title.

Scholes, 37, scored a third goal since coming out of retirement in January as United secured an 11th win in 12 Premier League matches with a 2-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford.

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Boston Bounces back to Beat Pacers

The Boston Celtics rebounded from one of their worst defeats of the season to beat the Indiana Pacers 86-72 on Saturday at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse arena.

Forward Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Ray Allen came off the bench for the second game in a row to finish with 19 points for the Celtics who snapped a two-game skid with their sixth victory in their last eight games.

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