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Sports Watch
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Cycling
MADRID: Cyclist Javier Otxoa reportedly was in a coma on Saturday, two days after he was hit by a car while training in an accident that killed his twin brother and teammate.
Tennis
COPENHAGEN: Top seed Tim Henman produced some of his best form as he eliminated the potentially difficult Bohdan Ulihrach 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the Copenhagen Open semifinals.
Basketball
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Shaquille O'Neal scored 38 points and Kobe Bryant collected his second career triple-double as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 99-94 on Friday.
Soccer
MUNICH: Eintracht Frankfurt threw away a 2-0 lead over TSV 1860 Munich on Friday and had to settle for a 2-2 Bundesliga draw.
Yang Chen put Frankfurt ahead in the 22nd minute and Pavel Kryszalowicz doubled the tally from a great pass by his Chinese teammate in the 59th minute.
But Martin Max narrowed the gap in the 72nd minute and former Germany international Thomas Haessler equalized from the penalty spot after a handball nine minutes later.
Figure skatiing
TOKYO: Russian Irina Slutskaya (pictured below) topped American rival Michelle Kwan to win the Grand Prix final onS aturday and establish herself as the favourite for the Olympic gold-medal in Salt Lake City next year.
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