United won its match, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a late winner in a 1-0 victory over bottom club Derby. Arsenal needed an 86th-minute goal from Kolo Toure to salvage a draw in its game. It was the fourth consecutive

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Kazmir has been slowed by a left elbow strain, which he felt while warming up for an intrasquad game Feb. 26.

Then their long-dormant offense showed up and kept the Philadelphia Flyers from jumping past them in the standings.

Marquis claimed a silver medal to move into third in the overall men's moguls standings. Nathalie Bazin of Quebec City also had a World Cup career-best placing of sixth.

Shane Williams scored a breakaway try midway through the second half at Millennium Stadium before Martin Williams added a late touchdown to secure just a second victory in eight meetings with France.

Howard, the defending world champion, used a draw in an extra end to defeat Saskatchewan's Pat Simmons 8-7 in Saturday's semi-final.

Halladay allowed four hits and struck out four, throwing 44 of his 64 pitches for strikes.

The 21-year-old Emanuel Alvarez died in hospital, according to the Velez treasurer Osvaldo Sopranzi and the club's vice-president Julio Bianchi.

Edmonton's Pat Ryan won the men's crown, defeating Sweden 8-0 to cap an undefeated run. Diane Foster of Lethbridge, Alta., won the women's title with a convincing 10-2 decision over Scotland.

The boys prep track and field season just got underway and two teams hope for the same good fortunes from the 2007 campaign.

CARBONDALE - It's no fluke that both the young Rend Lake College men's and women's track and field programs recently stood on the podium to accept the first place plaques at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Track

Jody Adams had to build up Murray State's women's basketball team before it built the school's first NCAA Tournament bid.

The Southern Illinoisan's sports staff discusses the NCAA tournament and other post-season basketball highlights in this week's podcast.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - It looked as though the Southern Illinois University women's basketball team would pull off a big upset of top-seeded Illinois State Friday in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at the Family Arena.

The Sharks ground out an ugly 16-8 victory over a plucky Lions side at a rain-soaked Ellis Park on Saturday evening. It was by no means a classic Super 14 encounter - with only two tries scored - but the

Andrea Marcato's last-minute drop goal handed Scotland their fourth defeat in this year's RBS 6 Nations - but Frank Hadden's men avoided a second successive wooden spoon by the skin of their teeth.After conceding a penalty try during a poor

Who did you think put their hand-up in Round Five? Which South Africans outperformed the rest?Help us pick our South African team of the week by posting your suggestions in the comments block below.

Danny Cipriani announced a new era by inspiring England to a deserved, 33-10, RBS 6 Nations victory over Ireland at Twickenham.Cipriani pulled on the number 10 shirt of Jonny Wilkinson and followed in the footsteps of the fly-half legend.

Wales claimed the RBS Six Nations title with a comfortable 29-12 win over France in Cardiff.Wales progressed through all five of their games unbeaten and conceded just two tries in the process.