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Fernando Alonso I'll help Felipe Massa beat Lewis Hamilton to world title

Former double world champion Fernando Alonso has said that he will go all out to help Felipe Massa beat Lewis Hamilton to this year's World Championship title. By Rod Gilmour and agencies Poles apart: Fernando Alonso and Lewis...

Global markets rally US launches bank rescue

Stock markets in Europe and Asia surged the US government confirmed it would invest $250bn directly into the US's biggest financial institutions including Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. The government also...

BBC's Top Gear format goes to Russia

UK Top Gear presenters: Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May. Photograph: BBC BBC Worldwide has struck a deal to make a local version of Top Gear for the Russian market. The deal, under which 15 episodes of the BBC2...

McLaren target di Resta as the new Hamilton - but not just yet

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug believes Paul di Resta has all the ingredients to follow Lewis Hamilton into Formula One but suggested next season will be too soon for the young Scot. The 22-year-old was recently rewarded...

Sports › Rays homer 4 times to rout Boston 9-1; Phillies edge Dodgers

Tuesday 14th October, 01:30 PM JST BOSTON — The power-packed Tampa Bay Rays hit four home runs over the Green Monster at Fenway Park to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 in the Major League Baseball playoffs on Monday. The Rays put...

Opinion: Phillies keep finding new heroes

LOS ANGELES - The Phillies got him from the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named, and with one huge swing of his bat, Stairs made it a steal of a deal. Stairs worked Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton into a 3-1 count, and...

Phillies blast way to victory over Dodgers

LOS ANGELES - The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series. Shane Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt Stairs hit two-run homers off two of Los...

Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies

Shane Victorino and pinch-hitter Matt Stairs delivered two-run homers in the eighth inning Monday night, lifting the Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Dodgers for a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.

Philiels blast to 3-1 lead

Added 10m ago LOS ANGELES - The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series. Shane Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt Stairs hit two-run homers off two...

Phillies take pride in dangerous bench

Phillies take pride in dangerous bench : Whenever the Philadelphia Phillies need a boost, their backups on the bench are ready to provide it. Part-time third baseman Greg Dobbs is 6-for-11 (.545) in the playoffs, including...

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