Sports
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the Web.
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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 to tie the National League Championship Series, while the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 to stay alive in the American League.
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France’s Marc Lievremont is the only Rugby World Cup head coach on foreign soil heading into this weekend’s semifinals in Auckland. Bookmakers rate him the least likely to succeed.
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Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain and leading scorer from last season, has been cleared to practice with full contact as he continues to recover from post-concussion symptoms.