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Arsenal crush Porto thanks to Bendtner hat-trick
LONDON (Reuters) - A hat-trick from Nicklas Bendtner helped Arsenal to a 5-0 thumping of Porto on Tuesday as they overturned a first-leg deficit with nonchalant ease to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Bent hat-trick brings Sunderland's first win in 15 games
LONDON (Reuters) - Sunderland secured their first win in 15 Premier League games when they beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0 with a Darren Bent hat-trick while Birmingham City reversed last Saturday's FA Cup loss at Portsmouth with a 2-1 away win.

Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging
MIAMI (Reuters) - Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.

Rooney fit for Man United clash with AC Milan
MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Manchester United's Wayne Rooney will be fit for Wednesday's Champions League second leg match against AC Milan, manager Alex Ferguson said on Tuesday.

McLaren relaxed about rear wing
MANAMA (Reuters) - McLaren have a fallback option should Formula One race stewards take issue with their new car's rear wing but are confident they will not be using it in Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Robben magic puts Bayern through despite defeat
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Arjen Robben's superb strike sent Bayern Munich through to the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals on Tuesday despite a 3-2 defeat by Fiorentina in a thrilling last 16 second leg.

Injured Wales captain Jones to miss Ireland match
LONDON (Reuters) - Wales captain Ryan Jones will miss Saturday's Six Nations match against Ireland after failing to shake off a calf injury, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Tuesday.

World Cup mascot row is political football - China firm
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese company ordered to stop making soccer World Cup mascots because of poor working conditions in their factory hit back at the accusations on Wednesday, saying they were victims of South African politicking.

Be patient and the wins will come, Nicklaus tells McIlroy
MIAMI (Reuters) - Jack Nicklaus has told Britain's Rory McIlroy that he needs to add patience to his armoury if he is to continue his climb up golf's world rankings.

Great Europeans are behind England's golden run - Casey
MIAMI (Reuters) - English golf is enjoying a spell of rare global prominence with three players in the top-10 rankings and number six Paul Casey believes the credit lies with a great generation of Europeans led by Seve Ballesteros.