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Needing to win at Trent Bridge in their final group game to guarantee qualification, Dominic Cork's 4-18 helped blow Notts away for just 145 before Michael Lumb and Jimmy Adams shared an unbroken opening stand to lead Hampshire to a 10-wicket win and a guaranteed home quarter-final.
Increasingly, international envoys ask whether an economic opening to Gaza could lead to a political one.
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Australian trio Adam Bland, Alistair Presnell and Daniel Gaunt, lead after opening rounds of 65.
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Finnish conductor Sakari Orama will lead the opening night with this first concert as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Australia bossed the opening 40 minutes to lead 14-0 at half-time after outclassing England, who missed an astonishing 30 tackles during the match.
Three-time major winner Singh carded four late birdies to shoot an opening round 63 and lead by one shot from Americans Jeff Maggert, Jonathan Byrd and Martin Flores.
After a low-key opening Wales took the lead in the 23rd minute, with Koumas sending a well-directed header beyond Irish keeper Shay Given after Joe Ledley had beaten Steve Finnan to deliver an inviting cross from the left flank.
The Egyptians raced into a two-goal lead in the opening 12 minutes of their Group B match.
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Inverness passed up an excellent chance to double their lead in the opening minutes of the second half.
Reno said she hopes that improved cooperation will also lead to the opening of an FBI office in Beijing.
After opening a two-set lead, Monfils saw world number 12 Ferrer claw his way back to two sets apiece.
Celtic took the lead within the opening 30 seconds after Andrew Driver's poor clearance was collected by Andreas Hinkel.
The same poll showed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee opening a 5-point lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Iowa.
Heathcote had kicked Bath into an early lead with his opening penalty before Robinson put the hosts 6-3 ahead after 12 minutes.
Andy Hughes had gone close to giving Reading the lead in the opening minute, but his shot fell harmlessly wide of David Lucas' goal.
Nadal looked ready to take the match to a third set after opening a 4-2 lead in the second, but his serve let him down.
Diamonds had other chances to extend their lead in the opening period but twice Michael Barron got in saving tackles to deny the home side.
It may also lead to the opening of hundreds of mass graves so that bodies can be recovered, identified and handed to families for reburial.
Rookie Fisher, who is aiming to guarantee his card for the 2007 season, had held the lead in the opening stages but was satisfied with his overall performance.
Vermont took a 10- lead in the opening three minutes, but Albany's defense limited the Catamount four baskets for the rest of the half and by the break the Great Danes led 28-20.
Next, the president stayed silent as Congress shut down a project that was meant to lead to the opening of the border to Mexican trucks, something promised in the NAFTA agreement of 1994.
When Woods carded 65 to lead on the opening day, he looked set to score the second win of his comeback after claiming the Bay Hill title as O'Hair slipped up on the final day.
But the hosts shocked Cardiff as Adam Lockwood and James Hayter had fired Doncaster in a two-goal lead in the opening 17 minutes - and there was no way back for the previously free-scoring visitors.
The second halves had belonged to the Knicks in the series, but the Celtics remained steady in the third quarter, opening a 69-60 lead on Terry's 3-pointer with 41 seconds left, and pushed it to 75-60 early in the fourth.
He said that the Bank of England's scheme should persuade both banks and FSA to lighten up: the mere existence of the Bank's new guarantee that easy money is available to banks should lead to an opening of the lending valve.
After a poor opening quarter, Leicester took the lead through Julien Dupuy's 22nd-minute penalty.
The Knicks got out to a good beginning Thursday, opening up a 7-0 lead to start the contest.
Hibs' Derek Riordan and Boyd both shot wide in the opening stages before Rangers took the lead in the eighth minute.
Scott had a two-putt birdie on the opening hole to briefly take the lead, and that was the highlight of his day.
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