PHILADELPHIA: Chase Utley and Pat Burrell homered off tiring Derek Lowe in the sixth inning to back a strong performance by Cole Hamels, and the Philadelphia Phillies were a winner in their return to the National League championship series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Thursday.

Xing Xiaoxuan shot a 4-under-par 68 to share the halfway lead with fellow Tianjin native Zhou Jun at the 1-million-yuan Omega Championship, the Omega China Tour's season-ending event at the Beijing Longxi Hotspring Golf Club on Friday.

DETROIT: The Toronto Maple Leafs upset Stanley Cup champions Detroit 3-2 on Thursday as North America welcomed the new NHL season back from Europe.

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