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Golf

A fan tried to break the rules introduced last year barring mobile phones from the British Open by hiding one in a sandwich at Carnoustie last July. "One (spectator) smuggled one (mobile) in a sandwich...it was absolutely unbelievable," Royal & Ancient (R&A) chief executive Peter Dawson said at Royal Birkdale, venue for the 2008 championship.

Cricket

England's first test on this year's tour of India will be played in Ahmedabad, the Indian board (BCCI) announced yesterday. The final test of the two-match series will be staged in Mumbai while the seven one-day internationals will be held in New Delhi, Indore, Rajkot, Jamshedpur, Cuttack, Guwahati and Kanpur. The exact dates of the November-December tour have yet to be finalised.

Basket, NBA

The San Antonio Spurs marched into the second round of the Western Conference play-offs with a 92-87 home win over the Phoenix Suns. The NBA champions wrapped up the first round series 4-1 to set up a showdown against the New Orleans Hornets, who eliminated the Dallas Mavericks.

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