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Wed 07 Jul 2008Nippon tuck as Tigers bid to bury curse of the takeaway
DERBY DAYS NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Hanshin Tigers v Yomiuri GiantsIt's a rivalry full of passion, plots and subplots - and for millions of baseball fans it knocks the socks off the Red Sox and the Yankees, writes Damian Cullen
THE GREATEST sporting rivalry in the world? The New York Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox is the choice of many. Well, we're not so sure anymore. In fact, we're not even certain that pairing is even the greatest rivalry in baseball.
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