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Defending champion Stuart Bingham has been knocked out of the World Championship in the first round, falling to the Crucible Curse after going down 10-9 to qualifier Ali Carter in a gripping encounter. No first-time winner has ever successfully held onto their crown in Sheffield and Bingham fell at the first hurdle, albeit to a player who has twice finished runner-up in the tournament.Sixteen previous first-time world champions had tried and failed to retain the title 12 months on from their maiden triumphs, and Bingham now joins the illustrious list. Having trailed 8-5, the world No 2 claimed four frames in a row to lead 9-8, hitting the front with a 113 break.But Carter came back at him, first when making 102 to level and force the decider and then when edging over the line after both men saw match-winning opportunities slip away.Bingham missed two pinks to the middle that were to prove costly, and then a tough final red when the frame hung in the balance.Carter cut it in and added the pink to effectively end Binghams hopes.A superb yellow followed, and the man who has twice survived cancer in recent years was soon able to celebrate one of his finest victories.During his glory run last year, Bingham saw off Ronnie OSullivan, Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy in successive matches to take the title, each time as the underdog. Ali Carter claimed the deciding final in a thriller with Bingham This time the roles were different, with Bingham the favourite despite his opponents previous Crucible successes.Carter said he would be fresh as a daisy, despite having to contest three best-of-19-frame qualifying matches, the most recent on Wednesday, when he saw off Dominic Dale.But neither he nor Bingham were close to daisy-fresh when at 11.25pm, the handshake came.Im gutted to be going back home, said Bingham.I battled to 9-8 and missed a couple of chances to wrap the game up. Fair play to Ali. It just wasnt meant to be for me.It was a tough draw and I just came up short. I hope he goes on to win it now. Also See: Photos Bet £5 Get £20 free Get Sky Sports Discount Vapormax . Born in Berkeley and raised in Oakland, where he later pitched for the As, Ross beat the Giants for the first time in six career appearances by throwing eight scoreless innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 victory Friday night. Vapormax 97 Cheap . -- Stacy Lewis shot 7-under 65 to lead the LPGA Tour team to the championship of the 3Tour Challenge on Tuesday. http://www.vapormaxcheapoutlet.com/clear...beach.html . -- Quarterback Josh Johnson has returned to the San Francisco 49ers and his former college coach, Jim Harbaugh. Vapormax Plus Rainbow . - The Carolina Panthers believe Steve Smith lost "top-end" speed, a big reason the franchise parted ways with its all-time leading receiver. Cheap Nike Vapormax Outlet .Cameron sustained his third concussion in three seasons last week on a hit by Oakland safety Brandion Ross, who was fined $22,050 by the NFL for the helmet-to-helmet blow.TSN gets football fans primed for the return of the NFL regular season with three NFL pre-season games throughout the month of August. The gridiron action returns with TSNs coverage of this years Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, featuring the New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills, Sunday at 8pm et/5pm pt from the Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. This years Pro Football Hall of Fame Game will be played one day after the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 2014 - Derrick Brooks, Ray Guy, Claude Humphrey, Walter Jones, Andre Reed, Michael Strahan, and Aeneas Williams – are officially inducted. TSN subscribers can also watch all of TSNs NFL pre-season coverage live and on demand via TSN GO. Coverage then shifts to Soldier Field when Chicago hosts Jacksonville on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 8pm et/5pm pt. TSNs pre-season coverage concludes with Cleveland vs. Washington on Monday, Aug. 18 at 8pm et/5pm pt, as the Broowns and their Heisman-winning rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel visit Fedex Field.dddddddddddd NFL on CTV and TSN CTV and TSN combine to deliver the biggest – and most prestigious – NFL schedule in Canada. CTV has exclusive Canadian coverage of the NFLs Sunday afternoon package with the most-anticipated matchups at 1pm et/10am pt and 4pm et/1pm pt, along with every NFL playoff game and the Super Bowl. TSN is home to Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football all season long. TSN complements CTVs football package with marquee national games at 1pm et/10am pt and 4pm et/1pm pt on Sundays. The 2014-15 NFL season is the first year of a multi-year extension of Bell Media and the National Football Leagues broadcast partnership that brings the 4pm et/1pm pt Sunday package to CTV and TSN for the first time. Additional information regarding CTV and TSNs coverage of the 2014-15 NFL season will be announced in the coming weeks. ' ' '