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• Querrey beats Stakhovsky to reach quarters in Nice

  American Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals of the Nice Open by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday. The third-seeded ... 

• Pellegrini to leave Malaga at end of season

  Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini says he will leave the Spanish club at the end of the season despite having two years left on his contract. 

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  Alonso: Red Bull complaints due to frustration

  Closing in on Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso suggested Wednesday that Red Bull's complaints about Pirelli's ... 

• Hamburg parts ways with sports director Arnesen

  Hamburger SV parted ways with sports director Frank Arnesen by "mutual agreement" with immediate effect Wednesday. The Bundesliga club announced both ... 

• Hsieh, Niculescu lose in 2nd round at Strasbourg

  Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International. 

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  Roma, Lazio delegations meet Pope Francis

  Players and officials from Roma and Lazio met with Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday in a peace initiative ahead of the ... 

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  Top-seeded Tipsarevic upset in Duesseldorf

  Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic lost in the second round of the Power Horse Cup on Wednesday, falling 7-6 (1), 6-1 to Argentine qualifier Guido Pella. 

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  Visconti takes 2nd solo victory on 17th Giro stage

  Giovanni Visconti won the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to claim another solo victory, while Vincenzo Nibali maintained his grip on the ... 

• Animals opt for Dortmund to win Champions League

  Not literally, but the animals have spoken: Borussia Dortmund will beat Bayern Munich in the first all-German Champions League final. Walter the ... 

• Irish jockey Ahern gets 10-year ban for corruption

  The British Horseracing Authority has been banned Irish jockey Eddie Ahern for 10 years for violating corruption rules. The 35-year-old Ahern was ... 

• Austria picks Marko Arnautovic despite club ban

  Austria midfielder Marko Arnautovic was selected Wednesday for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Sweden in June despite not playing club football ... 

• Bundesliga CEO rips FIFA over Qatar's World Cup

  The head of the Bundesliga criticized FIFA on Wednesday for awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, saying the decision "is not for the good of the game 

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  Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are still friends

  Rory McIlroy has dispelled any split in his relationship with longtime friend Graeme McDowell. McDowell confirmed that McIlroy will be leaving ... 

• Pole position, not tire wear, crucial at Moncao GP

  The Monaco Grand Prix should be less about tire degradation and more about pole position, as Formula One returns for its showcase race on a street ... 

• Dortmund's Goetze out of Champions League final

  Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich after failing to recover from a hamstring ... 

• Del Potro, Baker and Fish pull out of French Open

  Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus. Del Potro said in a ... 

• Ernie Els says he is ready to 'play ball'

  Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter. The four-time major champion, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said ... 

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  Murofushi loses appeal at CAS in IOC election case

  Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi lost his appeal Wednesday against disqualification from an election to become an IOC member representing ... 

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  Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid

  Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the ... 

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  AP Interview: Rogge cites need for targeted tests

  Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the ... 

• Romanian club Rapid banned from 1 UEFA competition

  UEFA banned Rapid Bucharest on Wednesday from one European club competition after it missed a deadline to pay debts. UEFA said the Romanian club is ... 

• Distance double champion Cheruiyot to miss worlds

  Defending 5,000- and 10,000-meter world champion Vivian Cheruiyot will miss the world championships in Moscow because of pregnancy. The 29-year-old ... 

• Sochi organizers pledge highest level of security

  Sochi Olympic organizers say authorities will ensure security at the "highest possible level." A deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon in April has ... 

• Badstuber to miss 10 months following knee surgery

  Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber will miss another 10 months after undergoing further surgery on the cruciate ligament tear in his right knee. 

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  Garcia denies racism after Woods comments

  Sergio Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods has deepened, with the Spaniard denying accusations of racism after "fried chicken" comments during an awards ...