Djokovic keeps streak alive with 11th straight win - Summary
London - Novak Djokovic claimed his 11th victory in a row Monday with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 comeback over Nikolay Davydenko to start the ATP World Tour Finals on what was a disappointing day for rival Rafael Nadal. Serb Djokovic, winner of three autumn tit...
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Hungarian Football Federation chief: I knew of illegal betting
Budapest - The president of the Hungarian Football Federation (HFF), Istvan Kisteleki, said on Monday that he and his European colleagues were already aware back in March this year that illegal betting on matches was taking place. It was only a matt...
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Rossi takes over at Palermo, strugglers Siena call on Malesani
Rome - Delio Rossi took charge of Palermo on Monday, hours after bottom-side Siena also replaced their coach, calling on Alberto Malesani, Italian media reported. Rossi, 49, signed a contract until the end of the season, after the Sicily side fired W...
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Lightning strikes twice as Soderling beats Nadal again - Update
London - Lightning struck twice this season as Robin Soderling defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 Monday in a Group B upset at the ATP World Tour Finals, his second win over the Spaniard in 2009. The hard-hitting Swede humbled Spain's world number two in...
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Wigan players to repay fans after nine-goal humiliation
London - Wigan Athletic's players pledged on Monday to refund fans who travelled to London to see their 9-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Sunday's defeat was the worst in Wigan's 31-year history, and only the second time any team has scored nine goals...
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20-year ban for Italian cyclist Da Ros
Rome - Italian cyclist Gianni Da Ros was banned by the Italian Olympic Committee on Monday for 20 years for doping. Two other cyclists also received doping bans. Davide Lucato was suspended for eight years, while Albino Corazzin was banned for two ye...
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Rosberg joins Mercedes, Brawn rules out Schumacher - Summary
Stuttgart - Nico Rosberg is to join the new Mercedes GP team from next season, it was confirmed Monday. Rosberg, who leaves Williams after four years, will be the first German since Karl Kling and Hans Herrmann in 1955 to drive a works Mercedes silv...
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Bosnia's FA officials jailed for financial violations
Sarajevo - A Bosnian court Monday sentenced the country's Football Association secretary-general Munib Usanovic and finance secretary Miodrag Kures to five years in prison each for financial violations, local media reported. The officials were found ...
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