JEROME PUGMIRE

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Schild wins 3rd straight women's World Cup slalom

Austria's Marlies Schild successfully defended her first-run lead to complete a hat trick of slalom victories Tuesday by winning a World Cup night race.

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Lindsey Vonn sets her sights on total dominance

Lindsey Vonn has troubling news for her rivals — she expects to get even better.

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Messi, Ronaldo, Xavi, nominated for top FIFA award

Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez are finalists for the FIFA player of the year award along with Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Officials: Cyclists from French team questioned

Riders from a second-tier French cycling team were questioned Tuesday in connection with a probe into suspected doping, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the investigation.

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Noah says doping accusations were wake-up call

Former French Open champion Yannick Noah says his accusations of doping being rife in Spanish sport were intended as a global wake-up call to sports authorities he feels should be doing more to catch drug cheats — yet he maintains his belief that Spain is tainted.

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French intend to give it a big try in rugby final

France has hardly been dynamic in its run to the Rugby World Cup final. And, by most accounts, it stands little chance of beating a New Zealand team looking to end a 24-year wait by capturing a second World Cup at home.

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Sebastian Vettel wins Belgian Grand Prix

Defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday to strengthen his overall lead with seven races remaining.

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Miyazato plans to aid Japan relief after Evian win

Ai Miyazato clinched her first title of the year at the Evian Masters on Sunday and pledged to share her prize money with the people still suffering in the aftermath of the disasters back home in Japan.

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Contador must attack to save his Tour

Alberto Contador knows he is running out of time, and stages, to close the gap on his Tour de France rivals.

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Andy Schleck is new leader in Tour de France

On the final day in the Alps, the Tour de France gets a new leader — Andy Schleck.

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Tour champion Contador appears in trouble

Two-time defending champion Alberto Contador was in danger of falling from contention after only two days of racing in the Tour de France.

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Vettel wins thrilling Monaco Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday for his fifth victory in six races this season, beating Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in a thriller that several drivers failed to finish.

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Sebastian Vettel cruises to win Turkish Grand Prix

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory in the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday, clinching his third win of the season ahead of teammate Mark Webber to extend his lead in the standings.

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French soccer leader denies knowing about quotas

French Football Federation president Fernand Duchaussoy has denied he knew about a meeting between France coach Laurent Blanc and other coaches where they discussed quotas restricting black and Arab players in training programs.

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Nadal wins 7th straight Monte Carlo Masters title

Rafael Nadal won his seventh straight Monte Carlo Masters title Sunday by beating David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5 in an all-Spanish final. This was his first tournament victory since October, ending a run of three consecutive defeats in title matches.

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Nadal looking to kick-start season at Monte Carlo

Rafael Nadal hopes the Monte Carlo Masters can provide a lift.

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Maria Riesch wins women's World Cup super-G

Maria Riesch of Germany beat Lindsey Vonn by one hundredth of a second to win a World Cup super-G race on Sunday and extend her overall lead over her American rival.

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Vonn wins 1st race since concussion 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn showed she is back to her best by winning a downhill race Saturday, three weeks after a concussion curtailed her world championships. This marked the 40th World Cup victory of her career, extending her American record for men and women.

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Bahrain protests raise concern before F1 opener

The ruling body of motor sports is confident the anti-government protests in Bahrain will not prevent the running of next month's season-opening race in Formula One.

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Domenech calls striking players 'stupid brats'

Former France coach Raymond Domenech broke his silence over the team's World Cup debacle, labeling the players "stupid brats" for going on strike at a training session to make "a laughingstock" of their country.

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Karim Benzema scores to lead France over Brazil

Thirteen years later, Brazil still can't win at Stade de France.

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Clijsters closes in on No. 1 after Australian win

Kim Clijsters is more interested in trying to win major titles than returning to the No. 1 ranking for the first time in five years, despite being only two matches away from overtaking Caroline Wozniacki at the top.

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Poutiainen sets fastest slalom time after 1st run

Finnish skier Tanja Poutiainen set the fastest time in the opening slalom run at Courchevel on Tuesday, while World Cup leader Lindsey Vonn and rival Maria Riesch crashed out.

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Lindsey Vonn wins women's WCup downhill race

American skier Lindsey Vonn won her first downhill race of the season at Val d'Isere on Saturday to close the gap on overall World Cup leader Maria Riesch.

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Head of Annecy's 2018 Winter Olympic bid quits

The head of Annecy's struggling bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics has resigned.

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