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Tour de France organizers have been forced to make changes to the route of this year's race because of fears of falling rocks. Officials were worried about threats to the safety of riders during the planned four-kilometer (2.5-mile) climb up the Col de La..
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American Floyd Landis filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday to have his two-year drugs ban overturned. The disgraced 2006 Tour de France winner is appealing against the decision of the American Arbitration Association, w..
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Globe and Mail
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The French anti-doping agency postponed a decision Thursday on whether to suspend Tour de France winner Floyd Landis because of a positive doping test after he agreed not to race in the country this year...
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CNN
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Louise Friberg went to lunch not knowing that she had done enough to win her first LPGA Tour title. But as the tour rookie took her first bites, people started to talk.
"All of a sudden there was a three-way tie, and then a two-way tie, and so I said t..
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Nick Dougherty birdied 10 of his first 13 holes in a bid for the first 59 in European tour history, but had to settle for a 10-under 62 as he claimed the first-round lead at the Malaysian Open. England's Dougherty was two shots clear of compatriot Simon D..
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In his first 292 PGA Tour events, Brian Gay could only wonder what it was like to be the leader walking up the 18th fairway on a Sunday afternoon, hearing the cheers for the champion as he's on his way to tapping in the winning putt. Finally, on a hot, su..
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World number one Justine Henin had to fight off a determined challenge from second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to claim her 40th WTA tour title at the Sydney International tournament on Friday. Henin fought back after losing the opening set to see off the Ru..
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BBC News
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India have suspended their cricket tour of Australia pending the outcome of an appeal against a three-match ban handed to spin bowler Harbhajan Singh.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told its players to stay in Sydney rather than t..
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India have suspended their tour of Australia until their appeal against the three-match ban handed to spinner Harbhajan Singh is heard. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has instructed the touring party to stay in Sydney rather than move on to Can..
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CNN
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India have suspended their tour of Australia until their appeal against the three-match ban handed to spinner Harbhajan Singh is heard. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has instructed the touring party to stay in Sydney rather than move on to Can..
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England have added Steve Harmison to the squad for this month's tour of Sri Lanka after the fast bowler proved his fitness. The 29-year-old has not played for his country since since the fourth Test against West Indies in June due to injuries.
The Durh..
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Martin Kaymer has become the first German winner of the Rookie of the Year award on golf's European Tour. The 22-year-old from Dusseldorf is widely tipped for stardom and has enjoyed a superb 2007 with particularly strong performances in the latter part o..
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Lee Westwood has accused the European Tour of "mismanagement" after a clash of dates with a big-money event on the Asian Tour means he and other leading players will miss the season-ending Volvo Masters in Valderrama. Westwood and European Order of Merit..
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Tour de France organizers unveiled the 2008 route on Thursday which contains fewer mountain climbs, less time trialling in tandem with some radical rule changes that they hope will lead to a more exciting battle for the yellow jersey. Riders will tackle E..
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England opener Andrew Strauss has been dropped for the upcoming three-Test tour of Sri Lanka. Strauss, 30, has been in indifferent form in the past year, averaging just 27 in Tests, but has only recently been awarded a new central contract.
The England..
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Yahoo News
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The Lance Armstrong Foundation set up by the former Tour de France champion to battle cancer is suing an animal charity over dog and cat collars which resemble its yellow wristbands.
Armstrong, a cancer survivor, launched the yellow bands during the 20..
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Briton Mark Cavendish continued his spectacular debut professional season with victory on the 199.1km second stage of the Tour of Benelux from Antwerp to Knokke-Heist. The 22-year-old T-Mobile rider comfortably outsprinted American Fred Rodriguez and Belg..
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Jens Voigt wrapped up his second successive victory in his home Tour of Germany as compatriot Gerald Ciolek picked up his third win of the 2007 edition in a sprint finish in Hanover. The 35-year-old Voigt, who races for CSC, held the yellow jersey all wee..
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Germany's Linus Gerdemann of the T-Mobile team won the seventh stage of the Tour de France and claimed the race leader's yellow jersey after a dramatic first day in the Alps on Saturday. Gerdemann proved the strongest in a 15-man breakaway group that frag..
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The Astana team are probably out of contention to win the Tour de France following the crashes of their top riders' crashes, manager Marc Biver said on Friday. Team leader Alexander Vinokourov crashed 25km from the finish in Thursday's fifth stage and And..
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