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CNN
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The number of teams competing in golf's Omega World Cup in China on November 22-25 has been increased from 24 to 28 but the tournament will no longer be part of the World Golf Championships series. A total of 18 countries will be exempt, based on next wee..
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ESPN
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Tennis officials are investigating suspicious betting patterns on a match involving top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, who retired with an injury against a low-ranked opponent at an ATP tournament in Poland.
In an unprecedented move, British onlin..
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CNN
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China will host its first LPGA tournament in October, with 63 of the world's top women golfers competing for a purse of $1.8 million. The event, to be known as the Grand China Air LPGA, will be played at the Haikou West Golf Club on tropical Hainan Island..
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CNN
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Controversial spinner Harbhajan Singh is likely to miss the rest of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament after being handed an 11-match suspension. India Test star Harbhajan was punished after being accused of slapping Shanthakumaran Sreesanth fo..
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CNN
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Greg Norman makes a rare return to tournament golf at the Asian Open this week, four years after being disqualified from the tournament. Norman, 53, will take on a strong field in the $2.3 million event at Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, including two-t..
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CNN
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Top seed Roger Federer stayed on course for his first tournament win of the year after his Swedish oppnent Robin Soderling retired in the second set of their third round match at the Masters Series tournament in Florida. Federer was leading 6-4 3-0 when S..
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CNN
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Maria Sharapova has dropped out of this week's Dubai Championships because of a viral illness. The Russian is unbeaten this year after winning the Qatar Open title on Sunday, following her triumph in January's Australian Open
The world number five's fi..
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CNN
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Thursday's African Cup of Nations semifinals pair four of the continent's footballing heavyweights in search of glory in the 26th staging of the tournament. Hosts Ghana will play Cameroon, while favorites Ivory Coast take on defending champions Egypt...
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CNN
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All those times watching the Mercedes-Benz Championship on television and playing the Plantation Course at Kapalua on a video game could never have prepared Daniel Chopra for his wild playoff victory Sunday. He twice blew chances to win the tournament on..
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CNN
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Roger Federer has a severe stomach virus and has pulled out of an exhibition tournament less than a week away from the Australian Open. Federer told officials at the Kooyong Classic on Monday that he became ill after arriving in Australia last Friday from..
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CNN
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Roger Federer has a severe stomach virus and has pulled out of an exhibition tournament less than a week away from the Australian Open. Federer told officials at the Kooyong Classic on Monday that he became ill after arriving in Australia last Friday from..
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CNN
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South Korean star Se Ri Pak and Natalie Gulbis of the United States are the latest big names to confirm their participation in the HSBC Women's Champions tournament in Singapore next year. The tournament at the Tanah Merah Country Club from February 28 -..
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CNN
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Bayern Munich crushed Werder Bremen 4-1 on Saturday to grab a spot in the semifinals of Germany's pre-season League Cup tournament while Schalke 04 also advanced with a 1-0 victory over Karlsruhe. Bayern, who made sweeping changes after finishing a disapp..
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CNN
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Standing in the rough at the bottom of a steep slope behind the sixth green, Tiger Woods was getting perilously close to missing the cut in his own tournament. He needed a terrific shot just to have a chance for a bogey that would put him nine shots behin..
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CNN
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Tomas Berdych won the Halle grasscourt tournament on Sunday, beating Marcos Baghdatis 7-5 6-4 at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament on the Cypriot's 22nd birthday.
Berdych won his third career title and first of the year. Last year, he lost to Roger Fede..
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CNN
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French Open runner-up and world number one Roger Federer has announced he will not defend his title in the Halle ATP tournament which started on Monday.
The four-time defending champion had been expected to travel to Germany following his loss in Paris..
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CNN
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South Africa's Rory Sabbatini sloshed his way to a share of the lead at the Colonial Invitational on Saturday before third round play was suspended at the rain-hit tournament.
With no player able to card a complete third round score due to fading light..
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SF Gate
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The game everyone wanted to see was delivered. In a matchup of nationally ranked teams, Mitty defeated Foothill-Pleasanton 5-4 in eight innings in the finals of the 16-team Livermore Stampede tournament Saturday night at Robertson Park.
Winning pitcher..
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SF Gate
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The final round of the Verizon Heritage was suspended until Monday after Harbour Town was hit by wind so strong that a tournament marshal was hit by a falling tree limb.
Tournament officials announced the decision shortly before 4 p.m. Final-round play..
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BBC News
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Daniela Hantuchova took her second career title with victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells.
The Slovakian, whose only other tour success came at the same event in 2002, capped a fine week with a 6-3 6-4..
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