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MOTOR RACING
Australian Grand Prix (17)
Vettel eyes pole position for season-opening F1 race
MELBOURNE - World champion Sebastian Vettel, dominant on the first day of practice, is hot favourite to claim the first pole position of the year in qualifying for Sunday's Formula One season-opener at the Albert Park street circuit. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect from 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney and Ian Ransom, 500 words)
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TENNIS
BNP Paribas Open (to 17)
Murray ousted after Djokovic cruises into semis
INDIAN WELLS, California - Erratic serving cost Andy Murray dearly as the U.S. Open champion was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals 6-7 6-3 6-1 by Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro. (TENNIS-INDIAN/MEN (PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 550 words)
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Wozniacki scrapes past Kerber into Indian Wells final
INDIAN WELLS, California - Former champion Caroline Wozniacki battled through a marathon encounter to upset fourth-seeded German Angelique Kerber 2-6 6-4 7-5 on Friday and reach her third BNP Paribas Open final in four years. (TENNIS-INDIAN/WOMEN (PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words)
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GOLF
Tampa Bay Championship (to 17)
Stefani maintains lead after second round
PGA Tour rookie Shawn Stefani held his nerve as the field closed in on him to retain the outright lead after the second round of the Tampa Bay Championship. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, 300 words)
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European Tour: Avantha Masters, New Delhi, India (to 17)
Copy on merit
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CRICKET
New Zealand v England, second test (to 18)
New Zealand trail England by 296 runs at lunch
WELLINGTON -Peter Fulton and Kane Williamson guided New Zealand through to 77 for one in their second innings at the close of play on the third day of the second test at the Basin Reserve on Saturday though England were firmly in control of the match. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ (PIX), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 700 words)
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Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, second test (to 20), Colombo
Bangladesh hoping for more of the same against Sri Lanka
COLOMBO - Bangladesh resume battle with Sri Lanka in the second test hoping their record-breaking run in the high-scoring first test draw was not just a one-off. Toss copy has been moved. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/ (PIX), 400 words)
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India v Australia, third test, Hyderabad (to 18)
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SOCCER
Premier League (1500 unless stated)
Everton v Manchester City (1245)
Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
Southampton v Liverpool
Stoke Cityv West Bromwich Albion
Swansea Cityv Arsenal
Manchester United v Reading (1730)
Leaders United and rivals City in action
LONDON - Runaway leaders Manchester United entertain managerless Reading in the late match while champions Manchester City, 12 points adrift in second place, visit Everton in the early game. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1445 GMT/1045 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 600 words)
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La Liga
Real Sociedad v Real Valladolid (1500)
Valenciav Real Betis (2100)
Getafev Athletic Bilbao (1700)
Real Madrid v Real Mallorca (1900)
Real look to cement grip on second at home to Mallorca
MADRID - Real Madrid can pull four points clear of third-placed city rivals Atletico and cut the gap with leaders Barcelona to 10 points with a win at home to relegation-threatened Real Mallorca. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect from 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mark Elkington, 500 words)
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Serie A
Catania v Udinese (1700)
Bologna v Juventus (1945)
Juventus target 12-point lead at the top
ROME - Serie A leaders Juventus can move 12 points clear with a win at mid-table Bologna before second-placed Napoli host lowly Atalanta on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect from 2145 GMT/5:45 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 500 words)
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Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated)
Bastiav Olympique Lyon (1600)
Lille v Evian Thonon Gaillard FC
FC Lorientv Stade Brest
Montpellier HSC v ES Troyes
Stade de Reimsv Stade Rennes
Sochaux v Valenciennes
Lyon aim to move within a point of leaders PSG
PARIS - Second-placed Olympique Lyon can narrow the gap with leaders Paris St Germain to one point with a win at Bastia. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect from 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Gregory Blachier, 400 words)
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Bundesliga (1530 unless stated)
Nuremberg v Schalke 04
Borussia Dortmund v Freiburg
Hoffenheimv Mainz
Hamburg SVv FC Augsburg
Werder Bremen v Greuther Fuerth
Bayer Leverkusenv Bayern Munich (1730)
Bayern bid to bounce back at home to Leverkusen
BERLIN - Leaders Bayern Munich host third-placed Bayer Leverkusen, the only team to beat them in the Bundesliga so far this season, following their surprise Champions League second leg defeat at home to Arsenal. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), by Karolos Grohmann, expect by 1630 GMT/1230 PM ET, 400 words)
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Dutch Championship (1845 unless stated)
NEC Nijmegenv Heerenveen (1745)
PSV Eindhoven v RKC Waalwijk
VVV-Venlo v Heracles Almelo
ADO Den Haagv Vitesse Arnhem (1945)
PSV look to reclaim first place against neighbours RKC
ROTTERDAM - PSV Eindhoven need to beat visitors RKC Waalwijk to recapture provisional top spot with leaders Ajax Amsterdam not in action until Sunday at AZ Alkmaar. (SOCCER-DUTCH/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Theo Ruizenaar, 300 words)
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RUGBY
Six Nations
Wales v England, Millennium Stadium (1700)
England target grand slam success against Wales
CARDIFF - England can win their first grand slam since 2003 by beating defending champions Wales but could lose and still win their second championship in three years if the defeat is by less than eight points. Wales would also take the title with a seven-point win as long as England do not score three more tries than them in Saturday's match. (RUGBY-NATIONS/ (PIX), expect by 1845 GMT/2:45 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 500 words)
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France v Scotland, Stade de France (2000)
France look to avoid wooden spoon against Scotland
PARIS - Defeat by Scotland would hand France the Six Nations wooden spoon for the first time since 1999. (RUGBY-NATIONS/FRANCE (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/5:45 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 600 words)
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Italy v Ireland, Stadio Flaminio (1430)
Italy eye first win over Ireland in Six Nations
Italy, who are fifth, aim to avoid the wooden spoon by beating fourth-placed Ireland for the first time in the Six Nations. (RUGBY-NATIONS/ITALY (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/1215 PM ET, by Terry Daley, 500 words)
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Super Rugby round five
Crusaders v Bulls, Christchurch (0635)
Redsv Western Force, Brisbane (0840)
Sharksv Brumbies, Durban (1505)
Crusaders face challenge to get season going against Bulls
SYDNEY - Perennial title challengers the Canterbury Crusaders, who have lost their opening two games, face a tough task to get their season on track when they face a Bulls side that surprisingly mixed an attacking style with their kick-oriented game plan last week. (SUPER-RUGBY/, expect from 0900 GMT/4 AM EST, 350 words)
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FIGURE SKATING
Chan seals world championship hat-trick
LONDON, Ontario - Patrick Chan put a season of frustration behind him by completing a hat-trick of world titles with a victory that establishes the Canadian as the man to beat going into next year's Sochi Olympics. (FIGURE SKATING-WORLDS/ (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 500 words)
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LONDON, Ontario - Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov took the pairs gold at the world figure skating championships on Friday, putting Russia back on top of an event they once dominated. (FIGURE SKATING-WORLDS/PAIRS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 550 words)
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Kim unable to lift sagging interest at worlds
LONDON, Ontario - With figure skating on the decline in North America it was hoped that the return of charismatic South Korean skate queen Kim Yuna to this week's world championships would give the sport a badly-needed jolt. But any boost her comeback gives the sport will be ephemeral with the Olympic champion set to hang up her blades after she defends her gold medal at next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi. (FIGURE SKATING-WORLDS/KIM(PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 700 words)
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ALPINE SKIING
World Cup: Season finals, Lenzerheide, Switzerland (to 17)
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland - Slovenia's Tina Maze seeks her fourth crystal globe of the season when she competes in the women's slalom at the World Cup finals but faces competition from U.S. teenage world champion Mikaela Shiffrin while Austria's Marcel Hirscher, who has already won the men's overall World Cup, competes in the giant slalom. (ALPINE SKIING/FINALS, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Manuele Lang, 350 words).
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