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CYCLING: Prosecutor seeks 20-month ban for Italy's Ricco
Italy's anti-doping prosecutor is seeking a 20-month ban for Riccardo Ricco, who was expelled from this year's Tour de France for using prohibited substances. The Italian cyclist has admitted to using the banned blood booster EPO before the Tour.
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FOOTBALL - FRANCE: Gregory Coupet denounces 'dictatorship' under Domenech
Former French national keeper Gregory Coupet tackles coach Raymond Domenech's management methods in an interview to be published on Tuesday. He deplores the "dictatorship that has been implemented".
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TENNIS: Amélie Maursemo splits from coach after troubled season
French tennis woman Amélie Maursemo announced on Monday on her website she has split coach Loic Courteau, who had been training her for six years. After a series of upsets during the season, she is now ranked 25th in the world.
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FOOTBALL: Swiss soccer team signs North Korean players
A Swiss football club has become the first Western European side to hire players from North Korea. Concordia Basel has locked up an exclusive contract for North Korea’s football talent – but is there any?
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FORMULA ONE: Alonso sees more Formula One night races
Spain's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who won Formula One's first night race in Singapore on Sunday, said on Monday he expects there will be more nocturnal Grand Prix.
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FRANCE - FOOTBALL: Lyon cruise ahead as Toulouse move into second
Victory at Valenciennes on Sunday helped Toulouse move into a surprising second place in France's Ligue 1, five points behind leaders Lyon, who beat Nancy on Saturday. Marseille dropped into third after a frustrating draw at Le Mans.
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JAPAN: Disgraced sumo wrestler denounces match fixing
Soslan Gagloev, a Russian sumotori disgraced for cannabis possession, has revealed he took part in "unfair matches in return for money", casting a shadow on Japan's most beloved sport.
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FORMULA ONE : Renault's Alonso snatches surprise Singapore GP win
Renault's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso won the first ever Singapore Grand Prix after starting in 15th place on the grid. Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead to seven points, ahead of Felipe Massa.
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ATHLETICS: Gebrselassie breaks his own world record at Berlin marathon
For the second consecutive year, Haile Gebrselassie broke his own world record at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. The thirty-five-year-old Ethiopian took nearly half a minute off his previous record to set a new time of 2:03:59.
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FOOTBALL - ITALY: Ronaldinho gives AC Milan derby victory, Lazio takes lead
Brazil's star Ronaldinho scored his first goal in Serie A to give AC Milan a crucial 1-0 victory over rival Inter Milan in the city derby. The new surprise leaders of Italy's championship are Lazio, who won 3-1 at Torino.
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MOTO GP: Italian superstar Valentino Rossi storms to 8th title in Japan
Italy's Valentino Rossi cruised past title holder Casey Stoner at the Motegi circuit in Japan to seal the championship race in style. The Yamaha rider won his 6th Moto GP world title and 8th in all categories.
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TENNIS: Tsonga overpowers Djokovic to win Thai Open
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic in straight sets (7-6, 6-4) to win the Thailand Open. The towering Frenchman thus took his revenge after losing to the world number 3 in the final of the Australian Open back in January.
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FOOTBALL - GERMANY: Bayern Munich slump again as Hamburg go top
Jurgen Klinsmann's Bayern Munich dropped to ninth in the table as they suffered their second consecutive league defeat with a 1-0 reverse at Hanover on Saturday as Hamburg regained top spot.
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CYCLING - WORLD ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Welsh Nicole Cooke adds world crown to Olympic gold
Britain's Nicole Cooke added the world road race title to her Olympic gold at the world cycling championships on Saturday, becoming one of the great women cyclists of modern times.
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TENNIS: Jankovic, Roddick into China Open finals
Andy Roddick was forced to dig deep to beat his unfancied opponent in his China Open semi-final Saturday as women's top seed Jelena Jankovic continued her march towards the title.
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