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Perez on Top in Bahrain, Red Bull Recover

Force India's Sergio Perez topped the time charts for the second successive day of pre-season Formula One testing on Friday as world champions Red Bull finally found some pace.

Perez clocked 1min 35.570sec off a marathon 108 laps with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso just behind on 1:35.634 off 122 laps.

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Federer Stuns Djokovic in Dubai

Roger Federer battled back from a a set down to beat top-seeded Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Dubai Open final on Friday.

The Swiss five-time champion took his career head-to-head record over Djokovic to 17-15.

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Guardiola Expects Ribery Return in One Week

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday he expects star winger Franck Ribery to make his return to action next week against Wolfsburg.

"I hope against Wolfsburg (March 8) and in any case against Arsenal (Champions League 2nd leg on March 11)," the former Barcelona coach said ahead of their Bundesliga match at home to Schalke 04 on Saturday.

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Pellegrini Given Ban for Referee Outburst

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been given a three-match ban, with one suspended for now, following his verbal assault on a referee in a recent Champions League match.

Pellegrini was incensed by Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson's performance in City's 2-0 home defeat to Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on February 18, in which Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Martin Demichelis had been sent off for fouling him.

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Chelsea Want Me to Return, Says Courtois

Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he is wanted by both Atletico Madrid and Chelsea, but has not yet made a decision on where he will play next season.

The 21-year-old is yet to play a game for parent club Chelsea as he has spent the last three seasons on loan at Atletico after joining the English side from Genk in 2011.

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Birmingham's Yeung Still Awaiting Money-Laundering Verdict

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung will have to wait until next week to find out whether he has been convicted in a multi-million dollar money-laundering trial as the judge adjourned a long verdict hearing until next week.

The Hong Kong tycoon had been expecting to discover his fate on Friday, the culmination of a case that has rumbled through the courts for the last two years.

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Real Madrid Outclasses Schalke 6-1 in Champions League

Real Madrid staked its claim as the main challenger to Bayern Munich's supremacy in Europe with a 6-1 rout of Schalke on Wednesday.

With its star forwards firing on all cylinders, Madrid outclassed Bayern's Bundesliga rival and only a miracle would now see the Spanish side fail to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

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Villeneuve Returning to IndyCars for May's 500

Jacques Villeneuve is ready to make an IndyCar comeback.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports said Wednesday it has hired Villeneuve to race in this year's Indianapolis 500, 19 years after the Canadian driver first drank the milk in Victory Lane.

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Chelsea Held by Galatasaray in Champions League

Fernando Torres scored a valuable away goal for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Wednesday, but the Premier League side left Istanbul frustrated at its failure to build on its superior start.

Torres scored the first goal by an English team in the knockout phase of the Champions League this season when he met Cezar Azpilicueta's cutback in the ninth minute of their first leg match in the last 16.

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Djokovic, Federer Reach Dubai Quarterfinals

Defending champion Novak Djokovic needed less than an hour to advance at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday, while Roger Federer faced a struggle to seal his place in the quarterfinals.

Top-seeded Djokovic swept to a 6-1, 6-3 win over 51st-ranked Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in just 57 minutes, but fourth-seeded Federer had to see off a serious challenge from 48th-ranked Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic before coming through 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3.

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