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Viera Double Leads Valencia Past Inter Milan

Jonathan Viera scored twice as Valencia beat Inter Milan 4-0 Sunday in the International Champions Cup.

Ever Banega and Jonas also scored to help Valencia advance to the fifth-place match against Everton on Tuesday at Miami. Inter Milan will face Juventus for seventh place in the preceding match that night.

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Manuel Beats Hareb to Win Supergirl Pro Surfing

Malia Manuel of Wailua, Hawaii, beat Paige Hareb of New Zealand to claim the Supergirl Pro, the world's largest all-women's surf contest, at California's Oceanside Pier on Sunday.

Manuel, a three-time runner-up, won $8,000 from the $40,000 purse. She had the top scores in each round while progressing to the final.

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Stosur Beats Top-Seeded Azaranka in Carlsbad Final

Sam Stosur won the Southern California Open on Sunday for her first title in nearly two years, beating top-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-3.

The fifth-seeded Stosur of Australia had lost all of her previous eight matches against Azarenka, winning only two sets.

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Sun Yang Wins 3rd Gold, Top Male Swimmer at Worlds

Sun Yang perched his imposing physique astride the lane rope and flexed one last time Sunday after winning his third gold medal at the world championships, confirming his status as the preeminent long-distance swimmer.

Sun unleashed a strong finish to power to victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle, adding to wins earlier this week in the 400 and 800 at the Palau Sant Jordi indoor pool.

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Del Potro Beats Isner for 3rd Title in Washington

When Juan Martin del Potro is healthy, and his shots are on target, he's as dangerous as they come on the sort of hard courts used at the U.S. Open.

Getting his game in shape ahead of the year's last Grand Slam tournament, the top-seeded del Potro solved John Isner's big serve and pulled away for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory in the Citi Open final Sunday, winning his third championship and 14th consecutive match in Washington.

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Efimova Breaks 50 Breaststroke World Mark in Heats

Worn out from her gold medal performance the night before, Yuliya Efimova slept late, missed her warm-up — and still swam a world record.

In morning prelims.

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Doctors in Ecuador: Benitez Had Heart Ailment

A congenital heart ailment that had gone undetected in numerous physical examinations killed star 27-year-old Ecuador striker Christian Benitez, the national team's physician said Friday.

Dr. Patricio Maldonado said a second autopsy performed after Benitez' body was flown home from Qatar found that the athlete died due to problems "that cannot be detected even with very sophisticated exams."

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Lochte Claims 2 Golds on Epic Night of Swimming

On a night when Missy Franklin finally lost, Ryan Lochte turned in an epic performance at the pool.

Lochte swam three races in less than two hours at the world championships Friday, coming away with two gold medals and the top time in an event he's competing in for the first time at a major international meet.

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Spain Beats Australia for Women's Water Polo Gold

Spain beat Australia 8-6 Friday to become the first host country to be crowned world champion in women's water polo.

Spain, which won the silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, never trailed at Barcelona's Bernat Picornell pool in front of their raucous home fans.

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IndyCar Updates Rules Heading into Mid-Ohio

IndyCar has updated its rulebook following a series of late-race issues last month in Toronto.

The new rules will go into effect this weekend at the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.

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