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Third Stage Win for Froome in Tour de Force

Even when he expects to lose, Tour de France champion-in-the-making Chris Froome cannot help but win. He's that strong and he's making it look easy.

On a day when the British rider was planning to save some energy for upcoming mountains, Froome still brushed aside the field and took his third stage win of this 100th Tour.

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Blatter: Brazil May Have Been Wrong Choice as Host

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Brazil might have been the wrong choice as host of the 2014 World Cup if the tournament is affected by social protests like those as at the Confederations Cup last month.

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets during the warm-up tournament in June, demanding better public services and expressing their anger over the costs to stage the World Cup.

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Report: United Rejects Chelsea Bid for Rooney

A person with knowledge of the situation revealed Manchester United has rejected a bid from Chelsea for striker Wayne Rooney.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not publicly authorized to discuss the bid.

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Froome Looks to Extend Overall Lead in Time Trial

The 17th stage of the Tour de France has started, with riders setting off in reverse order on a hilly time trial in the Alps.

Because the overall classification is reversed for the race against the clock, this means that overall leader Chris Froome will be the last to start the undulating 32-kilometer (20-mile) route from Embrun to Chorges.

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Trainer Says he is 'Scapegoat' for Powell, Simpson

The trainer for Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson has insisted he didn't give the sprinters performance-enhancing drugs and says it's time for them to take "responsibility for their doping instead of looking around for a scapegoat."

In a statement The Associated Press received on Tuesday from one of two email accounts for Chris Xuereb, the trainer is quoted as saying he has done nothing wrong since the Jamaicans hired him in May to provide massage therapy and nutritional help.

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Arrest Order Issued for Former Wrestler Ric Flair

A judge has issued an arrest order for former professional wrestling champion Ric Flair for not paying his estranged wife more than $32,000 in spousal support.

The Charlotte Observer newspaper reports that Flair, whose real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr, was ordered to pay $4,000 a month to Jacqueline Beems, who filed for a legal separation last summer. Court documents say Flair didn't pay $32,352.51 following two court orders.

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Celebratory Fire Turns Iraq Football Win into Nightmare

Thirteen-year-old Moqtada went outside his house to set off fireworks after a victory by Iraq's football team, but ended up a victim of celebratory gunfire, with a bullet lodged in his back.

When Iraq beat South Korea in the U-20 World Cup quarter-finals this month, Baghdad erupted with the sound of gunshots, fired individually or in automatic bursts.

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Steven Gerrard Signs New 2-Year Liverpool Contract

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has signed a two-year contract extension with the Premier League club where he has spent his entire career.

The 33-year-old midfielder has scored 159 goals in 630 appearances since making his debut in 1998.

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Troubled F1 Team Sauber Finds Russian Sponsors

Formula One team Sauber has eased its financial troubles with new funding from Russia in a deal which includes preparing a Russian driver for next season.

Sauber says the partnership involves two investment funds and Russia's National Institute of Aviation Technologies.

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IAAF: Latest Cases Enhance Fight against Doping

The international athletics federation says the credibility of its anti-doping program has been "enhanced, not diminished" after high-profile sprinters Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay returned positive tests for banned substances.

Gay, a former world champion who won the 100- and 200-meters at U.S. nationals last month, said he would pull out of the upcoming world championships.

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