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FIA Gives Wrist-Slap to Mercedes, Pirelli

Motorsport's governing body has reprimanded but not severely punished Mercedes and Pirelli for doing in-season tire testing that rival teams complained was unfair.

The disciplinary tribunal of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) also barred the German team from joining other Formula One teams at a planned three-day test session for young drivers in July.

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LeBron Leads Heat to Second Straight NBA Title

The Miami Heat clinched back-to-back titles with a 95-88 win over San Antonio in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, relying heavily on another superb performance from LeBron James to shake off the stubborn Spurs.

Winning the title they needed to validate the best season in franchise history — and the three-superstar system they used to build it — the Heat won the second straight thriller in the NBA's first championship series to go a Game 7 since 2010.

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Serena Williams Eyes 17th Major at Wimbledon

Nothing drives Serena Williams the way disappointment does.

"It's the biggest factor for me. If I lose, all hell breaks loose. I go home, I practice harder, I do more," she said. "I don't like to lose. ... I hate losing more than I love winning. It could be a game of cards — I don't like it. I really don't like it."

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Forlan Inspires Uruguay to 2-1 Win over Nigeria

Diego Forlan celebrated his 100th appearance for Uruguay in style, setting up one goal then scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory over Nigeria on Thursday to move his team within sight of the Confederations Cup semifinals.

Forlan's decisive goal came in the 51st minute with a sweetly-struck left-footed drive, when he finished off a swift counterattack that involved all three of the South American champion's forwards, starting with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

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Lebanon Coach Quits after Failed WCup Campaign

Lebanon coach Theo Buecker says he is leaving the national team after it failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup and is taking over at Saudi club side Al-Ettifaq.

Buecker, who has coached Lebanon since 2011, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has signed a one-year contract with the Dammam-based club.

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Messi Summoned to Testify on Alleged Tax Fraud

Lionel Messi and his father were ordered by a Spanish court on Thursday to appear for questioning in September as part of an investigation into tax fraud allegations.

A court in the Mediterranean coastal town of Gava near Barcelona accepted a state prosecutor's complaint alleging that Messi and father Jorge defrauded the Spanish tax office of 4 million euros ($5.3 million).

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Stampede over Beckham Injures 7 in Shanghai

Fans eager to see football superstar David Beckham stormed a police cordon Thursday in a stampede at a Shanghai university that injured seven people including five security personnel.

Three police officers, two university security guards and two students — including a Japanese student — were injured, Shanghai police said on its official microblog.

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Dinamo Zagreb Chief Charged with Ethnic Hatred

The executive director of Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb, Zdravko Mamic, has been charged with inciting violence and ethnic hatred following remarks he made against en ethnic Serb government minister, prosecutors said here on Thursday.

Considered the most powerful man in Croatian football, Mamic was indicted "for publicly inciting hatred against the education and sports minister ... and all ethnic Serbs," in his comments to a local radio station, a Zagreb prosecutors statement said.

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Neymar Inspires Brazil to 2-0 Win over Mexico

Neymar made the difference for Brazil again on Wednesday, scoring in the ninth minute and setting up Jo's injury-time goal to give the hosts a 2-0 win over Mexico and a spot in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup.

The Brazilian striker scored his second goal of the tournament with a left-footed volley from just inside the penalty box after Mexican defenders failed to clear a cross, then slipped past two defenders at once to set up Jo for an easy goal in the final move of the game.

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Pirelli, Mercedes in Dock over F1 Tire Tests

The hearing to determine whether Mercedes and Pirelli broke Formula One rules by holding in-season tire tests has opened in Paris.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) convened the international tribunal hearing to determine whether Mercedes gained a competitive advantage from the testing session in Barcelona last month.

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