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Tamberi Soars to High Jump Gold

Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi won the high jump at the World Indoor Athletics Championships here Saturday.

Tamberi won the gold medal with a leap of 2.36m at the Oregon Convention Center.

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Formula One: Teams Agree to Revert to Old Qualifying for Bahrain

Formula One will revert to the old system of qualifying for next month's race in Bahrain following the debacle of the new elimination format, reports said Sunday.

There was widespread condemnation of the new qualifying format after its first operation at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday.

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Nadal Turns back the Clock in Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal says he has renewed vigor following his run to the Indian Wells semi-finals, where he lost to world number one and defending two-time champion Novak Djokovic.

"I going to try to follow this to keep going at this level," said Nadal, who lost 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 to pre-tournament favorite Djokovic.

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Hiddink Will Be Happy with Europa League Spot

Chelsea's interim boss Guus Hiddink has targeted a place in the much-maligned Europa League as he tries to prevent his team's season from petering out.

Chelsea showed that they have not given up on their season by fighting back for a 2-2 draw on Saturday against West Ham United, who would have moved into the Champions League places with a victory.

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Title in Leicester's Hands, Admits Ranieri

Claudio Ranieri has admitted that Leicester City's Premier League title challenge is in their own hands, but says his side can take nothing for granted despite moving eight points clear.

Leicester's lead could be cut to five points if Tottenham Hotspur beat Bournemouth on Sunday, but with seven games remaining, the team ranked 5,000-1 outsiders at the start of the season are clear favorites to be crowned champions.

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PSG's Van der Wiel Fined after Ibrahimovic Clash

Dutch international defender Gregory van der Wiel has been fined by French champions Paris Saint-Germain following a verbal bust-up with Zlatan Ibrahimovic last weekend, coach Laurent Blanc said on Saturday.

"Gregory van der Wiel has been punished by the club, financially. There is no sporting sanction, so he will be in the squad," for Sunday's home game with Monaco, said Blanc.

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Skiing: Shiffrin Wins World Cup Slalom Finale

Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States won the women's slalom race at the alpine skiing World Cup finals series in St Moritz on Saturday.

The reigning world and olympic champion in the discipline produced a superb first run to lead by 00.72secs and she then dominated the second leg to win by over two seconds.

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Zidane Wants a Fit and Focused Benzema

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane wants star striker Karim Benzema to concentrate on regaining his form and fitness rather than a series of off-field scandals affecting the French international in his homeland.

Benzema wasn't included in Didier Deschamps' latest French squad on Thursday due to an ongoing investigation into his role in a sex-tape blackmail plot involving international teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

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Benzema a Witness in Money-Laundering Case

French striker Karim Benzema, already at the center of a sex-tape blackmail inquiry, has given evidence in a money laundering investigation, a judicial source told AFP.

Benzema's testimony was part of an inquiry opened last September by top financial investigating magistrate Renaud van Ruymbeke into alleged money laundering by a criminal gang, the source said.

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Schweinsteiger Captains Enlarged German Squad for Friendlies

Bastian Schweinsteiger, still recovering from a knee ligament injury, will captain an enlarged Germany squad for friendlies against England in Berlin on March 26 and Italy three days later in Munich, coach Joachim Loew announced Friday.

Schweinsteiger was retained in the 27-strong squad for his role as "absolute leader", Loew said, for games against the "two joint favorites for the European title".

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