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Murray Asks for Patience as Kyrgios Matures

Britain's Andy Murray has some sympathy for Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios, the controversial 20-year-old he will face on Tuesday in the first round of the US Open.

Third seed Murray, who won the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon titles, said on Saturday that Kyrgios was wrong in his lurid verbal attack on Stan Wawrinka in Montreal earlier this month, but tennis officials, fans and players needed patience in dealing with him.

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Benitez Wary of Paris Champions League Threat

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez says his team have inherited a difficult group for the Champions League pool phase and feels French champions Paris Saint-Germain pose their greatest threat.

At a press conference on Friday ahead of Real's second La Liga match of the season against Real Betis following a 0-0 draw against Sporting Gijon last Sunday, the Spaniard expressed his concern about a group that also includes Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine and Sweden's Malmo.

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Germany Call up Liverpool's Can for Key Qualifers

Liverpool's uncapped defender Emre Can was on Friday called up to the Germany squad for the world champions' forthcoming key Euro 2016 qualifiers against Poland and Scotland.

Germany host Group D leaders Poland in Frankfurt next Friday, with the Germans just one point behind in the table, then face third-placed Scotland in Glasgow on September 7.

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Liverpool Face Tricky Europa League Group

Five-time European champions Liverpool face a stern test of their continental experience after drawing former domestic champions Bordeaux of France and Rubin Kazan of Russia when the Europa League group phase draw was made on Friday.

Brendan Rodgers' Premier League giants will also take on Sion of Switzerland after 12 groups of four teams were pulled out of the hat at the UEFA-hosted draw in Monaco.

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Japan Scales back Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium Plans

Japan's government has approved a plan to reduce the seating and slash the construction cost of the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after public opposition to the initial design.

The cabinet approved the revised plan Friday, which would cap the price tag at 155 billion yen ($1.3 billion), down from the plan for a 252 billion yen stadium that the government abruptly scrapped in July.

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Australian Olympic Committee Extends Ban on Sleeping Drugs

Australia Olympians for next year's Rio Games will be banned from taking sleeping drugs from the time they're selected for the national team.

In a bid to avoid repeating the controversies of the 2012 London Games, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has tightened restrictions on the use of what it called "hypnotic medications."

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Athletics: Liu Breaks China Gold Drought, Eaton Leads Decathlon

Liu Hong won the women's 20 kilometers walk on Friday to hand China its first gold medal of the Beijing world championships, as defending champion Ashton Eaton took control of the decathlon.

The morning after Usain Bolt's emphatic 200m win at the Bird's Nest stadium, Liu gave home fans something to cheer when she headed a Chinese one-two in the walk with "little sister" Lu Xiuzhi.

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Socceroos Lose Star Trio for World Cup Qualifiers

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has lost three foreign-based stars to injury ahead of World Cup qualifiers next month against Bangladesh and Tajikistan, Football Federation Australia said Friday.

Crystal Palace and Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak has pulled a hamstring while Bayer Leverkusen's Robbie Kruse and Tomi Juric of Dutch side Roda JC are still recovering from recent injuries.

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Sevilla Confirm Free Llorente Signing from Juve

Europa League holders Sevilla confirmed the signing of striker Fernando Llorente on Thursday on a free transfer from Italian champions Juventus.

"Sevilla FC have signed Fernando Llorente on Thursday, who arrives in Nervion as a free agent after having reached an agreement for the recision of his contract with Juventus," Sevilla said in a statement published on their website.

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Bolt Beats Gatlin to Win World 200m Gold

Jamaica's Usain Bolt easily outstripped American rival Justin Gatlin to claim his fourth consecutive world 200m title on Thursday and complete a rousing sprint double in Beijing.

Bolt clocked a world-leading 19.55 seconds to beat Gatlin by nearly two-tenths, thumbing his chest as he crossed the line to add the 200m to his 100m title at the world championships.

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