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Aston Villa Rallies for 2-2 Draw with West Brom

Aston Villa rallied from a two-goal deficit with second-half goals from Karim El Ahmadi and Ashley Westwood to secure a 2-2 draw at West Brom on Monday in a Premier League midlands derby.

Shane Long gave West Brom a 2-0 lead with a third-minute strike and chip over Brad Guzan in the 11th.

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Roma Fails to Reclaim Serie A Lead from Juventus

Roma was held to a 0-0 draw by visiting Cagliari on Monday and failed to reclaim the Serie A lead from Juventus despite remaining unbeaten.

It was Roma's third consecutive draw after opening the season with 10 straight wins.

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Montoya Climbs back into an Indy Car at Sebring

Juan Pablo Montoya turned his first laps in an Indy car in 13 years during his first test with new team Penske Racing on Monday.

The test at Sebring International Raceway was Montoya's first opportunity to get in his new car. He last drove in IndyCar in 2000, the year he won the Indianapolis 500 driving for Chip Ganassi.

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Stars Donate Songs for Philippines Relief Album

Dozens of top stars have donated songs to an album aimed at raising funds for typhoon disaster relief in the Philippines.

Songs by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Beyonce, U2 and Bruno Mars are among the 39 donated to "Songs for the Philippines," available for purchase Monday at iTunes and for streaming on iTunes Radio.

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Trial over Disputed Fawcett Portrait Opens in LA

A lawyer for the University of Texas at Austin says evidence will show Farrah Fawcett owned two portraits the late artist Andy Warhol made of her in 1980.

The university is seeking to gain one of the portraits that's currently held by Fawcett's longtime lover, Ryan O'Neal.

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Sean Penn: Madonna in Haiti to See His Aid Work

Madonna is in Haiti to visit humanitarian projects that ex-husband Sean Penn has been overseeing since the Caribbean nation's devastating earthquake in 2010, the actor said Monday.

Penn said in a brief phone call to The Associated Press that he had invited Madonna, with whom he has "maintained a great friendship over the years," to visit several times and that she had come with her son Rocco. He said they arrived a "couple of days" ago, and he wasn't sure when she would leave.

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Two Dead in Bangladesh Political Violence

Police clashed Tuesday with opposition supporters demanding that the Bangladesh government drop a plan to hold general elections on Jan. 5 in the latest round of political violence in the country.

Police and TV stations said at least two people have died in the violence since late Monday when authorities announced the election date.

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Chicago Bulls Star Derrick Rose out for Season

Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is out for the season.

The team said Monday that Rose had successful surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus in his right knee.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Suffers Left Hamstring Injury

Real Madrid announced that Cristiano Ronaldo has a left hamstring injury.

The Spanish club said the injury was detected Monday, but the Portugal forward could still be ready for Wednesday's Champions League match against Galatasaray at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

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Pacquiao Prepares for Tacloban Visit after Win

Manny Pacquiao is preparing for a visit to the typhoon-devastated city of Tacloban in the coming days, returning to the Philippines with his boxing career back on the upswing after an impressive victory over Brandon Rios.

Pacquiao said after his win at The Venetian casino in Macau on Sunday that a visit was being organized to the city which was the epicenter of this month's Typhoon Haiyan which killed more than 5,000 people and displaced an estimated 3 million.

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