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Massa Expects Emotional Ferrari Farewell at Home

Saying goodbye to Ferrari at his home track will be extra special for Felipe Massa.

Interlagos is where the Brazilian driver went through some of his most memorable moments with Ferrari, including "the most incredible" race of his Formula One career in 2006 and where he endured one of the greatest disappointments after losing the world title on the last lap in 2008.

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Belgium Coach Warns Players to Start for Club

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has a clear warning for his players after two stunning home losses in a week: Make sure you play regularly for your club, or miss out on the World Cup.

After Japan outran and outwitted Belgium for a 3-2 victory in a friendly late Tuesday, Wilmots believed a lack of match fitness among some regular starters contributed.

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Dortmund Loses 2 more Defenders ahead of Derby

Borussia Dortmund has lost two more defenders to injuries in a major blow before its Bundesliga showdown with Bayern Munich.

Mats Hummels and Marcel Schmelzer both have been ruled out of Saturday's match, meaning that three of Dortmund's regular defenders won't be available. Neven Subotic is out for the season with a knee injury.

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Toyota Vows Fuel Cell Model by 2015 in Green Push

Toyota is promising a mass-produced fuel cell car by 2015 in the latest ambitious push to go green by an industry long skeptical about the super-clean technology that runs on hydrogen.

Satoshi Ogiso, the Toyota Motor Corp. executive in charge of fuel cells, said Wednesday the vehicle is not just for leasing to officials and celebrities but will be an everyday car for ordinary consumers, widely available at dealers.

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Global Study: Kids Less Fit than Parents Were

Today's kids can't keep up with their parents. An analysis of studies on millions of children around the world finds they don't run as fast or as far as their parents did when they were young.

On average, it takes children 90 seconds longer to run a mile (1.6 kilometer) than their counterparts did 30 years ago. Heart-related fitness has declined 5 percent per decade since 1975 for children ages 9 to 17.

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Ronaldo's Hat Trick Sends Portugal to World Cup

The irrepressible Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dazzling hat trick to send Portugal into the 2014 World Cup finals at the expense of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden on Tuesday, while France advanced by conjuring a remarkable turnaround against Ukraine.

There was disappointment in the playoffs for Iceland, however, after the Nordic country failed in its bid to become the least populous nation to reach football's biggest stage after losing to Croatia on a thrilling final night in European qualification.

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Mexico Qualifies for WCup with 4-2 Win over NZ

Mexico qualified for the World Cup after beating New Zealand 4-2 in the second leg of an inter-continental playoff Wednesday, bringing an end to one of its most troubled and divisive qualifying campaigns.

Striker Oribe Peralta followed his double in the opening leg with a hat trick at Wellington to send his team to Brazil with an emphatic performance that left memories of recent difficulties at least partly erased. Mexico advanced with an aggregate score of 9-3 over the two legs.

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Kobe Bryant Goes through 2nd Practice with Lakers

Kobe Bryant has participated in another full practice with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bryant still isn't sure when he'll be back in uniform, but his second workout with his teammates Tuesday left him optimistic about his return.

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Chris Brown Due Back in LA Court to Update Judge

Chris Brown is scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom to update a judge on his probation for his 2009 attack on Rihanna.

Wednesday's hearing is the first time Brown has been in court since he was arrested last month in Washington, D.C. A 20-year-old man accused Brown of punching him after he tried to get in a photo with the R&B singer.

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Chinese Man with Fake U.S. Bank Claim Gets Life

A Chinese rice trader who shot to fame last year over a bogus claim that he had purchased a U.S. bank was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison on conviction of falsifying invoices to evade taxes.

An Intermediate Court in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou issued the verdict against Lin Chunping, saying he had evaded several millions of dollars in taxes through writing false invoices between September 2011 and May 2012.

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