At the rate American golf stars are getting hurt, Tom Watson might become a playing captain when his U.S. Ryder Cup squad tries to reclaim the trophy from Europe next month.
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World number one Novak Djokovic slumped to a 6-2, 6-2 defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round of the Toronto Masters on Thursday while Roger Federer advanced with a tight victory.
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Israel will not be allowed to stage the Davis Cup World Group tie against Argentina in Tel Aviv in September because of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, tournament chiefs said Thursday.
The tie, set for September 12-14 at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, will either be switched to a neutral venue or be played in Argentina.
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While admitting that he would "never say never", Philipp Lahm on Thursday ruled out any return to the German national team.
"It's like life," Lahm told Sky Sport News. "You should never say never, something could always crop up.
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Paris Saint-Germain have pulled out of talks with Real Madrid over the transfer of Angel Di Maria because the Argentine midfielder is too expensive, club president Nasser al-Khelaifi said Thursday.
"We spoke with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, but Di Maria was too expensive and we stopped talks," Khelaifi said during the unveiling of Brazil defender David Luiz.
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Real Madrid says France striker Karim Benzema has agreed to extend his contract with the European champions to the end of the 2018-19 season.
The 26-year-old Benzema's previous contract expired in June 2015.
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Landon Donovan scored the winning goal as the Major League Soccer All-Stars came from behind to beat German champion Bayern Munich 2-1 on Wednesday.
Donovan, who formerly played in Germany for Bayer Leverkusen, dribbled the ball to the top of the box before blasting it past German World Cup goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the 70th minute.
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Mario Balotelli bent in a free kick from long range in AC Milan's 3-0 victory over Mexico's Guadalajara in a rugged friendly match on Wednesday.
Mbaye Niang got to a cross inside the box against two defenders and his left-footed finish gave AC Milan a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute.
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Nathan Adrian led all the way to win the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships on Wednesday, with Michael Phelps finishing next-to-last in a star-studded field.
Adrian touched in 48.31 seconds. Ryan Lochte was second in 48.96 swimming in the far outside lane. Jimmy Feigen finished third in 48.98.
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) on Wednesday in the second round of the Rogers Cup.
After a lopsided tiebreaker, Djokovic fist-pumped and yelled at the end of the match that lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes.
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