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Manning Won't Share Retirement Plans on Eve of Super Bowl

What's whispered into Bill Belichick's ear stays in Bill Belichick's ear.

Peyton Manning may have told him, "This might be my last rodeo," but he's not telling anyone else anything about his thoughts on retirement.

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Sevilla and Valencia Advance to Copa del Rey Semifinals

Brazilian-born striker Rodrigo scored a first-half goal to lead Valencia to a 1-0 win over Las Palmas and send Gary Neville's team into the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday.

Rodrigo found the net from inside the area in the 20th minute to help Valencia advance 2-1 on aggregate following a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Valencia last week.

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Hingis, Mirza Win Australian Open Doubles Title

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza maintained their perfect record in Grand Slam doubles finals, beating the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1), 6-3 at the Australian Open on Friday to extend their winning streak to 36 matches on the way to a third major title.

Hingis, a three-time singles champion at Melbourne Park, and Mirza dominated the first-set tiebreaker preceded by eight service breaks, four by each team.

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Steffi Graf's Presence Looms Large at Australian Open Final

It's been two decades since Steffi Graf won her last Australian Open, but her presence looms large over Saturday's final.

Serena Williams is one match away from tying Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles.

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Refugee Team to Compete at Rio Games

A cross-nation team of refugees will participate in this year's Rio Olympics to send a "message of hope", International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said Thursday.

"The IOC has decided to invite the highest-qualified refugee athletes to the Olympic Games in Rio," Bach said at the Eleonas camp in Athens, a facility housing hundreds of migrants hoping to find passage to northern Europe.

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Djokovic Sees Off Federer Fight-back to Reach Final

Top seed Novak Djokovic saw off a thrilling fight-back by his great rival Roger Federer to reach his sixth Australian Open final and fifth consecutive Grand Slam title match on Thursday.

The Serbian world number one downed third seed Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours, 19 minutes and will face either Andy Murray or Milos Raonic in Sunday's final.

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Bayern's Exhibition on Holocaust Victims Opens at Dachau

Bayern Munich's president Karl Hopfner has opened a touring exhibition at the former Dachau concentration camp dedicated to club members who became victims of the Holocaust under Nazi rule.

The exhibition, titled "Idolized - Persecuted - Forgotten: Victims of National Socialism at FC Bayern Munich", tells the story of the 56 members who were deported or had to flee Germany during the Nazi era.

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Morata Nets 2 as Juventus Beats Inter 3-0 in Cup Semi Opener

Alvaro Morata ended a 20-match goalscoring drought with two goals as holder Juventus beat 10-man Inter Milan 3-0 in the first leg of their Italian Cup semifinal on Wednesday.

Morata hadn't scored for nearly four months but he powerfully struck a penalty into the top left corner in the 36th minute after Juan Cuadrado had been barged over by Jeison Murillo.

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Fernandez, Medvedeva Win Short Programs at European Champs

Javier Fernandez of Spain took a huge step toward a fourth straight European title by winning the men's short program on Wednesday, the opening day of the European figure skating championships.

Skating to "Malaguena" performed by Paco de Lucia and Placido Domingo, Fernardez's opening quad-triple combination was not perfect, but the following quad salchow was.

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Aguero Sends Man City into League Cup Final

Manchester City relied on a controversial decision by officials and another decisive late goal from Sergio Aguero to set up an English League Cup final against Liverpool on Wednesday.

City came from behind to beat Everton 3-1 in a compelling second leg and seal a 4-3 win on aggregate.

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