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Title Decider Talk too Early for Barca Boss

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique dismissed suggestions his side will have the La Liga title in their grasp with victory over closest challengers Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

The European champions are level with Atletico on 48 points at the top of the table, but have a game in hand on Diego Simeone's men, and could also move seven points clear of Real Madrid with a win at the Camp Nou.

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Murray Beats Limping Raonic to Set up Djokovic Final

Andy Murray twice fought back from a set down to win a grueling five-set semi-final against an injury-hampered Milos Raonic and set up his latest Australian Open final against five-time champion Novak Djokovic on Friday.

The four-time runner-up reached his fifth Australian Open final after overcoming the gallant Canadian 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2 in four hours, three minutes on Rod Laver Arena.

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Former United Defender Vidic Retires

Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic announced his retirement from football on Friday at the age of 34.

Vidic won five Premier League titles and the 2007-08 Champions League in an eight-year spell at Old Trafford, but conceded injuries had forced him to call time on his career.

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Javier Fernandez Claims 4th Straight European Title

Javier Fernandez of Spain won his fourth straight European title on Thursday with the best free program at the European figure skating championships.

Fernandez had a convincing lead of more than 14 points after winning the short program and performed the free skate no rival could match. It was not flawless, though, with a notable fall on a triple axel.

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De Bruyne Confirms 10 Week Layoff with Injury

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says he'll be out for action for approximately 10 weeks after injuring his ankle and knee in Manchester City's League Cup semifinal win over Everton on Wednesday.

The Belgium international was carried off on a stretcher, with his right leg in a brace, near the end of City's 3-1 win that sets up a final against Liverpool in February.

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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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