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Bayern Routs Shakhtar 7-0 in Champions League

Bayern Munich cruised into the quarterfinals of the Champions League after a 7-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk with the visitors losing a defender to the fastest red card in the competition's history.

Thomas Mueller notched two goals, while Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery, Holger Badstuber, Robert Lewandowski and Mario Goetze added one apiece as the German champions matched its biggest home win.

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Paul Has 33, Outplays Westbrook as Clippers Beat Thunder

Chris Paul had 33 points and nine assists, and J.J. Redick added 25 points as the Los Angeles Clippers beat Oklahoma City 120-108 on Wednesday, ending the Thunder's seven-game home winning streak.

DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers, who are fighting for a top-four seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Oklahoma City is battling to merely make the field and fell a half-game behind the New Orleans Pelicans in the race for the final playoff spot.

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Uruguay Striker Forlan Retires from International Football

Uruguay forward Diego Forlan is retiring from international football, saying it's time for the next generation of players to make their mark for the national team.

The 35-year-old Forlan made the announcement in Osaka, where he is under contract with J-League side Cerezo Osaka. He is expected to retire when his current contract expires after this season.

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10-Man PSG Ousts Chelsea on Away Goals to Reach CL Quarters

Even after the dismissal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Chelsea couldn't contain Paris Saint-Germain and never seized the initiative at Stamford Bridge.

And if anything, the French champions were even more tenacious with ten men from the 31st minute on Wednesday. Chelsea was humbled and PSG was rewarded with a place in the Champions League quarterfinals.

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France Sports World Honors Victims of Argentine Crash

Several hundred people from the French sporting world paid an emotional tribute on Wednesday to three of the country's best-known stars who were among 10 killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina.

Pictures of the trio, covered with flowers, were laid out at the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INSEP), France's leading sports institute, whose head said it was like a "death in the family."

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Bale, Casillas Suffer Backlash for Madrid Slump

Real Madrid may have made the last eight of the Champions League for a fifth consecutive season, but their Bernabeu faithful also reached the end of their patience after a humiliating 4-3 home defeat to Schalke on Tuesday.

The reigning champions sneaked through 5-4 on aggregate thanks to their 2-0 success in Gelsenkirchen three weeks ago.

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No Headband, No Problem: James Helps Cavs Rout Mavs

Even without his trademark headband, LeBron James had 27 points and took over sole possession of the Cavaliers' career assists record as Cleveland beat the Dallas Mavericks 127-94 on Tuesday.

James was one of four players with more than 20 points for the Central Division-leading Cavaliers, who have won 12 of their last 13 games against Western Conference opponents and broke a 14-game losing streak in Texas.

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Court Clears Way for Van der Garde to Drive in Australian GP

An Australian state court has potentially cleared the way for Formula One driver Giedo van der Garde to compete in this weekend's season-opening Grand Prix in Melbourne after his legal challenge against Sauber was ruled successful, although the racing team has appealed the decision.

The Dutch driver was challenging to get a spot in Sunday's race with Swiss F1 team Sauber, which replaced him as a driver late last year.

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Porto Advances in Champions League with 4-0 Win over Basel

FC Porto trounced Basel 4-0 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2004, when the Portuguese club won the title.

Goals from Yacine Brahimi, Hector Herrera, Casemiro and Vincent Aboubakar in the last-16 return leg built on a 1-1 draw in Switzerland two weeks earlier to give Porto a convincing 5-1 aggregate victory.

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Real Madrid Loses 4-3 to Schalke but Advances in Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo rescued Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday with two goals in a pulsating 4-3 defeat to Schalke that saw the holders squeeze through to the quarterfinals with a 5-4 victory on aggregate.

Madrid's first scare of the night came when Schalke's Christian Fuchs opened the scoring in the 20th minute, only for Ronaldo to head an equalizer for the hosts five minutes later from Toni Kroos' corner.

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