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IOC Asks Armstrong to Return Olympic Medal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday asked disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong to return the Olympic bronze medal from the time-trial event at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

The IOC had written to Armstrong late Wednesday to ask him hand back the medal, IOC spokesman Mark Adams told AFP.

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Top Players Waste No Time in Australian Open Heat

Roger Federer has continued his bid for a fifth title at Melbourne Park, advancing to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian veteran Nikolay Davydenko.

Second-ranked Federer, who has four Australian titles among his 17 Grand Slams, extended his career record to 18-2 against Davydenko.

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Hornets Win Matchup of Doc, Austin Rivers 90-78

Austin Rivers won his first NBA game against his father as the New Orleans Hornets beat coach Doc Rivers' Boston Celtics 90-78 on Wednesday.

Greivis Vasquez scored 15 points with 11 rebounds and Al-Farouq Aminu had 18 points and nine rebounds for New Orleans, which won for the sixth time in seven games and stopped Boston's six-game winning streak. Austin Rivers scored eight points against his dad's team; they became the fourth father-son matchup in NBA history.

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Chelsea Concedes 2-2 Draw with Southampton in EPL

Chelsea capitulated in the second half against relegation-threatened Southampton by surrendering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in the English Premier League on Wednesday.

Demba Ba and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a comfortable halftime lead before the west London club experienced its third successive setback at home.

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Ferguson Expects Giggs to Stay on at United

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson expects Ryan Giggs to remain at the club for another season, taking the midfielder's one-team career into his 40s.

Ferguson said: "He will play for another year ... there are no discerning signs of tiredness or weakness in his game."

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Guardiola to Become Bayern Coach

Bayern Munich announced it has hired Pep Guardiola as its new coach starting next season.

Bayern said the former Barcelona coach signed a contract through the end of the 2015-16 season.

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Sharapova, Radwanska Advance; Stosur out of Australian Open

For someone with precious little match conditioning heading into the Australian Open, Maria Sharapova didn't look like someone concerned about any supposed imbalance Wednesday.

The second-seeded Sharapova beat Japan's Misaki Doi 6-0, 6-0 in just 47 minutes, her second consecutive match at Melbourne Park where her opponent failed to win a game. Doi won only 15 points.

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Real Madrid Beats Valencia in Copa del Rey

France striker Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 victory over Valencia in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday.

Benzema opened the scoring in the 37th minute of the first leg match, finishing off a rapid counterattack after Michael Essien had picked out Sami Khedira on the left flank.

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Kobe, Dwight Get 31 Each in Lakers' Win over Bucks

The Los Angeles Clippers won again in the absence of the injured Chris Paul on Tuesday as Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 30 points, including 12 straight to start the fourth quarter, in a 117-109 victory over the struggling Houston Rockets.

Los Angeles used a big third quarter to take the lead, and Crawford extended the advantage to 20 by outscoring Houston 12-7 in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.

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Remy to Join QPR, with M'Vila Set to Follow

Queens Park Rangers is signing Marseille striker Loic Remy and midfielder Yann M'Vila is also set to join from Rennes to help the Premier League club's struggle against relegation.

The 26-year-old Remy was poised to join Newcastle at the weekend, but QPR manager Harry Redknapp said he had a medical examination and agreed personal terms with the west London club on Wednesday.

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