Japan’s Kei Nishikori completed a successful defence of his US National Indoor Championships title with a 6-4 7-6 (7/0) victory over Ivo Karlovic in the final.
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Monday, 17 February 2014
Saint-Etienne and Lille held
Brandao’s stoppage-time equaliser ensured Saint-Etienne clung on to fourth place in Ligue 1 with a dramatic 1-1 draw against Marseille on Sunday night.
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Real keep pace; Bilbao beaten
Real Madrid moved back level on points with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the top of the Primera Liga thanks to a win at Getafe, while there were also victories on Sunday for Granada and Espanyol.
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Bubba is champion at Riviera
Bubba Watson held his nerve down the stretch to score a two-shot victory in the Northern Trust Open at Riviera.
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Copa hat-trick for Ferrer
Top seed David Ferrer beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets to win the Copa Claro trophy for a third consecutive year.
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Noble happy with opening win
Salford coach Brian Noble was relieved to see his revamped side hang on for an opening 18-14 victory over Wakefield.
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Sunday, 16 February 2014
Juve, Roma and Napoli all win
Juventus cruised to a 3-1 victory over Chievo on Sunday to retain their nine-point advantage at the top of Serie A.
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Rutherford out to prove point
Olympic hero Greg Rutherford has vowed to silence his critics by recapturing his gold-medal winning form.
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Whelan relishing City tie
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan is looking forward to the club’s FA Cup tie against Manchester City after being pitted together in the quarter-finals.
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Powell out of World Challenge
Wigan half-back or hooker Sam Powell has been ruled out of Saturday’s World Club Challenge against Sydney Roosters after suffering an ankle injury in training.
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Watson’s rankings boost
Heather Watson continued her encouraging start to 2014 by winning a second-tier tournament in America.
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Phillies guarantee newcomer A.J. Burnett $22.5M
A.J. Burnett and the Philadelphia Phillies have completed a contract that guarantees the pitcher $15 million US for 2014 and $22.5 million over two seasons.
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New look for NBA all-star game
With both the Eastern and Western conference rosters loaded with players 25 and under and the athletes ready to don jerseys with sleeves, the NBA all-star game in New Orleans on Sunday (8 p.m. ET) was to mark a new era for the league.
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Cockerill critical of Tigers
Leicester boss Richard Cockerill admitted his side “played poorly” as they scraped a win at home to Aviva Premiership strugglers Gloucester.
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Cole out of Six Nations
England prop Dan Cole has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations because of a neck problem.
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Wenger embarrassed for Jose
Arsene Wenger described Jose Mourinho’s comments about him as ‘embarrassing’ for Chelsea as he preferred to focus on Arsenal’s 2-1 FA Cup victory over Liverpool.
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Ajax cruise, Feyenoord held
Lasse Schone scored a hat-trick to fire Eredivisie leaders Ajax to a 3-0 win at home to Heerenveen on Sunday.
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Dixon ‘the ultimate pro’
Head coach Daryl Powell paid tribute to Kirk Dixon after the goal-kicking winger passed the 1,000-point mark to help Castleford Tigers come from behind and begin their Super League campaign with a 36-18 victory over crisis-club Bradford Bulls.
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Ospreys hit new heights
Full-back Sam Davies scored 22 points as the Ospreys registered the biggest win in their history with an 11-try, 75-7 trouncing of Treviso at the Liberty Stadium.
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Craig Kimbrel, Braves strike 4-year, $42M US deal
The Atlanta Braves added to their extensive wave of long-term deals with their young stars on Sunday by agreeing to a $42 million US, four-year contract with all-star closer Craig Kimbrel.
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