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Nadal back in old routine and looking invincible

LONDON - Watching Rafa Nadal churn his way through the claycourt season over the past few weeks, it seems nothing much has changed since his French Open triumph a year ago despite a lengthy injury layoff.

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England eye series win before attention turns to Ashes

LONDON - Buoyed by Stuart Broad's match-winning burst at Lord's, England will look to seal a series win over New Zealand in the second and final test starting at Headingley on Friday before turning their attention to Australia in July.

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Evans to lead BMC team in Tour, says team boss

- Australian Cadel Evans will get the nod ahead of American Tejay van Garderen as BMC Racing's number one rider at the Tour de France, team president Jim Ochowicz said.

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Rosberg on top for Mercedes in first Monaco practice

MONACO - Nico Rosberg gave Mercedes a quick start to their Monaco Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in first practice on Thursday.

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Espanyol seek help from pigeons for city derby

MADRID - The adorning of Barcelona's famous statue of Christopher Columbus with a giant replica of the team's new shirt design has helped wind up their derby rivals Espanyol for Sunday's clash at Cornella-El Prat.

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French slam drought set to drag on at Roland Garros

PARIS - After 30 years without a male grand-slam winner, France's tennis establishment is beginning to question whether the absence of success is purely down to a lack of natural-born winners.

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Kings of ping pong

The international elite of table tennis battle it out at the world championships in Paris.

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