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Ferdinand signs one-year Man United contract

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United centre back Rio Ferdinand signed a one-year contract on Thursday to stay with the Premier League champions for a 12th season.

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Porto negotiating possible sale of midfield duo to Monaco

LISBON - Portuguese champions Porto are negotiating the possible sale of midfield duo Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez to Monaco, club president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa said on Thursday.

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Utrecht beat Twente 2-0 to close in on Europa League spot

ROTTERDAM - Utrecht took a step towards qualifying for the Europa League with goals from Cedric van der Gun and Edouard Duplan in a 2-0 win at Twente Enschede in the first leg of the Dutch playoff final on Thursday.

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Euro Tour chief sorry for 'coloured athletes' gaffe

VIRGINIA WATER - European Tour chief executive George O'Grady was forced to issue an apology on Thursday after re-opening the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia racism row by making an unfortunate comment about "coloured athletes".

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Ecclestone warns about 2014 engine costs

MONACO - Formula One has taken a big gamble with its radically different 2014 engine and manufacturers who get it wrong will pay a heavy price, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone warned on Thursday.

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Palmer takes early control with birdie fest at Colonial

- American Ryan Palmer took advantage of ideal scoring conditions and local knowledge with a birdie fest as he charged into an early two-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas.

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

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