END OF THE ROAD: Germany's only winner of the Tour de France bowed out of cycling yesterday, denying that he had ever cheated despite being barred from last year's race
Embattled German cycling star Jan Ullrich, a former winner and five-time runner-up of the Tour de France, announced his retirement from cycling yesterday.

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Chelsea and Arsenal produced a League Cup final that highlighted the best of English soccer. And the worst.

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TOMMY GUNS DOWN RODDICK: The German took just over an hour to dispose of Andy Roddick's challenge to land his 11th ATP title and his third ATP Memphis title
German second seed Tommy Haas earned his second straight ATP Memphis title on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Andy Roddick of the US.

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SWISS ACE: Roger Federer eclipsed Jimmy Connors' 30-year-old record and looks set to remain at the peak of the rankings for the foreseeable future
Roger Federer set a new record for men's tennis dominance yesterday, when he celebrated his 161st consecutive week as world No. 1.

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In a break with Formula One tradition, the Honda team will replace advertising and sponsor logos on its race cars with an image of the Earth in a bid to raise environmental awareness.

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HE'S BACK: The Cameroon international striker has had a couple of bizarre run-ins with his coach and fellow players since suffering an injury, but seems focused now
Samuel Eto'o made a goal-scoring return as Barcelona put daylight between themselves and their Spanish title rivals by thrashing Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Sunday.

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Inter Milan won its 17th straight game in the Serie A on Sunday, beating Catania 5-2.

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Bundesliga leaders Schalke 04 slumped to their fourth league defeat of the season on Sunday when they were beaten 1-0 by Bayer Leverkusen.

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The little town of Nowra in New South Wales, Australia, will be keeping a night-time vigil as their soccer-playing favorite son stands between Manchester United and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

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A last-gasp goal from Nancy's Youssouf Hadji held second-placed Lens to a frustrating 2-2 home draw as Paris Saint Germain's revival proved short-lived as they slumped to a 2-0 loss to Saint Etienne in French league action on Sunday.

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Wallabies coach John Connolly said yesterday he is seriously concerned about the poor start to the Super 14 season by the four Australian teams in World Cup year.

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CHEERS AND JEERS: Miami shrugged off Dwyane Wade's absence while elsewhere Ben Wallace got a mixed reception in his first game at The Palace since leaving for Chicago
Shaquille O'Neal had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Miami held Cleveland to 36 percent shooting on the way to beating the Cavaliers 86-81 on Sunday -- the Heat's first win since guard Dwyane Wade dislocated his shoulder last week.

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Jamie Langenbrunner's power-play goal broke a third-period tie, and Scott Clemmensen became the first New Jersey goalie other than Martin Brodeur to win a game this season in the Devils' 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

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WINTER WONDERLAND: Taernaby in Sweden only has a population of about 600 but two of the world's all-time great skiiers learned their skills on its modest slopes
Rumors of Lapland reindeer passing on their snow maneuvering ability to Sweden's top alpine skiers have yet to be proven.

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Chinese distance legend Wang Junxia (王軍霞) has defended the country's controversial training methods but admitted some coaches treated children too harshly.

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Henrik Stenson won the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday with a 2-and-1 victory over Geoff Ogilvy in the 36-hole final.

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Finns claim unusual title
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