VICTORS: United, Milan and PSV Eindhoven also advanced, the latter most dramatically as Brazilian striker Alex scored for both Arsenal and his own team
Real Madrid followed Barcelona out of the Champions League on Wednesday, as they lost their return leg in the round of 16 at Bayern Munich 2-1.

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Indoor ironman triathlon

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By Paul Huang
Lee Hsueh-lin of the Yulon Dinos was this week selected by members of the press as the Super Basketball League's Most Valuable Player (MVP) of last month for his outstanding play in leading his team to a 5-1 record.

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LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Detroit Pistons 101-97 in overtime in the NBA on Wednesday.

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TOUGH TASKS AHEAD: The Dutch player will take on the top-seeded Russian in the next round at Indian Wells while Carlione Wozniacki will play Martina Hingis
Russia's Maria Sharapova will be battling to retain her world No. 1 ranking as well as her title in the women's draw of the Pacific Life Open that started in Indian Wells on Wednesday.

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A last-minute call up, a long-haul flight, an hotel evacuation amid a tear gas leak and finally approval to play in the World Cup.

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The two entrants from Australia, which joined the Asian confederation last year, had mixed results in their first foray into the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticized a deal to air soccer matches on cable television, sparking soccer officials to allay fears of millions of fans -- including Putin -- that soccer will become an expensive luxury.

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FUNNY MONEY?: The soccer legend, who has battled tax authorities, cocaine addiction and obesity, now finds his finances being scrutinized
Diego Maradona's money transfers and other transactions are being investigated by a court at the request of tax authorities, the nation's Central Bank confirmed on Wednesday.

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Another US business consortium has its eyes on an English soccer club, this time Coventry City of the League Championship, the division below the Premier League.

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REVERSAL OF FORTUNE: South African sides fill three of the top four positions on the championship log, but need to prove they have the consistency to stay there
Super 14 rugby will test the resilience of its new pecking order when the sixth round begins today.

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While the front-runners in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race were battling for the lead on Wednesday, more than a dozen mushers were getting spoiled at the Takotna checkpoint.

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Wladimir Klitschko is expected to do more than just beat Ray Austin in his IBF title defense on Saturday.

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■ NFL
Redskins release John Hall
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