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Serena sinks Venus to win magic 23rd slam

MELBOURNE Serena Williams reigned supreme in tennis's great sibling rivalry, edging an emotion-charged clash with sister Venus to claim her seventh Australian Open on Saturday and a record 23rd grand slam title in the professional era.

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Former National winner Many Clouds dies after race

LONDON Former Grand National winner Many Clouds collapsed and died after winning a race at Cheltenham on Saturday.

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Bolt returns gold medal from 2008 4x100 relay

KINGSTON Jamaican Usain Bolt says it is rough losing one of his nine Olympic gold medals after relay team mate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "It's rough that I have to give back one of my medals and I already gave it back because it was of course required by the IOC", Bolt told Reuters on Friday in his first comments since the International Olympic Committee ruling.

Jan 27 2017

Pats' McCourty says team unaffected by Super Bowl hoopla

New England Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty has played on the NFL's biggest stage before and said on Friday his team will not get caught up in the hoopla ahead of their Super Bowl clash with the Atlanta Falcons.

Super Bowl Jan 27 2017

Super Bowl glare fixes attention on Texas 'bathroom bill'

AUSTIN, Texas As Houston readies to host the Super Bowl, a push by lawmakers in Texas to restrict bathroom access for transgender people is raising fears the state may be unable to score future major sporting events and could lose championships on its books.

U.S., Super Bowl Jan 27 2017

Cleveland to host 2019 All-Star game

(The Sports Xchange) - The 90th Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2019 will be held at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians, commissioner Rob Manfred officially announced on Friday.

Jan 27 2017