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Dwyane Wade has been battling knee soreness. LeBron James was hobbling after a falling into a courtside cameraman. Chris Bosh remains sidelined indefinitely with an abdominal strain. Mike Miller looks to be in agony whenever he moves.

ALPE DI PAMPEAGO, Italy (Reuters) - Former mountain biker Ryder Hesjedal took a big step towards becoming Canada's first winner of a Grand Tour on Friday when he cut Giro d'Italia leader Joaquim Rodriguez's overall advantage to 17 seconds. Grimacing with pain as he pulled free of his rivals on the relentlessly steep final, …

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Marlon Samuels's third test century and a fluid knock from captain Darren Sammy helped West Indies put an abject start to the second test with England behind them and rally to finish the first day on 304 for six on Friday. England dominated the first two sessions, piling the pressure on West …

Andy Carroll's hopes of forcing his way into England's Euro 2012 starting line-up were boosted on Friday after manager Roy Hodgson confirmed the striker will start this weekend's friendly against Norway.

Marlon Samuels's unbeaten hundred and a Test-best score from West Indies captain Darren Sammy rescued the tourists from a dire position on the first day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge here on Friday.

A forensic scientist testified Friday that two cotton balls and a syringe needle allegedly saved after a steroids injection tested positive for Roger Clemens' DNA, a key moment as the government tries to prove the former pitcher used performance-enhancing drugs.

Czech rider Roman Kreuziger won the 19th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday as Joaquim Rodriguez narrowly held on to the overall lead.

A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Haiti's notorious Cite Soleil, hoping to revive the seaside shantytown known throughout the hemisphere for its extreme poverty and gang battles.

Camper staged a remarkable mid-leg comeback on Friday to revive their hopes of winning leg seven from Miami to Lisbon and moving into the overall lead in the Volvo Ocean Race.

Steven Gerrard challenged his England team-mates to banish their 2010 World Cup nightmare here on Friday as he prepared to kick off a new era under manager Roy Hodgson.

France midfielder Yann M'Vila confirmed on Friday that he intends to leave his current club Rennes this summer, amid speculation of an imminent switch to Arsenal.

MONACO (Reuters) - Businessman Peter Brabeck, celebrating his appointment as Formula One chairman on Friday, said the motor racing series had not made a decision on whether to proceed with a much discussed $10 billion listing on the stock market in Singapore. Speaking to Reuters over a trackside lunch with Formula One commercial …

Spain's goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas admits that the defending European and world champions could be their own worst enemies as they seek more glory at Euro 2012.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan on Friday claimed Latics boss Roberto Martinez is weighing up an offer from Liverpool to take over as manager of the Anfield club.

Rising star James McClean has been handed a chance to stake his claim for a Euro 2012 starting spot in the Republic of Ireland's friendly against Bosnia in Dublin on Saturday.

Reigning European and world champions Spain go into Euro 2012 as one of the favourites but it's a tag the players would rather do without, defender Sergio Ramos told AFP.

Andy Murray declared himself fighting fit for the French Open on Friday, before tipping Rafael Nadal to keep winning at Roland Garros.

Serena Williams said Friday she is as committed to tennis now as she has ever been during the course of her career, with her sister Venus's battle against illness a particular inspiration to her.

PARIS (Reuters) - Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic: whoever wins at Roland Garros will claim something more than just the French Open title as tennis is going through a "very special time", according to Federer himself. The Swiss could snatch a record 17th grand-slam crown on the Paris clay, while Nadal wants to …

Ethiopian running legend Haile Gebrselassie will this weekend attempt to qualify for the 10,000m at the London Olympics, running in his preferred distance in Hengelo, the Netherlands.

VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Though he has topped the world rankings three times, Luke Donald is a quiet, unassuming character and believes he needs to adopt a more confident swagger to stay one step ahead of his golfing rivals. Donald, lurking four strokes behind leader James Morrison in the second round of the …

PARIS (Reuters) - Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic: whoever wins at Roland Garros will claim something more than just the French Open title as tennis is going through a "very special time", according to Federer himself. The Swiss could snatch a record 17th grand-slam crown on the Paris clay, while Nadal wants to …

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