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F1 Newcomer Felipe Nasr Best on Day 3 of Pre-Season Testing

Felipe Nasr, one of three newcomers to Formula One, clocked the fastest time on the third day of pre-season testing on Tuesday.

One of the others, Carlos Sainz Jr — the son of the two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz — completed a mammoth 136 laps in often wet and rainy conditions.

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QPR Manager Redknapp Resigns, Citing Surgery

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp resigned on Tuesday because immediate knee replacement surgery means he can't continue to fully commit to the struggling club.

QPR lay 19th in the 20-team English Premier League.

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UEFA 'Confident' Shakhtar-Bayern Champions League Game Safe

UEFA says it is "confident" it will be safe to play a Champions League match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayern Munich in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on February 17 despite the conflict in the country.

Shakhtar hails from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the scene of intense fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces, but is based in Lviv this season due to the conflict.

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Japan Sacks Coach Javier Aguirre amid Match-Fix Claims

Japan's football authorities on Tuesday sacked coach Javier Aguirre, amid claims he was involved in match-fixing during a previous tenure in Spain.

The move brings to an end the short and tumultuous period in Japan for the 56-year-old Mexican, who was reportedly the country's highest-ever paid national coach on an estimated $2.45 million, but under whom the Blue Samurai fizzled on the field.

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Alpine Skiing: Miller Time May Be Coming to Close

Bode Miller hasn't raced all season and is questionable for the 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships but the American veteran is ready to go if his number is called.

The 37-year-old Miller is the oldest member of the American ski racing team and this is his eighth World Championships.

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Pelicans Snap Atlanta's Win Streak at 19 Games

Dominated from the start, the Atlanta Hawks saw their team-record 19-game win streak -- level with the fifth-best in NBA history -- snapped Monday with a 115-100 loss at New Orleans.

Anthony Davis, fourth among NBA scorers, netted 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to ignite the Pelicans to their fifth win in six games.

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Chelsea Land Cuadrado on Low-Key Deadline Day

Chelsea made the biggest splash on a low-key transfer deadline day as the Premier League leaders signed Colombia international winger Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina on Monday.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho had been linked with a move for Cuadrado for several weeks and he finally landed his target after making room in his squad by selling German World Cup-winning winger Andre Schuerrle to Bundesliga title challengers Wolfsburg.

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Barcelona Accused of Tax Fraud in Neymar Signing

Spanish public prosecutors have asked for Barcelona and their former president Sandro Rosell to be tried for two charges of tax fraud committed in the signing of Brazilian star Neymar.

Meanwhile, prosecutors have also asked for the investigation of current Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and the club on an extra tax charge in 2014, which could rise to 2.85 million euros.

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Super Finish: Patriots Edge Seahawks 28-24 for NFL Title

The final 125 seconds included a perfect possession by Tom Brady for the go-ahead points, a juggling catch that could have been the play of the year, and a victory-clinching, end-zone interception on a pass — not run — from the 1.

A Super Bowl that got off to a slow start wound up with a "Whoa!" finish, a lot like the New England Patriots' entire season.

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Skier Tina Weirather Eager to Bounce back at Worlds

Liechtenstein skier Tina Weirather can't shake the Sochi Olympics. The occasional ache in her right leg serves as a reminder.

She crashed in a downhill training run last February and badly banged her shin, an injury that still lingers.

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