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Saturday February 11, 2012
National Sports
Westwood takes lead into final round of Dubai Desert Classic; McIlroy, Bjorn fall back
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Englishman Lee Westwood took the third-round lead at the Dubai Desert Classic after shooting a 5-under 67 on Saturday to go one shot clear of Rafael Cabrera-Bello of Spain and two others....
Austria's Marlies Schild wins World Cup slalom after Lindsey Vonn falls in first run
SOLDEU-GRANDVALIRA, Andorra - Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the Pyrenees...
Norway's Marit Bjoergen wins 15K classical style World Cup race to regain overall lead
NOVE MESTO, Czech Republic - Marit Bjoergen of Norway won the women's 15-kilometre mass start event on Saturday to regain the overall World Cup lead....
Nadal undergoes surprise drug test after being the butt of doping jokes made by French TV
MADRID - Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise doping test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was at the centre of jokes made by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping....
Canadian world champion Patrick Chan wins Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Shaking off a poor morning practice session, world champion Patrick Chan nailed his men's free skate program on Friday to win the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships....
American teen Jessica Korda takes Women's Australian Open lead at difficult Royal Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia - American teenager Jessica Korda moved into position for a two-sport, father-daughter Australian double, shooting an even-par 73 in windy conditions Saturday to take the Women's Australian Open lead at Royal Melbourne....
