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Monfils tops Kyrgios as France routs Australia 5-0

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French players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet, left, talk during their doubles match against Australian players Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione in the first round of the Davis Cup between France and Australia, in La Roche sur Yon, western France, Saturday Feb. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

France advances to Davis Cup quarterfinals

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Women’s race timed for Tour de France finish

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Sharapova and Pavlyuchenkova reach Open GDF semis

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Conn. WWI vet to receive posthumous purple heart

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French cyclist Robert Marchand, aged 102, celebrates with fans after beating his record for distance cycled in one hour, at the velodrome of Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, outside Paris, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. The 102-year-old broke his own world record in the over-100s category Friday, riding 26.927 kilometers (16.7 miles) in one hour, more than 2.5 kilometers better than his previous best time in the race against the clock two years ago. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

102-year-old cyclist sets world record

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France's Richard Gasquet returns the ball to Australia's Nick Kyrgios during their single match, in the first round of the Davis Cup between France and Australia, in La Roche sur Yon, western France, Friday Jan. 31, 2014.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

Gasquet and Tsonga win to give France 2-0 lead

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French President Francois Hollande arrives ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, during a one day summit at RAF Brize Norton, England Friday Jan. 31, 2014. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande are expected to discuss military cooperation during the one-day summit. (AP Photo / Leon Neal)

Socialist France tumbles as investment falls 77 percent

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Driver Kyle Busch, center, answers a question as teammates Denny Hamlin, right, and Matt Kenseth, left, listen during a news conference at the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto racing Media Tour in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo)

NASCAR creates winner-take-all championship format

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2014 file photo German Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen, left, and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier talk at the beginning of a cabinet meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. After years in the diplomatic shadows, Germany looks keen to shed its image as a foreign-policy lightweight and assume a more vigorous role in shaping European policies in global hotspots from central Africa to Syria. New Foreign Minister Steinmeier has declared that Europe &quot;cannot leave France alone&quot; in Africa. He and von der Leyen are preparing to reinforce Germany's military role in Mali and help France at least logistically in Central African Republic. (AP Photo/dpa, Kay Nietfeld, File)

German foreign policy perks up under new gov’t

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Lille signs right back Corchia from Sochaux

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Pharrell Williams, second from left, and Daft Punk accept the award for record of the year at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Grammy win for Daft Punk boosts French pride

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

Valerie Trierweiler, center, former partner of French President Francois Hollande, is escorted by security after she arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan 27, 2014. Trierweiler is on a two-day visit to India.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Ex-French first lady travels to India for charity

By MILOS KRIVOKAPIC - Associated Press

Next America’s Cup could be in Hawaii or San Diego

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

Greipel wins stage 4 of Tour Down Under

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From left to right, Sir Alex Ferguson, former Scottish football manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013, Michel Platini, UEFA President, and David Farrelly, Head of Communications at UEFA, in occasion of a press conference at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, Friday Jan. 24, 2014. UEFA has appointed Alex Ferguson to oversee its coaching programs. UEFA President Michel Platini says the former Manchester United manager will be chairman of its elite club coaches' conference held each September. (AP Photo/Keystone,Aline Staub)

UEFA says Russia, Georgia end soccer standoff

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

From left to right: Gianni Infantino, UEFA General Secretary, Michel Platini, UEFA President, Jacques Lambert, EURO 2016 SAS President, and David Farrelly, Head of Communications at UEFA, in occasion of a second press conference of the UEFA Executive Committee, at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, Friday Jan. 24,2014. (AP Photo/Keystone,Aline Staub)

UEFA says Russia, Georgia end football standoff

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - This Saturday Dec. 28, 2013 file photo shows West Bromwich Albion's Nicolas Anelka, right, as he gestures to celebrate his goal against West Ham United during their English Premier League soccer match at Upton Park, London. West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was charged by the English Football Association on Tuesday Jan 21, 2014 for performing a racially aggravated gesture considered to be anti-Semitic while celebrating a Premier League goal. The gesture, which is known in France as a &quot;quenelle&quot; and has been described as an &quot;inverted Nazi salute,&quot; was performed by Anelka in the Dec. 28 game against West Ham. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Anelka denies FA racism charge over gesture

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Cadel Evans wins stage 3 of Tour Down Under

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FILE - This Saturday Dec. 28, 2013 file photo shows West Bromwich Albion's Nicolas Anelka, right, as he gestures to celebrate his goal against West Ham United during their English Premier League soccer match at Upton Park, London. West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was charged by the English Football Association on Tuesday Jan 21, 2014 for performing a racially aggravated gesture considered to be anti-Semitic while celebrating a Premier League goal. The gesture, which is known in France as a &quot;quenelle&quot; and has been described as an &quot;inverted Nazi salute,&quot; was performed by Anelka in the Dec. 28 game against West Ham. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Column: FA is right to ban gesture from football

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press