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BRUSSELS - The United States will travel to Chile in the first round of World Group play in the 2011 Davis Cup, its second South American opponent in a row.

BASEL, Switzerland - Roger Federer will skip Switzerland's Davis Cup match in Kazakhstan this weekend to stay fresh for the rest of the season.
NAIROBI, Kenya - The three American veterans from three different wars had only one good leg among them.
MADRID - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will leave Astana at the end of this season after the Spanish cyclist rejected the team's offer to extend his contract.

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