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Spain's Nicolas Almagro reacts after defeating Austrian's Jurgen Melzer during the first game of the Davis Cup quarterfinal round in Oropesa, Spain. Nicolas Almagro defeated Melzer 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to give Spain a 1-0 lead in its best-of-five series with Austria






 

 Spanish MotoGP rider Ivan Silva of the Avintia Blusens team in action during the second free practice session of the Qatar MotoGP at Losail Circuit in Doha, Qatar.

 Britain's Victoria Pendleton, right, crashes during her semifinal against Australia's Anna Meares in the women's sprint at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.