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DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - American sprinter Justin Gatlin continued his recent resurgence ahead of the London Olympics with victory in the men's 100 metres at the IAAF World Challenge meeting on Wednesday.

MONTECATINI TERME, Italy (Reuters) - Italian Robert Ferrari won stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia in a bunch sprint on Wednesday while Spain's Joaquim Rodríguez retained the overall lead.

PARIS (Reuters) - French rider Sebastien Turgot, who finished second in the Paris-Roubaix classic last month, is likely to face a ban after three "no shows" for doping controls over an 18-month period, his manager said on Wednesday.

QINHUANGDAO, China (Reuters) - Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor booked her place at the London Olympics without throwing a punch at the women's world championships on Wednesday.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian boxer Bianca Elmir's hopes of competing at the London Olympics are in jeopardy after she was slapped with a provisional ban for failing a doping test at national championships in February.

ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) - Spanish overall contender Joaquim Rodriguez used his trademark uphill surge to blast away from his rivals and claim Tuesday's 10th stage win and the overall lead in the Giro d'Italia.

QINHUANGDAO, China (Reuters) - Ireland's boxing golden girl Katie Taylor tried hard to stay on message at the women's world championships on Tuesday but was unable to completely suppress her excitement at moving closer to Olympic qualification.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The success of Manny Pacquiao is delivering a knockout blow to Filipino dreams of a first Olympic gold medal, with young boxers fast-tracking to the professional ranks in a desperate bid to escape poverty and emulate the success of their hero.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Hitting rock bottom six months before the London Games was the best thing that could have happened to Steve Hooker, the Olympic pole vault champion said, after climbing out of an abyss of self-doubt to qualify last week.

LONDON (Reuters) - Victoria Pendleton says the battle to defend her Olympic title has helped her get into the shape of her life for what is expected to be the Briton's last hurrah before retirement.

FROSINONE, Italy (Reuters) - Spain's Francisco Ventoso won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Monday in a bunch sprint blighted by crashes which put paid to world champion Mark Cavendish's hopes of a third victory in this year's race.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson said on Monday he was retiring after injury put an end to his plans for a comeback at the London Games later this year.

MICHMORET, Israel (Reuters) - Women's RS:X windsurfing world champion Lee Korzits is relying on her affinity with the waves to help her to an Olympic podium place in London, but the Israeli knows the unpredictability of her competitors could cost her more than a medal.