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EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) — Kevin Phelan and Matt Ford made 5-under 67s to share the first-round lead at the Africa Open on Thursday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers defensive end and soon-to-be free agent Greg Hardy will be allowed to sign a new contract even if he remains on the commissioner's exempt list.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers that will keep him in the NFC West after playing all of his 10 NFL seasons wit…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Vince Wilfork says his time with the New England Patriots is over after 11 years.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Andreas Seppi will face Andrei Golubev in the first round of the Davis Cup when Italy takes on Kazakhstan.

MILAN (AP) — Next month's Fed Cup match between the United States and Italy will be played in Brindisi, with both countries vying to return to the tournament's top tier.

MILAN (AP) — Next month's Fed Cup match between the United States and Italy will be played in Brindisi, with both countries vying to return to the tournament's top tier.

MILAN (AP) — Next month's Fed Cup match between the United States and Italy will be played in Brindisi, with both countries vying to return to the tournament's top tier.

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — The 132nd-ranked Ruben Bemelmans will play against No. 344 Henri Laaksonen in the opening singles of Belgium's Davis Cup match against defending champion Switzerland.

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — The 132nd-ranked Ruben Bemelmans will play against No. 344 Henri Laaksonen in the opening singles of Belgium's Davis Cup match against defending champion Switzerland.

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — The 132nd-ranked Ruben Bemelmans will play against No. 344 Henri Laaksonen in the opening singles of Belgium's Davis Cup match against defending champion Switzerland.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has signed technology company Arrow Electronics as primary sponsor for new driver James Hinchcliffe.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open by beating Zhu Lin of China 6-4, 6-1 Thursday.

KRALJEVO, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic will play Mate Delic in the opening singles Friday when Serbia takes on Croatia in the first round of the Davis Cup.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Jan-Lennard Struff will make his Davis Cup debut for Germany when he opens the best-of-five series against French player Gilles Simon.

KRALJEVO, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic will play Mate Delic in the opening singles Friday when Serbia takes on Croatia in the first round of the Davis Cup.

KRALJEVO, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic will play Mate Delic in the opening singles Friday when Serbia takes on Croatia in the first round of the Davis Cup.

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion Andy Murray will play No. 47-ranked Donald Young in the opening singles of Britain's Davis Cup match against the United States.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Lukas Rosol will open against Thanasi Kokkinakis on Friday when the Czech Republic faces Australia in the first round of the Davis Cup.

With everyone looking to challenge Mercedes this year in Formula One, former world champions Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso will do so with new teams.