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May 17, 2013: Roger Federer overcame a tough challenge from Jerzy Janowicz to book his place in the semi-final of the Rome Masters, defeating the Pole 6-4 7-6(2) in less than an hour and a half on the Centrale court

May 17, 2013: Alan Pardew believes Arsene Wenger is under "enormous pressure" to secure a win against his Newcastle side on Sunday

May 17, 2013: Brendan Rodgers has declared his ambition to have as long and successful a Liverpool career as Jamie Carragher

May 17, 2013: Alexander Povetkin retained his undefeated record and WBA world heavyweight title with an impressive third round stoppage of previously unbeaten Andrzej Wawrzyk in Moscow on Friday, paving the way to an Autumn bout with Wladimir Klitschko

May 17, 2013: Sustained pressure with the ball and a brave counter-attacking innings from Ross Taylor meant that New Zealand continued to hold a slight advantage

May 17, 2013: Stoke City have launched what they describe as a "full internal investigation" after striker Kenwyne Jones was reported to have found a pig's head in his locker at the club's training ground

May 17, 2013: The Premier League has confirmed Villa Park will stage the third-place play-off between Chelsea and Arsenal, if the two clubs finish completely level this season

May 17, 2013: A final resolution to golf's anchored putting issue will be announced at a Tuesday morning news conference conducted jointly by the United States Golf Association and the R&A

May 17, 2013: Mark Cavendish sprinted to his second consecutive Giro d'Italia stage victory after winning the 254km stretch from Busseto to Cherasco

May 17, 2013: Borussia Dortmund have taunted Bayern Munich ahead of the Champions League final by displaying Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's famous shirt from 1999 in their club museum

May 17, 2013: Unbeaten super-middleweight George Groves has hinted that he could be in line for a potential world title bout with either Carl Froch or Mikkel Kessler

May 17, 2013: Sir Alex Ferguson has picked up the Premier League's Manager of the Season award, with Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale being named Player of the Season

May 17, 2013: Ian Poulter was the biggest casualty after the group stages of the Volvo World Match Play Championship, as the Englishman lost his second match in as many days to crash out of the competition

May 17, 2013: Former England international Chris Waddle does not believe David Beckham should be ranked among the top 1,000 players in Premier League history

May 17, 2013: Arsene Wenger has admitted that he wanted to sign David Beckham at points during the England international's illustrious career - but Arsenal could never afford his lucrative salary

May 17, 2013: Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Rome Masters after the world No. 1 suffered a 2-6 7-5 6-4 defeat to Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals on Friday

May 17, 2013: Queens Park Rangers have confirmed that striker Loic Remy will be available for Sunday's Premier League trip to Liverpool

May 17, 2013: Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and outgoing boss David Moyes have said the club will continue to progress despite the manager's departure to Manchester United

May 17, 2013: Rory McIlroy is expected to split with his current agents to set up his own management company, barely a year after controversially parting company with his former representatives