by Associated Press WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT Associated Press - 7 November 2014 19:00-05:00 TOP STORIES: CAR--F1-BRAZILIAN GP SAO PAULO — Nico Rosberg finished ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday. Rosberg was fastest in both sessions, finishing with the best time of the day with a lap of 1 minute, 12.123 seconds at Interlagos. Hamilton was .0213 slower. By Tales Azzoni. SENT: 565 words, photos. CAR--F1-HAMILTON-DRIVING AT HOME SAO PAULO — Lewis Hamilton will get some extra help from the Brazilian crowd in his battle with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for the Formula One title. The fanatic Brazilian fans have already shown their preference for the British driver and many will be supporting him this weekend at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton has been expressing his adoration for local hero Ayrton Senna from the first time he arrived to race in Brazil years ago. By Tales Azzoni. SENT: 544 words, photos. OLYMPICS: HKN--NHL-OLYMPICS BANGKOK — A senior Canadian ice hockey official believes NHL players will return to the Winter Olympics, and is urging an early decision this time. The participation of NHL players in the Olympics is contentious because of disruption to the league season and teams' concerns over injury risks. By Chris Lines. SENT: 370 words. OLY--2022 BIDS BANGKOK — The Kazakhstan city of Almaty presented itself Friday as the compact and affordable alternative to favorite Beijing in the bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Chinese capital proposed dates that could conflict with the Super Bowl. By Chris Lines. SENT: 608 words. OLY--ANOC AWARDS BANGKOK — Kenyan 800-meter champion David Rudisha has won the inaugural award from the Association of National Olympic Committees as the best male athlete at the most recent Summer Olympics. By Chris Lines. SENT: 442 words. OLY--BACH-IOC REFORMS BANGKOK — Declaring "the time for change is now," IOC President Thomas Bach urged the world's national Olympic committees on Friday to support his reform program for shaping the future of the games. SENT: 399 words, photo. FOOTBALL: SOC--SPANISH ROUNDUP CORDOBA, Spain — Cordoba squandered a great chance to finally end its 42-year wait for its first win in Spain's first division when it was held 0-0 at home by 10-man Deportivo La Coruna on Friday. SENT: 240 words. SOC--PSG-IBRAHIMOVIC PARIS — Zlatan Ibrahimovic resumed full training on Friday following a heel injury, stepping up his bid to be ready to face Marseille in the French league table-topping clash on Sunday. By Jerome Pugmire. SENT: 323 words. SOC--GREECE SQUAD ATHENS, Greece — Still looking for his first win as Greece coach, Claudio Ranieri has dropped Kostas Mitroglou for a European Championship home qualifier against the Faeroe Islands next Friday and a friendly against Serbia four days later. By Derek Gatopoulos. SENT: 354 words. SOC--NETHERLANDS SQUAD THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink hinted he would quit if his team loses its next European Championship qualifier, at home to Latvia. Hiddink is under intense pressure to turn things around after a dismal start since taking over from Louis van Gaal, who led the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup in Brazil. SENT: 380 words. ALSO: — PARIS — BC-SOC--FRENCH ROUNDUP. Rennes scores late goal to beat Lorient 1-0 and move provisionally up to 7th in French league. SENT: 129 words. — BERLIN — BC-SOC--GERMAN ROUNDUP. Hiroshi Kiyotake leads Hannover to 2-0 win at Hertha Berlin in Bundesliga. By Ciaran Fahey. SENT: 253 words, photos. — UNDATED — BC-SOC--TURF WAR. Tribunal denies players' request for an expedited hearing, but offers early mediation. By Anne M. Peterson. SENT: 515 words. — ZURICH — BC-SOC--RULES PANEL. FIFA rules panel to study video replay options, Blatter's challenge system to help referees. SENT: 184 words. — BERN, Switzerland — BC-SOC--SWITZERLAND SQUAD. Basel's Frei recalled to Switzerland squad after starring in Champions League. SENT: 212 words. TENNIS: TEN-ATP FINALS LONDON — Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic is the man to beat at the ATP Finals. Unbeaten in 27 matches on indoor courts, the top-ranked Serb can secure the year-end No. 1 spot for a third time at the O2, although a resurgent Roger Federer has still an outside chance of pipping him. By Samuel Petrequin. SENT: 634 words, photos. AUTO RACING: CAR--F1-MARUSSIA-FINANCES LONDON — The London-based administrator of Marussia shut down the Formula One team on Friday. Marussia ceased trading, and the remaining staff were made redundant following its move into bankruptcy protection in October, joint administrator Geoff Rowley of FRP Advisory said. SENT: 289 words. CAR--F1-CATERHAM-FINANCES LONDON — Formula One team Caterham has launched a crowdfunding project to ease its financial difficulties and return to the grid for the final grand prix of the season in Abu Dhabi this month. SENT: 112 words. FIGURE SKATING: FIG--CUP OF CHINA SHANGHAI — Maxim Kovtun took a risk with two quad jumps in his short program and landed them both with ease at the Cup of China on Friday. With a chance to win his first senior Grand Prix figure skating title, the 19-year-old Russian isn't going to hold back in Saturday's free skate, either. By Justin Bergman. SENT: 695 words. ALSO: — MOSCOW — BC-FIG--SOTNIKOVA-COMEBACK DELAYED. Injury forces Olympic figure champion Adelina Sotnikova to delay return to major competition. SENT: 130 words. GOLF: GLF--MIZUNO CLASSIC SHIMA, Japan — Morgan Pressel shot a 5-under 67 on Friday in the Mizuno Classic to take a one-stroke lead over 51-year-old Laura Davies and Chella Choi. Pressel had five birdies at Kintetsu Kashikojima. SENT: 348 words. OTHER STORIES: — BERKELEY, California — BC-BKW--A SHARED RECRUIT. Sharing a recruit: Coaches at Stanford, Cal strike a rare deal to find a player a home. By Janie McCauley. SENT: 842 words. — UNDATED — BC-FBN--NFL PREVIEW. Underdogs again, Bills seek to gain respect in midseason showdown against Chiefs. SENT: 709 words, photos. — NEW YORK — BC-BBO--MLB ALL-STARS-JAPAN TOUR. Can't get enough: Salvador Perez due for even more time behind plate on MLB Japan trip: SENT: 127 words. — NEW YORK — BC-FBN--NFL-UNHERALDED PLAYERS. NFL teams getting lifts from unheralded - not for long - players making big impacts. SENT: 845 words. YOUR QUERIES: Questions and story requests are welcome. Contact your local AP bureau or the AP International Sports Desk in London by telephone at 44-207-427-4105 or email lonsports@ap.org. 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