by Associated Press WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT Associated Press - 16 November 2014 19:01-05:00 TOP STORY: TEN--ATP FINALS LONDON — In a potential blow to Switzerland's Davis Cup ambitions, Roger Federer pulled out of the ATP Finals less than one hour before his title match against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, handing a third straight title at the year-end event to the top-ranked Serb. By Samuel Petrequin. SENT: 711 words, photos. NEW/DEVELOPING: OLY--WADA-ATHLETE SENTENCING PARIS —The World Anti-Doping Agency said it is against the imposition of criminal sanctions on cheating athletes despite a tougher code that will come into effect on Jan. 1. By Trung Latieule. SENT: 519 words. FBN--NFL DEA INVESTIGATION UNDATED —Federal drug enforcement agents showed up unannounced Sunday to check at least two visiting NFL teams' medical staffs as part of an investigation into former players' claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs. SENT: 818 words, with video. FOOTBALL: SOC--EUROPEAN ROUNDUP MILAN —Italy drew 1-1 against Croatia in a trouble-filled European Championship qualifier at the San Siro on Sunday, to leave both teams level at the top of their group, while Wales managed to hold Belgium to a goalless draw in Brussels and the Netherlands crushed Latvia 6-0. SENT: 614 words, photos. SOC--EUROPE-GROUP A AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands outclassed Latvia in a morale-boosting 6-0 win Sunday in European qualifying that eased pressure on coach Guus Hiddink after four defeats in his first five matches. By Mike Cooper. SENT: 578 words, photos. SOC--EUROPE-GROUP B BRUSSELS — Israel beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 to restore its lead at the top Group B in its European Championship qualifying campaign. That result, coupled together with Wales' goalless against Belgium in Brussels, sees the top four teams separated by just four points. By Raf Casert. SENT: 493 words, photos. SOC--EUROPE-GROUP H MILAN —Italy drew 1-1 against Croatia in a trouble-filled European Championship qualifier at the San Siro on Sunday, to leave both teams level at the top of their group. The match had to be suspended for 10 minutes after Croatia fans threw fireworks onto the pitch. Riot police waded into the stands and eventually the final 17 minutes were played. By Daniella Matar. SENT: 767 words, photos. SOC--BARCELONA-FORMER PRESIDENT IMPRISONED BARCELONA, Spain —Former Barcelona club president Jose Nunez started his prison sentence on Sunday after being convicted of bribing tax inspectors. Antena3 television showed a car carrying Nunez arrive at the Quatre Camins prison near Barcelona where he is expected to spend two years and two months. SENT: 146 words. SOC--SCOTLAND-FAN DEATH GLASGOW, Scotland — The Scottish Football Association says a minute's applause will be held before the international friendly between Scotland and England on Tuesday in honor of a Scotland fan who died after falling in a stairwell following a recent European Championship qualifier at Celtic Park. SENT: 104 words. SOC--NETHERLANDS-BLIND INJURED AMSTERDAM — Manchester United midfielder Daley Blind could face a lengthy lay-off after injuring his knee playing for the Netherlands against Latvia on Sunday. Coach Guus Hiddink says Blind likely twisted or possibly ruptured a medial ligament in his knee. SENT: 127 words, photos. SOC--BRAZILIAN ROUNDUP SAO PAULO —Cruzeiro defeated Santos 1-0 on Sunday to move a step closer to winning its second consecutive Brazilian league title. Brazil midfielder Ricardo Goulart scored in the 50th minute, to give the defending champion a four-point advantage over second-placed Sao Paulo which beat rival Palmeiras 2-0 also Sunday. SENT: 134 words. Will be updated. SOC--GREECE-RANIERI ATHENS, Greece — Greece's Football Association suspends national team coach Claudio Ranieri indefinitely after losing 1-0 at home to the Faeroe Islands in a European Championship qualifier. SENT: 129 words, photo. GOLF: GLF--RACE TO DUBAI-MCILROY UNDATED_Rory McIlroy has won the European Tour's Race to Dubai for the second time in three years. The 25-year-old Northern Irishman is more than 2.7 million euros ($3.4 million) ahead of Henrik Stenson. The Swede, who was European No. 1 a year ago, moved second on the money list by coming third in the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday. SENT: 260 words. GLF--TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN BELEK, Turkey — Brooks Koepka claimed his maiden European Tour title after overcoming a two-shot deficit in the final round to win the Turkish Airlines Open by a stroke on Sunday. SENT: 524 words. GLF--LPGA TOUR MEXICO CITY —Christina Kim won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title in nine years, beating China's Shanshan Feng in a playoff after blowing a five-stroke lead in the final round. SENT: 233 words, photos. TENNIS: TEN--ATP FINALS-DOUBLES LONDON —Top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan claimed their fourth doubles title at the ATP Finals with a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-7 win over seventh-seeded Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on Sunday. SENT: 116 words. SKIING: SKI--WCUP-MEN'S SLALOM LEVI, Finland — Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway won the World Cup men's slalom opener, beating the world champion Marcel Hirscher by 0.12 seconds in foggy conditions on Sunday. By Matti Huuhtanen. SENT: 551 words, photos. RUGBY: RGU--IRELAND-GEORGIA DUBLIN — Ireland cut loose in the second half to run in six tries for a 49-7 thrashing of Georgia in Dublin on Sunday, making it two wins from two for the Six Nations champions in the autumn tests. SENT: 265 words, photos. CRICKET: CRI--AUSTRALIA-SOUTH AFRICA PERTH, Australia — Morne Morkel takes a career-best 5-21 and captain A.B. de Villiers makes 48 as South Africa beat Australia by three wickets in the second one-day cricket international on Sunday to level the five-match series at 1-1. SENT: 694 words, photos. CRI--BANGLADESH-ZIMBABWE CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh — Bangladesh completes its first ever 3-0 series sweep, and only its third series victory, as it cruises to a 186-run win over Zimbabwe on the fifth day of the third test Sunday. SENT: 574 words. ALSO: —CARDIFF, WALES — BC-CAR--WALES RALLY GB. SENT: 124 words. — MOSCOW — BC-WEI--WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. SENT: 377 words. — SYDNEY — BC-CRI--AUSTRALIA-CRAIG OBIT. SENT: 143 words. — CHIANG MAI, Thailand — BC-GLF--CHIANG MAI CLASSIC. SENT: 232 words. — SYDNEY — BC-GLF--NSW OPEN. SENT: 149 words. — MEXICO CITY — BC-GLF--LORENA OCHOA INVITATIONAL. SENT: 417 words. YOUR QUERIES: Questions and story requests are welcome. 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