by Associated Press WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT Associated Press - 7 March 2015 19:03-05:00 TOP STORIES: GLF--CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP DORAL, Florida — JB Holmes closes with a five-shot lead over Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson after three rounds of the Cadillac Championship. By Doug Ferguson. SENT: 820 words, photos. SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP LONDON — Aston Villa's win over West Bromwich Albion in a heated FA Cup quarterfinal is marred by crowd trouble, with seats thrown by visiting fans and home supporters invading the field during and after the game. SENT: 510 words, photos. CRICKET WORLD CUP: CRI--WCUP-AFGHANISTAN-NEW ZEALAND NAPIER, New Zealand —Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi wins the toss in his 50th one-day international, chooses to bat against quarterfinal-bound New Zealand, and is quickly in trouble in the Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan is 98-6 after 28 overs. By Steve McMorran. Developing. CRI--WCUP-AUSTRALIA-SRI LANKA SYDNEY — With Australia and Sri Lanka expected to reach the quarterfinals, Sunday's match at the Sydney Cricket Ground seems to be more about pool placings. A loss for Australia could mean a semifinal in Auckland, New Zealand — if the four-time champion advances that far. By John Pye. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Match starts at 0330 GMT. CRI--WCUP-ENGLAND-BANGLADESH ADELAIDE, Australia — England is on the brink of elimination from the World Cup, needing a win over Bangladesh on Monday to have any chance of reaching the quarterfinals following three losses in its first four matches. By Neil Frankland. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 0900 GMT. FOOTBALL: SOC--SPANISH ROUNDUP BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish league leader Real Madrid loses 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao, stumbling for a second straight week. Cristiano Ronaldo doesnt have a shot on goal, and Gareth Bale remains scoreless for an eighth straight game. By Joseph Wilson. SENT: 670 words, photos. SOC--GERMAN ROUNDUP GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Defending champion Bayern Munich restores an 11-point lead in the Bundesliga by beating Hannover 3-1 as Wolfsburg falls to a 1-0 defeat in Augsburg. By Nesha Starcevic. SENT: 500 words, photos. SOC--ITALIAN ROUNDUP ROME — Substitute Nico Lopez equalizes in the fifth minute of added time as Hellas Verona draws 2-2 at AC Milan in Serie A, piling pressure on coach Filippo Inzaghi. By Andrew Dampf. SENT: 530 words, photos. SOC--RUSSIA-RACISM MOSCOW — Russia's top official in charge of adjudicating football racism cases has suggested that black players should not be considered real victims of racial abuse if they react with an "unpleasant gesture." SENT: 430 words. Also: — SOC--FRENCH ROUNDUP — By Jerome Pugmire. SENT: 650 words, photos. — SOC--PORTUGUESE ROUNDUP — SENT: 120 words. — SOC--GREEK ROUNDUP — SENT: 110 words. TENNIS: TEN--DAVIS CUP ROUNDUP LONDON — Novak Djokovic shrugs off a sore finger and joins with Nenad Zimonjic in polishing off Croatia to send Serbia into the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Serbia's unassailable 3-0 lead with a day to spare is matched by France in Frankfurt, where it extends a 62-year winning streak against Germany. By Foster Niumata. SENT: 510 words, photos. With separates. With: — TEN--BRITAIN-US — Bryans win to keep US alive in Davis Cup vs Britain. By Steve Douglas. SENT: 550 words, photos. BADMINTON: BAD--ALL ENGLAND OPEN BIRMINGHAM, England — Lin Dan believes the decision to consign his semifinal with Chen Long to an outside court is one of the factors behind his defeat in the All England Open. SENT: 480 words. NEW/DEVELOPING: SAI--AMERICA'S CUP SAN DIEGO — Marshals have been authorized to seize America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA's prototype boat in response to a lien filed by New Zealand sailor Joe Spooner, whose contract was terminated in January. By Bernie Wilson. SENT: 560 words. GOLF: — GLF--AFRICA OPEN — Trevor Fisher Jr. moves ahead. SENT: 130 words. — GLF--PUERTO RICO OPEN — Chris Smith, Scott Brown share lead. SENT: 550 words, photos. OTHER STORIES: — CYC--ASTANA LICENSE-NIBALI — Tour winner Nibali: Astana license case 'all about politics'. SENT: 270 words, photo. — RGU--SUPER RUGBY ROUNDUP — Super Rugby: Stormers go top, NSW wins at Queensland. By Gerald Imray. SENT: 540 words. — TRI--WORLD SERIES-ABY DHABI — Jorgensen of US wins 6th straight world series triathlon. SENT: 210 words. — BOX--ZOU-AMNAT — Zou loses to Amnat in IBF flyweight title challenge. By Brook Yang. SENT: 650 words, photos. YOUR QUERIES: Questions and story requests are welcome. Contact your local AP bureau or the AP International Sports Desk in London by telephone at 44-2074274105 or email lonsports@ap.org. 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