Mark Cavendish has been cleared to make his debut for Team Sky on the opening stage of the Tour of Qatar.
Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the GP Costa degli Etruschi for the second successive year in a frozen Donoratico.
Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) won a sprint finish in sub-zero temperatures to win stage four of the Etoile de Besseges.
Plymouth 2-2 Southend
Aberdeen 1-1 Queen of Sth; Hibernian 1-0 Kilmarnock; Motherwell 6-0 Morton; St Mirren 1-1 Ross County
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have said an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct by members and associates of a bike racing team partly owned by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is closed.
Pierre Roland won stage three of the Etoiles de Besseges, as Nacer Bouhanni surged into the overall lead ahead of Marcel Kittel.
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