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UPDATE 1-Alpine skiing-Seventeen-year-old Shiffrin wins slalom gold
* Shiffrin wins gold at age 17 * Four out of nine golds for the U.S. (Adds quotes, detail) SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 16 (Reuters – Mikaela Shiffrin became one of Alpine skiing’s youngest world champions when she won the women’s slalom on Sunday at the age of 17 to continue an impressive performance by the United States. Shiffrin, who has already won three slalom races on this season’s World Cup circuit, was third fastest in the first run but then produced a typically aggressive performance in the second to take gold. …

Obama on buddies' golf weekend along Florida's Atlantic coast
PALM CITY, Florida (Reuters) – It's a buddies weekend of golf for President Barack Obama at a private resort along Florida's Atlantic coast. With his wife, Michelle, and two d aughters away on a ski trip, Obama was in warmer climes at the end of a week devoted to promoting the proposals he offered in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Details were scant about Obama's three-day golf weekend with friends, but Golf Digest reported that Obama would be getting a lesson from Butch Harmon, a top swing coach who once helped Tiger Woods work on his game. …

Motor racing-Alguersuari says Formula One has become an auction
Feb 16 (Reuters) – Pirelli tyre tester Jaime Alguersuari vented his frustration at failing to secure a Formula One race seat on Saturday by saying the sport had become an auction favouring money over talent. The 22-year-old Spaniard has been trying to find a way back onto the starting grid since he and Swiss team mate Sebastien Buemi were dropped by Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso at the end of the 2011 season. He had sounded confident about his chances but those hopes have been dashed with lower-ranking teams favouring drivers who can bring sponsorship with them to help shore up strained budgets. …

Golf-European Tour Africa Open scores
Feb 16 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the European Tour Africa Open at the par-72 course on Saturday in East London 201 Darren Fichardt (South Africa) 69 67 65 Jaco Van Zyl (South Africa) 66 67 68 203 Adilson Da Silva (Brazil) 62 68 73 204 Gregory Bourdy (France) 70 67 67 205 Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) 70 71 64 206 Jorge Campillo (Spain) 73 70 63 Mark Tullo (Chile) 69 69 68 Tjaart Van der Walt (South Africa) 70 68 68 207 Desvonde Botes (South Africa) 74 67 66 Morten Madsen (Denmark) 71 69 67 David Higgins (Ireland) 70 68 69 Ricardo Santos (Portugal) 71 66 70 John Parry (Britain) 68 66 73 …

Yossi: Torres badly managed
Yossi Benayoun feels Chelsea are to blame for any damage done to Fernando Torres' career, claiming the striker was "badly managed."

Alpine skiing-Seventeen-year-old Shiffrin wins slalom gold
SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 16 (Reuters – Mikaela Shiffrin became one of Alpine skiing’s youngest world champions when she won the women’s slalom on Sunday at the age of 17 to continue an impressive performance by the United States. Shiffrin, who has already won three slalom races on this season’s World Cup circuit, was third fastest in the first run but then produced a typically aggressive performance in the second to take gold. One month short of her 18th birthday, Shiffrin pipped Austria’s Michaela Kirchgasser by 0.22 of a second to become the third youngest slalom world champion. …

Rush wins 2-men bobsled World Cup overall title
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Canada’s Lyndon Rush won his first two-man bobsled World Cup overall title after finishing fourth Saturday in the season-ending race at the Sochi Olympics venue.

Teen sensation wins world slalom title
Rising star Mikaela Shiffrin becomes youngest woman in nearly 40 years to win world title as USA continues dominant run.

Beckham must wait before making PSG debut
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France (AP) -- David Beckham will have to wait at least one more week to make his debut for Paris Saint-Germain because his coach says he needs to get in better shape.

Canada's Lyndon Rush, Lumsden capture World Cup bobsleigh title
Canada’s Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden captured the overall World Cup two-man bobsleigh title despite finishing tied for fourth place on Saturday in Sochi, Russia.