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Sport in brief: 04/05/14

FOOTBALL: At least one fan and one police officer were reportedly shot before the Italian Cup final between Napoli and Fiorentina, with the fan in serious condition.

As a result, the final started 40 minutes late and there were scenes of violence inside the stadium with a firefighter injured by fireworks thrown from the stands.

Napoli went on to win the match 3-1.

 

CYCLING: Chris Froome won the final stage of the Tour de Romandie to successfully defend his title in Switzerland yesterday.

The Tour de France champion dominated the 18.5-kilometre concluding time-trial around Neuchatel to seal overall victory by 28 seconds from Simon Spilak (Katusha).

It was Team Sky’s third successive win in the event after Sir Bradley Wiggins’ win in 2012 and Froome’s the following year.

 

TENNIS: World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Madrid Open after a recurrence of an injury to his right arm.

“I am very sorry for the Madrid tournament and all the Spanish fans to have to pull out of the Madrid Open,” said Djokovic, who is scheduled to play in a tournament next Sunday.

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