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Sports Briefs: April 30
TENNIS
Wimbledon winners to get $1.49 million each
The Wimbledon champions will each receive $1.49 million this year, an increase of 5.8 percent.
The All England Club said Tuesday the total prize money for the championships will increase 3.4 percent to $23.46 million.
Last year marked the first time women earned equal prize money at the grass-court Grand Slam.
The weak dollar and fluctuating exchange rates means Wimbledon winners will earn less than the French Open champions, who will get $1.56 million at the clay-court tournament in June. The U.S. Open usually pays the highest prize money of the four majors.
Dokic makes rare appearance, loses opener in Fez tourney: Jelena Dokic, once ranked No. 4 in the world and now unranked after missing two years with injuries, made a quick exit in the first round of the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem at Fez, Morocco.
Dokic, who had to go through qualifying to reach the main draw of the tournament, lost to Greta Arn of Hungary 6-4, 6-2.
Gonzalez advances at BMW Open: Second-seeded Fernando Gonzalez cruised into the second round of the BMW Open, defeating Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-4 at Munich, Germany.
Nalbandian defeats Calleri in Barcelona Open: Third-seeded David Nalbandian rallied to defeat Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 in an all-Argentine matchup in the second round of the Barcelona (Spain) Open.
Wild-card entrant Mario Ancic beat seventh-seeded Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4.
Zvonareva, Craybas advance to second round at Prague Open: Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva beat Lucie Hradecka 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Prague (Czech Republic) Open and American Jill Craybas also advanced to the second round with a 6-4, 6-2 upset of fifth-seeded Karin Knapp.
SOCCER
Manchester United sets up all-English final
Soccer's European champion will be from England.
Manchester United set up the first all-English final in the history of the Champions League, beating visiting Barcelona 1-0 behind Paul Scholes' goal in the 14th minute.
After winning the home-and-home semifinal on 1-0 aggregate, Manchester will meet Chelsea or Liverpool in the final on May 21 at Moscow.
HORSE RACING
Jones' two fillies likely Kentucky Oaks choices
Trainer Larry Jones will likely have the favorite in Friday's $500,000 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
Eight Belles drew the 12th post and was listed as the morning-line 5-2 favorite in the race for 3-year-old fillies. The outside draw in the 12-horse field, however, could help Jones decide whether to enter the filly in the Kentucky Derby instead.
If Eight Belles, who has won four straight races, decides to run in the Derby, stablemate Proud Spell could be the choice. Proud Spell drew the No. 8 post and has been listed as the morning-line favorite if Eight Belles opts for the Derby.




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