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olympics • The IOC issued a warning to Pyeongchang on Wednesday after a conflict-of-interest probe into sponsorship contracts tied to the South Korean city's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The IOC ethics commission ordered Pyeongchang to "fully respect the rules of conduct" after two South Korean companies signed sponsorship deals with international sports federations headed by senior IOC members. Korean Air and the International Skating Union have agreed to postpone their sponsorship deal until after the 2018 host-city vote next July, the IOC said. "The ethics commission reminded Pyeongchang 2018 and its related organizations to fully respect the rules of conduct related to candidate cities and issued a warning," the International Olympic Committee said.

Roddick, Federer advance in tourney

Tennis • Andy Roddick defeated fellow American Sam Querrey 7-5, 7-6 (6) while Roger Federer cruised into the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Roddick had 16 aces and dropped just six first-service points against the 22nd-ranked Querrey, who served 13 aces. Roddick has returned to Basel after seven years in hopes of claiming one of the last three berths in the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals in London this month.

S. Africa colluded to win W.C. bid?

soccer • The man who secured this year's World Cup for South Africa says he tried to get England to withdraw from the 2006 bidding by offering Nelson Mandela's support for a 2010 English bid. While South Africa did get Brazil to pull out of the 2006 bidding, England stayed in the contest with South Africa — and the tournament went to Germany instead. Danny Jordaan, chief executive of the organizing committee for the World Cup in South Africa, is now part of the FIFA inspection team touring nations bidding for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. That vote is in December. Jordaan's revelations about insider deals a decade ago come as FIFA's ethics committee investigates claims 2018 contender Spain-Portugal and 2022 candidate Qatar have broken rules by colluding to swap votes. Jordaan wanted Brazil and England left out to aid Africa's chances.

From wire reports