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LONDON -- Cities will bid to stage the finals of the Davis and Fed Cups as part of a revamp of the international team tennis competitions.The International Tennis Federation will launch a bidding process in December, although the governing body has yet to determine whether the same city will host the mens and womens competitions.Currently one of the finalists, based on the draw, decides the venue. Croatia is now looking for a suitable location for its men to host Argentina in the Davis Cup final in November.By having a full year or two to plan, we can do more for sponsors and fans with a stadium thats an appropriate size, ITF president David Haggerty said at the organizations London headquarters.Working on the ITF project are consultants from the CSM sports marketing company chaired by Sebastian Coe, president of track and fields governing body, the IAAF.The ITF will assess whether to select a host city from an emerging market that can potentially offer higher financial returns or one of the traditional tennis heartlands where the crowds could be larger and more boisterous.Its a balancing act, making sure we get bids from a number of different cities so we can make comparisons, Haggerty told The Associated Press. But its not all about money. Its about eyeballs and awareness. Our mission really is to develop, grow and promote tennis around the world. So we will take great caution.Haggerty envisions the winning bid city staging the finals for two to three years. The challenge in potentially using the same venue for both competition finals at the same time is finding somewhere with enough arenas, practice courts and locker rooms.European soccers Champions League final and the NFLs Super Bowl are being examined as major events that are held at neutral venues.The proposed Davis and Fed Cup changes must be approved by the ITFs annual general meeting in August. The ITF anticipates a decision on successful bidding cities next year.The ITF is also examining whether to condense the finals from three to two days and if best-of-three sets would work better for the Davis Cup rather than the current best-of-five. The Fed Cup world group could also double to 16 teams to match the mens competition.Jack Buck . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Custom Cardinals Jersey China .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-stan-musial-jersey-large-561q.html . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1. Tyler Webb . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Michael Wacha . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Marvin Smith scored 15 points and UNC Greensboro rolled to a 96-61 win over Division-II Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday.James Dickey came off the bench to score 12 points and grab seven rebounds for the Spartans (8-3), who have won seven of their last eight games heading into Southern Conference play.The Spartans shot 59 percent (37 of 62), hitting 13 of 27 3-pointers. They had 28 assists, with Diante Baldwin getting seven, RJ White six and reserve Demetrius Troy getting fiive to go with five rebounds and 10 points.dddddddddddd.UNCG took control early, making half of its 20 3-pointers in the first half, shooting 61 percent and racing to a 56-34 lead. Barely five minutes into the second half the lad had ballooned to 45.Darius Sharpe had 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers, for Southern Wesleyan, which counted the game as an exhibition. ' ' '