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Good morning, America. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by every morning for more headlines from around the world.It's April 1, 2016, better known as April Fool's Day. For those of us in media, it is the worst day of the year. Thankfully, it's also a slow news day today. Hopefully none of what I post below turns out to be bullshit. Proceed with caution.This is true: A German soccer team, in protest to the racial abuse suffered by two of its black players, took a team photo where every player is wearing blackface.Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has been suspended by the club after photos of him smoking appeared online.Jack Wilshere is apparently back to full training with Arsenal. Arsenal should sell him before he hurts himself again.Soccer's international break is over, and clubs return to action this weekend. There are some good matches to look forward to, most notably El Classico, which will happen on Saturday. The game of the weekend in the Premier League is Liverpool-Tottenham, also on Saturday. Tonight in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen hosts Wolfsburg; both teams are just a handful of points out of Champions League positions.Here is a wheelchair backflip. The video is by Brett Novak, one of the dopest and most talented skateboard film makers out there. [H/T The Guardian]Tennis's lovable loose cannon Nick Kyrgios beat Canadian Milos Raonic to reach the semifinals of the Miami Open 6-4 7-6 (7-4). The result puts Kyrgios into the world top 20. At 20 years old, Kyrgios is the youngest player to achieve that ranking in the past seven years. If the dude can sort out some of the drama that follows him around, he could be a real contender.--Have something you'd like to see here? Email me Brian@vicesports.com or get at me on Twitter @BKBlick
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