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Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:30 PM PST

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News: Bruins survive Senators' late rally McIlroy wary of potentially busy Match Play Sunday Golf-McIlroy wary of potentially busy Match Play Sunday Summerhays takes charge with flawless display in Mexico Golf-Summerhays takes charge with flawless display in Mexico RPT-Golf-Mayakoba Golf Classic third round scores McIlroy and Westwood to meet in semi-finals Golf-Mayakoba Golf Classic third round scores UPDATE 2-Golf-McIlroy and Westwood to meet in semi-finals Golf-WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-final results Golf-Mahan and Wilson reach last four at Match Play Del Potro downs top seed Tsonga to reach Marseille final PCB to question banned pace bowler Amir Flying Shipperley snatches win for Reds over Waratahs Highlanders stun Chiefs with second half blitz Bruins survive Senators' late rally Sat,25 Feb 2012 07:25 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins survived a late rally to continue their dominance of Northeast Division rival Ottawa with a 5-3 win over the Senators Saturday. Full Story Top McIlroy wary of potentially busy Match Play Sunday Sat,25 Feb 2012 05:40 PM PST Reuters - MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - With the chance to become world number one for the first time, Rory McIlroy is on his guard about a possible emotional letdown should he win his much anticipated semi-final on Sunday against Lee Westwood. World number two McIlroy will take on third-ranked Westwood in the last four of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in the morning at Dove Mountain where the winner will then contest the 18-hole final on Sunday afternoon. ... Full Story Top Golf-McIlroy wary of potentially busy Match Play Sunday Sat,25 Feb 2012 05:38 PM PST Reuters - MARANA, Arizona, Feb 25 (Reuters) - With the chance tobecome world number one for the first time, Rory McIlroy is onhis guard about a possible emotional letdown should he win hismuch anticipated semi-final on Sunday against Lee Westwood. World number two McIlroy will take on third-ranked Westwoodin the last four of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship inthe morning at Dove Mountain where the winner will then contestthe 18-hole final on Sunday afternoon. ... Full Story Top Summerhays takes charge with flawless display in Mexico Sat,25 Feb 2012 04:30 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Little-known American Daniel Summerhays, in pursuit of a maiden PGA Tour title, broke clear of a congested leaderboard to move two strokes in front after Saturday's third round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico. Full Story Top Golf-Summerhays takes charge with flawless display in Mexico Sat,25 Feb 2012 04:28 PM PST Reuters - Feb 25 (Reuters) - Little-known American DanielSummerhays, in pursuit of a maiden PGA Tour title, broke clearof a congested leaderboard to move two strokes in front afterSaturday's third round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico. One of three leaders overnight, Summerhays fired a flawlessfour-under-par 67 in blustery conditions on the El Camaleoncourse to post a 12-under total of 201. Compatriot Chris Stroud was alone in second after carding a68, with fellow Americans Michael Allen (66) and Will Claxton(71) a further two shots back at eight under. ... Full Story Top RPT-Golf-Mayakoba Golf Classic third round scores Sat,25 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST Reuters - (Refiles for additional subscribers, no change to text) Feb 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Leading third round scores fromthe U.S. PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic on Saturday in Playa del Carmen in Mexico (par-71) 201 Daniel Summerhays (U.S.) 69 65 67 203 Chris Stroud (U.S.) 69 66 68 205 Michael Allen (U.S.) 68 71 66 Will Claxton (U.S.) 66 68 71 206 Marc Turnesa (U.S.) 67 72 67 Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 67 70 207 Brian Harman (U.S.) 71 71 65 Colt Knost (U.S.) 69 71 67 Briny Baird (U.S.) 71 69 67 Charles Howell III (U.S.) 67 71 69 Matt Every (U.S. ... Full Story Top McIlroy and Westwood to meet in semi-finals Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:59 PM PST Reuters - MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood set up a mouth-watering duel in the last four of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when they each completed comfortable victories in Saturday's quarter-finals. Full Story Top Golf-Mayakoba Golf Classic third round scores Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:58 PM PST Reuters - Feb 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Leading third round scores fromthe U.S. PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic on Saturday in Playa del Carmen in Mexico (par-71) 201 Daniel Summerhays (U.S.) 69 65 67 203 Chris Stroud (U.S.) 69 66 68 205 Michael Allen (U.S.) 68 71 66 Will Claxton (U.S.) 66 68 71 206 Marc Turnesa (U.S.) 67 72 67 Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 67 70 207 Brian Harman (U.S.) 71 71 65 Colt Knost (U.S.) 69 71 67 Briny Baird (U.S.) 71 69 67 Charles Howell III (U.S.) 67 71 69 Matt Every (U.S.) 67 71 69 Greg Owen (Britain) 67 67 73 208 Dicky Pride (U.S. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 2-Golf-McIlroy and Westwood to meet in semi-finals Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:57 PM PST Reuters - * McIlroy beats Bae 3&2 to reach last four * Westwood advances with 4&2 win over Laird * Mahan to face Wilson in other semi (Adds McIlroy, Westwood quotes, detail) MARANA, Arizona, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy andLee Westwood set up a mouth-watering duel in the last four ofthe WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when they eachcompleted comfortable victories in Saturday's quarter-finals. ... Full Story Top Golf-WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-final results Sat,25 Feb 2012 02:49 PM PST Reuters - Feb 25 (Reuters) - WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-finalresults from Marana, Arizona on Saturday: Lee Westwood (Britain) beat Martin Laird (Britain) 4&2 Rory McIlroy (Britain) beat Bae Sang-moon (South Korea) 3&2 Mark Wilson (U.S.) beat Peter Hanson (Sweden) 4&3 Hunter Mahan (U.S.) beat Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 6&5 Semi-finals: Wilson v Mahan McIlroy v Westwood - - - - (Editing by Tom Pilcher) ((tom.pilcher@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 7933; Reuters Messaging:tom.pilcher.reuters.com@reuters.net; For the Reuters sports blog Left Field goto: http://blogs.reuters. ... Full Story Top Golf-Mahan and Wilson reach last four at Match Play Sat,25 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST Reuters - MARANA, Arizona, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Hunter Mahanbecame the first player to reach the WGC-Accenture Match PlayChampionship semi-finals with a crushing 6&5 victory over fellowAmerican Matt Kuchar on Saturday. Competing in the quarter-finals of the event for the firsttime, Mahan birdied four of his last six holes at DoveMountain's Ritz-Carlton Golf Club to end the match at thepar-five 13th. Soon after, American Mark Wilson rolled in an eight-footbirdie putt at the par-four 15th to wrap up a 4&3 win over SwedePeter Hanson and book his place in the last four against Mahan. ... Full Story Top Del Potro downs top seed Tsonga to reach Marseille final Sat,25 Feb 2012 08:33 AM PST Reuters - MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Argentine Juan Martin del Potro edged past local favourite and top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 6-7 6-3 to reach the final of the Marseille Open on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Del Potro eventually had too much pace for Tsonga, who bowed out after two hours 48 minutes, and will face either Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, the third seed, or France's Michael Llodra. Following an early exchange of breaks, world number 10 Del Potro stole Tsonga's serve in the fifth game to claim the opening set in 50 minutes. ... Full Story Top PCB to question banned pace bowler Amir Sat,25 Feb 2012 06:17 AM PST Reuters - KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan cricket authorities plan to question banned pace bowler Mohammad Amir following his return home on Sunday from Britain after serving a jail sentence for corruption. Amir, 19, was released from prison this month after serving a three-month sentence for his role in a spot-fixing scandal during the 2010 test against England at Lord's. He had been banned for five years by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ... Full Story Top Flying Shipperley snatches win for Reds over Waratahs Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:18 AM PST Reuters - Feb 25 - Winger Dom Shipperly streaked down the right touchline as the siren sounded to score a last-gasp try that snatched a 25-21 victory for the Queensland Reds over the New South Wales Waratahs in their Super Rugby match in Sydney on Saturday. With the final seconds ticking down, Shipperley, standing in for injured regular winger Rod Davies, received the ball wide and slipped past a tackle from Brackin Karauria-Henry before charging 60 metres to plant the ball behind the posts. ... Full Story Top Highlanders stun Chiefs with second half blitz Sat,25 Feb 2012 01:44 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The Otago Highlanders scored two tries in five second-half minutes to overhaul the Waikato Chiefs 23-19 in a bruising Super Rugby season-opener in Hamilton on Saturday that proved costly for both sides. The Chiefs led 19-9 into the last quarter but were stunned by tries to replacement scrumhalf Aaron Smith and inside centre Phil Burleigh and were shut out repeatedly by desperate defending in the final minutes. "The boys showed some spirit... ... Full Story Top

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