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| | UPDATE 1-Golf-Moore flirts with jackpot of 59 in Las Vegas
* Moore leads by one shot after shooting a 61 * Bogey on penultimate hole costs him a crack at 59 (Updates at end of first round) Oct 4 (Reuters) - American Ryan Moore flirted with golf's magical jackpot, a 59, before he bogeyed his penultimate hole on the way to a sizzling 10-under-par 61 in Thursday's opening round of the Las Vegas Open. Moore, who started out at the par-four 10th, missed the green to the left with his tee shot at the short eighth but was otherwise delighted with his spectacular form in near-perfect scoring conditions in the Nevada desert. ... Full Story | Top |
CORRECTED-Golf-Moore flirts with jackpot of 59 in Las Vegas
(Corrects number of players to shoot 59 on PGA Tour in eighth para, amends final para) Oct 4 (Reuters) - American Ryan Moore flirted with golf's magical jackpot, a 59, before he bogeyed his penultimate hole on the way to a sizzling 10-under-par 61 in Thursday's opening round of the Las Vegas Open. Moore, who began his round at the par-four 10th, missed the green to the left with his tee shot at the short eighth but was otherwise delighted with his spectacular form in near-perfect scoring conditions in the Nevada desert. ... Full Story | Top |
Motor racing-Button leads Hamilton as McLaren show practice pace
SUZUKA, Japan, Oct 5 (Reuters) - McLaren limbered up for the Japanese Grand Prix weekend with Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton one-two at the top of the timesheets after Friday's first free practice in the Suzuka sunshine. Button, last year's race winner who has a five place grid penalty for Sunday's 15th round of the season due to a gearbox change, lapped with a best time of one minute 34.507 seconds with Hamilton 0.233 slower. ... Full Story | Top |
World sports diary Oct 06 - Oct 13
Oct 5 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Oct. 6 - Oct. 13(all times GMT): - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 SOCCER Premier League (1400 unless stated) Manchester City v Sunderland (1145) Chelsea v Norwich City Swansea City v Reading West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers Wigan Athletic v Everton West Ham United v Arsenal (1630) La Liga Rayo Vallecano v Deportivo Coruna (1400) Real Valladolid v Espanyol (1600) Real Zaragoza v Getafe (1800) Real Betis v Real Sociedad (2000) Serie A Chievo Verona v Sampdoria (1600) Genoa v Palermo (1845) Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) Montpellier HSC v Evian (1500) ... Full Story | Top |
Motor racing-Formula One Japanese Grand Prix 1st free practice session
Oct 5 (Infostrada Sports) - 1st Free Practice Session from the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on Friday 1. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:34.507 2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:34.740 3. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:34.856 4. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:35.059 5. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes 1:35.122 6. Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) Sauber - Ferrari 1:35.199 7. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:35.283 8. Paul Di Resta (Britain) Force India - Mercedes 1:35.299 9. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 1:35.474 10. ... Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings
Oct 5 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Thursday Thursday, October 4Coritiba 1 Ponte Preta 0 Flamengo 0 Esporte Clube Bahia 0 Portuguesa 5 Sport 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Fluminense 27 17 8 2 44 18 59 2 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 8 4 41 20 53 3 Gremio 27 15 5 7 38 22 50 4 Vasco da Gama 27 13 8 6 35 27 47 -------------------------5 Sao Paulo 27 13 4 10 39 29 43 6 Internacional 27 10 11 6 33 23 41 7 Botafogo 27 11 7 9 41 35 40 8 Corinthians 27 10 9 8 33 26 39 9 Cruzeiro 27 10 6 11 32 36 36 10 Portuguesa 28 9 9 10 34 32 36 11 Flamengo 28 9 8 11 ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Las Vegas Open scores
Oct 5 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Las Vegas Open at the par-71 course on Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada 61 Ryan Moore (U.S.) 61 62 Brendon De Jonge (Zimbabwe) 62 63 Tim Herron (U.S.) 63 John Huh (U.S.) 63 64 Chris Kirk (U.S.) 64 Justin Leonard (U.S.) 64 Jonas Blixt (Sweden) 64 65 Patrick Reed (U.S.) 65 Blake Adams (U.S.) 65 Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 65 Vaughn Taylor (U.S.) 65 66 Ken Duke (U.S.) 66 Nick Watney (U.S.) 66 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 66 Kevin Stadler (U.S.) 66 Russell Knox (Britain) 66 J.J. Killeen (U.S.) 66 Richard Lee (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday Oct 5
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Friday (times GMT): - - - - MOTOR RACING Formula One: Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka (to 7) SUZUKA, Japan - Free practice gets under way, with Ferrari's championship leader Fernando Alonso eager to find out how competitive his rivals look at one of Formula One's favourite tracks. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/, first session starts at 0100, pix, by Alan Baldwin) - - - - BASEBALL Single-game playoffs have produced some great moments in Major League Baseball (MLB) and a new postseason format for 2012 now guarantees two of them, with Texas, Baltimore, St. ... Full Story | Top |
Baseball-Odds to win the 2012 World Series
Oct 4 (Reuters) - Latest betting odds to win the 2012 Major League Baseball World Series. 5-1 Cincinnati Reds 5-1 New York Yankees 5-1 Washington Nationals 6-1 Detroit Tigers 7-1 Texas Rangers 15-2 Oakland Athletics 15-2 San Francisco Giants 12-1 Atlanta Braves 15-1 Baltimore Orioles 15-1 St. Louis Cardinals (odds from Bovada) (Compiled by Julian Linden; Editing by Frank Pingue) Full Story | Top |
Moore flirts with jackpot of 59 in Las Vegas
(Reuters) - American Ryan Moore flirted with golf's magical jackpot, a 59, before he bogeyed his penultimate hole on the way to a sizzling 10-under-par 61 in Thursday's opening round of the Las Vegas Open. Moore, who began his round at the par-four 10th, missed the green to the left with his tee shot at the short eighth but was otherwise delighted with his spectacular form in near-perfect scoring conditions in the Nevada desert. "It was one of those days that you just keep putting it in play," said the 29-year-old Las Vegas resident, who has played the TPC Summerlin layout countless times. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Moore flirts with jackpot of 59 in Las Vegas
Oct 4 (Reuters) - American Ryan Moore flirted with golf's magical jackpot, a 59, before he bogeyed his penultimate hole on the way to a sizzling 10-under-par 61 in Thursday's opening round of the Las Vegas Open. Moore, who began his round at the par-four 10th, missed the green to the left with his tee shot at the short eighth but was otherwise delighted with his spectacular form in near-perfect scoring conditions in the Nevada desert. ... Full Story | Top |
Cabrera-led Tigers look to reclaim baseball throne
 (Reuters) - With a Triple Crown, a home run king and a Prince, the Detroit Tigers are hoping to reclaim Major League Baseball's throne and give the Motor City its first World Series winner in 28 years. The Tigers spent much of the regular season playing like commoners but enter the playoffs as a dangerous opponent few would like to face, including the American League (AL) West champion Oakland Athletics they will face in a five-game division series starting Saturday in Detroit. ...
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Single-game showdowns launch MLB postseason
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-game playoffs have produced some great moments in Major League Baseball (MLB) and a new postseason format for 2012 now guarantees two of them, with Texas, Baltimore, St. Louis and Atlanta all on the spot. With a second wildcard team added in both leagues, the postseason opens Friday with one-game showdowns between the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and host Atlanta Braves, as well as last season's American League champion Texas Rangers against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. ... Full Story | Top |
Free agents find a place to fight for another chance
NORTH MIAMI BEACH (Reuters) - The quarterback takes three steps back, glances to his left and zips a pass right into the path of a sprinting receiver who grasps the ball, turns sharply and rushes into open space. It is a perfect play, performed by professionals, but no one is paying them and no one is even watching. There is no offensive coordinator barking instructions from the sidelines, no assistant coach taking notes and no team mates shouting on encouragement. ... Full Story | Top |
FEATURE-NFL-Free agents find a place to fight for another chance
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The quarterback takes three steps back, glances to his left and zips a pass right into the path of a sprinting receiver who grasps the ball, turns sharply and rushes into open space. It is a perfect play, performed by professionals, but no one is paying them and no one is even watching. There is no offensive coordinator barking instructions from the sidelines, no assistant coach taking notes and no team mates shouting on encouragement. ... Full Story | Top |
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