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| Soccer-Argentinos Juniors boost survival hopes with River upset Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 08:36 PM PDT By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES, June 2 (Reuters) - Argentinos Juniors stunned Argentine title challengers River Plate 2-0 at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on Sunday to give a huge boost to their chances of avoiding relegation. Defender Julio Barraza and midfielder Rodrigo Gomez scored the goals in the final 10 minutes of an intense Clausura championship clash in which River were looking to join Newell's Old Boys at the top of the standings. Instead, Newell's can go six points clear if they win at All Boys in the capital on Monday night. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Blackhawks chase Quick to take charge in the West Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 08:17 PM PDT June 2 (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks handed Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick his first early exit of the playoffs as they rattled the Kings 4-2 Sunday to grab a commanding lead in the Western Conference finals. The home Blackhawks ambushed Quick for four goals in just 29 minutes to chase the reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner and establish a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL play-offs final result Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 07:47 PM PDT June 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the NHL Play-offs Final match between Chicago and Los Angeles on Sunday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 T CHICAGO 2 2 0 4 Los Angeles 0 1 1 2 (Chicago lead the best-of-seven series by 2-0) Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-England score seven tries in tour opener Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 07:24 PM PDT (adds detail, quotes) MONTEVIDEO, June 2 (Reuters) - Number eight Billy Vunipola scored a hat-trick as England opened their tour with seven tries in a 41-21 demolition of a South America XV at the Charrua stadium in Montevideo on Sunday. The match served as a warm-up for far tougher tests in matches against the Pumas in Argentina over the next two Saturdays and the tourists did not have it all their own way. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 07:23 PM PDT June 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Monday Sunday, June 2 Argentinos Juniors 2 River Plate 0 Boca Juniors 1 Velez Sarsfield 1 Lanus 0 Atletico Belgrano 0 Union (Santa Fe) 1 Colon (Santa Fe) 0 Saturday, June 1 Atletico Rafaela 0 San Lorenzo 0 Godoy Cruz 3 Arsenal 0 Independiente 0 Estudiantes 0 Friday, May 31 Quilmes 1 Racing Club 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Newell's Old Boys 15 10 2 3 31 18 32 2 Lanus 16 7 8 1 19 9 29 3 River Plate 16 8 5 3 22 15 29 4 San Lorenzo 16 7 6 3 22 13 27 5 Godoy Cruz 16 7 6 3 22 14 27 6 Arsenal 16 7 5 4 20 ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Nadal looks for renewed vigour against Nishikori Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 07:00 PM PDT PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - Seven-times champion Rafael Nadal has been showing signs of nerves at the French Open, but Monday's fourth-round match against Kei Nishikori could be exactly what the doctor ordered for the Spanish third seed. Although Nadal, who will celebrate his 27th birthday on Monday, has dubbed the 13th seed a "fantastic player", the Japanese has lost all of his four matches against the claycourt machine. Nishikori is also a novice of the second week at Roland Garros, having previously never gone past the second round in Paris. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-England 41 South America XV 21 - result Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 06:44 PM PDT (Corrects England try scorers) June 2 (Reuters) - England beat a South America XV 41-21 (halftime 31-7) in Montevideo on Sunday. Scorers: South America - Tries: Penalty try, Tomas Cubelli, Diego Magno. Conversions: Benjamin Madero (3). England - Tries: Ben Foden (2), Billy Vunipola (3), Tom Wood, Paul Doran Jones. Conversions: Stephen Myler (3). (Compiled by Rex Gowar; Editing by John Mehaffey) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Midfielder Gago added to Argentina squad for qualifiers Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 06:00 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, June 2 (Reuters) - Fernando Gago was one of three domestically-based players added to the Argentina squad on Sunday for World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Ecuador. The former Valencia and As Roma midfielder, his Velez Sarsfield team mate Gino Peruzzi and Boca Juniors goalkeeper Agustin Orion were named on the Argentine FA website (www.afa.org.ar). Playmaker Gago is a key member of coach Alejandro Sabella's squad, leaders in the South American group, who face Colombia at home on Friday and visit Ecuador four days later. Argentina top the group with 24 points from 11 ... Full Story | Top |
| Memorial win gives Kuchar major boost for bucket list Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 05:55 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Matt Kuchar has been steadily ticking off his golfing 'bucket list' and victory at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday gave him a massive confidence boost as he eyes his top priority - winning a major title. The tall American enhanced his status as one of the favorites for the June 13-16 U.S. Open as he triumphed for a sixth time on the PGA Tour, fending off a late challenge by compatriot Kevin Chappell with a closing four-under-par 68. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Memorial win gives Kuchar major boost for bucket list Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 05:46 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes DUBLIN, Ohio, June 2 (Reuters) - Matt Kuchar has been steadily ticking off his golfing 'bucket list' and victory at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday gave him a massive confidence boost as he eyes his top priority - winning a major title. The tall American enhanced his status as one of the favourites for the June 13-16 U.S. Open as he triumphed for a sixth time on the PGA Tour, fending off a late challenge by compatriot Kevin Chappell with a closing four-under-par 68. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0005 GMT on Monday, June 3 Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 05:05 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0005 GMT on Monday: - - - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (to June 9) Djokovic, Nadal and Sharapova feature at French Open PARIS - Novak Djokovic will strive to regain his focus following the death of his first coach when he takes on Philipp Kohlschreiber in the last 16 while seven-times champion Rafa Nadal faces Kei Nishikori; Women's holder Maria Sharapova will be up against rising American talent Sloane Stephens. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-SPORTS Summary Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 04:52 PM PDT Hibbert fined despite apology for outburst MIAMI (Reuters) - Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Sunday after a post-game press conference outburst which included an anti-gay slur. Hibbert scored 24 points as the Pacers beat the Miami Heat 91-77 on Saturday to force a deciding game seven in South Florida on Monday but the 26-year-old responded with a rant in the televised press conference. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tiger aims to clean up entire game after Memorial flop Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 04:52 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Tiger Woods ended a largely forgettable week at the Memorial Tournament languishing joint 65th in a field of 73, and conceding that he needs to clean up every aspect of his game before the upcoming U.S. Open. A five-times winner at Muirfield Village Golf Club where he was the defending champion, Woods struggled with his putting on lightning-fast greens for all four rounds as he finished up a distant 20 strokes behind winner Matt Kuchar. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Tiger aims to clean up entire game after Memorial flop Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 04:49 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes DUBLIN, Ohio, June 2 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods ended a largely forgettable week at the Memorial Tournament languishing joint 65th in a field of 73, and conceding that he needs to clean up every aspect of his game before the upcoming U.S. Open. A five-times winner at Muirfield Village Golf Club where he was the defending champion, Woods struggled with his putting on lightning-fast greens for all four rounds as he finished up a distant 20 strokes behind winner Matt Kuchar. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 04:29 PM PDT June 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, June 2 Atletico Mineiro 0 Sao Paulo 0 Fluminense 3 Criciuma 0 Internacional 1 Esporte Clube Bahia 2 Nautico 2 Portuguesa 2 Saturday, June 1 Corinthians 1 Ponte Preta 0 Atletico Paranaense 2 Flamengo 2 Botafogo 2 Cruzeiro 1 Goias 1 Coritiba 1 Santos 1 Gremio 1 Vitoria 2 Vasco da Gama 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Sao Paulo 3 2 1 0 7 1 7 2 Vitoria 3 2 1 0 7 2 7 3 Botafogo 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 4 Fluminense 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 -------------------------5 Corinthians 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 5 Coritiba 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 ... Full Story | Top |
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