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| Soccer-KFA defends Red Devils, says provoked by rising sun flag Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 09:08 PM PDT July 31 (Reuters) - The Korean Football Association (KFA) has defended the country's 'Red Devils' supporters group for unfurling a politically-charged banner at Sunday's East Asian Cup game against Japan and said Japanese fans had incited trouble by raising the 'rising sun' flag. Korean fans unfurled a massive banner at Jamsil Stadium that read: 'A nation that forgets its history has no future' in an apparent reference to what many South Koreans see as Japan's unwillingness to acknowledge its wartime and colonial excesses. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights from Tuesday's Major League Baseball games Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 08:54 PM PDT July 30 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Tuesday's Major League baseball games - - Pirates 6, Cardinals 0 (Game 2) Rookie Brandon Cumpton pitched seven scoreless innings for his first major-league victory and Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run home run to spark the Pirates in the second game of a doubleheader. The Pirates won the first game 2-1. The Pirates moved to the top of the NL Central standings, 1-1/2 games ahead of the Cardinals with the victory. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Washington Open men's singles results Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 08:46 PM PDT July 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Washington Open Men's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 216-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-7(2) 6-2 6-4 4-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Samuel Groth (Australia) 7-5 6-4 Marinko Matosevic (Australia) beat 15-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 6-4 7-5 6-Sam Querrey (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 08:42 PM PDT July 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) Milwaukee 6 CHICAGO CUBS 5 PITTSBURGH 2 St. Louis 1 (11 innings) PITTSBURGH 6 St. Louis 0 BALTIMORE 4 Houston 3 CLEVELAND 7 Chicago White Sox 4 PHILADELPHIA 7 San Francisco 3 DETROIT 5 Washington 1 BOSTON 8 Seattle 2 ATLANTA 11 Colorado 3 NY Mets 4 MIAMI 2 (10 innings) TAMPA BAY 5 Arizona 2 Milwaukee 3 CHICAGO CUBS 2 Kansas City 7 MINNESOTA 2 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Carlsbad Open women's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 08:02 PM PDT July 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Carlsbad Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) beat Tamira Paszek (Austria) 6-0 6-0 Laura Robson (Britain) beat Ayumi Morita (Japan) 4-6 7-5 6-2 Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) 7-6(3) 6-4 Sesil Karatantcheva (Kazakhstan) beat Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-3 7-5 8-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Sachie Ishizu (Japan) 6-4 6-3 Coco Vandeweghe (U.S.) beat Allie Kiick (U.S.) 6-1 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-We can beat England and keep Ashes alive, says Clarke Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 08:00 PM PDT SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) - Michael Clarke provoked raucous laughter when he said Australia could still win the Ashes after the Lord's pasting but he was at it again on Wednesday when he asserted his tourists could buck the odds and beat England at Old Trafford. Two down in the series and coming off the back of a thumping 347-run defeat at Lord's, the bookmakers make Clarke's side 4-1 outsiders to keep their slender hopes of winning the series alive in Manchester starting on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary July 31 - August 27 Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 08:00 PM PDT July 31 (Reuters) - World sports diary from July 31- August27. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 SOCCER Champions league third qualifying round CRICKET Zimbabwe v India, fourth ODI, Bulawayo Sri Lanka v South Africa, fifth ODI, Colombo MOTORSPORT Rally of Finland (to Aug 4) SWIMMING World championships, Barcelona (to Aug. 4) CYCLING Tour of Poland (to Aug. 4) TENNIS ATP: Kitzbuehel Cup, Austria (to Aug. 4) ATP/WTA: Washington Classic, U.S. (to Aug. 4) WTA: Carlsbad Open, California (to Aug. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Washington Open women's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 07:15 PM PDT July 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Washington Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Alison Riske (U.S.) beat Vania King (U.S.) 6-3 7-5 3-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 6-4 6-2 8-Madison Keys (U.S.) beat Michelle Larcher de Brito (Portugal) 7-5 6-3 Caroline Garcia (France) beat Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) 0-6 7-6(5) 6-4 5-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 7-5 1-1 (Tsurenko retired) Heather Watson (Britain) beat Alexandra Mueller (U.S.) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Taylor Townsend (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Swimming-Sun bidding for second gold of possible treble Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 07:00 PM PDT BARCELONA, July 31 (Reuters) - Sun Yang can tick the second of three boxes in his bid for a treble of distance golds when the towering Chinese competes in the 800 metres freestyle final at the world swimming championships in Barcelona on Wednesday. Sun matched a feat previously achieved only by Grant Hackett when he claimed the 400 freestyle title on Sunday to become the second man only after the Australian to claim world titles at 400, 800 and 1,500 metres. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:59 PM PDT July 30 (The Sports Xchange) - The Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson has lofty goals, but none is loftier than Emmitt Smith's NFL career rushing record. The reigning league most valuable player said he would pass Smith during the 2017 season, and even has a date in mind, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Peterson, 28, rushed for 2,097 yards last season, eight yards fewer than Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record of 2,105. His goal for this season is to reach 2,500 yards. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:44 PM PDT July 30 (The Sports Xchange) - Embattled New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has told Sports Illustrated that he still wants to be considered a role model. "Look, it's concerning," Rodriguez said in an interview with the magazine. "I have two daughters at home, and I'm sensitive to that, and above all, I want to be a role model, continue to be a role model -- especially to my girls. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cup concern for Price over injured Oosthuizen Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:19 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - The decision by former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen to take two months off golf to heal assorted injuries has given International captain Nick Price "concern" ahead of the October 3-6 Presidents Cup. South African Oosthuizen, who lies second in the International points standings, does not expect to return to action until the European Tour's Sep. 26-29 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Cup concern for Price over injured Oosthuizen Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:16 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes AKRON, Ohio, July 30 (Reuters) - The decision by former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen to take two months off golf to heal assorted injuries has given International captain Nick Price "concern" ahead of the Oct. 3-6 Presidents Cup. South African Oosthuizen, who lies second in the International points standings, does not expect to return to action until the European Tour's Sep. 26-29 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. ... Full Story | Top |
| Los Angeles' Forum arena to reopen in Jan 2014 after renovation Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:13 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Forum, the erstwhile home of pro basketball's Los Angeles Lakers and hockey's Los Angeles Kings, will reopen in January following a $100 million renovation, event venue operator The Madison Square Garden Co said on Tuesday. The company, which owns the fabled New York arena, purchased the venue, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, a year ago for $23.5 million in a bid to return it to its former prominence and compete with the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-PSV, Lyon take first-leg leads in Champions League qualifiers Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:07 PM PDT By Ken Ferris LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - Former European champions PSV Eindhoven beat Belgian side SV Zulte Waregem 2-0 and Olympique Lyonnais edged Grasshoppers 1-0 in the first legs of their Champions League third qualifying round matches on Tuesday as they bid to reach the playoffs for a spot in the lucrative group stage. ... Full Story | Top |
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