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| Baseball results Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 08:45 PM PDT Aug 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) St. Louis 4 CHICAGO CUBS 0 BOSTON 6 NY Yankees 1 Arizona 15 PITTSBURGH 5 LA Dodgers 5 PHILADELPHIA 0 BALTIMORE 8 Colorado 4 DETROIT 6 Kansas City 5 MILWAUKEE 2 Cincinnati 0 Chicago White Sox 8 MINNESOTA 5 Toronto 6 TAMPA BAY 2 San Francisco 6 MIAMI 4 TEXAS 15 Seattle 3 Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Complacency just not in the All Blacks DNA, says Hansen Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 08:40 PM PDT By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Steve Hansen was not remotely concerned that his side's thumping win over Australia in the Rugby Championship would translate into complacency ahead of next week's return match in Wellington. Hansen was clearly enjoying himself in the news conference after the 47-29 victory, opening with a "told you so" lecture to those who doubted whether captain Richie McCaw should start on his return from sabbatical and whether Aaron Cruden was good enough to stand in for Dan Carter at flyhalf. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. tempers fray as Europe push to brink of Solheim win Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 08:34 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Sweden's Anna Nordqvist holed-in-one to clinch a morning point in style as Europe tightened their grip on the Solheim Cup and the United States' tempers frayed during a controversial second day in Parker, Colorado on Saturday. Europe opened up a 10.5-5.5 lead over the U.S. at the close, dominating the fourballs on an afternoon marred by an astonishing tiff over ball placements between the American pairing of Morgan Pressel and Cristie Kerr and their opponents Karine Icher and Beatriz Recari. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-U.S. tempers fray as Europe push to brink of Solheim win Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 08:31 PM PDT Aug 17 (Reuters) - Sweden's Anna Nordqvist holed-in-one to clinch a morning point in style as Europe tightened their grip on the Solheim Cup and the United States' tempers frayed during a controversial second day in Parker, Colorado on Saturday. Europe opened up a 10.5-5.5 lead over the U.S. at the close, dominating the fourballs on an afternoon marred by an astonishing tiff over ball placements between the American pairing of Morgan Pressel and Cristie Kerr and their opponents Karine Icher and Beatriz Recari. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Cincinnati Open women's singles semifinal results Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 08:17 PM PDT Aug 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Cincinnati Open Women's Singles Semifinal matches on Saturday 2-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat 14-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 4-6 6-2 6-3 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 5-Li Na (China) 7-5 7-5 Full Story | Top |
| Canada belt United States to close in on rugby World Cup Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 07:05 PM PDT Canada moved a step closer to a berth in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England with a 27-9 opening leg victory in a qualifier over the United States in Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday. Having lost to their neighbors just once since 2005, Canada scored three tries and limited the U.S. to just three penalties to take a nice buffer into the return leg at home next Saturday. The aggregate winner will automatically qualify for the World Cup while the loser has a last chance in a two-leg playoff with Uruguay. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Canada belt United States to close in on rugby World Cup Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 07:04 PM PDT Canada moved a step closer to a berth in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England with a 27-9 opening leg victory in a qualifier over the United States in Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday. Having lost to their neighbours just once since 2005, Canada scored three tries and limited the U.S. to just three penalties to take a nice buffer into the return leg at home next Saturday. The aggregate winner will automatically qualify for the World Cup while the loser has a last chance in a two-leg playoff with Uruguay. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bolt leads fast and furious charge for more gold Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 07:03 PM PDT  By Alison Wildey MOSCOW (Reuters) - The final day of the world athletics championships promises to be a fast and furious one with sprint king Usain Bolt aiming to add a third gold to his Moscow tally in the men's 4x100 relay on Sunday. Bolt has been untouchable on the blue track at the Luzhniki stadium, winning the 100 last weekend and then becoming the first man to take three successive 200 meters titles. There should also be a third medal for Jamaica's double world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the women's relay although Olympic champions the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Athletics-Bolt leads fast and furious charge for more gold Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 06:59 PM PDT By Alison Wildey MOSCOW, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The final day of the world athletics championships promises to be a fast and furious one with sprint king Usain Bolt aiming to add a third gold to his Moscow tally in the men's 4x100 relay on Sunday. Bolt has been untouchable on the blue track at the Luzhniki stadium, winning the 100 last weekend and then becoming the first man to take three successive 200 metres titles. There should also be a third medal for Jamaica's double world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the women's relay although Olympic champions the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 06:58 PM PDT Aug 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Saturday, August 17Vasco da Gama 2 Gremio 3 Cruzeiro 5 Vitoria 1 Nautico 0 Fluminense 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Cruzeiro 15 8 4 3 31 14 28 2 Botafogo 14 7 5 2 24 16 26 3 Gremio 15 7 4 4 21 15 25 4 Coritiba 14 6 6 2 19 14 24 -------------------------5 Vitoria 15 6 4 5 21 21 22 6 Corinthians 14 5 7 2 13 6 22 7 Atletico Paranaense 14 5 6 3 24 21 21 7 Internacional 13 5 6 2 24 21 21 9 Esporte Clube Bahia 14 5 4 5 13 16 19 10 Vasco da Gama 15 5 4 6 22 26 19 11 Fluminense 15 5 3 7 18 20 18 12 ... Full Story | Top |
| Williams ends Li reign to reach first Cincinnati final Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 06:57 PM PDT  By Steve Keating CINCINNATI (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams fought her way to a 7-5 7-5 win over defending champion Li Na to reach the final of the Western and Southern Open on Saturday and close in on one of the few titles to elude her. Williams, who has been critical of her performance in Cincinnati despite making it to the final for the first time, was not at her dominating best against Li but it was a good enough effort to put the American in line for a $1 million bonus. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Williams ends Li reign to reach first Cincinnati final Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 06:55 PM PDT By Steve Keating CINCINNATI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams fought her way to a 7-5 7-5 win over defending champion Li Na to reach the final of the Western and Southern Open on Saturday and close in on one of the few titles to elude her. Williams, who has been critical of her performance in Cincinnati despite making it to the final for the first time, was not at her dominating best against Li but it was a good enough effort to put the American in line for a $1 million bonus. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Back to the drawing board for Wallabies coach McKenzie Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 06:19 PM PDT By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - It was back to the drawing board for Ewen McKenzie on Sunday after his reign as Australia coach opened with a 47-29 defeat to the All Blacks that left little room for solace. It does not get any easier for the Wallabies with a return test against the world champions in Wellington next weekend and South Africa, who humbled Argentina 73-13 in Saturday's second match, up after that in Brisbane in early September. "Everytime you lose a game it's disappointing," McKenzie told reporters after the match. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 06:10 PM PDT Aug 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Sunday Saturday, August 17San Lorenzo 0 Argentinos Juniors 3 Gimnasia-La Plata 3 Rosario Central 1 Friday, August 16 Colon (Santa Fe) 1 Quilmes 0 Arsenal 3 Olimpo 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Argentinos Juniors 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 2 Gimnasia-La Plata 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 3 San Lorenzo 3 2 0 1 5 4 6 4 Arsenal 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 5 Atletico Rafaela 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 6 Estudiantes 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 6 Velez Sarsfield 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 8 Colon (Santa Fe) 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 9 Lanus 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 10 Godoy Cruz 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 10 ... Full Story | Top |
| Nadal to meet Isner in Cincinnati final Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 05:43 PM PDT  By Steve Keating CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal continued his perfect run on the North American hardcourts taming Czech Tomas Berdych 7-5 7-6 (4) at the Western and Southern Open on Saturday to setup a final showdown with big-hitting American John Isner. Earlier, unseeded Isner had blasted his way into the final with a 6-7 (5) 7-6 (9) 6-3 marathon win over Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro. ... Full Story | Top |
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