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| Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles round 2 results Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:57 PM PDT Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday 13-John Isner (U.S.) beat Gael Monfils (France) 7-5 6-2 4-6 7-6(4) 2-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Rogerio Dutra Silva (Brazil) 6-2 6-1 6-0 10-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-1 6-2 6-4 23-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Bradley Klahn (U.S.) 6-4 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 22-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-2 Adrian Mannarino (France) beat 26-Sam Querrey (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Swimming-Australia appoints America's Cup hero Bertrand president Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:34 PM PDT By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - After a year to forget, Swimming Australia tapped into one of the sport-obsessed nation's greatest triumphs by appointing America's Cup-winning sailor John Bertrand as its new president on Friday. The dual Olympian replaces Barclay Nettlefold, who resigned in June after just eight months in the job when he was accused of making an inappropriate remark to a female team consultant. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:29 PM PDT Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Thursday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 79 56 .585 - 2. Tampa Bay 75 57 .568 2 1/2 3. Baltimore 71 61 .538 6 1/2 4. NY Yankees 70 63 .526 8 5. Toronto 60 74 .448 18 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 78 56 .582 - 2. Cleveland 71 62 .534 6 1/2 3. Kansas City 69 64 .519 8 1/2 4. Minnesota 57 75 .432 20 5. Chicago White Sox 56 76 .424 21 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 78 55 .586 - 2. Oakland 75 58 .564 3 3. LA Angels 60 72 .455 17 1/2 4. Seattle 60 73 .451 18 5. Houston 44 89 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:16 PM PDT Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 7 Oakland 6 Kansas City 3 MINNESOTA 1 NY METS 11 Philadelphia 3 LA Angels 2 TAMPA BAY 0 WASHINGTON 9 Miami 0 Milwaukee 4 PITTSBURGH 0 Baltimore 3 BOSTON 2 ATLANTA 3 Cleveland 1 Seattle 3 HOUSTON 2 Full Story | Top |
| Nadal crushes Brazilian Silva to power into third round Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:06 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal remains undefeated on hardcourts this year by crushing Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-2 6-1 6-0 to storm into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The second-seeded Spaniard improved his hardcourt mark to 17-0, a run that has brought him tournament titles at Indian Wells, Montreal and Cincinnati among his nine trophies in 2013. Nadal faced only one break point in the 92-minute rout on Arthur Ashe Stadium's center court, ripping 30 winners to just nine. World number two Nadal, who missed the 2012 U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Nadal crushes Brazilian Silva to power into third round Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 08:03 PM PDT NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal remains undefeated on hardcourts this year by crushing Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-2 6-1 6-0 to storm into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The second-seeded Spaniard improved his hardcourt mark to 17-0, a run that has brought him tournament titles at Indian Wells, Montreal and Cincinnati among his nine trophies in 2013. Nadal faced only one break point in the 92-minute rout on Arthur Ashe Stadium's center court, ripping 30 winners to just nine. World number two Nadal, who missed the 2012 U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wozniacki roars into third round at U.S. Open Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 07:41 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki raced to a 6-1 6-2 win over South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday and put last year's struggles behind her. The sixth-seeded Dane, made to work hard for her first-round victory over Chinese qualifier Duan Yingying, dropped her first service game on Arthur Ashe Stadium court then never looked back in a 67-minute romp. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Australia wants to play day-night tests in 2015 Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 07:25 PM PDT SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Australia will trial day-night matches in the domestic Sheffield Shield competition later this year with a view to playing tests against New Zealand under lights in 2015-16, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday. The three four-day matches will be played using a pink ball with further trials to take place in the 2014-15 domestic season as CA looks to maximise exposure of long-form cricket to television audiences. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Wozniacki roars into third round at U.S. Open Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 07:12 PM PDT (Adds quotes, details) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki raced to a 6-1 6-2 win over South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday and put last year's struggles behind her. The sixth-seeded Dane, made to work hard for her first-round victory over Chinese qualifier Duan Yingying, dropped her first service game on Arthur Ashe Stadium court then never looked back in a 67-minute romp. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-Australian iron man eyes endurance record Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 07:00 PM PDT By Alasdair Fotheringham CACERES, Spain, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Sitting in the middle of the Tour de Spain pack while the main contenders prepare for the mountain challenges, Australian Adam Hansen is quietly chipping out his own niche in cycling history. If Hansen, a rider with the Lotto-Belisol team, finishes the race in Madrid on Sept. 15, he will be the first rider since Spaniard Marino Lejaretta in 1991 to complete seven Grand Tours in succession. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles round 2 results Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:56 PM PDT Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) beat Victoria Duval (U.S.) 6-2 6-3 6-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 6-1 6-2 Camila Giorgi (Italy) beat Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) 6-4 7-6(8) 2-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) 6-3 6-1 Julia Glushko (Israel) beat Sachia Vickery (U.S.) 7-5 6-3 14-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat Michelle Larcher de Brito (Portugal) 6-3 6-1 Alison Riske (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Australia boosted as Finch fireworks end victory drought Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:53 PM PDT Aug 30 (Reuters) - Record-breaking batsman Aaron Finch thinks a first win in any format in six months will give Australia a huge dose of much-needed confidence after the disappointment of the Ashes defeat. The 26-year-old smashed 156 runs off 63 balls to help Australia beat England in a Twenty20 match at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, bettering the previous international record of 123 scored by New Zealander Brendon McCullum. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Thursday's Major League Baseball games Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:46 PM PDT Aug 29 (The Sports XChange) - Highlights of Thursday's Major League Baseball games - - Tigers 7, A's 6 Torii Hunter's three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Detroit a 7-6 victory over Oakland. Hunter, who entered as a pinch-hitter in the seventh, lined a 1-2 pitch to left center for the game-winning home run, his 16th. Joaquin Benoit (4-0) allowed two hits in the top of the ninth but did not allow a run to get the win. ... Full Story | Top |
| Azarenka's love affair with New York continues Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:45 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka's love affair with New York's hardcourts is starting to get serious. The Belarusian is so smitten with Flushing Meadows that she now thinks of them as an old lover. "I would say it's my husband," she said on Thursday after her 6-3 6-1 win over Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak. "Because we have been together for a long time (we) got really comfortable with each other. Yeah, it's my husband." Azarenka's affection for hardcourts, the sport's most physically demanding surface, appears mutual. Her greatest successes have all come on hardcourts. ... Full Story | Top |
| Federer and Serena cruise, Errani cracks Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:43 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Serena Williams, stress-free and loving the limelight, strolled into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday as the pressure began to mount at the year's last grand slam. For Federer and Williams, it was business as usual at Flushing Meadows but not for Italy's Sara Errani, the women's fourth seed. Crumbling under the weight of expectation, Errani crashed to a 6-3 6-1 loss to compatriot Flavia Pennetta and made the startling admission that she had choked under pressure. ... Full Story | Top |
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