| | |
| Baseball results Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 09:08 PM PDT Aug 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) Detroit 5 CLEVELAND 1 Atlanta 2 WASHINGTON 1 PHILADELPHIA 9 Chicago Cubs 8 PITTSBURGH 4 Miami 3 CINCINNATI 3 Oakland 1 NY METS 3 Colorado 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3 NY Yankees 2 Minnesota 7 KANSAS CITY 0 Boston 15 HOUSTON 10 ST. LOUIS 5 LA Dodgers 1 Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 08:59 PM PDT Aug 6 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games. - - - White Sox 3, Yankees 2 Alex Rodriguez reached base three times as the New York Yankees lost to the Chicago White Sox. Rodriguez was suspended for 211 games on Monday for his involvement with the Biogenesis clinic but was allowed to play because of his appeal and went 1-for-4 in his season debut. On Tuesday, he went 1-for-2 and was again booed as the spiraling Yankees dropped to 6-11 since the All-Star break. Chicago's Chris Sale pitched 7 1/3 strong innings to earn the victory for the White Sox. ... Full Story | Top |
| Yankees stand by Rodriguez Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 08:51 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees have pledged to stand by embattled slugger Alex Rodriguez while he fights his 211-game suspension for alleged doping offences. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said Rodriguez, who has filed an appeal against the ban, would remain in the lineup as long as he was fit. "If he's healthy, he's definitely going to be, by far, better than what we've been running out there," Cashman told reporters on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Yankees stand by Rodriguez Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 08:49 PM PDT NEW YORK, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The New York Yankees have pledged to stand by embattled slugger Alex Rodriguez while he fights his 211-game suspension for alleged doping offences. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said Rodriguez, who has filed an appeal against the ban, would remain in the lineup as long as he was fit. "If he's healthy, he's definitely going to be, by far, better than what we've been running out there," Cashman told reporters on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Venus falls in first round in Toronto Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 08:33 PM PDT  By Matt Cronin TORONTO (Reuters) - Venus Williams got off to a flying start in her return from a two-month layoff but her game quickly fell apart as the seven-times grand slam champion slumped to a 0-6 6-4 6-2 loss to Kirsten Flipkens in the Rogers Cup first round on Tuesday. Seeds Maria Kirilenko (11) Jelena Jankovic (15) and Ana Ivanovic (16) also had first round wins. In the second round, Slovak Dominika Cibulkova upended eighth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 6‑7(0) 6‑2 7‑5 and second seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland won 6-2 6-3 over Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Venus falls in first round in Toronto Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 08:04 PM PDT By Matt Cronin TORONTO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Venus Williams got off to a flying start in her return from a two-month layoff but her game quickly fell apart as the seven-times grand slam champion slumped to a 0-6 6-4 6-2 loss to Kirsten Flipkens in the Rogers Cup first round on Tuesday. Seeds Maria Kirilenko (11) Jelena Jankovic (15) and Ana Ivanovic (16) also had first round wins. In the second round, Slovak Dominika Cibulkova upended eighth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 and second seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland won 6-2 6-3 over Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary August 7 - September 3 Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 07:59 PM PDT Aug 7 (Reuters) - World sports diary from August 7 -September 3. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 SOCCER Champions league third qualifying round French League Cup first round Capital One Cup first round TENNIS ATP/WTA: Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada (to 11) BADMINTON World Championships, Guangzhou (to 11) - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 SOCCER Europa League third qualifying round GOLF U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Montreal Masters men's singles results Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 07:36 PM PDT Aug 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Montreal Masters Men's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 27-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Martin Klizan (Slovakia) 6-3 6-2 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-2 6-1 9-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Andreas Seppi (Italy) 4-6 7-5 6-1 Round 110-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat David Goffin (Belgium) 7-6(4) 6-3 11-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-3 4-6 7-5 Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) beat 14-Gilles Simon (France) 2-6 6-1 6-1 Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 7-6(0) 6-4 Marcel Granollers (Spain) ... Full Story | Top |
| Djokovic entertains while locals provide thrills Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 07:33 PM PDT  By Tom Bartlett MONTREAL (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic powered to a comprehensive 6-2 6-1 win over Florian Mayer in his first match since Wimbledon while Canadian players upstaged Rafa Nadal with a string of surprise victories at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday. A fit and fresh looking Djokovic, who was beaten by Andy Murray to the All England Club crown, showed little signs of rust from a lack of recent match practice as he took just 56 minutes to advance on a warm Montreal evening. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Toronto Cup women's singles results Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 07:30 PM PDT Aug 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Toronto Cup Women's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 23-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 6-2 6-3 Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat 8-Angelique Kerber (Germany) 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 Round 112-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Julia Glushko (Israel) 5-7 6-2 6-3 Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Alisa Kleybanova (Russia) 6-3 6-1 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Jamie Hampton (U.S.) 6-4 6-4 Sharon Fichman (Canada) beat Stephanie Dubois (Canada) 5-7 6-2 6-2 13-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Venus Williams (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Djokovic entertains while locals provide thrills Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 07:27 PM PDT * Djokovic quickly rediscovers his groove * Local players give home crowd plenty to cheer By Tom Bartlett MONTREAL, Aug 6 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic powered to a comprehensive 6-2 6-1 win over Florian Mayer in his first match since Wimbledon while Canadian players upstaged Rafa Nadal with a string of surprise victories at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday. A fit and fresh looking Djokovic, who was beaten by Andy Murray to the All England Club crown, showed little signs of rust from a lack of recent match practice as he took just 56 minutes to advance on a warm Montreal evening. ... Full Story | Top |
| Miami Heat to host season opener Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 07:23 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James and the Miami Heat will open the 2013-14 National Basketball Association season at home against the Chicago Bulls, the NBA announced on Tuesday. The two-time defending champions will be presented with their championship rings in South Florida before the game with Chicago, who should have Derrick Rose back from injury, on October 29. The game is the first leg of a double-header to open the 68th NBA season. The second game will be an all-Los Angeles affair when the Clippers, now under the guidance of Doc Rivers, play the Lakers. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Miami Heat to host season opener Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 07:10 PM PDT NEW YORK, Aug 6 (Reuters) - LeBron James and the Miami Heat will open the 2013-14 National Basketball Association season at home against the Chicago Bulls, the NBA announced on Tuesday. The two-time defending champions will be presented with their championship rings in South Florida before the game with Chicago, who should have Derrick Rose back from injury, on Oct. 29. The game is the first leg of a double-header to open the 68th NBA season. The second game will be an all-Los Angeles affair when the Clippers, now under the guidance of Doc Rivers, play the Lakers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Wallabies lose Polota-Nau and Kimlin to injury Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 06:10 PM PDT SYDNEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Australia hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau and loose forward Peter Kimlin have been forced to drop out of the Wallabies training squad for the Rugby Championship through injury. Polota-Nau missed the British and Irish Lions series with a broken arm and his return has now been delayed by two weeks because of a hamstring problem. Kimlin had an excellent season with Super Rugby runners-up ACT Brumbies but will miss six weeks after surgery on a broken thumb he suffered in the semi-final victory over the Bulls in Pretoria last month. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday, August 7 Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 05:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - GOLF PGA Championship ROCHESTER - The stars could hardly be better aligned for Tiger Woods to end a five-year major title drought at this week's PGA Championship, though he feels the task has been the most difficult of his career. (GOLF-PGA/WOODS (PIX), by Mark Lamport Stokes, moved at 1812GMT) - - - - TENNIS Djokovic in action in Montreal World number one Novak Djokovic begins his preparations for the U.S. Open when he plays his opening match at the Rogers Cup against German Florian Mayer. ... Full Story | Top |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment