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| Tennis-Serena makes successful return to hard courts Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 09:00 PM PDT By Matt Cronin TORONTO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Top ranked Serena Williams made a successful return to hard courts with a 6-3 6-2 thrashing of former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday. Williams was joined in the third round by three other high seeded players who were making their first appearances on the North American hardcourts after the season shifted from Europe. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 08:43 PM PDT Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) CINCINNATI 6 Oakland 5 SEATTLE 9 Toronto 7 Baltimore 10 SAN DIEGO 3 Atlanta 6 WASHINGTON 3 Chicago Cubs 5 PHILADELPHIA 2 PITTSBURGH 4 Miami 2 NY METS 5 Colorado 0 KANSAS CITY 5 Minnesota 2 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Toronto Cup women's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 08:08 PM PDT Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Toronto Cup Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat 9-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 5-7 7-6(0) 6-4 12-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 6-3 6-2 1-Serena Williams (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Montreal Masters men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 07:53 PM PDT Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Montreal Masters Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Alex Bogomolov Jr (Russia) beat 3-David Ferrer (Spain) 6-2 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-1 4-6 6-3 11-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) 6-4 6-4 15-Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) beat Frank Dancevic (Canada) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) beat Filip Peliwo (Canada) 6-3 3-6 6-3 4-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Jesse Levine (Canada) 6-2 6-0 Marinko Matosevic (Australia) beat 10-Tommy Haas (Germany) 5-0 (Haas retired) 5-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 07:46 PM PDT Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, August 7 Atletico Mineiro 2 Botafogo 2 Atletico Paranaense 1 Esporte Clube Bahia 0 Criciuma 1 Cruzeiro 2 Flamengo 1 Portuguesa 1 Goias 2 Nautico 1 Santos 1 Corinthians 1 Vitoria 1 Fluminense 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Cruzeiro 12 7 3 2 25 10 24 2 Botafogo 12 7 3 2 20 12 24 3 Coritiba 11 5 5 1 17 12 20 4 Vitoria 12 5 4 3 17 13 19 -------------------------5 Atletico Paranaense 12 5 4 3 21 18 19 6 Internacional 11 5 4 2 19 16 19 7 Esporte Clube Bahia 12 5 4 3 13 11 19 8 Corinthians ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 07:09 PM PDT Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Thursday Wednesday, August 7Estudiantes 1 All Boys 0 Argentinos Juniors 2 Colon (Santa Fe) 0 Atletico Belgrano 1 Boca Juniors 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Estudiantes 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 Lanus 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 Godoy Cruz 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 4 Rosario Central 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 Boca Juniors 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 5 San Lorenzo 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 5 Velez Sarsfield 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 8 Gimnasia-La Plata 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 Argentinos Juniors 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 10 Arsenal 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 10 Atletico Rafaela 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 10 Racing Club 1 0 ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Wigan fly flag for second tier in curtain-raiser Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 06:59 PM PDT LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Community Shield between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic on Sunday will feature a rare appearance by a second-tier team in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English season. Wigan qualified for the match at Wembley with their shock 1-0 win over Manchester City in May's FA Cup final, just days before they were relegated to the Championship after eight seasons in the top flight. While an immediate return to the Premier League is the club's main priority, they are taking seriously the opportunity to claim another trophy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nadal adopts wait and see approach in Montreal Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 06:53 PM PDT  By Tom Bartlett MONTREAL (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal was cautious about predicting how his body would hold up in the run-in to the U.S. Open on Wednesday but did reveal that he had not missed the grind of the tennis tour during his absence from the game. The 12-times grand slam champion, who took a break after his shock defeat at Wimbledon, ended his seven week hiatus from singles competition with an impressive two-set win over Canadian wildcard Jesse Levine in the second round of the Rogers Cup. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Nadal adopts wait and see approach in Montreal Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 06:28 PM PDT By Tom Bartlett MONTREAL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal was cautious about predicting how his body would hold up in the run-in to the U.S Open on Wednesday but did reveal that he had not missed the grind of the tennis tour during his absence from the game. The 12-times grand slam champion, who took a break after his shock defeat at Wimbledon, ended his seven week hiatus from singles competition with an impressive two-set win over Canadian wildcard Jesse Levine in the second round of the Rogers Cup. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Socceroos to get World Cup taster in Brazil friendly Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 06:07 PM PDT SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Australia will get an early taste of the conditions in store at next year's World Cup finals when they take on hosts Brazil in an international friendly in Brasilia next month, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Thursday. The Socceroos qualified for the World Cup finals for the third successive tournament with a 1-0 win over Iraq in June and coach Holger Osieck said the Sept. 7 match against the Selecao would be "a valuable learning experience". ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 06:02 PM PDT Aug 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan suffered a knee injury during a scrimmage on Saturday that was confirmed to be season-ending meniscus and ACL tears on Wednesday. The team brought in veteran free agent Laurent Robinson for a workout and signed 29-year-old Steve Breaston, a one-time productive receiver for the Arizona Cardinals who finished last season on the game-day inactive list for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Barrett stays with Hurricanes, path cleared for Marshall Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 05:42 PM PDT By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett ended weeks of speculation on Thursday by deciding to stay with the Wellington Hurricanes after suggestions he would move north to the Auckland Blues. The 21-year-old used his Twitter account to confirm that he had decided to remain in New Zealand's capital for the 2014 season because he felt the Super Rugby team had "unfinished business". ... Full Story | Top |
| Fox Sports Secures Rights to First Golf Major -- The U.S. Open Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 05:16 PM PDT By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Fox Sports has secured the broadcast rights to the U.S. Open, bringing one of golf's four major tournaments to its new sports network Fox Sports 1, Fox announced on Wednesday. This is the first time Fox has held the rights to one of golf's majors - a group that also includes the Masters, the British Open and the PGA Championship. The rights are part of a larger deal with the United States Golf Association that brings the U.S. Women's Open and Senior Open to Fox networks as well. The deal will begin in 2015. Financial terms were not disclosed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 05:12 PM PDT Aug 6 (The Sports Xchange) - The Cleveland Indians signed outfielder Ryan Raburn to a two-year contract extension, the team announced. Raburn's contract runs through the 2015 season and includes a club option for 2016. The 32-year-old Raburn is batting .277 with 13 home runs and 38 RBI in 66 games for the Indians this season. The versatile veteran has made starts in right field, left field, second base and designated hitter. In eight seasons with the Indians and Detroit Tigers, Raburn has a career .258 batting average with 67 homers and 254 RBI. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-National Basketball Association roundup Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 05:06 PM PDT Aug 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Veteran point guard Mo Williams agreed to a two-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, CBSSports.com reported Wednesday. Williams, a free agent, averaged 12.9 points and 6.2 assists in his only season with the Utah Jazz. He was limited to 46 games in 2012-13 because of injuries. The Jazz added Trey Burke in the 2013 NBA Draft and plan to hand him the starting point guard job this season. Williams had said he would re-sign with the Jazz only if he received assurances that he would remain the starter. ... Full Story | Top |
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