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| Cricket-Clarke confident Harris will be fit for third Ashes test Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 07:59 PM PST By Nick Mulvenney PERTH, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Ryan Harris bowled in the nets at the WACA on Thursday and Australia captain Michael Clarke was confident the paceman would be fit to face England when the third Ashes test begins on Friday. The hosts could recapture the Ashes with victory at the WACA after dominant wins in the opening two tests in the five-match series in Brisbane and Adelaide. Injuries have severely restricted Harris's test career and an ongoing knee problem is threatening to prevent Australia from naming the same team for a third test in a row. "I'm hopeful that everyone will come up, I think there's the obvious one in Ryan-o, who bowled today, and we'll see how he pulls up," Clarke told reporters at the WACA. Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 07:50 PM PST Dec 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Los Angeles 3 TORONTO 1 CHICAGO 7 Philadelphia 2 Full Story | Top |
| NBA results Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 07:50 PM PST Dec 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Orlando 92 CHARLOTTE 83 LA Clippers 96 BOSTON 88 Oklahoma City 116 MEMPHIS 100 San Antonio 109 MILWAUKEE 77 MINNESOTA 106 Philadelphia 99 NEW ORLEANS 111 Detroit 106 (OT) NY KNICKS 83 Chicago 78 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Lanus lift Copa Sudamericana with win over Ponte Preta Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 07:03 PM PST By Luis Ampuero BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Argentina's Lanus scored two first half goals to beat Ponte Preta of Brazil 2-0 on Wednesday and win the regional Copa Sudamericana 3-1 on aggregate. Paraguayan defender Victor Ayala put the home side one up in the 24th minute and striker Ismael Blanco, man of the match, increased their lead at the Ciudad de Lanus stadium in the second minute of added time in the first half. It was the third title won by Lanus, a modest club from the Buenos Aires outskirts, after the now defunct Copa Conmebol in 1996 and the 2007 Apertura championship, their only Argentine league title. "This title cost us a lot of sacrifice, we are a squad that wanted to win things and we achieved that, it's a great joy for the club," Lanus goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin told reporters. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Lanus 2 Ponte Preta 0 - Copa Sudamericana final result Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 06:42 PM PST Dec 11 (Reuters) - Lanus (Argentina) 2 Ponte Preta (Brazil) 0 - Copa Sudamericana final, second leg result At the Ciudad de Lanus, Buenos Aires Scorers: Victor Ayala 24, Ismael Blanco 45*2 Halftime: 2-0 First leg: 1-1. Lanus win 3-1 on aggregate (Compiled by Luis Ampuero; Editing by Ian Ransom) Full Story | Top |
| Arsenal face another tough trip to Manchester Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 06:16 PM PST  Arsenal's lunchtime game at Manchester City on Saturday could be a defining one for their Premier League title hopes, even if Arsene Wenger has greeted that idea with a typically Gallic shrug. The Gunners have a comfortable cushion over second-placed Liverpool, who travel in the opposite direction on Sunday for a clash in North London with sixth-placed Tottenham Hotspur (11 a.m. ET), and Chelsea. "We are five points ahead and, overall, the Premier League is a marathon," said Wenger, speaking before his side progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League despite a 2-0 defeat to Napoli on Wednesday that left them facing a potentially tricky last-16 clash. "We will be in the race no matter what happens." City, who surged back from 2-0 down to beat European champions Bayern Munich 3-2 in Germany in their final Champions League group game, are fourth and six points behind Wenger's men. Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Rain delays resumption of NZ v West Indies test Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 06:10 PM PST * Rain delays resumption of play after lunch * NZ post 441 in first innings after tail wags (Updates after new rain delay) WELLINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Rain has continued to affect play on the second day of the second test between New Zealand and West Indies at the Basin Reserve on Thursday. New Zealand were dismissed for 441 in the final over before lunch, with the rain just beginning to drift across the ground. The West Indies had been due to start their first innings at around 2:25 p.m. local time (0125 GMT). Play in the first session was delayed about 75 minutes before New Zealand resumed their first innings. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Arsenal face another tough trip to Manchester Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 06:00 PM PST Arsenal's lunchtime game at Manchester City on Saturday could be a defining one for their Premier League title hopes, even if Arsene Wenger has greeted that idea with a typically Gallic shrug. The Gunners have a comfortable cushion over second-placed Liverpool, who travel in the opposite direction on Sunday for a clash in North London with sixth-placed Tottenham Hotspur (1600 GMT), and Chelsea. "We are five points ahead and, overall, the Premier League is a marathon," said Wenger, speaking before his side progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League despite a 2-0 defeat to Napoli on Wednesday that left them facing a potentially tricky last-16 clash. "We will be in the race no matter what happens." City, who surged back from 2-0 down to beat European champions Bayern Munich 3-2 in Germany in their final Champions League group game, are fourth and six points behind Wenger's men. Full Story | Top |
| NFL: Seahawks hoping Giants are dress rehearsal for Super Bowl Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 05:02 PM PST  Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson hopes his team's Sunday meeting with the host New York Giants serves as a Super Bowl dress rehearsal with the teams set to clash at the site the National Football League title game. Seattle (11-2) has the NFC's best record and the inside track to home field advantage throughout the playoffs in a campaign that could bring them back to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the first cold-weather Super Bowl. "Our goal is to go 1-0 every single week," Wilson said on Wednesday during a conference call to reporters at the Giants' practice facility. Our ultimate goal is to play in the Super Bowl and all that and it would be nice to have played there before and just been in the stadium before. Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Watling helps NZ tail push past 400 against Windies Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 05:01 PM PST By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - BJ Watling scored his sixth test half-century and helped the tail push New Zealand past 400 before they were bowled out for 441 shortly before lunch on the second day of the second test against West Indies in Wellington on Thursday. Watling was bowled by Shannon Gabriel for 65 in the final over before the break, while pace bowler Trent Boult was unbeaten on 38, having added 58 runs for the final wicket at the Basin Reserve. Play was delayed for 75 minutes after persistent rain failed to clear and the hosts resumed on 307 for six, with Tim Southee and Watling wasting no time in getting re-established. The pair took 12 runs off the opening over from Tino Best, who was immediately replaced by Darren Sammy. Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-New Zealand v West Indies - second test scoreboard Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 04:51 PM PST WELLINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the end of NewZealand's innings shortly before lunch on the second day of thesecond test against West Indies at the Basin Reserve inWellington on Thursday. West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl New Zealand first innings (overnight 307-6) P. Fulton c Ramdin b Sammy 6 H. Rutherford c Ramdin b Best 11 K. Williamson c Sammy b Best 45 R. Taylor c Shillingford b Gabriel 129 B. McCullum c Edwards b Deonarine 37 C. Anderson c Powell b Shillingford 38 BJ Watling b Gabriel 65 T. Southee c Bravo b Sammy 21 I. Sodhi c Ramdin b Best 27 N. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-New Zealand 441 v West Indies, second test - innings Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 04:46 PM PST WELLINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - New Zealand were bowled out for 441 shortly before lunch on the second day of the second test against West Indies at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Thursday. Scores: New Zealand 441 (R. Taylor 129, BJ Watling 65; T. Best 4-110) v West Indies (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Ian Ransom) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Double elimination hurts Italian soccer prestige Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 04:38 PM PST By Terry Daley ROME, Dec 11 (Reuters) - AC Milan scraped through to the last 16 of the Champions League thanks to their goalless draw with Ajax, but it was a bad day for Italian football with both Juventus and Napoli eliminated. Juventus only needed a point at Galatasaray but were dumped out in Istanbul on Wednesday, when former Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder struck in the 85th minute after the match was suspended on Tuesday due to intense snowfall in the Turkish capital. "We are talking about a game played on a mudslide," a livid Juventus manager Antonio Conte said. Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 04:20 PM PST Major League Baseball's playing-rules committee recommended outlawing the collisions Wednesday during the Winter Meetings at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. The rule must be approved by both the 30 major league owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association in order for it to be implemented in time for next season. - - Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke went to bat for outfielder Ryan Braun at baseball's winter meetings, calling the outfielder a good young man who made a mistake. Braun was suspended by Major League Baseball for the final 65 games of the regular season in 2013 because of ties to the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in south Florida and performance-enhancing drugs. Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 04:15 PM PST Dec 11 (The Sports Xchange) - Second-year quarterback Kirk Cousins will start at quarterback for the Washington Redskins on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons in place of Robert Griffin III. Cousins said the coaches informed him that he would start this week. Rex Grossman will be the backup quarterback with Griffin a game-day inactive. - - Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman deferred on announcing a starting quarterback for Sunday's game at Cleveland. Full Story | Top |
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