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| Tennis-Delray Beach International men's singles quarterfinals results Friday, Feb 21, 2014 07:27 PM PST Feb 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Delray Beach International Men's Singles Quarterfinals matches on Friday 2-John Isner (U.S.) beat Rhyne Williams (U.S.) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Teymuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 6-2 6-3 Steve Johnson (U.S.) beat 6-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 6-3 6-2 4-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Marinko Matosevic (Australia) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 Full Story | Top |
| Day-Monroe surges to year's top pentathlon score Friday, Feb 21, 2014 07:20 PM PST (Reuters) - Olympian Sharon Day-Monroe soared to the year's top pentathlon score, a national record 4,805 points, at the U.S. world championships trials on Friday. The three-time national champion eclipsed the 4,753 points by Hyleas Fountain and DeDee Nathan and her own personal best by 238 points on the first day of the three-day U.S. indoor trials in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "It makes me feel really good for two weeks for now," said Day-Monroe, one of eight heptathletes recently selected for the March 7-9 world championships in Sopot, Poland. "Everything was just flowing and going really well, and I ended up with an American record," said Day-Monroe who had planned to only use the meeting as a warm-up for the world championships. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Rio de Janeiro Open men's singles quarterfinals results Friday, Feb 21, 2014 05:51 PM PST Feb 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Rio de Janeiro Open Men's Singles Quarterfinals matches on Friday 1-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Joao Sousa (Portugal) 6-1 6-0 8-Pablo Andujar (Spain) beat 4-Tommy Robredo (Spain) 6-1 6-1 2-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) 4-6 6-3 6-3 Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat 3-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-1 6-1 Full Story | Top |
| Oosthuizen cruises, McDowell again Houdini-like Friday, Feb 21, 2014 05:27 PM PST (Reuters) - South African Louis Oosthuizen coasted in sizzling style while Americans Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler both staged thrilling comebacks to reach the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-finals in Marana, Arizona on Friday. Also advancing into the last eight were Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, making his debut this week in a World Golf Championships event, and Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, after a third successive Houdini-like escape at Dove Mountain. Former British Open champion Oosthuizen, who upset top-seeded Swede Henrik Stenson in the previous round, was a flawless six under for the day when he sealed a commanding 5&4 victory over American Webb Simpson. "I'm playing some of my best (golf) now," Oosthuizen told reporters. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Oosthuizen cruises, McDowell again Houdini-like Friday, Feb 21, 2014 05:22 PM PST * Oosthuizen crushes Simpson 5&4 * McDowell outlasts Mahan over 21 holes * Furyk rallies to beat English one up (Adds McDowell quotes, detail) Feb 21 (Reuters) - South African Louis Oosthuizen coasted in sizzling style while Americans Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler both staged thrilling comebacks to reach the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-finals in Marana, Arizona on Friday. Also advancing into the last eight were Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, making his debut this week in a World Golf Championships event, and Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, after a third successive Houdini-like escape at Dove Mountain. Former British Open champion Oosthuizen, who upset top-seeded Swede Henrik Stenson in the previous round, was a flawless six under for the day when he sealed a commanding 5&4 victory over American Webb Simpson. Full Story | Top |
| Fowler stunned by Garcia concession on 17-foot putt Friday, Feb 21, 2014 04:53 PM PST  (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia was ousted by American Rickie Fowler in the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Friday in a match that will be remembered for a surprise concession by the Spaniard on the seventh hole. Garcia, who had been two up after six holes, conceded a 17-foot par putt on the seventh green after feeling he had taken too long to take a drop from a sprinkler head on the previous hole with bees buzzing around his ball. A stunned Fowler, in return, conceded the Spaniard's seven-footer for par to halve the hole and went on to win the match one up at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. And that's all there is to it." Fowler, who came from three down after eight holes with five birdies over the closing stretch, was initially uncertain about what was happening on the seventh green. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Fowler stunned by Garcia concession on 17-foot putt Friday, Feb 21, 2014 04:49 PM PST Sergio Garcia was ousted by American Rickie Fowler in the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Friday in a match that will be remembered for a surprise concession by the Spaniard on the seventh hole. Garcia, who had been two up after six holes, conceded a 17-foot par putt on the seventh green after feeling he had taken too long to take a drop from a sprinkler head on the previous hole with bees buzzing around his ball. A stunned Fowler, in return, conceded the Spaniard's seven-footer for par to halve the hole and went on to win the match one up at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. And that's all there is to it." Fowler, who came from three down after eight holes with five birdies over the closing stretch, was initially uncertain about what was happening on the seventh green. Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Brazilian Nasr gets Williams reserve role Friday, Feb 21, 2014 04:30 PM PST Felipe Massa's Williams Formula One team have signed another Brazilian with Felipe Nasr joining the former world champions as test and reserve driver for 2014. Williams said the 21-year-old would take part in three tests this year - including the current one in Bahrain - and five Friday practice sessions at grand prix weekends as well as simulator work at the Grove factory. "I'm really happy to be joining the Williams family," Nasr, a former British Formula Three champion, said in a statement on Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Oosthuizen, Furyk and Fowler reach last eight Friday, Feb 21, 2014 04:16 PM PST (Corrects headline with Fowler, not Garcia, reaching last eight. No change to story) Feb 21 (Reuters) - South African Louis Oosthuizen delivered a sizzling display of golf to become the first player to reach the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-finals with a commanding 5&4 victory over American Webb Simpson on Friday. Former British Open champion Oosthuizen, who upset top-seeded Swede Henrik Stenson in the previous round, was a flawless six under for the day when he sealed the win at the par-four 14th. Oosthuizen eagled the par-five second, then added four birdies to tighten his grip on the third-round encounter at Dove Mountain. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday, Feb 22 Friday, Feb 21, 2014 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday: - - - - WINTER OLYMPICS Two doping cases hit Games, Canadian men beat U.S. in hockey SOCHI, Russia - Two athletes tested positive for banned substances on Friday in the Sochi Olympics' first doping cases, but an emotional gold for crisis-torn Ukraine and ice hockey victory for Canada over the United States ensured sporting action had the final say. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 5-Golf-WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship round 3 scores Friday, Feb 21, 2014 03:58 PM PST Feb 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Round 3 on Friday in Marana, Arizona Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) beat Webb Simpson (U.S.) 5 and 4 Jason Day (Australia) beat George Coetzee (South Africa) 3 and 1 Jim Furyk (U.S.) beat Harris English (U.S.) by 1 hole Rickie Fowler (U.S.) beat Sergio Garcia (Spain) by 1 hole Ernie Els (South Africa) beat Jason Dufner (U.S.) by 1 hole Jordan Spieth (U.S.) beat Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 2 and 1 Graeme McDowell (Britain) beat Hunter Mahan (U.S.) at hole 21 Victor Dubuisson (France) beat Bubba Watson (U.S.) by 1 hole Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Wales beat France to keep title dreams alive Friday, Feb 21, 2014 03:30 PM PST * Welsh win 27-6 with North and Warburton tries * Climb level on points with Ireland and France (Adds detail, French quote) CARDIFF, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wales shrugged off a crushing loss to Ireland two weeks ago with an emphatic 27-6 victory over France at the Millennium Stadium on Friday that keeps alive their dream of a third successive Six Nations title. Centre George North scored a first half try and captain Sam Warburton added a second near the end while French number eight Louis Picamolles was in the sin bin and fullback Leigh Halfpenny kicked 17 points. The result leaves Wales, France and Ireland all on four points before the unbeaten Irish face England at Twickenham on Saturday looking to win the Triple Crown and take sole lead in the championship. Full Story | Top |
| Giants coach Coughlin given one-year contract extension Friday, Feb 21, 2014 03:26 PM PST  (Reuters) - New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin has agreed to a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the National Football League team through the 2015 season. Coughlin, 67, is a two-time Super Bowl-winning coach and guided the Giants to a 7-9 record last season as they missed the playoffs after making a dismal 0-6 start. "I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to it to be honest with you," Coughlin told reporters about his contract extension at the NFL's scouting combine on Friday. "I had great confidence that it would happen, and it did." Coughlin's new deal had been delayed while he reshaped his offensive staff, coordinator Kevin Gilbride having retired at the end of the season and been replaced by former Green Bay quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo. Full Story | Top |
| Dallas sports insurer wants prize money back from Lance Armstrong Friday, Feb 21, 2014 03:09 PM PST  By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Lawyers for Lance Armstrong went to court in Dallas on Friday, to try to block a sports insurance company from re-opening an arbitration decision forcing the firm to pay $12 million in bonuses to the disgraced cyclist. Dallas-based SCA Promotions said that Armstrong lied for years about using performance-enhancing drugs and has sued to re-open the 2006 arbitration decision made before he finally admitted to doping. The bonus money from SCA is for three of Armstrong's seven Tour de France championships, which were rescinded because of doping. Dallas County Judge Tonya Parker was expected to rule next week on whether the arbitration can be revisited, her office said. Full Story | Top |
| Oosthuizen, Furyk and Garcia reach last eight Friday, Feb 21, 2014 02:56 PM PST (Reuters) - South African Louis Oosthuizen delivered a sizzling display of golf to become the first player to reach the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-finals with a commanding 5&4 victory over American Webb Simpson on Friday. Former British Open champion Oosthuizen, who upset top-seeded Swede Henrik Stenson in the previous round, was a flawless six under for the day when he sealed the win at the par-four 14th. Oosthuizen eagled the par-five second, then added four birdies to tighten his grip on the third-round encounter at Dove Mountain. "I'm playing some of my best (golf) now," Oosthuizen told reporters. Full Story | Top |
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