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| Tennis-Acapulco International women's singles round 1 results Monday, Feb 24, 2014 07:54 PM PST Feb 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Acapulco International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) beat 7-Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat Ana Sofia Sanchez (Mexico) 6-2 6-2 6-Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) beat Tornado Alicia Black (U.S.) 6-4 7-5 Ajla Tomljanovic (Croatia) beat 4-Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 6-1 6-3 Christina Mchale (U.S.) beat Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-4 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| Mayweather to face Maidana on May 3 Monday, Feb 24, 2014 07:36 PM PST  (Reuters) - Five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will face Marcos Maidana of Argentina in a welterweight title fight on May 3, the American announced on Monday. Mayweather, who turns 37 on Monday, revealed the news via Twitter, ending months of speculation about his next opponent. Mayweather defeated Saul Canelo Alvarez in his most recent bout in September and subsequently announced the May 3 fight without identifying his next opponent. The site for the matchup has yet to be announced. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship final results and standings Monday, Feb 24, 2014 06:23 PM PST Feb 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Final matches on Monday Monday, February 24Gimnasia-La Plata 2 Atletico Belgrano 2 Godoy Cruz 3 Rosario Central 0 Tigre 0 Argentinos Juniors 0 Sunday, February 23Colon (Santa Fe) 3 River Plate 1 Boca Juniors 1 Estudiantes 0 Newell's Old Boys 4 Atletico Rafaela 1 San Lorenzo 1 Quilmes 0 Saturday, February 22Arsenal 3 Racing Club 1 All Boys 1 Olimpo 0 Lanus 3 Velez Sarsfield 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Godoy Cruz 4 3 0 1 8 3 9 -------------------------2 Colon (Santa Fe) 4 3 0 1 6 4 9 3 Estudiantes 4 3 0 1 4 2 9 ... Full Story | Top |
| Grunewald reinstated as U.S. champion, worlds team Monday, Feb 24, 2014 06:08 PM PST (Reuters) - Gabriele Grunewald has been reinstated as the U.S. indoor women's 3,000 meters champion and named to the American team for next month's IAAF World Indoor Championships, USA Track and Field said on Monday. The decision came after fellow runner Jordan Hasay, who would have replaced Grunewald on the team, withdrew her protest of the original results. "I've got nothing but love for @JordanHasay," Grunewald said on her Twitter account. "She is a shining light of sportsmanship and integrity in track and field." Grunewald, a cancer survivor, had easily won the race on Saturday at Albuquerque, New Mexico, but after a series of protests and appeals had been disqualified for impeding Hasay late in the race. Full Story | Top |
| Athletics-Grunewald reinstated as U.S. champion, worlds team Monday, Feb 24, 2014 06:07 PM PST * Decision reverses controversial disqualification * Hasay's withdrawal of protest clears way (Adds quotes, details) Feb 24 (Reuters) - Gabriele Grunewald has been reinstated as the U.S. indoor women's 3,000 metres champion and named to the American team for next month's IAAF World Indoor Championships, USA Track and Field said on Monday. The decision came after fellow runner Jordan Hasay, who would have replaced Grunewald on the team, withdrew her protest of the original results. "I've got nothing but love for @JordanHasay," Grunewald said on her Twitter account. "She is a shining light of sportsmanship and integrity in track and field." Grunewald, a cancer survivor, had easily won the race on Saturday at Albuquerque, New Mexico, but after a series of protests and appeals had been disqualified for impeding Hasay late in the race. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Huntelaar takes aim at club who shunned him Monday, Feb 24, 2014 06:00 PM PST Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has gone on to become one of the Bundesliga's most prolific strikers since he was shunned at Real Madrid and will finally have a chance to show his former club what they are missing on Wednesday. Huntelaar's Schalke 04 host the nine-times European champions on Wednesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie and the Dutchman, who has scored 51 goals in 89 league appearances for the German side, is looking forward to it as much as anyone. Just eight months later, he was sold to AC Milan for 15 million euros after Florentino Perez returned as Real president and cleared out the Dutch contingent which also included Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Chelsea "legend" Drogba offers no favours in Turkey Monday, Feb 24, 2014 06:00 PM PST By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Galatasaray's Didier Drogba will be full of emotions when he strides out to face former club Chelsea on Wednesday but Jose Mourinho knows the striker will be as clinical as ever on the field. The Champions League last-16 first-leg clash in Istanbul is the first time the Ivorian has been on the pitch with the Blues since scoring the winning penalty when Chelsea lifted the trophy in May 2012. The 35-year-old, who media reports say could return to the London club as striker coach, is Chelsea's record European scorer with 34 goals in 69 games. "It's a strange feeling but, as we know him so well, we know that for him no friends during the game," Chelsea boss Mourinho, who managed Drogba during his first spell at the club, told reporters. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Acapulco International men's singles round 1 results Monday, Feb 24, 2014 05:19 PM PST Feb 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Acapulco International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Matthew Ebden (Australia) 7-5 6-0 Dudi Sela (Israel) beat Alejandro Falla (Colombia) 6-1 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Brasil Cup women's singles round 1 results Monday, Feb 24, 2014 04:33 PM PST Feb 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brasil Cup Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Dinah Pfizenmaier (Germany) beat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (Austria) 6-4 3-6 7-5 8-Paula Ormaechea (Argentina) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) 6-1 6-2 1-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Timea Babos (Hungary) 6-2 6-2 5-Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia) 6-0 4-6 6-2 6-Alexandra Cadantu (Romania) beat Gabriela Ce (Brazil) 6-1 6-3 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Czech Republic) beat 4-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-4 1-6 7-5 Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) beat Julia ... Full Story | Top |
| Godolphin's racing manager quits for new role Monday, Feb 24, 2014 04:15 PM PST Simon Crisford has resigned as racing manager of the Godolphin stable and will take a new role as Sheikh Mohammed's global racing advisor, he was quoted as saying on Monday. The 51-year-old's departure comes after a report published this month that was critical of Godolphin and other parts of Sheikh Mohammed's equine operations. Godolphin's former trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni was banned for eight years by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) after being found guilty of administering anabolic steroids at his stables in Newmarket last year. The report, written by former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens, cleared Sheikh Mohammed of any wrongdoing and concluded that al-Zarooni had acted alone in the doping scandal that engulfed the stable. Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Godolphin's racing manager quits for new role Monday, Feb 24, 2014 04:12 PM PST Simon Crisford has resigned as racing manager of the Godolphin stable and will take a new role as Sheikh Mohammed's global racing advisor, he was quoted as saying on Monday. The 51-year-old's departure comes after a report published this month that was critical of Godolphin and other parts of Sheikh Mohammed's equine operations. Godolphin's former trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni was banned for eight years by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) after being found guilty of administering anabolic steroids at his stables in Newmarket last year. The report, written by former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens, cleared Sheikh Mohammed of any wrongdoing and concluded that al-Zarooni had acted alone in the doping scandal that engulfed the stable. Full Story | Top |
| Former NFL kicker Erxleben sentenced to 7-1/2 years for fraud Monday, Feb 24, 2014 04:11 PM PST Former NFL kicker Russell Erxleben was sentenced on Monday to 7-1/2 years in prison for running a fraudulent investment scheme that took in about $2 million trading in post-World War One German government bonds and a painting. The sentence, handed out in a federal court in Austin, came from a plea deal negotiated by U.S. prosecutors and the defense, said David Gonzalez, an attorney for Erxleben. The 57-year-old former stand-out kicker with the University of Texas also sought money from investors to purchase a financial interest in a painting supposedly by French artist Paul Gauguin, according to the document submitted by U.S. prosecutors and signed by Erxleben. Erxleben has been in federal prison before. Full Story | Top |
| Floundering Knicks waive veterans World Peace, Udrih Monday, Feb 24, 2014 04:09 PM PST The struggling New York Knicks have waived a pair of veterans in forward Metta World Peace and guard Beno Udrih, the National Basketball Association team said on Monday. "We are disappointed that it did not work out for Beno and Metta here in New York," general manager Steve Mills said in a statement. "We thank them for their contributions this season and wish them well." The floundering Knicks have lost eight of their last 10 and their 21-35 record has them 5 1/2 games behind Atlanta and Charlotte for the eighth and last playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Udrih averaged 5.6 points and 3.5 assists over 19 minutes in 31 games for the Knicks this season after signing as a free agent last summer. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, Feb 25 Monday, Feb 24, 2014 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday: - - - - NBA Clippers travel to win-hungry New Orleans The Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Clippers (38-20) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (23-32), who are looking to end a three-game losing streak in the NBA's five-game schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Brazil Open men's singles round 1 results Monday, Feb 24, 2014 03:55 PM PST Feb 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brazil Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Joao Souza (Brazil) beat 5-Robin Haase (Netherlands) 7-5 6-4 Guido Pella (Argentina) beat 7-Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 7-6(4) Full Story | Top |
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