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| Nadal and Sharapova beaten at Indian Wells Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:51 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova were both knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Monday after stunning upsets at one of the world's biggest tournaments outside the four grand slams. Nadal was sent packing by Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5) after Sharapova fell to Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi 6-3 4-6 7-5 as last year's men's and women's singles champions both crashed out. Nadal blew a 4-2 lead in the deciding tiebreak after the Spaniard had fought his way back into the match. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Nadal and Sharapova beaten at Indian Wells Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:45 PM PDT * World number one Nadal falls to Dolgopolov * Sharapova suffers surprising loss to qualifier * Murray struggles with serve * Federer pleased with composure under pressure (Updates with Nadal losing) March 10 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova were both knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Monday after stunning upsets at one of the world's biggest tournaments outside the four grand slams. Nadal was sent packing by Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5) after Sharapova fell to Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi 6-3 4-6 7-5 as last year's men's and women's singles champions both crashed out. Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Capless Perenara eager to get back into All Blacks fold Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:44 PM PDT By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Wellington Hurricanes scrumhalf TJ Perenara is itching to get back into the All Blacks environment after spending much of the latter part of 2013 on the bench recuperating from injury or holding tackle bags at practice. "Mate, it was probably the biggest learning curve of my career," Perenara told Reuters of his inclusion in the All Blacks squad last year and for their end of season tour. "It was just a massive learning curve." The 22-year-old's eagerness to get back into Steve Hansen's squad, and hopefully win the much-coveted All Blacks cap, cannot be underestimated. Perenara has long been tipped for higher honours after making the Wellington provincial side while still at school and in early 2012 he was on the radar of the selectors as they revamped the All Blacks squad looking to the 2015 World Cup. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Indian Wells women's singles round 3 results Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:40 PM PDT March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday Alisa Kleybanova (Russia) beat Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) 6-1 6-3 8-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat 27-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-3 2-6 6-0 Camila Giorgi (Italy) beat 4-Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6-3 4-6 7-5 20-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat 16-Samantha Stosur (Australia) 6-4 3-6 6-1 Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) beat 21-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-0 1-Li Na (China) beat Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Indian Wells men's singles round 3 results Monday, Mar 10, 2014 08:18 PM PDT March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday 28-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat 1-Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 17-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 4-6 6-0 6-3 3-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat 29-Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-0 6-2 10-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Alejandro Falla (Colombia) 6-4 6-3 13-Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat 23-Gael Monfils (France) 6-2 3-6 7-5 7-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat 27-Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 7-6(7) 7-6(2) 5-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 6-7(2) 6-4 ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship final results and standings Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:23 PM PDT March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Final matches on Monday Monday, March 10 Rosario Central 1 Tigre 1 Quilmes 1 All Boys 2 Sunday, March 9 Racing Club 1 Boca Juniors 2 Godoy Cruz 1 San Lorenzo 1 Olimpo 1 Newell's Old Boys 0 River Plate 1 Arsenal 0 Saturday, March 8 Velez Sarsfield 3 Atletico Belgrano 1 Argentinos Juniors 0 Lanus 2 Colon (Santa Fe) 0 Gimnasia-La Plata 0 Estudiantes 0 Atletico Rafaela 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Colon (Santa Fe) 7 4 2 1 8 5 14 -------------------------2 Velez Sarsfield 7 4 1 2 13 9 13 3 San Lorenzo 7 4 1 2 7 5 ... Full Story | Top |
| Game in Dallas postponed after player collapses Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:07 PM PDT  The National Hockey League game between the Dallas Stars and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday was postponed when one of the Dallas players collapsed during the first period. The game was immediately stopped when Dallas center Rich Peverley suddenly fell while sitting on the bench. The game was postponed and the NHL later said that Peverley was conscious and receiving further treatment. "Dallas player Rich Peverley is doing well and is in stable condition. Full Story | Top |
| Rock group Kiss tackles tricky spectacle of indoor football Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:01 PM PDT  By Eric Kelsey ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) - Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the rock band Kiss put down their instruments, wiped away the face paint and unveiled their own arena football franchise on Monday, promising to pair the niche sport with the pyrotechnic theater of their concerts. Seated outside the Honda Center arena in Anaheim, California, the two sixty-somethings stayed true to their trademark self assurance and bravado in their plan to turn an indoor version of American football played on a smaller field with a heavy emphasis on high scores into a top entertainment draw in Southern California. We set our own trail," Stanley told media assembled outside the arena, which is home to hockey's Anaheim Ducks and only a few miles down the road from Walt Disney Co's Disneyland theme park. They aim to go where others have failed in a place with no shortage of entertainment and recreation alternatives. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Kun the potential key to City's salvation Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:00 PM PDT By Iain Rogers MADRID, March 11 (Reuters) - Sergio Aguero has a proven scoring record against Barcelona and the Manchester City forward may have a crucial role to play if his side are to upset the odds and reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time. City trail 2-0 ahead of Wednesday's last 16, second leg at the Nou Camp, a Lionel Messi penalty and a late Daniel Alves goal in Manchester last month putting the Spanish champions on the brink of their seventh consecutive appearance in the last eight of Europe's elite club competition. Aguero, who missed the first leg through injury but returned for City's English Capital One (League) Cup final victory on March 2, scored five goals in 10 La Liga games against Barca for Atletico Madrid between 2006 and 2011. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Last tango in Paris but Leverkusen will fight - coach Monday, Mar 10, 2014 07:00 PM PDT By Julien Pretot PARIS, March 11 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen will resist the option of fielding a second-string team despite taking an almost insurmountable 4-0 deficit to Paris St Germain on Wednesday for their Champions League last-16 second leg. "We cannot just throw this game away because otherwise we can go ahead and send the Under-23 team," Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia told reporters. "I am really looking forward to the game and every player should feel the same." The former Liverpool defender's team have been struggling since the winter break, a German Cup exit to second division Kaiserslautern last month followed by three straight Bundesliga defeats. Leverkusen are without midfielder Jens Hegeler who tore ankle ligaments in the 1-1 draw against Hanover 96 on Saturday and is out for the rest of the season. Full Story | Top |
| Two Russian cosmonauts, U.S. astronaut head back to Earth Monday, Mar 10, 2014 05:54 PM PDT  By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut sealed themselves inside a Russian Soyuz capsule on Monday and left the International Space Station, ending a six-month mission, officials said. With former station commander Oleg Kotov at the controls, the Soyuz slipped away from its berthing port at 8:02 a.m. EDT/0002 GMT. Strapped inside the Soyuz with Kotov are station flight engineers Sergei Ryazansky and NASA's Michael Hopkins. "It was a really good increment," Kotov said during a change-of-command ceremony broadcast on NASA Television on Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Mealamu's calf causes All Black and Blues problems Monday, Mar 10, 2014 05:17 PM PDT  Auckland Blues hooker Keven Mealamu has been forced to return home early from South Africa with a calf injury that is likely to cause Steve Hansen some concern as the All Blacks coach finalizes his planning for the 2015 World Cup. The veteran forward has battled calf injuries for the last three seasons and sustained another strain to his left leg ahead of the Super Rugby match against the Bulls in Pretoria last week. He was a late withdrawal from that game and Blues coach John Kirwan said Mealamu, who turns 35 next week, had not recovered sufficiently for their clash with the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, March 11 Monday, Mar 10, 2014 05:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - TENNIS Big names back in action at Indian Wells Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova and Li Na are among the players in action in the third round BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. (TENNIS-INDIAN/, moved with updates to follow, 500 words) - - NBA Heat face Wizards while Clippers host Suns The NBA champion Miami Heat return home to face another tricky opponent in the Washington Wizards while the high-flying Clippers chase their eighth consecutive win when they host the Phoenix Suns in Los Angeles. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spring break at the White House: Obama honors college athletes Monday, Mar 10, 2014 03:58 PM PDT  By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There were plenty of college athletes at the White House on Monday, but none of the usual NFL or NBA-bound football and basketball players. Instead, President Barack Obama recognized the achievements of college athletes not in the big-money pursuits of football and basketball, but in a range of other sports like riflery, field hockey, water polo, tennis, track and field, soccer, lacrosse and hockey. "It is nice to be outside for a change, and spring break is underway for a lot of schools, so we thought this was the perfect time to invite a bunch of college kids over to wreak havoc on the White House," said Obama, just a week after a snowstorm paralyzed the U.S. capital. Three schools had two national championship teams present: Princeton University (fencing and field hockey); Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-La Liga results and standings Monday, Mar 10, 2014 03:51 PM PDT March 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the La Liga matches on Monday Monday, March 10Osasuna 0 Malaga 2 Real Sociedad 2 Rayo Vallecano 3 Sunday, March 9 Espanyol 3 Elche 1 Real Madrid 3 Levante 0 Almeria 1 Sevilla 3 Valencia 1 Athletic Club 1 Saturday, March 8Celta Vigo 0 Atletico Madrid 2 Granada CF 2 Villarreal 0 Real Betis 2 Getafe 0 Real Valladolid 1 Barcelona 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Real Madrid 27 21 4 2 76 26 67 2 Atletico Madrid 27 20 4 3 63 21 64 3 Barcelona 27 20 3 4 74 22 63 -------------------------4 Athletic Club 27 15 6 6 50 31 51 ... Full Story | Top |
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