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| Masked man James scores 61 against Bobcats Monday, Mar 03, 2014 08:04 PM PST  (Reuters) - Miami's LeBron James, wearing a protective mask to shield his broken nose, plundered a career-high 61 points in the Heat's 124-107 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday. James, who sustained the injury late last month, drained 22 of his 33 shots. The outburst surpassed is previous career high of 56 points set back in 2005 when he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It also fell one point short of Carmelo Anthony's NBA season-high of 62. Full Story | Top |
| Melbourne will be an "anxious weekend" - Renault Monday, Mar 03, 2014 06:49 PM PST  Renault have made some progress in ironing out the engine problems that have blighted Formula One preseason testing, but will head into the season-opener in Melbourne with doubts about "incomplete" preparations. Renault supplies champions Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Caterham and Lotus, and the performance of their new engine disappointed at the tests in Jerez and Bahrain. Renault were also considerably slower, with four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel's fastest time on Sunday's final day of pre-season testing 4.190 seconds slower than table-topping Lewis Hamilton's best with Mercedes. "We can't escape the fact that we did not complete the entire program with all the teams and that some Melbourne preparations are incomplete," Renault Sport F1's deputy managing director Rob White said on the manufacturer's website (www.renaultsportf1.com/). Full Story | Top |
| Dish, Disney reach long-term programming deal Monday, Mar 03, 2014 06:44 PM PST  (Reuters) - After months of talks, Dish Network Corp and Walt Disney Co have reached a long-term programming agreement that allows the No.2 satellite provider to carry Disney-owned networks such as ABC and ESPN, the companies said. Dish will disable "AutoHop" commercial-skipping feature functionality for ABC content on its digital video recorder as a part of the agreement. Disney and Dish's programming agreement expired at the end of September, but the companies averted blackout of Disney's top networks for the satellite provider's 14 million customers. The extensive and expanded distribution agreement grants Dish rights to stream cleared linear and video-on-demand content from the ABC-owned broadcast stations, ABC Family, Disney Channel, ESPN and ESPN2, as part of an Internet-delivered, IP-based multichannel offering. Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Melbourne will be an "anxious weekend" - Renault Monday, Mar 03, 2014 06:32 PM PST Renault have made some progress in ironing out the engine problems that have blighted Formula One preseason testing, but will head into the season-opener in Melbourne with doubts about "incomplete" preparations. Renault supplies champions Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Caterham and Lotus, and the performance of their new engine disappointed at the tests in Jerez and Bahrain. Renault were also considerably slower, with four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel's fastest time on Sunday's final day of pre-season testing 4.190 seconds slower than table-topping Lewis Hamilton's best with Mercedes. "We can't escape the fact that we did not complete the entire programme with all the teams and that some Melbourne preparations are incomplete," Renault Sport F1's deputy managing director Rob White said on the manufacturer's website (www.renaultsportf1.com/). Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Former England managers rubbish Campbell claims Monday, Mar 03, 2014 04:23 PM PST (Adds former FA chief executive comments) LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Two former England managers and one of the country's most famous black players have rubbished allegations by Sol Campbell that he would have been national team captain for more than 10 years if he was white. Ex-Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur defender Campbell, who was born in east London to Jamaican parents, amassed 73 caps from 1996 to 2007 and captained England three times. Graham Taylor, in charge of the national team between 1990 and 1993, was staggered by the accusations. "I never had any influence on me to select who should be captain regardless of the colour of his skin." The 39-year-old Campbell's claims were revealed in extracts from his biography being serialised in the Sunday Times newspaper. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, March 4 Monday, Mar 03, 2014 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - NBA Sizzling Heat seek eighth consecutive victory LeBron James and the NBA champion Miami Heat, second in the Eastern Conference with a 42-14 record, will shoot for an eighth straight win when they host the Charlotte Bobcats (27-31) in one of eight games on the schedule. ... Full Story | Top |
| Padres outfielder Maybin out 2-3 months with injury Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:42 PM PST (Reuters) - Promising San Diego Padres outfielder Cameron Maybin will miss two-to-three months after rupturing his left biceps tendon while making a diving catch in a spring training game, the team said on Monday. Maybin, 26, suffered the injury in robbing Los Angeles Dodgers' Juan Uribe of an extra-base hit to the right-center field gap on Sunday, MLB.com reported. The injury-plagued Maybin missed all but 14 games in 2013 with a right wrist injury that required surgery and a torn ligament in his left knee. Padres manager Bud Black was asked if Maybin should have been more cautious, especially in an exhibition game. Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Smith's retirement ushers in new era for South Africa Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:39 PM PST By Nick Said CAPE TOWN, March 3 (Reuters) - He was seen as a brash, arrogant and aloof South African but no one can dispute the impact Graeme Smith had on the world stage as he became the most successful captain in test history. Smith's decision to retire from international cricket just nine weeks after Jacques Kallis quit will usher in a new era for South African cricket, which now finds itself shorn of experience and potentially in a leadership crisis. He has, in many ways, been the face of South African cricket over the last decade and played a key role in taking the side to the number one position in the test rankings. Thrust into the captaincy role at the age of 22 following the resignation of Shaun Pollock after South Africa's miserable first round exit at the 2003 World Cup on home soil, Smith admitted it took him four or five years to settle into the job. Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-It's my last season at Eintracht, says coach Veh Monday, Mar 03, 2014 03:14 PM PST (Corrects paragraph five to make clear that Eintracht were knocked out of German Cup by Borussia Dortmund) March 3 (Reuters) - Eintracht Frankfurt coach Armin Veh has decided against renewing his contract with the Bundesliga club and will leave at the end of the season. "I can't imagine my departure will have a negative effect on the team." Veh, 53, took over in 2011 and led Eintracht out of the second division at the first attempt. They finished sixth on their top flight return last season, qualifying for the Europa League. His side have struggled this season but hauled themselves six points clear of the relegation playoff place with a dramatic 2-1 win over VfB Stuttgart on Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine cancels friendly against U.S. Monday, Mar 03, 2014 02:58 PM PST Ukraine have cancelled their soccer friendly against the United States in Cyprus on Wednesday, national football federation president Anatoliy Konkov said on Monday. "We cannot hold the national championship so what kind of football can we talk of at all? If we do not have an opportunity to play on home soil, why shall we go to Cyprus in those troubled times for your country? Our team do not fly to Cyprus and stay at home," Konkov told the ICTV channel. Full Story | Top |
| Pistorius trial witness: 'bloodcurdling screams' then shots Monday, Mar 03, 2014 01:53 PM PST  By David Dolan PRETORIA (Reuters) - The first witness at Oscar Pistorius' murder trial told the court on Monday she heard "bloodcurdling screams" from a woman followed by shots, a dramatic opening to a case that could see one of global sport's most admired role models jailed for life. Taking the stand after the Paralympic and Olympic star pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day last year, neighbor Michelle Burger testified that she was woken in the middle of the night by a woman shouting for help. "I was still sitting in the bed and I heard her screams," Burger, who lives 177 meters (194 yards) from Pistorius' home in an adjacent housing complex, told the Pretoria High Court. Thinking it was a violent break-in - a possibility in crime-ridden South Africa - Burger said her husband called the private security firm guarding their upmarket Pretoria housing estate before the pair heard more shouts. Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-South Africa captain Smith announces shock retirement Monday, Mar 03, 2014 01:38 PM PST (Adds background, quotes) * News catches everyone by surprise * Young family cited but runs have dried up By Nick Said CAPE TOWN, March 3 (Reuters) - Graeme Smith, one of the most dogged batsmen of his generation, stunned South Africa on Monday by announcing he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing third test against Australia at Newlands. The 33-year-old captain told team mates after the third day's play, catching all unaware, including Cricket South Africa (CSA) chiefs. His departure comes after arguably the world's greatest all-rounder Jacques Kallis quit the South Africa test team in December. "I have a young family to consider, and I felt that retiring at Newlands would be the best way to end it because I have called this place home since I was 18 years-old." The opener is a veteran of 117 tests, 109 of those as captain, and is the world record holder for the most test wins as skipper of a five-day team with 53. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Romanian championship results and standings Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:54 PM PST March 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship matches on Monday Monday, March 3 Corona Brasov 2 Concordia Chiajna 2 Vaslui 1 Gaz Metan Medias 0 Sunday, March 2 FC Botosani 2 Brasov 1 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 1 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 1 Petrolul Ploiesti 2 Otelul Galati 0 Saturday, March 1 ACS Poli Timisoara 1 Sageata Navodari 1 Steaua Bucharest 1 Dinamo Bucharest 1 Friday, February 28 FC Viitorul Constanta 1 CFR Cluj 1 Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 1 FC Astra 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Steaua Bucharest 21 14 7 0 47 14 49 -------------------------2 FC Astra 21 14 3 4 ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Smith to retire from international cricket after third test v Australia Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:51 PM PST CAPE TOWN, March 3 (Reuters) - South Africa captain Graeme Smith announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the third test against Australia at Newlands. "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make in my life. It's a decision that I have been considering since my ankle surgery in April last year," Smith said in a statement released by Cricket South Africa on Monday. (Editing by Pritha Sarkar) Full Story | Top |
| U.S. midfielder Holden limps out of latest comeback Monday, Mar 03, 2014 12:26 PM PST  (Reuters) - United States midfielder Stuart Holden's wretched luck with injuries continued on Monday when the Bolton Wanderers player limped out of his latest comeback after only 28 minutes. Holden was out for six months after a leg break close to the knee joint in 2011 and missed a further six months through cartilage damage before rupturing his cruciate ligament last June. "That's the end of Holden's night. Full Story | Top |
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