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Guardiola and Di Matteo agree battle far from over
Wed,18 Apr 2012 03:42 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Chelsea counterpart Roberto Di Matteo agreed that their Champions League semi-final was evenly poised after holders Barca lost 1-0 in the first leg at Stamford bridge on Wednesday. Guardiola said he expected, and got, a tough game against Chelsea and anticipated another one next week at the Nou Camp after the European champions were beaten on a rainy night in west London. ... Full Story | Top |
Analysis - Chelsea eye final after happier late twist
Wed,18 Apr 2012 03:27 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea may never quite get over the perceived injustice of their 2009 Champions League semi-final loss to Barcelona but Wednesday's victory over the Spaniards could go some way to easing the pain. Didier Drogba put them ahead in the first half at a rain-lashed Stamford Bridge in Wednesday's semi-final first leg, just had Michael Essien had in the three years ago. On that occasion Chelsea looked on course for the final and totally dominated the match. ... Full Story | Top |
Retired baseball star Dykstra jailed for lewd conduct
Wed,18 Apr 2012 01:59 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was sentenced on Wednesday to 270 days in jail and 36 months probation over charges that he exposed himself to five women who answered his Craigslist ads for an assistant or housekeeper. One woman told authorities the former ballplayer held a knife and forced her to massage him, prosecutors said. Dykstra, 49, had earlier pleaded no contest to charges of lewd conduct and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the accusations, prosecutors said. ...
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Pat Summitt steps down as Tennessee women's basketball coach
Wed,18 Apr 2012 12:29 PM PDT
Reuters -  NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Pat Summitt, the most successful college basketball coach in U.S. history, stepped down on Wednesday as head coach of the University of Tennessee women's team following the disclosure last year that she suffers from early-onset dementia. The university said on its website that Summitt, who has more wins than any other coach of men's or women's college basketball, would retain the title of "Head Coach Emeritus," but assistant Holly Warlick would assume the head coach position. ...
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London enters final straight for 2012 Games
Wed,18 Apr 2012 11:32 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - London entered the final straight in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics during a wet and windy spring day on Wednesday with celebrations across the world to mark the 100 days' countdown to the Games. The day began at Kew Gardens where London organizing committee chairman Sebastian Coe helped plant one of 40 oak trees which will be installed around the country to recognize Britain's role in the birth of the modern Olympic movement. ...
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London enters final straight for 2012 Games
Wed,18 Apr 2012 11:30 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - London entered the final straight in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics during a wet and windy spring day on Wednesday with celebrations across the world to mark the 100 days' countdown to the Games. The day began at Kew Gardens where London organising committee chairman Sebastian Coe helped plant one of 40 oak trees which will be installed around the country to recognise Britain's role in the birth of the modern Olympic movement. ...
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PREVIEW-Motor racing-Bahrain far from business as normal for F1
Wed,18 Apr 2012 11:04 AM PDT
Reuters - MANAMA, April 18 (Reuters) - Sunday's Bahrain Formula OneGrand Prix could be boring or exciting but it will not benormal. Even if protests in the Gulf island kingdom remain out ofsight of the teams and drivers in their luxury hotels, withdaily life in Manama also seeming very much the same as ever,the talk surrounding the race has been as much about torture andteargas as tyres and tactics. ... Full Story | Top |
Motor racing-Formula One statistics for Bahrain Grand Prix
Wed,18 Apr 2012 10:58 AM PDT
Reuters - April 18 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday'sBahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir Circuit (round four of the 20race season): - Lap distance: 5.412km. Total distance: 308.238km (57 laps) Race lap record: One minute 30.252 seconds, MichaelSchumacher (Germany), Ferrari 2004. Race start time: 1200 GMT 2010 pole: Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Red Bull 1:54.101 (NOTE: NO RACE IN 2011 DUE TO CIVIL UNREST) - WINS Three different drivers have won the first three races. ... Full Story | Top |
Ejegayehu Dibaba steps up to marathon for second time
Wed,18 Apr 2012 10:56 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Ejegayehu Dibaba, the oldest of three Ethiopian sisters who have all made their mark on the track, steps up to the marathon for only the second time in London this Sunday. Dibaba, 30, has been overshadowed by Tirunesh, a double Olympic champion in Beijing, while a second sister Genzebe emerged this year to win the world indoor 1,500 title in Istanbul. Last year Ejegayehu clocked two hours 22 minutes nine seconds while finishing second in the Chicago marathon, the third fastest debut ever. It was also her first race beyond 10 kms. ...
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Motor racing-Formula One drivers' form sheet
Wed,18 Apr 2012 10:50 AM PDT
Reuters - April 18 (Reuters) - Formula One drivers' form sheet ahead of Sunday'sBahrain Grand Prix (listed in championship order. Number = race result,R=retired, DQ=disqualified, S=suspended, NS=did not start, EX=excluded. ... Full Story | Top |
Bahrain hunger striker's wife criticises Ecclestone
Wed,18 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT
Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - The wife of a jailed Bahraini activist on hunger strike has accused Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone of ignoring her husband's plight ahead of Sunday's controversial grand prix in the troubled country. Pausing occasionally to wipe away tears and gather composure, Khadija al-Mousawi told Reuters in an interview in her apartment outside Manama on Wednesday that she supported Bahrain having the race. However, she said the 81-year-old F1 boss had missed a chance to do something to help the pro-democracy movement and her husband Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. ... Full Story | Top |
Pakistan chief optimistic of renewing ties with India
Wed,18 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT
Reuters - KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan officials are hoping this month's mini home series against Bangladesh will finally convince neighbouring India to renew bilateral cricket ties between the two Asian cricket powerhouses. Bangladesh will become the first foreign team to play full internationals in Pakistan since March 2009 when Sri Lankan cricketers and officials were attacked by gunmen in Lahore. Foreign teams have shunned Pakistan since the attack, which killed six Pakistani policemen, meaning they have had to play their "home" matches at neutral venues. ... Full Story | Top |
Djokovic, Nadal make Monte Carlo third round
Wed,18 Apr 2012 09:49 AM PDT
Reuters -  MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the Monte Carlo Masters third round after straightforward victories on Wednesday in the season's first big claycourt tournament. Nadal beat Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 6-3 while Djokovic defeated Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-4. Last year's finalist David Ferrer, the fifth seed, suffered a shock 6-3 6-2 loss to Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. ...
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Roach strikes twice for West Indies
Wed,18 Apr 2012 09:35 AM PDT
Reuters - PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach captured two wickets in four balls to put the brakes on Australia's push for a series clinching victory in the second test in Trinidad on Wednesday. Roach, who bagged five wickets in Australia's first innings, once again rattled the visitors by dismissing opener David Warner for 17 then Shane Watson for a duck to stall Australia's second innings. When lunch was taken on day four at Queen's Park Oval, Australia were 40 for two, leading by 94 runs overall after bowling out West Indies for 257 at the start of the day. ... Full Story | Top |
Djokovic, Nadal make Monte Carlo third round
Wed,18 Apr 2012 09:34 AM PDT
Reuters -  MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the Monte Carlo Masters third round after straightforward victories on Wednesday in the season's first big claycourt tournament. Nadal beat Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 6-3 while Djokovic defeated Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-4. Last year's finalist David Ferrer, the fifth seed, suffered a shock 6-3 6-2 loss to Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. ...
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