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News: Rallying-Rally of Argentina second leg classification UK puts missiles on London rooftop to guard Olympics UK puts missiles on London rooftop to guard Olympics One dead, more than dozen hurt as storm rips through baseball party tent American Dufner stays in front in New Orleans UPDATE 1-Golf-American Dufner stays in front in New Orleans Rangers use third period burst to sink Capitals Rose injury casts major cloud over Bulls win One killed, more than a dozen hurt as storm blows over St. Louis tent Golf-New Orleans Classic third round scores Celtics coach doubts Allen will play in opener Dufner stays out in front in New Orleans Golf-American Dufner stays out in front in New Orleans Rallying-Citroen tell Hirvonen to stay behind Loeb in Argentina UPDATE 1-Motorcycling-Lorenzo grabs pole for Spanish MotoGP Rallying-Rally of Argentina second leg classification Sat,28 Apr 2012 06:47 PM PDT Reuters - April 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Rally of Argentina second legclassification on Saturday 1. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 3:57:40.800 2. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Citroen +00:07.200 3. Daniel Sordo (Spain) Ford 01:46.900 4. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford 03:06.100 5. Martin Prokop (Czech Republic) Ford 09:22.500 6. Sebastien Ogier (France) Skoda 10:26.700 7. Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) Skoda 10:31.700 8. Thierry Neuville (Belgium) Citroen 11:48.000 9. Petter Solberg (Norway) Ford 14:08.800 10. Armindo Araujo (Portugal) Mini 14:17.700 Full Story Top UK puts missiles on London rooftop to guard Olympics Sat,28 Apr 2012 06:27 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's military has told residents of an upscale apartment development near the Olympic Park in east London it is installing a missile battery on top of a tower within their housing complex to defend the 2012 Games this summer. The site is one of a number around the capital the army is considering as bases for surface-to-air missiles to protect the London games from an aerial attack, the Ministry of Defence said. ... Full Story Top UK puts missiles on London rooftop to guard Olympics Sat,28 Apr 2012 06:25 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's military has told residents of an upscale apartment development near the Olympic Park in east London it is installing a missile battery on top of a tower within their housing complex to defend the 2012 Games this summer. Full Story Top One dead, more than dozen hurt as storm rips through baseball party tent Sat,28 Apr 2012 05:40 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - One person was killed and more than a dozen others injured on Saturday when a thunderstorm packing high winds blew down a beer tent on to baseball fans celebrating after a St. Louis Cardinals' game, police said. Several of those injured when the tent blew over were listed in critical condition at area hospitals, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Sherri Bruns told Reuters. Others were being treated for less serious injuries, she said. The person killed was identified only as a male and the exact cause of his death was not immediately clear. A spokeswoman for St. ... Full Story Top American Dufner stays in front in New Orleans Sat,28 Apr 2012 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner birdied two of the last four holes to take a two-shot lead in Saturday's third round of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana and close in on a maiden PGA Tour victory. Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Golf-American Dufner stays in front in New Orleans Sat,28 Apr 2012 05:17 PM PDT Reuters - * Dufner stretches lead to two shots * Closes in on first PGA Tour victory (Adds Dufner quotes, detail) April 28 (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner birdied two ofthe last four holes to take a two-shot lead in Saturday's thirdround of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana andclose in on a maiden PGA Tour victory. A stroke in front of the chasing pack overnight, journeymanDufner broke clear of a three-way logjam late in the day as hebirdied the 15th and last holes to card a five-under-par 67. "A pretty nice round again," the laid-back 35-year-old toldreporters. ... Full Story Top Rangers use third period burst to sink Capitals Sat,28 Apr 2012 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The New York Rangers scored third period goals 90 seconds apart to beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday and draw first blood in their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semi-final. Full Story Top Rose injury casts major cloud over Bulls win Sat,28 Apr 2012 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Chicago and Miami opened the National Basketball Association post-season with comfortable wins on Saturday but the Bulls paid a steep price for their victory when Derrick Rose was ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury. There were smiles all around in Miami as the Heat, led by 32 points from LeBron James, scorched the New York Knicks 100-67 to take control of their best-of-seven Eastern conference series. But few were smiling in Chicago after watching Rose crumple to the floor in pain late in the Bulls' 103-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. ... Full Story Top One killed, more than a dozen hurt as storm blows over St. Louis tent Sat,28 Apr 2012 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - One person was killed and more than a dozen others injured on Saturday when a thunderstorm packing high winds blew down a sports bar's beer tent on to baseball fans celebrating after a St. Louis Cardinals' game, police said. Several of those injured when the tent blew over were listed in critical condition at area hospitals, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Sherri Bruns told Reuters. The tent was set up as a beer garden at Kilroy's Sports Bar about a block from Busch Stadium, home to the Cardinals. Bruns said others were being treated for less serious injuries. ... Full Story Top Golf-New Orleans Classic third round scores Sat,28 Apr 2012 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - April 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA TourNew Orleans Classic at the par-72 course on Saturday in Avondale, Louisiana 199 Jason Dufner (U.S.) 67 65 67 201 Graham DeLaet (Canada) 68 67 66 202 John Rollins (U.S.) 67 66 69 Ernie Els (South Africa) 66 68 68 203 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 72 67 64 Steve Stricker (U.S.) 66 68 69 Cameron Tringale (U.S.) 65 70 68 204 Luke Donald (Britain) 73 65 66 Ken Duke (U.S.) 65 68 71 205 Ben Curtis (U.S.) 67 70 68 Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 71 65 69 206 Alex Cejka (Germany) 70 69 67 J.B. Holmes (U.S.) 71 67 68 Daniel Summerhays (U.S. ... Full Story Top Celtics coach doubts Allen will play in opener Sat,28 Apr 2012 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Injured Boston guard Ray Allen will probably sit out the Celtics' opening playoff game against the Hawks in Atlanta on Sunday, coach Doc Rivers said on Saturday. Full Story Top Dufner stays out in front in New Orleans Sat,28 Apr 2012 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner birdied two of the last four holes to take a two-shot lead in Saturday's third round of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana and close in on a maiden PGA Tour victory. Full Story Top Golf-American Dufner stays out in front in New Orleans Sat,28 Apr 2012 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - April 28 (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner birdied two ofthe last four holes to take a two-shot lead in Saturday's thirdround of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana andclose in on a maiden PGA Tour victory. A stroke in front of the chasing pack overnight, journeymanDufner broke clear of a three-way logjam late in the day as hebirdied the 15th and last holes to card a five-under-par 67. The laid-back 35-year-old came close to eagling the par-five18th for the second day in a row after hitting an exquisitesecond shot to 12 feet but his first putt pulled up an inchshort of the cup. ... Full Story Top Rallying-Citroen tell Hirvonen to stay behind Loeb in Argentina Sat,28 Apr 2012 02:56 PM PDT Reuters - April 28 (Reuters) - Citroen have told Finland's MikkoHirvonen not to challenge team mate and race leader SebastienLoeb for victory in Rally Argentina to ensure they finish theevent first and second on Sunday. The drivers were running one-two halfway through Saturday'ssecond leg and, in a move that made the outcome effectively aforegone conclusion, the team decided they should take no risks. Citroen principal Yves Matton said he had spoken to both mento ensure eight-times world champion Loeb of France takes his70th race win. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Motorcycling-Lorenzo grabs pole for Spanish MotoGP Sat,28 Apr 2012 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - * Spaniard Lorenzo puts in thrilling final lap * Compatriot Pedrosa and Hayden complete front row * Several riders fall off in the wet conditions (Changes dateline, adds details, quotes, Moto2 and Moto3) JEREZ, Spain, April 28 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jorge Lorenzosurvived some treacherous damp conditions to beat compatriotDani Pedrosa into pole position with a thrilling final lap inqualifying for the Spanish MotoGP on Saturday. The 2010 champion Lorenzo, on a Yamaha, won from poleposition at the season-opener in Qatar, and was fastest again inJerez with a time of 1:39. ... Full Story Top

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