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All eyes on London and spectacular Games opening
Thu,26 Jul 2012 06:17 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - All eyes turn to London on Friday for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, an exuberant journey from Britain's idyllic pastures through the grime of the Industrial Revolution and ending in a contemporary world dominated by popular culture. The three-hour showcase created by Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle will be watched by a crowd of 60,000 in the main stadium built in a run-down area of London's East End and a global audience of more than a billion. ...
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Japan shock Spain, favorites Brazil win
Thu,26 Jul 2012 05:45 PM PDT
Reuters -  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Japan produced the first upset of the Olympic Games when they beat potential gold medalists Spain 1-0 while favorites Brazil survived a scare before beating Egypt 3-2 on the opening day of the men's soccer competition on Thursday. Hosts Britain, making their first appearance at the Games for 52 years, were denied a win in front of a 72,000 crowd at Old Trafford when Senegal scored a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw. Uruguay, back in the Games after an 84-year absence, came from behind to beat a lively United Arab Emirates side 2-1 in the earlier game at Old ...
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Romney's adventure abroad begins with stumbles
Thu,26 Jul 2012 05:33 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - By the end of presidential candidate Mitt Romney's first full day in London on Thursday, he had been the target of a verbal jab from the British prime minister and had been mocked by the city's mayor, who spoke before a cheering crowd. So it is safe to say that Romney's trip - carefully choreographed to boost his image on an international stage - has not gone exactly as planned. The Republican ruffled British feathers by appearing to suggest in a U.S. ...
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open scores
Thu,26 Jul 2012 05:15 PM PDT
Reuters - July 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open at the par-70 course on Thursday in Ancaster, ON 62 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 62 63 Greg Owen (Britain) 63 William McGirt (U.S.) 63 64 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 64 65 Troy Matteson (U.S.) 65 Bo Van Pelt (U.S.) 65 Jhonattan Vegas (Venezuela) 65 Stuart Appleby (Australia) 65 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 65 Gavin Coles (Australia) 65 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 65 66 Bill Lunde (U.S.) 66 Roland Thatcher (U.S.) 66 Adam Hadwin (Canada) 66 67 John Huh (U.S.) 67 J.J. Henry (U.S.) 67 Josh Teater (U.S.) 67 Cameron Tringale (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Piercy sets course record for Canadian Open lead
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:56 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - American Scott Piercy birdied his final hole for a course record and a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Canadian Open on Thursday while Ernie Els struggled in his first outing since winning the British Open. Piercy mixed two eagles and five birdies with a lone bogey at a rain-softened Hamilton Golf & Country Club for an eight-under-par 62 that set the course record and gave him a one-shot lead over compatriot William McGirt and Britain's Greg Owen. ...
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Golf-Piercy sets course record for Canadian Open lead
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT
Reuters - July 26 (Reuters) - American Scott Piercy birdied his finalhole for a course record and a one-shot lead after the openinground of the Canadian Open on Thursday while Ernie Els struggledin his first outing since winning the British Open. Piercy mixed two eagles and five birdies with a lone bogeyat a rain-softened Hamilton Golf & Country Club for aneight-under-par 62 that set the course record and gave him aone-shot lead over compatriot William McGirt and Britain's GregOwen. ... Full Story | Top |
Uganda Little Leaguers World Series-bound after getting U.S. visas
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:51 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uganda's Little League baseball team has gotten visas to come to the United States for the Little League World Series, overcoming birth certificate discrepancies that frustrated the African country's team last year, the State Department said on Thursday. "We can confirm that the Department of State approved the Ugandan Little League team's visas. We wish them luck in the World Series," the State Department said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Feel good factor adds to Britain's confidence
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:49 PM PDT
Reuters -  WOKING (Reuters) - Four days after celebrating on the Champs Elysees, British riders are still buzzing from a monumental Tour de France campaign and, beaming with confidence, look to ride the crest to kick start their Olympic campaign in style. Four years after winning eight Olympic cycling gold medals, seven of them on the track, Britain have taken road racing by storm with Wiggins claiming the Tour title in a British one-two ahead of Chris Froome. ...
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Late Senegal goal denies Britain victory
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Hosts Britain were denied victory on their return to the Olympic Games after a 52-year absence when they were held to a 1-1 draw by debutants Senegal in their opening Group A match at Old Trafford on Thursday. Britain looked to be heading for a win after Welsh veteran Craig Bellamy, at 33 one of their over-age players, lashed home after 20 minutes. But Senegal, who rallied strongly after the break, equalized in the 82nd minute when Moussa Konate timed his run perfectly to stay onside and clip the ball past goalkeeper Jack Butland. ...
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Champions Heat face Celtics in opening game
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:32 PM PDT
Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James and the NBA championship winning Miami Heat will begin their title defense at home to the Boston Celtics on October 30. The NBA announced the schedule for the 2012-13 season which begins with a re-run of this year's best of seven Eastern Conference championship series, which Miami won 4-3. The game at the American Airlines Arena will mean that Heat shooting guard Ray Allen, who joined them in the off-season from Boston, will make his full debut for Miami against his former team. ... Full Story | Top |
Key Sandusky victim plans to sue Penn State: law firm
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:23 PM PDT
Reuters - PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A man whose 2001 sexual assault by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in a locker room shower lay at the heart of the scandal that engulfed the university is suing it for contributing to the abuse, his lawyers said on Thursday. Sandusky was convicted last month of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period. The man, known as Victim 2, did not testify at the trial, but former graduate assistant coach Mike McQueary testified he had seen Sandusky assaulting a boy about 10 years old in a Penn State locker room shower. ... Full Story | Top |
Exclusive: "No worries" as Bolt blocks out bad starts
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:22 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - A laid back Usain Bolt has decided the best way to improve his not-so-perfect start is not to worry about it, the Jamaican world record holder said on Thursday. "The more I focused on it, I think the worse it got," Bolt told Reuters in an interview following a packed news conference. Starting has never been a work of art for Bolt as he struggles to squeeze his long legs into the blocks and then tries to get them moving at full stride but the woes have increased in the past 12 months. ...
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Mix 'em, match 'em, trade 'em, obsess about pins
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:02 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The Games have not started yet, but trading from the far corners of the earth in Olympic pins of every shape and size is already fast and furious at the entrance to London 2012. Men, women and youngsters from Canada, China, Greece, the United States and elsewhere have already begun gathering at the gates to the Olympic Park to take part in a collecting obsession that stretches back decades for some. ...
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Learn from London but do it our way, says Brazil minister
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:41 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The Rio de Janeiro's Olympics in four years will be modeled on London 2012 more than Beijing but will not really resemble either, the man whose brief includes steering one of the most crucial phases of Brazil's development, said on Thursday. Minister for Sport Aldo Rebelo, attending the opening of an exhibition at the Brazilian Embassy in London along with President Dilma Rousseff, is a year into a role that includes delivering the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. While accepting it is a gargantuan task, Rebelo, said Brazil, like London, would not disappoint. ...
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Hard work not luck will earn gold for U.S. flyweight
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:18 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Third time lucky is not a phrase that sits well with straight talking flyweight boxer Rau'shee Warren who is adamant that only his hard work will deliver gold in his final Olympics. After first round losses at the 2004 Athens Games and in Beijing four years ago the 25-year-old is back again and will become the first American fighter to compete in three Olympics. Third time lucky? "Not lucky, more this is my time to get the title," Warren told Reuters on Thursday after a 90 minute training session at a gymnasium in Leyton, a mile east of the Olympic Park. ... Full Story | Top |
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