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UPDATE 6-Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles round 1 results
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:23 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 17-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) beat Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-4 7-6(1) 1-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Alexandra Panova (Russia) 6-0 6-1 28-Zheng Jie (China) beat Virginie Razzano (France) 4-6 6-2 0-0 (Razzano retired) Laura Robson (Britain) beat Samantha Crawford (U.S.) 6-3 7-6(6) Alize Cornet (France) beat Nicole Gibbs (U.S.) 7-5 6-3 23-Kim Clijsters (Belgium) beat Victoria Duval (U.S.) 6-3 6-1 Anastasia Rodionova (Australia) beat Julia Cohen (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Baseball results
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:22 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS) BOSTON 5 Kansas City 1 BALTIMORE 4 Chicago White Sox 3 Oakland 3 CLEVELAND 0 Full Story | Top |
Near flawless Azarenka stresses title credentials
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:17 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK, Aug 27 - World number one Victoria Azarenka wasted little time in outlining her U.S. Open title credentials on Monday as she scorched to a 6-0 6-1 first round victory over Russia's Alexandra Panova. The Belarusian, who won her first grand slam title at the Australian Open in January, was at her very best as she raced through in just 50 minutes. Azarenka has yet to go beyond the last 16 at the U.S. Open but she outclassed world number 76 Panova with a performance full of power and precision. ...
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Rugby-Wallabies lock Vickerman retires
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:08 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 28 (Reuters) - Former Australia lock Dan Vickerman hasretired from rugby after a stress fracture in his right legprevented him from playing at all this year. The 33-year-old played 63 tests for the Wallabies after herepresented his native South Africa at under 19 level beforeemigrating to Australia and linking up with the ACT BrumbiesSuper Rugby franchise. A hard-nosed and aggressive player, Vickerman made hisinternational debut in 2002 and was a virtual automatic choicefor the Wallabies from 2004 until 2008 when he left Australia tostudy at Cambridge University in England. ... Full Story | Top |
Tennis-Open-Near flawless Azarenka stresses title credentials
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:06 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 27 - World number one Victoria Azarenka wastedlittle time in outlining her U.S. Open title credentials onMonday as she scorched to a 6-0 6-1 first round victory overRussia's Alexandra Panova. The Belarusian, who won her first grand slam title at theAustralian Open in January, was at her very best as she racedthrough in just 50 minutes. Azarenka has yet to go beyond the last 16 at the U.S. Openbut she outclassed world number 76 Panova with a performancefull of power and precision. ... Full Story | Top |
PREVIEW-Soccer-Stuttering Real seeking Super Cup fillip
Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT
Reuters - MADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A Spanish Super Cup comeback against arch rivals Barcelona and the arrival of Croatia playmaker Luka Modric may provide the perfect springboard for Real Madrid to kickstart their season. Jose Mourinho's stuttering side, still seeking a first league win of the season, need to overturn a 3-2 deficit from last week's first leg when they host Barca at the Bernabeu on Wednesday. Sunday's shock 2-1 reverse at city neighbours Getafe came after a 1-1 home draw with Valencia in their opening La Liga game. ... Full Story | Top |
Clijsters wobbles a bit at the start but cruises
Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters overwhelmed American teenager Victoria Duval 6-3 6-1 on Monday in a powerful start to the final tournament of her career at the U.S. Open. The three-times champion at Flushing Meadows wobbled a bit in the opening set against the 16-year-old wildcard but prevailed in 51 minutes. Duval was the youngest player in the women's draw and won three straight games at one point in the first set against the former world number one. Clijsters, 29, will retire after the U.S. Open to concentrate on family life. (Reporting By Will Swanton; editing by Steve Ginsburg)
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Tennis-Open-Clijsters wobbles a bit at the start but cruises
Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:27 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters overwhelmed American teenager Victoria Duval 6-3 6-1 on Monday in a powerful start to the final tournament of her career at the U.S. Open. The three-times champion at Flushing Meadows wobbled a bit in the opening set against the 16-year-old wildcard but prevailed in 51 minutes. Duval was the youngest player in the women's draw and won three straight games at one point in the first set against the former world number one. Clijsters, 29, will retire after the U.S. Open to concentrate on family life. ... Full Story | Top |
There are drug cheats in tennis, says Blake
Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:04 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tennis, like other sports, was bound to have some players using performance-enhancing drugs, American James Blake said on Monday, but he felt authorities were doing all they could to ensure the sport was as clean as possible. "I'm sure there are guys who are doing it, getting away with it, and getting ahead of the testers," Blake said after defeating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 in his first-round match at the U.S. Open. "It's unfortunate, but I hope tennis is doing the best job of trying to catch those guys trying to beat the system. ...
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Tennis-Open-There are drug cheats in tennis, says Blake
Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:01 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Tennis, like other sports, wasbound to have some players using performance-enhancing drugs,American James Blake said on Monday, but he felt authoritieswere doing all they could to ensure the sport was as clean aspossible. "I'm sure there are guys who are doing it, getting away withit, and getting ahead of the testers," Blake said afterdefeating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 in hisfirst-round match at the U.S. Open. "It's unfortunate, but I hope tennis is doing the best jobof trying to catch those guys trying to beat the system. ... Full Story | Top |
"Not pregnant" Sharapova advances in New York
Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:26 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova made a convincing start to her U.S. Open title campaign on Monday and then turned comedian as she revealed her build-up had been affected by a "pregnancy" scare. The Russian was forced to miss events in Montreal and Cincinnati earlier this month because of a stomach bug she first felt on the eve of the Olympic final, in which she lost to Serena Williams. "I had some tests done, some blood-work, some ultrasound stuff," Sharapova told reporters after her 6-2 6-2 win over Melinda Czink of Hungary. "They said I should just probably rest. ...
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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Open-'Not pregnant' Sharapova advances in New York
Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:25 PM PDT
Reuters - (Adds details, quotes) * Sharapova absence due to stomach bug * Easy win for third seeded-Russian NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova made aconvincing start to her U.S. Open title campaign on Monday andthen turned comedian as she revealed her build-up had beenaffected by a "pregnancy" scare. The Russian was forced to miss events in Montreal andCincinnati earlier this month because of a stomach bug she firstfelt on the eve of the Olympic final, in which she lost toSerena Williams. ... Full Story | Top |
Murray, not at his best, advances at U.S. Open
Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:23 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Murray overcame cramps, erratic serving, unforced errors and blustery conditions to defeat Russian Alex Bogomolov at the U.S. Open on Monday before admitting a possible player strike of the 2013 Australian Open would be damaging to the sport. Murray recorded his 6-2 6-4 6-1 triumph despite landing only 49 percent of his first serves and being broken on four occasions in a muddled start to his quest for a breakthrough major championship. ...
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Murray, Stosur, Sharapova cruise at U.S. Open
Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic champion Andy Murray looked to build on his recent success by cruising past Alex Bogomolov Jr. and leading a parade of favorites into the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday. The top guns had little trouble advancing on the rain-interrupted opening day of the year's final grand slam, with defending champion Samantha Stosur and 2006 winner Maria Sharapova hardly breaking a sweat. Murray was at his best when it counted the most, recording a service break in a healthy nine of 19 chances against the 29-year-old Russian to win 6-2 6-4 6-1 in two hours, 15 minutes. ...
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