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Tennis-Canada's Raonic advances to last 16 at Toronto Masters
Tue,7 Aug 2012 07:52 PM PDT
Reuters - TORONTO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Milos Raonic defeatedSerbia's Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-4 at the Toronto Masters onTuesday to set up a potential third-round showdown with Olympicchampion Andy Murray while eighth seed John Isner survived atough test. Playing in his hometown tournament for the first time sincecracking the world's top-25, Raonic was not at his best but heldserve throughout the 69-minute match while a rowdy crowd wavedred signs with "Go Canada" splashed across in white letters. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 3-Baseball results
Tue,7 Aug 2012 07:41 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 6 NY Yankees 5 PHILADELPHIA 3 Atlanta 0 Arizona 10 PITTSBURGH 4 Texas 6 BOSTON 3 TAMPA BAY 4 Toronto 1 Miami 4 NY METS 2 Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Toronto Masters men's singles results
Tue,7 Aug 2012 07:40 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Toronto Masters Men's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 28-John Isner(U.S.)beat Pablo Andujar(Spain)7-6(5) 7-5 16-Milos Raonic(Canada)beat Viktor Troicki(Serbia)6-3 6-4 7-Juan Monaco(Argentina)beat Vasek Pospisil(Canada)7-5 6-4 11-Mardy Fish(U.S.)beat Matthew Ebden(Australia)6-2 6-0 Round 1Julien Benneteau(France)beat Wayne Odesnik(U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Stoke's German defender Huth has suspected meningitis
Tue,7 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Stoke City defender Robert Huthhas suspected meningitis and is awaiting the outcome of hospitalchecks, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. "The German international is due to undergo further tests todetermine the strain of meningitis and the prognosis in terms ofhis recovery," the club said on their website(www.stokecityfc.com). Stoke start the new season with a league game at promotedReading on Aug. 18 but manager Tony Pulis said that was ofsecondary concern. ... Full Story | Top |
FACTBOX-Soccer-Ligue 1 2012/13 season
Tue,7 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Factbox on the upcoming 2012/13Ligue 1 season which starts on August 10: Champions: Montpellier Promoted from Ligue 2: Bastia, Reims, Troyes 2011/12 final standings P W D L F A Pts C1 Montpellier HSC 38 25 7 6 68 34 82 2 Paris St Germain 38 23 10 5 75 41 79 ------------------------- 3 Lille 38 21 11 6 72 39 74 ------------------------- 4 Olympique Lyon 38 19 7 12 64 51 64 5 Girondins Bordeaux 38 16 13 9 53 41 61 ------------------------- 6 Stade Rennes 38 17 9 12 53 44 60 7 St Etienne 38 16 9 13 49 45 57 8 Toulouse 38 15 11 12 37 34 56 9 Evian Thonon Gaillard FC 38 13 ... Full Story | Top |
PREVIEW-Soccer-Splurging PSG threaten to dominate Ligue 1
Tue,7 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Few doubt that Paris St Germain'sextravagant spending will land them the Ligue 1 title thisseason, possibly with several games to spare, and eventitleholders Montpellier appear to have thrown in the towel. Qatari-owned PSG have splurged almost a 100 million euros($124.13 million) on spectacular signings such as Sweden strikerZlatan Ibrahimovic and Brazil's Thiago Silva, both from ACMilan, and many expect a one-horse race for the French title. PSG had expected to dominate the league last season but theywere stunned by Montpellier, who claimed their maiden leaguetitle. ... Full Story | Top |
Jamaicans seek their place in sprint history
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Jamaica will seek to extend its sprint dominance at London 2012 on Wednesday when Usain Bolt sets out to book his place in the men's 200 meter final and Veronica Campbell-Brown attempts to become the first woman to win three golds at that distance. On Day 12 of competition, the United States is guaranteed gold in an all-American women's beach volleyball final, and China looks set for a clean sweep of table tennis medals. ...
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Reuters Olympics Schedule at 0130 GMT on Wednesday, Aug 8
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 8 (Reuters) - Reuters Olympics schedule at 0130 GMT onWednesday (times GMT): - - - - OLYMPICS LONDON - Jamaica seek to extend their sprint dominance atLondon 2012 when Veronica Campbell-Brown attempts to become thefirst woman to win three Olympic 200 metres golds and compatriotUsain Bolt sets out to book a place in the men's 200 final.(OLY-WRAP-EOD-DAY12/, (WRAPUP 1), pix, tv, graphics, moved, byMark Trevelyan, 1000 words) - - - - ATHLETICS LONDON - Veronica Campbell-Brown bids for a third women's200m Olympic gold while compatriot Usain Bolt is back on thetrack in the men's 200 semis. ... Full Story | Top |
Boxing: American men all out as Cuban cruises
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:26 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The last American male boxer exited the London Games on Tuesday to complete a humiliating first Olympics without a medal for the most decorated nation in the sport as Cuba, Ukraine and Britain added to their tallies. Welterweight Errol Spence lost 16-11 to Russian Andrey Zamkovoy in his quarter-final, failing to take advantage of the second chance given to him by organizers AIBA, who changed the result of the American's previous bout after a video review. ...
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WRAPUP 2-Olympics-Boxing-American men all out as Cuban cruises
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:25 PM PDT
Reuters - (Updates last para) LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The last American male boxerexited the London Games on Tuesday to complete a humiliatingfirst Olympics without a medal for the most decorated nation inthe sport as Cuba, Ukraine and Britain added to their tallies. Welterweight Errol Spence lost 16-11 to Russian AndreyZamkovoy in his quarter-final, failing to take advantage of thesecond chance given to him by organisers AIBA, who changed theresult of the American's previous bout after a video review. ... Full Story | Top |
WRAPUP 1-Olympics-Jamaicans seek their place in sprint history
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:24 PM PDT
Reuters - * Jamaicans back in sprint action * Bolt runs in 200m semis, Campbell-Brown seeks treble * Algerian wins 1,500m a day after nearly being disqualified * Iranian weightlifter is Games' strongest man * Americans guaranteed gold in beach volleyball LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Jamaica will seek to extend itssprint dominance at London 2012 on Wednesday when Usain Boltsets out to book his place in the men's 200 metre final andVeronica Campbell-Brown attempts to become the first woman towin three golds at that distance. ... Full Story | Top |
Athletics: Campbell-Brown goes for third 200m gold
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - After 100 meters golds for Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown bids to continue Jamaica's sprint dominance and become the first woman to win three Olympic 200 meters gold titles on Wednesday. In what should be a mouth-watering night of track action, Bolt will dust off his running spikes again in the men's 200 semi-finals, aiming for a place in Thursday's final when he seeks to secure an unprecedented double-double - 100 and 200 golds at successive Games. ...
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Olympics-Athletics-Campbell-Brown goes for third 200m gold
Tue,7 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - After 100 metres golds for UsainBolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown bidsto continue Jamaica's sprint dominance and become the firstwoman to win three Olympic 200 metres gold titles on Wednesday. In what should be a mouth-watering night of track action,Bolt will dust off his running spikes again in the men's 200semi-finals, aiming for a place in Thursday's final when heseeks to secure an unprecedented double-double - 100 and 200golds at successive Games. ... Full Story | Top |
Basketball: French women reach semis over Czechs
Tue,7 Aug 2012 05:50 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The French women's basketball team roared back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to overtake the Czech Republic 71-68 on Tuesday, advancing to the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament. Led by the inspirational play of point guard Celine Dumerc, France came back after trailing 55-44, taking a 67-65 lead they would not relinquish on a three-pointer by Dumerc with a minute to play and stayed alive in their hunt for an Olympic medal. "We beat a really, really good team," said France coach Pierre Vincent. ...
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Beach volleyball: Brazilian Emanuel chasing another gold
Tue,7 Aug 2012 05:48 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Brazilian Emanuel Rego is on course to recapture the men's Olympic beach volleyball title after he and Alison Cerutti beat Latvians Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins 21-15 22-20 in the semi-finals on Tuesday. The world champions from Brazil now take on Germany for the gold medal after third-seeded Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann put out Dutch pair Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil 21-14 21-16. Emanuel, 39, is competing in his fifth Olympics and won medals in the last two. ...
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