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| British Open winners Daly and Clarke to play in Singapore Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 08:26 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Former British Open winners John Daly and Darren Clarke have signed up to compete in next month's $6 million Singapore Open, organisers said on Wednesday. American Daly, who won the Open at St Andrews in 1995, and Northern Ireland's Clarke, who picked up the Claret Jug at Royal St George's last year, will join a field headlined by world number one Rory McIlroy. The co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event takes place at the Sentosa Golf Club from November 5-8 with Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano defending the title. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-British Open winners Daly and Clarke to play in Singapore Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 08:24 PM PDT SINGAPORE, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Former British Open winners John Daly and Darren Clarke have signed up to compete in next month's $6 million Singapore Open, organisers said on Wednesday. American Daly, who won the Open at St Andrews in 1995, and Northern Ireland's Clarke, who picked up the Claret Jug at Royal St George's last year, will join a field headlined by world number one Rory McIlroy. The co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event takes place at the Sentosa Golf Club from Nov. 5-8 with Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano defending the title. ... Full Story | Top |
| Zito once again hearing Giants cheers, not jeers Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 08:15 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pitcher Barry Zito has been both brilliant and awful during his career, been the toast of the town and nearly run out of it. Lauded as nearly unhittable when winning the Cy Young Award in 2002 with Oakland, Zito's $126 million switch to San Francisco looked like a massive mistake as he struggled to find top form and was even subjected to jeers from Giants fans. However, Zito has picked the perfect time to resurrect his career. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Del Piero slowly coming to grips with Australia Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 08:15 PM PDT SYDNEY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Italian great Alessandro Del Piero is slowly coming to terms with his new surroundings but he is happy with his progress in Australia so far. The 37-year-old former Juventus stalwart joined Australia's Sydney FC last month on a two-year contract the club said was the highest in Australian professional sport. Local media reported it was worth A$2 million ($2.05 million) a year. "I'm not 100 percent, definitely," Del Piero told reporters after Sydney's training session on Wednesday. "But I'm feeling good because I'm training every day and this is important. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Zito once again hearing Giants cheers, not jeers Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 08:05 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Pitcher Barry Zito has been both brilliant and awful during his career, been the toast of the town and nearly run out of it. Lauded as nearly unhittable when winning the Cy Young Award in 2002 with Oakland, Zito's $126 million switch to San Francisco looked like a massive mistake as he struggled to find top form and was even subjected to jeers from Giants fans. However, Zito has picked the perfect time to resurrect his career. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary October 24 - November 20 Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 07:59 PM PDT Oct 24 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Oct. 24 - Nov.20. - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 SOCCER Champions League group stages TENNIS ATP: Valencia Open, Spain (to 28) Swiss Indoors, Basel (to 28) WTA Championships, Istanbul (to 28) - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 SOCCER Europa league group stages NFL Week eight (to 29) GOLF European Tour: Shanghai Masters, China (to 28) - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 SOCCER Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship MOTOR RACING Formula One: Indian Grand Prix, New Delhi (to 28) MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Australia, Phillip Island (to 28) - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 SOCCER ... Full Story | Top |
| Armstrong war of words escalates between UCI, USADA Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 06:42 PM PDT  (Reuters) - A day after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life, the war of words between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) escalated. Though Armstrong's exposure as a drug cheat was effectively sealed when the UCI on Monday ratified USADA's sanctions against the American, the two bodies have been quick to hurl accusations and critiques at one another. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-Armstrong war of words escalates between UCI, USADA Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 06:37 PM PDT Oct 23 (Reuters) - A day after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life, the war of words between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) escalated. Though Armstrong's exposure as a drug cheat was effectively sealed when the UCI on Monday ratified USADA's sanctions against the American, the two bodies have been quick to hurl accusations and critiques at one another. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-NZ's Maitland could be next 'Kilted Kiwi' Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 06:36 PM PDT Oct 24 (Reuters) - Lightning-quick winger Sean Maitland has agreed a switch from Super Rugby side Canterbury Crusaders to Glasgow Warriors and the 24-year-old's arrival in Scotland could also come as a boost for the national team. New Zealand-born Maitland, who was on the fringes of All Blacks selection after appearing for the under-20 side and the Maori All Blacks, signed a contract with Glasgow on Tuesday and could be eligible for Andy Robinson's national team immediately due to his Scottish grandparents. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Centre Tiesi makes Pumas comeback for European tour Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 06:01 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Centre Gonzalo Tiesi has recovered from injury and shown good form in the Buenos Aires club championship earning a place in Argentina's squad for next month's European tour. Tiesi, a veteran of the 2007 World Cup whose 2011 tournament in New Zealand was ended by injury in the Pumas' opening match against England, missed Argentina's debut in the southern hemisphere's inaugural Rugby Championship tournament. But the former Harlequins and Stade Francais centre has been in fine form for San Isidro Club and was named in coach Santiago Phelan's tour squad on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday Oct 24 Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 05:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Wednesday (times GMT): - - - - SOCCER Champions League LONDON - Shakhtar Donetsk led the way for the Champions League underdogs as they beat holders Chelsea 2-1 while former European champions Barcelona and Manchester United came from behind to maintain perfect starts on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vonn against men "great for sport" : Alpine Canada Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 04:52 PM PDT  TORONTO (Reuters) - If Lindsey Vonn is cleared to race the men's World Cup downhill at Lake Louise it would give the sport a huge boost, but the American should reconsider loftier plans to tackle Kitzbuehel, the head of Alpine Canada said on Tuesday. A four-time overall World Cup champion, Vonn set the ski racing world abuzz earlier this month when she petitioned the International Ski Federation (FIS) to let her race in the men's season-opening downhill on November 24 in the Canadian Rockies. "It would be great for the sport," Alpine Canada president Max Gartner told Reuters on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fewer Americans view third Obama-Romney TV debate Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 04:41 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of American TV viewers who watched the last debate between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney fell sharply on a night when football and baseball competed with politics for eyeballs. Final Nielsen ratings data on Tuesday showed that 59.2 million Americans watched Monday's third match-up between the two men before the November 6 presidential elections. That figure was 8 million below the 67.2 million who tuned in for their first encounter on October 3. Some 65.6 million viewers watched the second debate last week. ... Full Story | Top |
| Alpine skiing-Vonn against men 'great for sport'-Alpine Canada Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 04:40 PM PDT TORONTO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - If Lindsey Vonn is cleared to race the men's World Cup downhill at Lake Louise it would give the sport a huge boost, but the American should reconsider loftier plans to tackle Kitzbuehel, the head of Alpine Canada said on Tuesday. A four-time overall World Cup champion, Vonn set the ski racing world abuzz earlier this month when she petitioned the International Ski Federation (FIS) to let her race in the men's season-opening downhill on Nov. 24 in the Canadian Rockies. "It would be great for the sport," Alpine Canada president Max Gartner told Reuters on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Lakers' Bryant misses second day of practice Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 04:36 PM PDT Oct 23 (Reuters) - A week before the Los Angeles Lakers begin their regular season at home against the Dallas Mavericks, their All-Star guard Kobe Bryant missed practice on Tuesday for a second successive day to rest a "painful" foot. Five-time NBA champion Bryant was kicked in his right foot during the third quarter of Sunday's 99-92 preseason loss to the Sacramento Kings and said he was unsure when he would resume training. Asked by reporters whether this was a setback for the Lakers, Bryant replied: "Not really. "It's probably pretty good that it happened. It slowed me down a bit. ... Full Story | Top |
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