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| UPDATE 4-NBA results Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:39 PM PDT Nov 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Indiana 90 TORONTO 88 PHILADELPHIA 84 Denver 75 Houston 105 DETROIT 96 CHICAGO 93 Sacramento 87 San Antonio 99 NEW ORLEANS 95 UTAH 113 Dallas 94 Full Story | Top |
| Flood ebbs, Northeast picks up after epic storm Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:42 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City and the sodden U.S. Northeast began an arduous journey back to normal on Wednesday after mammoth storm Sandy killed at least 64 people in a rampage that swamped coastal cities and cut power to millions. Financial markets reopened with the New York Stock Exchange running on generator power after the first weather-related two-day closure since an 1888 blizzard. Packed buses took commuters to work with New York's subway system idle after seawater flooded its tunnels. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-PSG's Ibrahimovic fresh ahead of St Etienne game Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:00 PM PDT PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - St Etienne might have thought playing in the League Cup a day earlier would be an advantage before travelling to Paris St Germain but, bad news for Les Verts, Zlatan Ibrahimovic enjoyed a full week's rest ahead of Saturday's league clash. The prolific Sweden striker was rested for Wednesday's 2-0 French League Cup last 16 win against arch rivals Olympique Marseille and he is expected to be fresh against St Etienne as PSG aim to open a six-point gap at the top of the standings. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Goals may flow as Utd and Van Persie host Arsenal Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:00 PM PDT LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Manchester United and Arsenal, who have scored and conceded a total of 41 goals between them in eight matches since Oct. 20, promise a feast of football on Saturday as Robin van Persie faces his ex-club for the first time. Arsenal will be desperate to stop their former talismanic striker, who scored 37 goals for the Gunners in all competitions last term before joining United in August where he has continued to find the net ahead of the 1245 GMT Old Trafford clash. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 06:56 PM PDT Nov 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 31Atletico Mineiro 1 Flamengo 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Fluminense 33 21 9 3 55 25 72 2 Atletico Mineiro 33 18 10 5 55 29 64 3 Gremio 33 17 9 7 47 28 60 4 Sao Paulo 33 18 4 11 52 32 58 -------------------------5 Internacional 33 13 12 8 44 32 51 6 Botafogo 33 14 8 11 51 41 50 7 Vasco da Gama 33 14 8 11 39 37 50 8 Corinthians 33 12 11 10 40 34 47 9 Cruzeiro 33 12 7 14 38 42 43 10 Ponte Preta 33 11 10 12 36 42 43 11 Santos 33 10 13 10 39 40 43 12 Coritiba 33 12 6 15 46 51 ... Full Story | Top |
| Fuel spills into waterway between New Jersey and Staten Island Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 06:29 PM PDT (Reuters) - An unknown amount of fuel spilled from a northern New Jersey oil facility that had been closed due to Sandy, the storm that battered the U.S. Northeast, the site's operator said on Wednesday. Motiva, a joint venture of Shell Oil and Saudi Refining, said the spill occurred at its Sewaren, New Jersey, facility, along the Arthur Kill, the tidal waterway separating New Jersey from Staten Island, New York. "No injuries have occurred and there has been no further product released since the initial event. ... Full Story | Top |
| Unfit Tomic looks like a "lost soul", says first coach Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:51 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic looks like a "lost soul" out on the tennis court and is simply not fit enough to compete at the top level of tennis at the moment, according to his first coach. After a breakthrough year in 2011 and rising to number 27 in the world earlier this year, Australian Tomic has suffered a slump in form and a long run of first round losses. Neil Guiney, who nurtured Tomic's talent from the age of seven, said he could barely watch his former protégé play anymore. "There is no inventiveness, there is no change of game," Guiney told the Australian newspaper. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Unfit Tomic looks like a 'lost soul', says first coach Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:46 PM PDT SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic looks like a "lost soul" out on the tennis court and is simply not fit enough to compete at the top level of tennis at the moment, according to his first coach. After a breakthrough year in 2011 and rising to number 27 in the world earlier this year, Australian Tomic has suffered a slump in form and a long run of first round losses. Neil Guiney, who nurtured Tomic's talent from the age of seven, said he could barely watch his former protege play any more. "There is no inventiveness, there is no change of game," Guiney told the Australian newspaper. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday Nov 1 Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Thursday (times GMT): HORSE RACING Game On Dude is the early favourite to win the $5 millionBreeders' Cup Classic, the feature event of the $25.5 milliontwo-day racing carnival taking place at Santa Anita Park inCalifornia on Friday and Saturday.(HORSERACING-BREEDERS/(PREVIEW), moved, pix, by Julian Linden,600 words). The five-part preview package will also include a scheduleof the 15 races, a factbox on the Breeders' Cup, a list ofprevious winners of the Classic and profiles of all the runnersin this year's Classic. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Mikel hailed by Di Matteo amid referee storm Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:56 PM PDT LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo said he had no hesitation in starting John Obi Mikel in Wednesday's thrilling 5-4 League Cup last 16 victory over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. The club lodged an official complaint with the Football Association before the match alleging Mark Clattenburg, the referee from Chelsea's stormy 3-2 league loss to United on Sunday, used inappropriate language towards the Nigerian. Players' union chief Gordon Taylor has said a comment made by the referee during Sunday's game was of a racist nature. ... Full Story | Top |
| Angels trade former All-Star Santana to Royals Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:46 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Former All-Star pitcher Ervin Santana was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for minor league reliever Brandon Sisk. The 29-year-old Santana was also offloaded for cash considerations after the Angels exercised the right-hander's $13 million option for next season. "Acquiring someone with the resume of Ervin Santana immediately upgrades our rotation," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said in a statement. "At just 29 years old, he has 96 Major League wins, is a proven innings-eater and most importantly, he competes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Angels trade former All-Star Santana to Royals Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:45 PM PDT Oct 31 (Reuters) - Former All-Star pitcher Ervin Santana was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for minor league reliever Brandon Sisk. The 29-year-old Santana was also offloaded for cash considerations after the Angels exercised the right-hander's $13 million option for next season. "Acquiring someone with the resume of Ervin Santana immediately upgrades our rotation," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said in a statement. "At just 29 years old, he has 96 Major League wins, is a proven innings-eater and most importantly, he competes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Melbourne Cup: the race that intoxicates a city Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:32 PM PDT MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A report released on Thursday came to a conclusion that will come as no surprise to anyone who has been in Australia's second most populous city on the first Tuesday in November - the Melbourne Cup is the "booziest" sporting event of the year. The richest two-mile handicap in the world, the latest version of which will be contested for a purse of A$6.2 million ($6.43 million) next week, is traditionally known as "the race that stops a nation" and the people of the state of Victoria get a public holiday to enjoy it. ... Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Melbourne Cup: the race that intoxicates a city Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:29 PM PDT MELBOURNE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A report released on Thursday came to a conclusion that will come as no surprise to anyone who has been in Australia's second most populous city on the first Tuesday in November - the Melbourne Cup is the "booziest" sporting event of the year. The richest two-mile handicap in the world, the latest version of which will be contested for a purse of A$6.2 million ($6.43 million) next week, is traditionally known as "the race that stops a nation" and the people of the state of Victoria get a public holiday to enjoy it. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Soccer-Chelsea beat United 5-4, holders Liverpool out Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:22 PM PDT * Chelsea gain revenge in another high-scoring game * Liverpool humbled by Rodgers' ex-team Swansea (adds quotes, details) LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chelsea came from behind three times to overhaul Manchester United 5-4 after extra time and book a spot in the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, earning sweet revenge for Sunday's controversial 3-2 league defeat. Holders Liverpool, fielding a weakened side for the secondary cup competition, were knocked out by boss Brendan Rodgers' former side Swansea City 3-1 while Norwich City came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. ... Full Story | Top |
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