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| CORRECTED-Golf-Tiger blames fatigue for missing WGC event Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 08:48 PM PDT (Corrects location of WGC event) SINGAPORE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said fatigue was the reason he skipped this week's World Golf Championship event in China. As Australian Adam Scott and South African Louis Oosthuizen grabbed the first-round lead at the $7 million event in Shenzhen on Thursday, the 36-year-old Woods was holding a putting clinic for school children in Singapore. The main sponsor had been unhappy Woods and world number one McIlroy chose to miss the WGC event despite being in the country and playing in a lucrative exhibition event. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL result Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 08:28 PM PDT Nov 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the NFL match between San Diego and Kansas City on Thursday (home team in CAPS) SAN DIEGO 31 Kansas City 13 Full Story | Top |
| Poor seamanship blamed for two fatal California yachting wrecks Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 08:02 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Poor seamanship, including risky or inattentive sailing maneuvers, was primarily to blame for two yacht racing crashes in April that killed nine mariners off the California coast, yachting association investigators have found. Examinations conducted of both accidents, which occurred two weeks apart, were presented on Thursday at a San Francisco conference of U.S. Sailing, the chief organizational body for American sport and recreational yachting. Reporting for the first time on the wreck of the 37-foot (11. ... Full Story | Top |
| Poor seamanship blamed for 2 fatal California yachting wrecks Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 08:01 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Poor seamanship, including risky or inattentive sailing maneuvers, was primarily to blame for two yacht racing crashes in April that killed nine mariners off the California coast, yachting association investigators have found. Examinations conducted of both accidents, which occurred two weeks apart, were presented on Thursday at a San Francisco conference of U.S. Sailing, the chief organizational body for American sport and recreational yachting. Reporting for the first time on the wreck of the 37-foot (11. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Australian bowler Cummins to miss most of season Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 08:01 PM PDT SYDNEY, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins will miss most of the rest of the season with a back injury, Cricket Australia said on Friday. The 19-year-old is one of the most exciting talents in Australian cricket and it had been hoped that he might be in contention for selection for the third test against South Africa later this month. "Pat Cummins returned from Champions League Twenty20 duties with the Sydney Sixers with some back soreness," team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said in a news release. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary Nov 3 - Nov 10 Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 08:00 PM PDT Nov 2 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Nov. 3 - Nov. 10(all times GMT): - - - - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Manchester United v Arsenal (1245) Fulham v Everton Norwich City v Stoke City Sunderland v Aston Villa Swansea Town v Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic West Ham United v Manchester City (1730) La Liga Malaga v Rayo Vallecano (1500) Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza (1900) Barcelona v Celta Vigo (1700) Valencia v Atletico Madrid (2100) Serie A AC Milan v Chievo Verona (1700) Juventus v Inter Milan (1945) Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Paris St ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby Sevens set for stadium switch in Rio Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 07:53 PM PDT (Reuters) - Rugby will return to the Olympics for the first time in almost 100 years at the 2016 Rio Games but which stadium hosts the opening kick-off remains in doubt after the planned venue failed to meet a deadline to present its plans and guarantees. Rio organizers said on Thursday the Sao Januario Stadium, home of soccer club Vasco da Gama, had missed the October 31 deadline and they would therefore revisit plans for the Joao Havelange Stadium to host the rugby sevens tournament instead. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-Rugby Sevens set for stadium switch in Rio Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 07:52 PM PDT Nov 2 (Reuters) - Rugby will return to the Olympics for the first time in almost 100 years at the 2016 Rio Games but which stadium hosts the opening kick-off remains in doubt after the planned venue failed to meet a deadline to present its plans and guarantees. Rio organisers said on Thursday the Sao Januario Stadium, home of soccer club Vasco da Gama, had missed the Oct. 31 deadline and they would therefore revisit plans for the Joao Havelange Stadium to host the rugby sevens tournament instead. ... Full Story | Top |
| Storm-hit New Yorkers uneasy about decision to hold marathon Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 06:54 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A symbol of resilience, or tactless and ill-timed? New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to proceed with the world's largest marathon on Sunday is stirring up controversy in the storm-ravaged metropolis. As emergency workers wade through flooded homes to look for survivors and millions of people remain without power in the Northeast, the death toll from superstorm Sandy has swelled to 95. "If they take one first responder from Staten Island to cover this marathon, I will scream," New York City Councilman James Oddo said on his Twitter account. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Man City to run rule over Japanese wunderkind Ishige - club Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:54 PM PDT TOKYO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Premier League champions Manchester City are set to bring Japanese wunderkind Hideki Ishige to England to run the rule over the midfielder, his club Shimizu S-Pulse said. However, contrary to Japanese reports, City have yet to make an offer to sign the Asian Youth Player of the year. The teenager has shone in recent months and has been key to Shimizu's march to the Nabisco Cup final on Saturday, as well as their late surge in the league. ... Full Story | Top |
| Aussie chief demands Olympians sign doping declaration Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:31 PM PDT (Reuters) - Australian Olympic chief John Coates wants all athletes, coaches and officials to sign a declaration stating they have never used banned substances before they are allowed to go to a Games. Coates believes the measure is necessary to prevent the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) being tainted by doping in the same way cycling has by the Lance Armstrong scandal. "If they don't sign, they don't go to the Games, they won't be selected," the AOC President said in a news release on Friday. "What I don't want is for the AOC to have egg on its face like cycling has. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-Aussie chief demands Olympians sign doping declaration Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:28 PM PDT Nov 2 (Reuters) - Australian Olympic chief John Coates wants all athletes, coaches and officials to sign a declaration stating they have never used banned substances before they are allowed to go to a Games. Coates believes the measure is necessary to prevent the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) being tainted by doping in the same way cycling has by the Lance Armstrong scandal. "If they don't sign, they don't go to the Games, they won't be selected," the AOC President said in a news release on Friday. "What I don't want is for the AOC to have egg on its face like cycling has. ... Full Story | Top |
| Klinsmann open to discussion over Donovan's future Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:18 PM PDT  (Reuters) - United States national team coach Juergen Klinsmann says he will meet with all-time leading goalscorer Landon Donovan after the forward said he was unsure about his future in the game. L.A. Galaxy forward Donovan has missed the bulk of his country's World Cup qualifying campaign so far due to injuries and in recent interviews has thrown doubt on whether he has the motivation to continue in the game. "After the (Major League Soccer) playoffs we are going to sit down and talk. He is always in our plans, absolutely," Klinsmann said on a conference call with reporters on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Klinsmann open to discussion over Donovan's future Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:02 PM PDT Nov 1 (Reuters) - United States national team coach Juergen Klinsmann says he will meet with all-time leading goalscorer Landon Donovan after the forward said he was unsure about his future in the game. L.A. Galaxy forward Donovan has missed the bulk of his country's World Cup qualifying campaign so far due to injuries and in recent interviews has thrown doubt on whether he has the motivation to continue in the game. "After the (Major League Soccer) playoffs we are going to sit down and talk. He is always in our plans, absolutely," Klinsmann said on a conference call with reporters on ... Full Story | Top |
| Murray pole-axed in Paris Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 05:02 PM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - Andy Murray wasted a match point before being knocked out 5-7 7-6 6-2 by Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz following a sloppy display in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Britain's Murray lost focus as he served for the match in the second set and was then battered by the hard hitting Janowicz, who ended the contest with a forehand winner and collapsed in joy. "He probably gained some confidence from that (match point saved) and started playing better," Murray told a news conference. ... Full Story | Top |
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