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| Cricket-Australia skipper Clarke facing Boxing day fitness test Monday, Dec 24, 2012 07:41 PM PST Dec 25 (Reuters) - Australia will wait until the very last minute to decide if Michael Clarke has recovered sufficiently from a hamstring injury to lead the side out for the second test against Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day. Clarke was forced to retire hurt while batting on the fourth day of the opening match of the series in Hobart and while Australia are reluctant to risk aggravating the injury further, the 31-year-old has shown improvement over the last few days. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday Dec 25 Monday, Dec 24, 2012 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - NFL Playoff picture takes shape With one week remaining in the regular season, the National Football League's playoff picture has come into sharper focus with only a few more pieces of the post-season puzzle to be put into place. (NFL/ moved, 600 words) - - - - NBA Heat and Thunder to serve Christmas Day treat The NBA serves up its annual Christmas day feast with five game on the menu, including the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder providing the main course in a rematch of last year's championship final. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pagano joins playoff bound Colts after battle with cancer Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:46 PM PST  (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts and their fans got an early Christmas gift when head coach Chuck Pagano returned to work on Monday, three months after being forced to the sidelines to battle cancer. Diagnosed with leukemia in late September, Pagano spent the last three months undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy, while his inspired team led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck battled on the field earning an unlikely playoff spot. "Circumstances don't make you, they reveal you," an emotional Pagano told reporters after reporting for work at the teams Indianapolis training facility. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Pagano joins playoff bound Colts after battle with cancer Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:02 PM PST Dec 24 (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts and their fans got an early Christmas gift when head coach Chuck Pagano returned to work on Monday, three months after being forced to the sidelines to battle cancer. Diagnosed with leukemia in late September, Pagano spent the last three months undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy, while his inspired team led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck battled on the field earning an unlikely playoff spot. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Israeli championship preliminary round results and standings Monday, Dec 24, 2012 12:42 PM PST Dec 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Israeli championship Preliminary round matches on Monday Monday, December 24 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0 Maccabi Haifa 0 Sunday, December 23 Hapoel Beer Sheva 0 Beitar Jerusalem 0 Saturday, December 22 Ashdod 1 Bnei Sakhnin 2 Hapoel Akko 0 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 2 Hapoel Haifa 2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 Hapoel Ramat Gan 1 Bnei Yehuda 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 Maccabi Netanya 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 15 10 1 4 29 15 31 2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 15 9 3 3 24 12 30 3 Ashdod 15 8 1 6 20 13 25 4 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 15 6 5 4 19 ... Full Story | Top |
| Playoff puzzle nearly complete with one week to go Monday, Dec 24, 2012 11:12 AM PST  (Reuters) - With one week remaining in the regular season, the National Football League's playoff picture has come into sharper focus with only a few more pieces of the post-season puzzle to be put into place. Much of the remaining drama is focused on the NFC East, where the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will stage a battle royale for the division crown with a ticket to the post-season going to the survivor. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, Dec. 24 Monday, Dec 24, 2012 10:49 AM PST Dec. 24 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Football League 49ers unsure of DE Smith's playoff status Coach Jim Harbaugh remains coy about the return of the player many believe is the most valuable on a defense that looked ordinary without him at New England and Seattle. (FBN-49ERS-NEWS, expect by 2400 GMT/7 p.m. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) -- Pack mentality - first-round bye The Green Bay Packers were 2-3 in mid-October and many felt the team was in danger. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Playoff puzzle nearly complete with one week to go Monday, Dec 24, 2012 10:47 AM PST Dec 24 (Reuters) - With one week remaining in the regular season, the National Football League's playoff picture has come into sharper focus with only a few more pieces of the post-season puzzle to be put into place. Much of the remaining drama is focused on the NFC East, where the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will stage a battle royale for the division crown with a ticket to the post-season going to the survivor. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Zambia retain faith in winning squad Monday, Dec 24, 2012 08:20 AM PST LUSAKA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - All but two of the squad who took Zambia to the last African Nations Cup title have been retained by coach Herve Renard for their defence in South Africa next month. Renard named a provisional list of 26 players on Monday for the tournament, keeping faith in the rump of the squad who won a first continental championship for Zambia. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Radnicki officials arrested in corruption raid - police Monday, Dec 24, 2012 07:34 AM PST BELGRADE, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Two senior officials at Serbian first division club Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac and a soccer agent were arrested on Monday on suspicion of fraud and abuse of power, the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) said. "FC Radnicki vice-president Nebojsa Vasiljevic and general secretary Darko Stojanovic as well as Zoran Pavlovic, a soccer agent with a FIFA licence, have been arrested on suspicion of illegal dealings in the transfer of the club's player Filip Kostic," MUP said on its website (www.mup.gov.rs). ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Jeunechamp appeals against ban for hitting reporter Monday, Dec 24, 2012 07:27 AM PST PARIS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Montpellier defender Cyril Jeunechamp is appealing against a one-year ban for hitting a reporter after a Ligue 1 game last month, the French club said on Monday. "Cyril Jeunechamp has decided to appeal his one-year ban," Montpellier said in a statement on their website (www.mhscfoot.com) The French Football League said after a meeting of its disciplinary committee this month that the sanction would take effect from Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Wiesinger and Reutershahn take over at Nuremberg Monday, Dec 24, 2012 06:50 AM PST * Bundesliga strugglers act quickly to replace Hecking * Wiesinger will have final say on team matters (Adds quotes, detail) BERLIN, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Michael Wiesinger and Armin Reutershahn were appointed joint coaches of struggling Nuremberg on Monday following Dieter Hecking's decision to take over at Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg at the weekend. Wiesinger, 39, who has recently been working with the club's youth academy, and Reutershahn, 52, an assistant under Hecking, will take the reins for the second half of the season. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Wiesinger and Reutershahn take over at Nuremberg Monday, Dec 24, 2012 06:14 AM PST BERLIN, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Michael Wiesinger and Armin Reutershahn were appointed joint coaches of struggling Nuremberg on Monday following Dieter Hecking's decision to take over at Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg at the weekend. Wiesinger, 39, who has been working with the club's youth academy for a year and a half, and Reutershahn, 52, an assistant under Hecking, will take the reins for the second half of the season. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday Dec 24 Monday, Dec 24, 2012 06:00 AM PST Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: - - - - NFL Battle for playoff berths and seeding intensifies The Cincinnati Bengals edged the Pittsburgh Steelers to reach the NFL playoffs, and the Indianapolis Colts joined the postseason party by capping their remarkable turnaround in pressure-packed action. (NFL/ (PIX), moved, by Larry Fine, 600 words) See also: NFL-PLAYOFFS/PICTURE - - 49ers go for NFC West title at Seahawks The surging Seattle Seahawks ensured the NFC West title race will go down to the final week after their playoff-clinching 42-13 home rout of the San Francisco 49ers. ... Full Story | Top |
| China to crack down on "malicious" trademark registrations Monday, Dec 24, 2012 05:42 AM PST  BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to change the law to crackdown on "malicious" trademark registrations, state media said on Monday, after a series of cases in which well-know international brands and individuals have had their names or copyright misused. Foreign governments, including the United States, have for years urged China to take a stronger stand against intellectual property rights violations on products ranging from medicines to software to DVD movies. ... Full Story | Top |
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