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| UPDATE 1-Tennis-Veteran Haas into semi-finals in Miami Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 09:11 PM PDT * Haas return game superb in Simon rout * Sharapova serve shaky * Ferrer overcomes Melzer (updates with later matches) March 27 (Reuters) - Veteran Tommy Haas backed up his upset of world number one Novak Djokovic with a quarter-final victory over Gilles Simon on Wednesday to advance to a semi-final against David Ferrer at the Sony Open in Miami. The 34-year-old Haas, who beat Djokovic on Tuesday, produced a strong encore performance in his 6-3 6-1 victory, when he produced an outstanding return game, breaking Simon once in the first set and three times in the second. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-NHL results Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 09:00 PM PDT March 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Montreal 6 BOSTON 5 (SO) MINNESOTA 4 Phoenix 3 (OT) Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights of Wednesday's National Hockey League games Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 08:55 PM PDT March 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Canadiens 6, Bruins 5 (SO) With trade winds blowing and Boston Bruins fans dreaming of the potential arrival of 525-goal scorer Jarome Iginla, there was a game to play Wednesday night, and the Montreal Canadiens rallied to spoil the excitement. Brendan Gallagher scored a goal in a third-period rally, then scored only goal of a six-round shootout to give the Canadiens a 6-5 victory over their top rivals. It was the second time in as many tries this season that the Canadiens rallied in the third period in Boston. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Miami's 27-game streak snapped after Chicago loss Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 08:33 PM PDT March 27 (Reuters) - Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak in the National Basketball Association ended on Wednesday when they were beaten by the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls won 101-97 at home to hand the NBA champions their first defeat since Feb. 1. Miami's 27 consecutive wins was the second longest winning streak in the NBA. Only the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who won 33 in a row, had a longer winning sequence in any of America's professional sports. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 6-NBA results Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 08:16 PM PDT March 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Atlanta 107 TORONTO 88 PHILADELPHIA 100 Milwaukee 92 CHARLOTTE 114 Orlando 108 Boston 93 CLEVELAND 92 NY KNICKS 108 Memphis 101 CHICAGO 101 Miami 97 LA Clippers 105 NEW ORLEANS 91 Indiana 100 HOUSTON 91 OKLAHOMA CITY 103 Washington 80 LA Lakers 120 MINNESOTA 117 SAN ANTONIO 100 Denver 99 UTAH 103 Phoenix 88 Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association games Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 08:12 PM PDT March 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Bulls 101, Heat 97 The Chicago Bulls stopped the second-longest win streak in American professional sports history when they beat Miami Heat 101-97 on Wednesday at a raucous United Center. The Heat streak ended at 27, six short of the NBA record of 33, set by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. Playing without center Joakim Noah, guard Marco Belinelli, guard Richard Hamilton and, of course, Derrick Rose, the Bulls got 28 points from Luol Deng, while Carlos Boozer piled up 21 points and 17 rebounds. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Miami men's singles quarterfinal results Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 08:07 PM PDT March 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Miami Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Wednesday 15-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat 11-Gilles Simon (France) 6-3 6-1 3-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 4-6 6-3 6-0 Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-PSG must keep eye on league prize before Barca clash Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:59 PM PDT By Julien Pretot PARIS, March 28 (Reuters) - A match against the domestic champions would usually be a big occasion but Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain have barely even noticed Friday's visitors are Montpellier. Instead all the talk in the French capital is of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona with the club saying it had received some 700,000 ticket requests for it. "People are stopping us in the street to talk about it," midfielder Clement Chantome told a news conference. "They even forget about the league. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Runaway leaders United chasing points record Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:59 PM PDT LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - With a 20th league title virtually in the bag and no more European distractions, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is challenging his side to push for a Premier League points record. United visit Sunderland on Saturday (1245) when victory would open up an 18-point lead, at least until second-placed Manchester City host Newcastle United later (1500). With nine games remaining, United have 74 points and need 22 more to break the record of 95 set by Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side in 2004-05. Their own record is 92. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Chicago ends Miami's 27-game winning streak Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:51 PM PDT March 27 (Reuters) - Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak in the National Basketball Association ended on Wednesday when they were beaten by the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls won 101-97 at home to hand the defending NBA champions their first defeat since Feb. 1. Miami's 27 consecutive wins was the second longest winning streak in NBA history. Only the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who won 33 in a row, had a longer winning sequence. (Reporting by Julian Linden) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Ajax have Europe's most prolific academy - survey Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:00 PM PDT By Brian Homewood BERNE, March 28 (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam have the most prolific academy in Europe for producing young talent while Slovakian clubs lead the way in terms of fielding home-grown players, according to a report from a Swiss-based institute. The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) conducted a survey of Europe's most competitive 31 leagues last year and found 69 players who had been coached at the Dutch club. Four-times European champions Ajax were followed by Partizan Belgrade, Hajduk Split and Barcelona with Sporting Lisbon and MTK Budapest level in fifth place. ... Full Story | Top |
| INTERVIEW-Soccer-Swiss boss says teenagers get their kicks abroad Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:00 PM PDT By Brian Homewood March 28 (Reuters) - Swiss champions FC Basel, renowned for their youth development programme, face a constant battle to stop teenage players moving to English, Spanish and Italian clubs. President Bernhard Heusler told Reuters in an interview that parents often do not listen to the club when warned against taking their sons elsewhere. "We get enormous pressure from outside, including English clubs," said Heusler before adding Basel were powerless to stop their youngsters leaving before the age of 16. ... Full Story | Top |
| INTERVIEW-Soccer-German youth setup has made quantum leap - FA Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:00 PM PDT By Christine Soukenka BERLIN, March 28 (Reuters) - Germany's youth programme has made huge advances and is supplying the national team and Bundesliga clubs with a steady stream of top players, according to Football Association (DFB) sports director Robin Dutt. Dozens of talented players have emerged in recent years and the likes of Thomas Mueller, Manuel Neuer, Mesut Ozil and Mario Goetze have made the gradual transition from youth-team footballers to leading internationals. "Borussia Dortmund are a great example with Goetze, Marco Reus and Sven Bender. ... Full Story | Top |
| INTERVIEW-Soccer-Barca the benchmark for academy success Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:00 PM PDT By Iain Rogers BARCELONA, March 28 (Reuters) - At Levante's stadium in Valencia on an evening in late November last year, something unprecedented in Barcelona's recent history occurred that was a dazzling illustration of the success of their much-envied youth system. When Martin Montoya came on to replace injured Brazil full back Daniel Alves in the 13th minute, he joined 10 fellow graduates of Barca's academy including Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas, on the pitch. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Spain lead way with academies despite economic woes Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 07:00 PM PDT By Iain Rogers MADRID, March 28 (Reuters) - Real Sociedad have been the surprise packages in La Liga this season and their surge to fourth place is all the more impressive given they have fielded 16 home-grown players. While Barcelona take the plaudits for the dazzling achievements of their academy graduates, clubs like San Sebastian-based Sociedad and Basque neighbours Athletic Bilbao are proof Spain is blessed with highly efficient talent factories. Bilbao, like Sociedad and Barcelona fiercely proud of their regional identity, only hire players of Basque origin. ... Full Story | Top |
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