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| Swimming-Bohl, Taylor to guide Australia team to worlds Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:41 PM PDT April 26 (Reuters) - Michael Bohl and Rohan Taylor have been tasked with rebuilding Australia's tattered swimming programme after its worst Olympic return in 20 years and criticism of the team's culture and sport's governance. The powerhouse programme also had its funding cut by almost six percent by the Australian Sports Commission earlier this week after a poor performance at the London Games where the team failed to win an individual gold and ended with just 10 medals. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:20 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) PHILADELPHIA 2 NY Islanders 1 Ottawa 2 WASHINGTON 1 (OT) NY Rangers 4 CAROLINA 3 (OT) NEW JERSEY 3 Pittsburgh 2 Toronto 4 FLORIDA 0 DETROIT 5 Nashville 2 BOSTON 2 Tampa Bay 0 Montreal 4 WINNIPEG 2 ST. LOUIS 4 Calgary 1 Columbus 3 DALLAS 1 Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:09 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) Pittsburgh 6 PHILADELPHIA 4 Kansas City 8 DETROIT 3 (10 innings) LA Dodgers 3 NY METS 2 BOSTON 7 Houston 2 NY YANKEES 5 Toronto 3 WASHINGTON 8 Cincinnati 1 Chicago Cubs 4 MIAMI 3 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 Tampa Bay 2 Texas 2 MINNESOTA 1 Full Story | Top |
| NBA play-offs 1st round results Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:06 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA Play-offs 1st Round games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 4 T Miami 21 27 30 26 104 MILWAUKEE 30 20 18 23 91 (Miami lead the best-of-seven series by 3-0) 1 2 3 4 T CHICAGO 19 22 24 14 79 Brooklyn 17 17 18 24 76 (Chicago lead the best-of-seven series by 2-1) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Libertadores Cup last 16 results Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:06 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Libertadores Cup Last 16 first leg matches on Thursday Last 16Friday, April 26, first legReal Garcilaso (Peru) - Nacional M. (Uruguay) 1-0 (halftime: 1-0) Thursday, April 25, first leg Newell's Old Boys (Argentina) - Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) 0-1 (halftime: 0-0) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Swansea exults in high-flying Swans Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:59 PM PDT By John Mehaffey SWANSEA, April 26 (Reuters) - Swansea, a sprawling Welsh seaside settlement dating back to William the Conqueror, is a city of contrasts stemming from its role in the world's first industrial nation. Copper smelting succeeded ship building as the city's primary industry and the disparity between a bleak industrial centre and the attractions of Swansea Bay led poet Dylan Thomas to describe his birthplace as an "ugly, lovely town". Modern Swansea contains a fresh contradiction. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary April 27 - May 4 Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:59 PM PDT April 26 (Reuters) - World sports diary from April 27 - May 4 (all times GMT). - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 27 SOCCER Premier League (1400 unless stated) Manchester City v West Ham United (1145) Everton v Fulham Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Stoke City v Norwich City Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle United v Liverpool La Liga Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona (1600) Levante v Celta Vigo (1400) Real Zaragoza v Real Mallorca (2000) Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid (1800) Serie A Atalanta Bergamo v Bologna (1600) Cagliari v Udinese (1600) Pescara v Napoli (1845) Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) FC ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Offensive tackle Fisher No. 1 at NFL Draft Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:59 PM PDT * Tackles dominate first picks of draft * Only two offensive skills players taken in top 20 (Adds later picks, details, quotes) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs opened the 2013 National Football League (NFL) Draft by selecting offensive tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan as the number one overall pick, establishing a trend at the top of the draft. The 6-foot 7-inch (2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-European Tour Ballantines Championship scores Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:57 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Ballantines Championship at the par-72 course on Thursday in Seoul 67 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (France) 67 Kieran Pratt (Australia) 67 Johan Edfors (Sweden) 67 Kim Gi-Whan (South Korea) 67 Matthew Baldwin (Britain) 67 68 Tommy Fleetwood (Britain) 68 Jung Ji-Ho (South Korea) 68 Arnond Vongvanij (Thailand) 68 Peter Lawrie (Ireland) 68 Lee Jung-Hwan (South Korea) 68 69 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 69 Alejandro Canizares (Spain) 69 Keith Horne (South Africa) 69 David Howell (Britain) 69 Rikard Karlberg (Sweden) 69 Ryu Hyun-Woo (South ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Selections in first round of NFL Draft Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:37 PM PDT (Adds later picks) NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Selections in the first roundof the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday (picknumber, NFL team, player, position, college): 1-Kansas City, Eric Fisher, offensive tackle, Central Michigan 2-Jacksonville, Luke Joeckel, offensive tackle, Texas A&M 3-Miami (from Oakland), Dion Jordan, defensive tackle, Oregon 4-Philadelphia, Lane Johnson, offensive tackle, Oklahoma 5-Detroit, Ezekiel Ansah, defensive end, Brigham Young 6-Cleveland, Barkevious Mingo, linebacker, LSU 7-Arizona, Jonathan Cooper, guard, North Carolina 8-St. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Thursday's NBA playoff games Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:31 PM PDT April 25 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association playoff games - - - - Heat 104, Bucks 91 LeBron James collected 22 points and six assists as visiting Miami pulled away in the second half to take a commanding 3-0 lead over Milwaukee in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series. Ray Allen scored 23 points off the bench and Dwyane Wade made up for a 1-for-12 shooting performance with nine rebounds, 11 assists and five steals for the Heat, who will go for the sweep in Game Four on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Fisher lands the big catch at NFL Draft Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:16 PM PDT By Julian Linden NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - An unfashionable player in an unfashionable position, Eric Fisher completed a meteoric rise to be chosen as the number one pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday. The 22-year-old offensive tackle was thrust into the American sporting spotlight when he was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs as this year's number one, an honour normally reserved for quarterbacks. Fisher, a hulking giant who stands 6ft 7in (2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-U.S. PGA Tour New Orleans Classic scores Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:34 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour New Orleans Classic at the par-72 course on Thursday in Avondale, Louisiana 64 Ricky Barnes (U.S.) 64 65 Boo Weekley (U.S.) 65 Lucas Glover (U.S.) 65 66 D.A. Points (U.S.) 66 Morgan Hoffmann (U.S.) 66 67 Charlie Beljan (U.S.) 67 Matt Jones (Australia) 67 Luke Guthrie (U.S.) 67 Ernie Els (South Africa) 67 Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 67 Billy Horschel (U.S.) 67 Chris Kirk (U.S.) 67 Stephen Ames (Canada) 67 Jimmy Walker (U.S.) 67 Bobby Gates (U.S.) 67 68 Matt Every (U.S.) 68 Harris English (U.S.) 68 Graham DeLaet (Canada) 68 Jason Kokrak (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Barnes sets record-tying pace in New Orleans Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:18 PM PDT (Reuters) - Long-hitting American Ricky Barnes made a welcome return to form after two months of struggle as he charged into a one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana. The 32-year-old, who is bidding for his first victory on the PGA Tour, took advantage of receptive, rain-softened conditions at the TPC Louisiana to fire a sizzling eight-under-par 64. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-SPORTS Summary Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 06:17 PM PDT Lakers' woes pile up as Blake ruled out of Game Three LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The struggling Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another morale-sapping injury setback on Thursday with the news that backup guard Steve Blake will miss Friday's Game Three against the visiting San Antonio Spurs. Blake, who has produced good form since shooting guard Kobe Bryant was ruled out for the rest of the season following Achilles tendon surgery, was diagnosed with a moderate strain of his right hamstring after having an ultrasound test. ... Full Story | Top |
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