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| Europe complete Solheim Cup win in record style Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 08:07 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Europe completed a record-breaking Solheim Cup victory on Sunday when they blew away the United States in an 18-10 triumph. Needing only 3.5 points to retain the Cup, the Europeans instead made a statement on foreign soil by seizing 7.5 points during Sunday singles. The victory was Europe's first Solheim Cup win in the United States and also set a new mark for biggest margin of victory, topping Europe's 17.5-10.5 rout over the Americans in 2003. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Europe complete Solheim Cup win in record style Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 07:10 PM PDT Aug 18 (Reuters) - Europe completed a record-breaking Solheim Cup victory on Sunday when they blew away the United States in an 18-10 triumph. Needing only 3.5 points to retain the Cup, the Europeans instead made a statement on foreign soil by seizing 7.5 points during Sunday singles. The victory was Europe's first Solheim Cup win in the United States and also set a new mark for biggest margin of victory, topping Europe's 17.5-10.5 rout over the Americans in 2003. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 07:08 PM PDT Aug 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Monday Sunday, August 18 Godoy Cruz 0 River Plate 0 Boca Juniors 2 Atletico Rafaela 1 Newell's Old Boys 0 Atletico Belgrano 0 Tigre 3 Racing Club 1 Saturday, August 17San Lorenzo 0 Argentinos Juniors 3 Gimnasia-La Plata 3 Rosario Central 1 Friday, August 16 Colon (Santa Fe) 1 Quilmes 0 Arsenal 3 Olimpo 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Argentinos Juniors 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 2 Gimnasia-La Plata 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 3 Boca Juniors 3 2 0 1 6 5 6 4 San Lorenzo 3 2 0 1 5 4 6 5 Arsenal 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 6 Tigre 3 1 1 1 ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Milan in at the deep end with Eindhoven visit Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 07:00 PM PDT By Brian Homewood BERNE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - AC Milan's first competitive match of the season could also be one of their most important when they visit PSV Eindhoven for the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday. The seven-times European champions have missed out on the group stage only once in the last 11 seasons and failure to qualify this term could quickly turn the heat back on coach Massimiliano Allegri, who clung on to his job during the summer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bolt, Fraser-Pryce and Farah light up Moscow Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 06:21 PM PDT  By Justin Palmer MOSCOW (Reuters) - Toppling Usain Bolt from his sprint throne could take a while yet with the untouchable Jamaican star of track and field still looking down on those who seek to challenge his reign. While his jet engine still roars, others toil, with the fastest man on earth heading home from the Moscow world championships with another three golds, despite never needing to be at his peerless best. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Sunday's Major League games Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 06:09 PM PDT Aug 18 (The Sports XChange) - Highlights of Sunday's Major League Baseball games: - - Phillies 3, Dodgers 2 Hanley Ramirez's error on Michael Young's grounder in the bottom of the ninth -- Ramirez's second error of the inning -- allowed the winning run to score as the Philadelphia Phillies ended the Los Angeles Dodgers' 10-game win streak. With the score tied 2-2 and one out in the ninth, Casper Wells reached on Ramirez's throwing error. Carlos Ruiz, who went 4-for-4, singled while Ramirez made another misplay two batters later to bring in Wells. ... Full Story | Top |
| REVIEW-Athletics-Bolt, Fraser-Pryce and Farah light up Moscow Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 06:00 PM PDT By Justin Palmer MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Toppling Usain Bolt from his sprint throne could take a while yet with the untouchable Jamaican star of track and field still looking down on those who seek to challenge his reign. While his jet engine still roars, others toil, with the fastest man on earth heading home from the Moscow world championships with another three golds, despite never needing to be at his peerless best. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-King of Clay looks to extend reign to hardcourts Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:59 PM PDT By Steve Keating CINCINNATI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The undisputed King of Clay, Rafa Nadal could soon extend his reign to the hardcourt after establishing himself as the red-hot favourite for the U.S. Open with back-to-back wins in Montreal and Cincinnati. With eight French Open titles, Nadal may be the best ever on the dirt but the Spaniard has also stood tall this year on the American hardcourts, where he remains unbeaten with a 15-0 record. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Winston-Salem Open men's singles round 1 results Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:54 PM PDT Aug 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Winston-Salem Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday Mardy Fish (U.S.) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 6-3 3-6 6-1 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) beat Grega Zemlja (Slovenia) 6-1 4-6 6-1 Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat Adrian Mannarino (France) 6-3 6-3 Alex Bogomolov Jr (Russia) beat Victor Hanescu (Romania) 6-3 6-4 Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) beat Romain Bogaerts (Belgium) 6-1 6-1 Full Story | Top |
| Azarenka beats Williams for Cincinnati title Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:47 PM PDT  By Steve Keating CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka won a showdown between the world's two top players by beating number one Serena Williams in a three set 2-6 6-2 7-6 thriller in the final of the Western and Southern Open on Sunday. For two hours and 30 minutes, Azarenka and Williams engaged in a seesaw battle before the Belarusian finally clinched the victory, winning a nervy tiebreak 8-6 to prevent the American from ticking a Cincinnati win off her 'bucket list'. "Obviously, a big win. It was a great match," Azarenka told reporters. "Really, really pleased with the way I pulled it ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Azarenka beats Williams for Cincinnati title Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:46 PM PDT * Azarenka claims third title of the year * Cincinnati still on Williams' 'bucket list' (Adds quotes) By Steve Keating CINCINNATI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka won a showdown between the world's two top players by beating number one Serena Williams in a three set 2-6 6-2 7-6 thriller in the final of the Western and Southern Open on Sunday. For two hours and 30 minutes, Azarenka and Williams engaged in a seesaw battle before the Belarusian finally clinched the victory, winning a nervy tiebreak 8-6 to prevent the American from ticking a Cincinnati win off her 'bucket list'. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-All Blacks call up four players as injury cover Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:27 PM PDT WELLINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - New Zealand have called four players into their squad as cover for Saturday's Rugby Championship return match against Australia after suffering a number of injuries in the Sydney opener at the weekend. Tom Taylor and Colin Slade were called in as cover for Beauden Barrett, who sustained a calf injury in Saturday's 47-29 win over the Wallabies, and his fellow flyhalf Aaron Cruden, who is nursing a sore knee. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday, August 19 Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 05:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday: - - - - ATHLETICS World championships, Moscow Bolt, Fraser-Pryce and Farah light up Moscow MOSCOW - Toppling Usain Bolt from his sprint throne could take a while yet with the untouchable Jamaican star of track and field still looking down on those who seek to challenge his reign. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 04:33 PM PDT Aug 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 18 Atletico Paranaense 2 Criciuma 1 Corinthians 1 Coritiba 0 Esporte Clube Bahia 0 Santos 0 Flamengo 0 Sao Paulo 0 Internacional 0 Atletico Mineiro 0 Ponte Preta 0 Goias 1 Portuguesa 1 Botafogo 3 Saturday, August 17 Vasco da Gama 2 Gremio 3 Cruzeiro 5 Vitoria 1 Nautico 0 Fluminense 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Botafogo 15 8 5 2 27 17 29 2 Cruzeiro 15 8 4 3 31 14 28 3 Gremio 15 7 4 4 21 15 25 4 Corinthians 15 6 7 2 14 6 25 -------------------------5 Atletico Paranaense 15 6 6 3 ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Sunday, Aug 18, 2013 04:33 PM PDT Aug 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 6 Kansas City 3 MIAMI 6 San Francisco 5 BALTIMORE 7 Colorado 2 ATLANTA 2 Washington 1 Arizona 4 PITTSBURGH 2 (16 innings) PHILADELPHIA 3 LA Dodgers 2 TAMPA BAY 2 Toronto 1 (10 innings) Cincinnati 9 MILWAUKEE 1 Chicago White Sox 5 MINNESOTA 2 St. Louis 6 CHICAGO CUBS 1 Seattle 4 TEXAS 3 Houston 7 LA ANGELS 5 OAKLAND 7 Cleveland 3 SAN DIEGO 4 NY Mets 3 Full Story | Top |
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