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| Tennis-Acapulco International men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 07:58 PM PST Feb 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Acapulco International Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 7-Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat David Goffin (Belgium) 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) 4-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-1 6-4 1-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 7-6(1) 6-2 Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) beat Dudi Sela (Israel) 7-6(4) 6-2 5-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Sam Querrey (U.S.) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-Gilles Simon (France) beat Donald Young (U.S.) 6-4 6-3 Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-3 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Chelsea out to pile pressure on neighbours Fulham Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 06:00 PM PST By Michael Hann LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Top meets bottom in the Premier League on Saturday when leaders Chelsea make the short trip across west London to Fulham looking to consolidate their title bid and increase the relegation worries of their neighbours. With third-placed Manchester City playing Sunderland in the Capital One (League) Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, Chelsea can increase their advantage over Manuel Pellegrini's side to six points. Chelsea top the table with 60 points from 27 games, one more than Arsenal (59), who are away at Stoke on Saturday, and three clear of City, who have 57 from 26 games. Liverpool are fourth on 56. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Acapulco International women's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:30 PM PST Feb 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Acapulco International Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 2-Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) 7-5 6-2 Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat 6-Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) 6-1 6-4 Caroline Garcia (France) beat Sharon Fichman (Canada) 6-2 7-5 8-Zhang Shuai (China) beat Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) 6-1 6-4 1-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 7-5 6-2 Christina Mchale (U.S.) beat Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) 7-5 6-1 Ajla Tomljanovic (Croatia) beat Victoria Duval (U.S.) 6-3 6-0 Full Story | Top |
| Texas judge rules against Lance Armstrong over prize money Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:19 PM PST  By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas judge has denied a request by lawyers for Lance Armstrong to block a sports insurance company from re-opening an arbitration agreement in which the firm paid $12 million in bonuses to the disgraced cyclist. Dallas County Judge Tonya Parker refused to stop the original arbitration panel from considering whether Dallas-based SCA Promotions should be able to recoup the millions it paid Armstrong during his Tour de France winning streak, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. SCA attorney Jeff Tillotson said on Wednesday that the panel is scheduled to meet March 17 to consider his request that Armstrong pay back the millions in prize money because he had denied under oath that his seven championships were fueled by performance-enhancing drugs. The bonus money from SCA is for three of Armstrong's seven Tour de France victories. Full Story | Top |
| Australia drugs probe over, ex-judge to review evidence Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:18 PM PST By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's peak anti-doping agency has completed a 13-month probe into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in local sports and a retired judge will now decide whether to pursue individual cases, the country's anti-doping chief said. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) investigation has cast a pall over the country's top-flight Australian Rules football and rugby league competitions for over a year, but has so far resulted in only one player ban. Outgoing ASADA chief Aurora Andruska said the evidence would be weighed by retired Federal Court judge Garry Downes. "Mr Downes will look at the information and the evidence and say how the cases will be taken forward," Andruska told lawmakers at a Senate committee hearing in Canberra late on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Brasil Cup women's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 05:15 PM PST Feb 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brasil Cup Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 1-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-3 7-6(2) 5-Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) 6-3 6-1 Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania) beat Teliana Pereira (Brazil) 7-5 6-2 3-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) beat Alize Lim (France) 6-3 6-3 Alison Van Uytvanck (Belgium) beat 8-Paula Ormaechea (Argentina) 6-2 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| Woods thinking of Augusta at Honda Classic Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:16 PM PST  (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy will play in the same tournament for the first time this year when they contest the Honda Classic starting in south Florida on Thursday. The $6 million PGA Tour event used to be the weak link on the four-stop PGA Tour Florida swing, but no longer as a confluence of factors has brought the game's four biggest global stars together in Palm Beach Gardens. "Once we get to Florida, we're all thinking our way to Augusta," Woods told reporters at Palm Beach National on Wednesday. He has played only two events this year, struggling by his own high standards both times, but he has at least three more tournaments to find his competitive legs before the first major of the year at Augusta National. Full Story | Top |
| Villeneuve returning to Indy 500 Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:13 PM PST  (Reuters) - Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve is taking a crack at winning another Indianapolis 500 by joining Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to race in the famed event he won in 1995, the team announced on Wednesday. Villeneuve, 42, left the circuit after winning his first Indy 500 and the CART championship that year and has not started an IndyCar race since. "The discussions happened at the right time because I'd been watching the IndyCars last year, and it looked extremely exciting with the new cars, to the point where I was angry and jealous that I wasn't racing. So that got me going again." The Quebec native left for F1 after his triumphant 1995 season and competed from 1996 through 2006, winning the world championship in 1997. Full Story | Top |
| Eaton, Whiting and Lagat lead U.S. world champs team Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:05 PM PST  (Reuters) - Title-holders Ashton Eaton, Ryan Whiting and Bernard Lagat headline a powerful U.S. team mixing youth and experience for next month's world indoor championships in Poland. Eaton will target his world heptathlon record in the March 7-9 championships at Sopot, while 39-year-old Lagat will bid for his third consecutive and fourth overall 3,000 metres title, USA Track and Field said on Wednesday. Whiting became the clear-cut shot put favorite when he uncorked a 22.23 metre throw, the longest indoors in six years, to win the American trials last weekend. ... Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Villeneuve returning to Indy 500 Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:04 PM PST Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve is taking a crack at winning another Indianapolis 500 by joining Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to race in the famed event he won in 1995, the team announced on Wednesday. Villeneuve, 42, left the circuit after winning his first Indy 500 and the CART championship that year and has not started an IndyCar race since. "The discussions happened at the right time because I'd been watching the IndyCars last year, and it looked extremely exciting with the new cars, to the point where I was angry and jealous that I wasn't racing. So that got me going again." The Quebec native left for F1 after his triumphant 1995 season and competed from 1996 through 2006, winning the world championship in 1997. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Feb 27 Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday: - - - - NBA Warriors hope to keep streak on track against Bulls The Golden State Warriors go for their fifth consecutive victory when they visit the Chicago Bulls, and the Philadelphia 76ers try to snap an 11-game losing streak against visiting Orlando in two of 10 games on the NBA schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NHL Blues meet Canucks looking to push past Blackhawks The St. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Brazil Open men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 03:48 PM PST Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brazil Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 1-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Potito Starace (Italy) 7-6(2) 6-3 Albert Montanes (Spain) beat Joao Souza (Brazil) 6-4 2-3 (Souza retired) Federico Delbonis (Argentina) beat 2-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 3-6 6-3 6-2 Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat Guido Pella (Argentina) 6-3 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Mourinho happy to tame passionate Turks Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 03:26 PM PST By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was content with a 1-1 draw at an emotional Galatasaray stadium in his team's Champions League last-16 first-leg match on Wednesday. Chelsea took an early lead through Fernando Torres and had chances to extend their advantage but Aurelien Chedjou scored midway through the second half for the hosts to level the tie. "This is Turkish football, it's very emotional, Galatasaray are a big club with big players and it was not easy," Mourinho told reporters. Fernando Torres and Andre Schurrle were in trouble in the second half, they were a bit exhausted. Full Story | Top |
| McIlroy says he has head right this time Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 03:10 PM PST  (Reuters) - What a difference a year has made for Rory McIlroy, who 12 months ago tarnished his reputation by quitting during the second round of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic. McIlroy's head was a mess and his game was not much better at this time last year as he walked off the course citing a toothache, an excuse he later admitted was rather lame. Full Story | Top |
| REFILE-Golf-McIlroy says he has head right this time Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 03:07 PM PST No changes in copy.) Feb 26 (Reuters) - What a difference a year has made for Rory McIlroy, who 12 months ago tarnished his reputation by quitting during the second round of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic. McIlroy's head was a mess and his game was not much better at this time last year as he walked off the course citing a toothache, an excuse he later admitted was rather lame. Full Story | Top |
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