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| RadwansKa reaches Indian Wells final Friday, Mar 14, 2014 08:37 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska charged into the women's final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Friday with a straight-sets win over Romania's Simone Halep. Radwanska avenged her loss to the rapidly improving Halep in Qatar last month with a 6-3 6-4 win on the Californian desert hardcourts. Radwanska, ranked third in the world, will play either China's Li Na or Italian veteran Flavia Pennetta in Sunday's final. Radwanska took the opening set with a single break of serve but found herself trailing the second when Halep broke. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Indian Wells women's singles semifinals results Friday, Mar 14, 2014 08:03 PM PDT March 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Semifinals matches on Friday 2-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat 6-Simona Halep (Romania) 6-3 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Jamaican anti-doping errors led to sprinter's clearance: lawyer Friday, Mar 14, 2014 07:15 PM PDT  By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Mistakes made by Jamaican officials during anti-doping procedures, not technicalities, led to double Olympic 200 meters champion Veronica Campbell-Brown being cleared of doping charges, her lawyers said on Friday. The errors included the failure to properly seal one of Campbell-Brown's partial urine samples and resulted in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling in favor of her appeal of a two-year ban, attorney Howard Jacobs told a news conference. "Even though the (Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission) doping control officers were supposed to seal the first partial sample, so that it couldn't be tampered with, and so that it would be evident if someone tampered with it during the rest of the collection process, there was no seal used in this case," Jacobs said. Former Jamaican Prime Minister Percival James Patterson, another member of Campbell-Brown's legal team, said the mistakes seriously affected the anti-doping process. Full Story | Top |
| Djokovic, Isner ease into Indian Wells semis Friday, Mar 14, 2014 06:28 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic and American John Isner cruised into the last four of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Friday with straight-sets wins in the quarter-finals. Djokovic hardly raised a sweat in the Californian desert as he eased to a 6-1 6-3 victory over Frenchman Julien Benneteau, before the towering Isner rode his booming serve to a 7-6(4) 7-6(3) win over Latvia's Ernests Gulbis. Djokovic was not at his absolute best but was never in any real danger against the 32-year-old Benneteau, who beat him at Indian Wells eight years ago when the Serb was still a teenager. Djokovic, 26, raced through the opening set in less than half an hour with two service breaks and four aces despite the windy conditions and an approaching sand storm. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Djokovic, Isner ease into Indian Wells semis Friday, Mar 14, 2014 06:26 PM PDT (Updates with Isner win, adds Djokovic quotes) March 14 (Reuters) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic and American John Isner cruised into the last four of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Friday with straight-sets wins in the quarter-finals. Djokovic hardly raised a sweat in the Californian desert as he eased to a 6-1 6-3 victory over Frenchman Julien Benneteau, before the towering Isner rode his booming serve to a 7-6(4) 7-6(3) win over Latvia's Ernests Gulbis. Djokovic was not at his absolute best but was never in any real danger against the 32-year-old Benneteau, who beat him at Indian Wells eight years ago when the Serb was still a teenager. Full Story | Top |
| Garrigus hits stunning shot on way to three-shot Tampa lead Friday, Mar 14, 2014 06:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - American Robert Garrigus hit one of the best shots of his life on the way to a three-shot lead after the second round of the $5.7 million Tampa Bay Championship on Friday. Garrigus moved closer to his second PGA Tour victory with a near-flawless five-under-par 66, the best score of the day on the demanding Copperhead course at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor. Fellow American Kevin Na (68) is alone in second place on four-under. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Indian Wells men's singles quarterfinals results Friday, Mar 14, 2014 05:32 PM PDT March 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Quarterfinals matches on Friday 12-John Isner (U.S.) beat 20-Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Julien Benneteau (France) 6-1 6-3 Full Story | Top |
| Swede Backstrom to get ice hockey silver medal - IOC Friday, Mar 14, 2014 05:13 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Swedish ice hockey player Nicklas Backstrom will receive an Olympic silver medal despite being forced to miss last month's final in Sochi due to a doping offence, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. Although the IOC did not confirm at the time that Backstrom had failed a drugs test, Swedish officials pulled him out of the final after being told that he had been shown to be carrying a high level of the stimulant pseudoephedrine (PSE). Backstrom, one of Sweden's top players, said he appreciated the IOC decision. "While I will always be disappointed that I wasn't able to play in the gold medal game with my fellow countrymen, I'm pleased that my name has been cleared by the IOC," Backstrom, who plays for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, said in a statement. Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-Swede Backstrom to get ice hockey silver medal - IOC Friday, Mar 14, 2014 05:11 PM PDT (Adds Backstrom reaction) March 14 (Reuters) - Swedish ice hockey player Nicklas Backstrom will receive an Olympic silver medal despite being forced to miss last month's final in Sochi due to a doping offence, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. Although the IOC did not confirm at the time that Backstrom had failed a drugs test, Swedish officials pulled him out of the final after being told that he had been shown to be carrying a high level of the stimulant pseudoephedrine (PSE). "While I will always be disappointed that I wasn't able to play in the gold medal game with my fellow countrymen, I'm pleased that my name has been cleared by the IOC," Backstrom, who plays for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, said in a statement. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-West Brom sack Anelka for gross misconduct Friday, Mar 14, 2014 05:09 PM PDT * Premier League club give striker two weeks' notice * Frenchman earlier announced he had quit West Brom (Updates with West Brom to sack Anelka) By Mike Collett LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - West Bromwich Albion have given French striker Nicolas Anelka notice they are terminating his contract for gross misconduct, the Premier League club said in a statement on Friday. Anelka, who was given a five-match ban by the FA following his controversial 'quenelle' salute during a match on Dec. 28, had earlier said on Twitter he was quitting the Midlands team. "The club considers the conduct of Nicolas Anelka on December 28, coupled with his purported termination on social media this evening, to be gross misconduct," West Brom said. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday, March 15 Friday, Mar 14, 2014 05:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday: - - - - MOTOR RACING Australian Formula One Grand Prix (to 16) Mercedes favourites for season's first pole MELBOURNE - Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg are favourites to be fighting for the first pole position of the Formula One season in qualifying at Albert Park after lapping fastest in practice (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 0715 GMT/3:15 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Hull City v Manchester City (1245) Everton v Cardiff City Fulham v Newcastle United Southampton v ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-West Brom sack striker Anelka for gross misconduct Friday, Mar 14, 2014 04:36 PM PDT West Bromwich Albion have given French striker Nicolas Anelka notice they are terminating his contract for gross misconduct, the Premier League club said in a statement on Friday. Anelka, who was given a five-match ban by the FA following his controversial 'quenelle' salute during a match on Dec. 28, had earlier said on Twitter he was quitting the Midlands club. "The club considers the conduct of Nicolas Anelka on December 28, coupled with his purported termination on social media this evening, to be gross misconduct," West Brom said. "As a result the club has tonight written to Nicolas Anelka giving him 14 days' notice of termination as required under his contract," West Brom added on their website (www.wba.co.uk). Full Story | Top |
| Djokovic eases into Indian Wells semi-finals Friday, Mar 14, 2014 04:00 PM PDT (Reuters) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic cruised into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Friday with a straight-sets win over Frenchman Julien Benneteau. Djokovic hardly raised a sweat as he eased to a 6-1 6-3 victory in their quarter-final clash in the Californian desert. Djokovic was not at his absolute best but was never in any real danger against his older opponent. The first six games of the second set all went with serve before Djokovic reeled off the last three in a row to seal a comfortable victory in less than 70 minutes. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-La Liga top scorers Friday, Mar 14, 2014 03:51 PM PDT March 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the La Liga on Friday 24 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 21 Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid) 16 Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona) 15 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad) 13 David Villa (Atletico Madrid) Pedro (Barcelona) 12 Javi Guerra (Real Valladolid) Ikechukwu Uche (Villarreal) 11 Youssef El Arabi (Granada CF) Carlos Bacca (Sevilla) 10 Aduriz (Athletic Club) Sergio Garcia (Espanyol) Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) 9 Oriol Riera (Osasuna) Jonas (Valencia) Giovani ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-La Liga summaries Friday, Mar 14, 2014 03:50 PM PDT March 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the La Liga matches on Friday Getafe 3 Ciprian Marica 6, Lisandro Lopez 39, Angel Lafita 72 Red Card: Sergio Escudero 80Granada CF 3 Riki 35, Youssef El Arabi 62,77 Red Card: Manuel Iturra 69Halftime: 2-1; Attendance: 11,000- - -Next Fixtures (GMT): Saturday, March 15 Levante v Celta Vigo (1500) Rayo Vallecano v Almeria (1700) Malaga v Real Madrid (1900) Atletico Madrid v Espanyol (2100) Sunday, March 16 Elche v Real Betis (1100) Barcelona v Osasuna (1600) Sevilla v Real Valladolid (1800) Real Sociedad v Valencia (2000) Monday, March 17 Villarreal ... Full Story | Top |
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