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| U.S. sack women's coach Sermanni after victory Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:55 PM PDT (Reuters) - The coach of the United States women's soccer team, Scot Tom Sermanni, was relieved of his duties after a 2-0 victory over China on Sunday, US Soccer has announced. The 59-year-old former coach of Australia's Matildas lasted just 15 months in the job after taking over in January 2013, leading the team to an 18-2-4 record during his tenure. "We want to thank Tom for his service over the past year and half, but we felt that we needed to go in a different direction at this time," U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said in a statement. U.S. Soccer Director of Development Jill Ellis will serve as interim head coach as the team searches for a replacement. Full Story | Top |
| Ronaldo magic to send Real past Dortmund into last four Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:15 PM PDT  By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to terrorize Borussia Dortmund's defense on Tuesday despite a niggle in his knee, and build on Real Madrid's 3-0 first leg advantage to book a spot in the Champions League last four. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti rested the Champions League top scorer for Saturday's 4-0 La Liga win at Real Sociedad that helped them keep pace with leaders Atletico Madrid and second-placed champions Barcelona. Ronaldo made his 100th Champions League appearance in the first leg at the Bernabeu and his goal matched Lionel Messi's single-season record set in 2011/12. Full Story | Top |
| Teen Thompson wins maiden LPGA major at Kraft Nabisco Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:13 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Teenager Lexi Thompson became the second youngest winner of an LPGA major when she emphatically outplayed Michelle Wie at the $2 million Kraft Nabisco Championship to triumph by three strokes on Sunday. Thompson, who turned 19 in February, and Wie were both child prodigies at different times and many fans of women's golf were hoping for a compelling heavyweight final round duel at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California. The two Americans started the day tied for the lead but it turned out to be a mismatch as Thompson, five years younger than Wie, displayed more aggression, greater composure and a better touch on the greens. "I've worked my whole life to win a major and this was my main goal coming into this year, so I'm excited and so grateful," Thompson told Golf Channel after carding 68 to finish at 14-under-par 274. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Ronaldo magic to send Real past Dortmund into last four Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:00 PM PDT By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, April 7 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to terrorise Borussia Dortmund's defence on Tuesday despite a niggle in his knee, and build on Real Madrid's 3-0 first leg advantage to book a spot in the Champions League last four. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti rested the Champions League top scorer for Saturday's 4-0 La Liga win at Real Sociedad that helped them keep pace with leaders Atletico Madrid and second-placed champions Barcelona. Ronaldo made his 100th Champions League appearance in the first leg at the Bernabeu and his goal matched Lionel Messi's single-season record set in 2011/12. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Even "without strikers" Chelsea could be too strong for PSG Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:00 PM PDT By Mike Collett LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho has been claiming his side have no decent strikers but whatever he may think, Chelsea still have the firepower to beat French champions Paris St Germain and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday. PSG, without injured spearhead Zlatan Ibrahimovic, do not actually need to score any goals at Stamford Bridge to knock Chelsea out following their 3-1 first leg win in Paris. It probably will not be as simple as that though, as Chelsea know a 2-0 win will see them through on the away goals rule. Even if his strikers again fail to impress Mourinho, Chelsea have an array of midfielders capable of swinging the tie in favour of the London club. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Monterrey Open women's singles final result Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 05:13 PM PDT April 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Monterrey Open Women's Singles Final on Sunday 2-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Jovana Jaksic (Serbia) 6-2 6-1 Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday, April 7 Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 05:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday: - - - - BASEBALL Cain faces Greinke as Giants visit Dodgers The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers continue their heated West Coast rivalry in Los Angeles with Matt Cain throwing for the Giants and Zack Greinke for the Dodgers in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. ... Full Story | Top |
| McLaren's Dennis rebukes Vettel for swearing Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:41 PM PDT By Alan Baldwin MANAMA (Reuters) - McLaren head Ron Dennis criticized quadruple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel on Sunday after the Red Bull driver described the sound of the sport's new V6 turbo engines as 'shit'. The German driver had made his opinion clear at a news conference at last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix when asked about the much quieter units that have replaced the screaming V8s. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt, president of the governing FIA, agreed at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday that the sound would be tweaked with the full agreement of teams. While the FIA has cautioned drivers about keeping their language clean in public in the past, Todt told reporters he respected Vettel's opinion and would be happy to discuss the situation. Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-McLaren's Dennis rebukes Vettel for swearing Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:39 PM PDT * Dennis says Vettel should be more dignified * Horner says his driver free to express himself (Adds Horner reaction) By Alan Baldwin MANAMA, April 6 (Reuters) - McLaren head Ron Dennis criticised quadruple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel on Sunday after the Red Bull driver described the sound of the sport's new V6 turbo engines as 'shit'. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt, president of the governing FIA, agreed at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday that the sound would be tweaked with the full agreement of teams. While the FIA has cautioned drivers about keeping their language clean in public in the past, Todt told reporters he respected Vettel's opinion and would be happy to discuss the situation. "Being a world champion requires a dignified approach to everything, so putting aside the language, even the sentiment is inappropriate," said the Briton. Full Story | Top |
| Masters-bound Jones beats Kuchar in playoff Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:26 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Australian Matt Jones executed two near-miracles in quick succession to win the $6.4 million Houston Open in a playoff on Sunday. He dramatically earned a last-minute ticket to the Masters when he sank a 40-yard birdie to beat American Matt Kuchar at the first extra hole at the Golf Club of Houston. "I told my caddie I would chip it in, so it was nice to do it," Jones told NBC TV after an Australian won in Houston for a ninth time. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Masters-bound Jones beats Kuchar in playoff Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:17 PM PDT * Clutch shots put Jones in Masters * Kuchar beaten again by journeyman * McIlroy matches low round of week (Adds details, quotes) April 6 (Reuters) - Australian Matt Jones executed two near-miracles in quick succession to win the $6.4 million Houston Open in a playoff on Sunday. He dramatically earned a last-minute ticket to the Masters when he sank a 40-yard birdie to beat American Matt Kuchar at the first extra hole at the Golf Club of Houston. "I told my caddie I would chip it in, so it was nice to do it," Jones told NBC TV after an Australian won in Houston for a ninth time. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship final results and standings Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:07 PM PDT April 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Final matches on Sunday Sunday, April 6 All Boys 1 San Lorenzo 2 Arsenal 0 Tigre 1 Atletico Rafaela 2 Quilmes 2 Boca Juniors 3 Godoy Cruz 0 Newell's Old Boys 0 Rosario Central 1 Saturday, April 5 Lanus 1 Colon (Santa Fe) 0 Velez Sarsfield 0 Racing Club 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 San Lorenzo 12 6 3 3 14 10 21 -------------------------2 Colon (Santa Fe) 12 6 3 3 10 7 21 3 Velez Sarsfield 12 6 2 4 22 16 20 4 River Plate 11 6 2 3 13 10 20 5 Godoy Cruz 12 5 4 3 13 11 19 6 Lanus 12 6 1 5 13 15 19 7 Estudiantes 11 ... Full Story | Top |
| Federer steers Swiss to Davis Cup semis, Italy edge Britain Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 02:53 PM PDT  Roger Federer sealed Switzerland's place in the Davis Cup semi-finals when he completed a comeback win for the hosts over Kazakhstan on Sunday but Britain's last-four hopes were trampled into Italian clay in Naples. France are also in the last four despite looking dead and buried on Friday when they lost the opening two singles matches against a weakened Germany line-up. Wins for Jo Wilfried-Tsonga and Gael Monfils earned France a 3-2 victory in Nancy to set up a semi-final against holders Czech Republic who breezed past Japan in Tokyo 5-0. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Ligue 1 summaries Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 02:52 PM PDT April 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Ligue 1 matches on Sunday Sunday, April 6Monaco 3 James Rodriguez 18,76pen, Andrea Raggi 72 Nantes 1 Alejandro Bedoya 78 Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 6,164- - -Valenciennes 1 Abdul Majeed Waris 66 Red Card: Marco Da Silva 84Missed penalty: Abdul Majeed Waris 87Olympique Lyon 2 Bafetimbi Gomis 30, Jordan Ferri 69 Red Card: Remy Vercoutre 82Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 13,922- - -St Etienne 1 Max Gradel 90+1pen Nice 1 Mathieu Bodmer 57 Red Card: Didier Digard 90+1Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 31,010- - -Saturday, April 5Bastia 2 Gianni Bruno 53, Djibril ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Ligue 1 top scorers Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 02:52 PM PDT April 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the Ligue 1 on Sunday 25 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain) 15 Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain) 14 Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyon) 13 Vincent Aboubakar (FC Lorient) Andre-Pierre Gignac (Olympique Marseille) 12 Salomon Kalou (Lille) Bafetimbi Gomis (Olympique Lyon) Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) 10 Mustapha Yatabare (En Avant Guingamp) Filip Djordjevic (Nantes) Remy Cabella (Montpellier HSC) 9 Radamel Falcao (Monaco) Emmanuel Riviere (Monaco) James Rodriguez (Monaco) Kevin Berigaud (Evian Thonon Gaillard FC) Abdul Majeed Waris (Valenciennes) 8 ... Full Story | Top |
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