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UPDATE 4-Baseball results
Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:53 PM PDT
Reuters - Oct 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) PITTSBURGH 5 Atlanta 1 CLEVELAND 4 Chicago White Sox 3 (12 innings) WASHINGTON 4 Philadelphia 2 TORONTO 4 Minnesota 3 Baltimore 1 TAMPA BAY 0 MIAMI 4 NY Mets 3 (11 innings) Houston 3 CHICAGO CUBS 0 KANSAS CITY 4 Detroit 2 Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Australia squad for World Cup qualifier against Iraq
Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:22 PM PDT
Reuters - Oct 3 (Reuters) - Australia named the following squad on Wednesday for the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier against Iraq in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 16. Squad: Mark Bresciano, Alex Brosque, Tim Cahill, James Holland, Brett Holman, Mile Jedinak, Brad Jones, Robbie Kruse, Mitch Langerak, Ryan McGowan, Matt McKay, Mark Milligan, Lucas Neill, Jade North, Tommy Oar, Nikita Rukavytsya, Adam Sarota, Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Spiranovic, Archie Thompson, Carl Valeri, Luke Wilkshire. (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Greg Stutchbury) Full Story | Top |
Motorsport-Dorna to organise MotoGP and World Superbikes
Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:29 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - MotoGP and the World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) will be run by a single organiser, European private equity firm Bridgepoint said in a statement on Tuesday. Dorna Sports, which organises MotoGP, will now also take responsibility for WorldSBK from Infront Sports & Media. Local media reports in Britain said Bridgepoint, which holds stakes in both Spain-based Dorna and Switzerland-based Infront, had instigated the move. ... Full Story | Top |
Show Some Respect: Sports leagues, ESPN give Hollywood a blueprint for success
Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:04 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Paging Rodney Dangerfield - sports just can't get any respect. The sports industry has set the standard for the rest of the entertainment industry, embracing digital, luring billions in rights fees and satisfying the consumer above all else. Yet Geoff Reiss and Ed Desser bemoaned that the industry operates without the esteem bestowed upon another prominent entertainment sector - Hollywood. ... Full Story | Top |
Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday Oct 3
Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:01 PM PDT
Reuters - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Wednesday (times GMT): - - - - SOCCER LONDON - Belarussian side BATE Borisov caused one of the biggest shocks seen in the Champions League when they stunned last season's beaten finalists Bayern Munich 3-1. ... Full Story | Top |
New Zealand bans former boxing champ Mike Tyson
Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:55 PM PDT
Reuters -  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand revoked an entry visa for former heavyweight boxing champion and convicted rapist Mike Tyson on Wednesday after a charity going to benefit from his visit dropped its support. Tyson, 46, who served three years of a six-year U.S. jail sentence for rape in 1992, had been due to take part in an event in November, but needed a dispensation under New Zealand immigration laws because of his conviction. ...
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Key witness in Sandusky sex abuse case sues Penn State
Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:18 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - A key witness in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal sued Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday for more than $8 million on whistleblower, defamation and misrepresentation grounds. Mike McQueary, a former Penn State assistant football coach, claimed in the suit filed in Center County Court that he lost his job, was misled and publicly scorned because he had told about one of the attacks. Sandusky, a retired Penn State football defensive coordinator, was convicted in June on 45 counts of child molestation in a case that riveted national attention on child sexual abuse. ...
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WRAPUP 1-Soccer-BATE Borisov stun Bayern, Chelsea win easily
Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT
Reuters - * Last season's finalists Bayern shocked 3-1 at Cluj * European champions Chelsea beat Nordsjaelland 4-0 * Barca win 2-0 at Benfica but lose Puyol to injury LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Belarussian side BATE Borisov caused one of the biggest shocks ever seen in the Champions League when they stunned last season's beaten finalists Bayern Munich 3-1 on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Two Jamaican athletes face discipline for doping
Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:59 PM PDT
Reuters - KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Two Jamaican athletes, including 4x400 metres relay pool member Dominique Blake, are facing disciplinary action after testing positive for doping. A preliminary hearing began in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday for Blake and national 800 metres champion Ricardo Cunningham over doping violations returned by the pair at Jamaica's Senior Championships in June. Cunningham, who trains with the MVP track Club in Jamaica, appeared in person at the hearing while Blake, who previously served a nine-month ban, sent a representative. They are due to reappear on October 17. ... Full Story | Top |
Athletics-Two Jamaican athletes face discipline for doping
Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT
Reuters - KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Two Jamaican athletes, including 4x400 metres relay pool member Dominique Blake, are facing disciplinary action after testing positive for doping. A preliminary hearing began in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday for Blake and national 800 metres champion Ricardo Cunningham over doping violations returned by the pair at Jamaica's Senior Championships in June. Cunningham, who trains with the MVP track Club in Jamaica, appeared in person at the hearing while Blake, who previously served a nine-month ban, sent a representative. They are due to reappear on Oct. 17. ... Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Champions League not as easy as Serie A for Juve
Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:35 PM PDT
Reuters - TURIN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Juventus, unbeaten in 45 Serie A matches, have become used to having things their own way in Italian football but they are finding the Champions League an entirely different proposition. Fresh from an embarrassingly easy 4-1 win over AS Roma on Saturday, Juve toiled against Ukrainian league champions Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday and were held to a 1-1 draw in Group E. Juve, who are accustomed to putting their Serie A opponents on the back foot, found themselves under attack from Shakhtar at the Italian club's home ground that has been a fortress in domestic competition. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 2-Soccer-Shakhtar and empty seats dampen Juve's home debut
Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:26 PM PDT
Reuters - (Adds quotes) TURIN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A bold Shakhtar Donetsk side and rows of empty seats dampened the sparkling Juventus Stadium's first European game on Tuesday as its owners were outplayed in a 1-1 Champions League draw. Shakhtar, inspired by a lively quartet of Brazilians, scored first, dominated Juventus for most of the match and almost snatched victory when Willian hit the crossbar in stoppage time. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 2-Soccer-Barca's Puyol dislocates elbow, out of Clasico
Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:21 PM PDT
Reuters - * Puyol injured in 2-0 win over Benfica * Defender lands awkwardly on left elbow * Barca captain ruled out of 'El Clasico' (Updates with Puyol to miss El Clasico) LISBON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Barcelona centre back Carles Puyol was taken to hospital after dislocating his left elbow in their 2-0 Champions League Group G win at Benfica on Tuesday and will miss Sunday's 'El Clasico' against Real Madrid at the Nou Camp. The Spain international, playing his first match since recovering from a knee problem, landed awkwardly after leaping for the ball at a corner. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 2-Soccer-Van Persie double gives Manchester United victory
Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:19 PM PDT
Reuters - * Dutch striker sinks CFR Cluj * Van Persie continues hot form (Adds quotes, writes through) CLUJ, Romania, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Robin van Persie has wasted little time in becoming an Old Trafford favourite after swapping Arsenal for Manchester United and he continued his hot scoring streak in a 2-1 Champions League win at CFR Cluj on Tuesday. The prolific Dutch international striker made it seven goals since joining United before the start of the season as his double helped the visitors make it two wins from two in Group H. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 2-Soccer-Two-goal Mata is the Special Juan as Chelsea win 4-0
Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:08 PM PDT
Reuters - * Mata double sinks Danes Nordsjaelland * David Luiz and Ramires also on target (Adds quotes, detail) COPENHAGEN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Two goals from Juan Mata inspired holders Chelsea to a 4-0 victory over little-known Danish side Nordsjaelland in Champions League Group E on Tuesday. The Londoners went ahead in the 33rd minute when Fernando Torres robbed midfielder Enoch Adu and passed to Frank Lampard who deftly set up Mata to fire home with his left foot. ... Full Story | Top |
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