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City move three points clear with Liverpool win
Tue,3 Jan 2012 11:24 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League leaders Manchester City put their recent run of poor form behind them to beat Liverpool 3-0 on Tuesday, while Tottenham Hotspur maintained their title push with a 1-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion. Despite having Gareth Barry sent off in the 73rd minute, first-half goals from Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and a second-half penalty from James Milner helped City, who had lost to Sunderland only two days ago, to a comprehensive victory. ... Full Story | Top |
Mourinho rocket sparks Real comeback
Tue,3 Jan 2012 11:22 PM PST
Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Holders Real Madrid scored three times in 10 minutes at the Bernabeu on Tuesday to beat Malaga 3-2 in their King's Cup last 16 first leg, sparked by a furious dressing down from Jose Mourinho. Real coach Mourinho threw caution to the wind with a triple substitution after delivering a withering halftime team talk with his side trailing 2-0, calling them "rubbish." Two of his replacements, Sami Khedira and Karim Benzema, and Gonzalo Higuain led the fightback, netting between the 68th and 78th minutes to turn the tie and spare Real's blushes. ... Full Story | Top |
Clarke's double ton leads dominant Australia
Tue,3 Jan 2012 11:20 PM PST
Reuters -  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Michael Clarke hit a brilliant unbeaten 251 and Ricky Ponting his first hundred in two years as Australia took control of the second test against India on Wednesday, finishing the second day on an imposing 482 for four. Clarke batted through the day for his first test double century and the highest score by an Australian at the Sydney Cricket Ground, while Michael Hussey pitching in with 55 not out to give Australia a lead of 291 over India's first innings 191. ...
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Kobe finds shooting touch as Lakers down Rockets
Tue,3 Jan 2012 11:14 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant rediscovered his scoring touch to tally 37 points and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to top spot in the Pacific division with a 108-99 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Bryant, who had connected on just 26 percent of his shots over his previous two games, finally caught fire against the Rockets while team mate Andrew Bynum had 21 points and 22 rebounds as the Lakers got their fourth win in five games. "I just had to make some adjustments," Bryant told reporters as he continues to play with an injured right wrist. ...
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Majestic Kallis and Petersen put South Africa in command
Tue,3 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST
Reuters -  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Jacques Kallis and Alviro Petersen hit centuries to drive South Africa into a commanding position on the first day of the third test against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Tuesday. South Africa, trying to win a series at home for the first time in three years, had slipped to 56 for two after being sent in to bat, before Kallis and Petersen rescued them with a 205-run partnership. The hosts ended the day on 347 for three. Kallis was unbeaten on 159 while Petersen, playing his first test since January last year, notched up his second test century before falling for 109. ...
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Sri Lanka concede they misread Newlands pitch
Tue,3 Jan 2012 10:59 PM PST
Reuters -  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake conceded Sri Lanka had misread the pitch when they asked South Africa to bat first in the third and final test on Tuesday and then compounded the mistake by bowling badly. At the close of the first day at Newlands, South Africa were 347 for three with Jacques Kallis unbeaten on 159. The series is tied 1-1. "We did not bowl well at all, especially in the first session when we could have kept them to under 80 runs. Our line wasn't so bad but the length was either too far up or a bit short," Ramanayake told a news conference. ...
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Capitals douse Flames for fourth straight victory
Tue,3 Jan 2012 08:28 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals won their fourth game in a row and moved into second place in the Southeast division with a 3-1 victory over the road-weary Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Washington's Alex Ovechkin maintained his hot streak with a goal and an assist while netminder Tomas Vokoun stopped 18 shots to raise his career record against the Flames to 14-4-3-1. The victory pushed the Capitals past idle Winnipeg in the division and within three points of front-running Florida. ...
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Ichiro felt "mental stress" last year
Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:45 PM PST
Reuters -  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's greatest baseball export Ichiro Suzuki has confessed to feeling "mental stress" last year after seeing his record streak of 200-hit seasons snapped at 10.
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Eagles stick with Reid for Super Bowl tilt
Tue,3 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Despite a nightmare start for an Eagles club hailed as a "Dream Team" before the season, head coach Andy Reid will stay on in Philadelphia, the team's owner said on Tuesday. Expectations soared after a frenetic NFL preseason spending spree, but last year's Eagles playoff team stumbled to a 4-8 start before finishing with four wins for an 8-8 record. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said the campaign was "without question the most disappointing season" in his 17 years with the team. He insisted, however, that the best way to stay on track to winning a title was by sticking with Reid. ...
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Rampant Federer crushes Davydenko, Nadal toils in Doha
Tue,3 Jan 2012 01:39 PM PST
Reuters -  DOHA (Reuters) - Roger Federer staked his claim as one of the favorites for the Australian Open title later this month by romping into the second round of the Qatar Open, while rival Rafa Nadal survived a scare in windswept Doha on Tuesday. Federer, hoping to win a record 17th grand slam in Melbourne later this month, thumped Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-2 in less than hour on a blustery evening. Top seed Nadal, in contrast, battled back from a break down in the deciding set against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber to triumph 6-3 6-7 6-3 in two and a half hours. ...
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Lions safety Delmas preparing for playoff opener
Tue,3 Jan 2012 01:23 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The Detroit Lions, whose secondary was shredded by Green Bay's back-up quarterback in Sunday's regular season finale, might be fortified by the return of safety Louis Delmas for Saturday's playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.
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