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News: Djokovic breezes through, Murray exits Wozniacki and Sharapova in cruise control Dejected Murray tumbles out of Indian Wells Smith fined $25,000 for "inappropriate" Tweet Rallying-Rally of Mexico second leg classification Loeb extends lead in Mexico heading into last day Rallying-Loeb extends lead in Mexico heading into last day Ken Read delivers tactical master class in Volvo race Golf-McIlroy urges Trump to toughen up Doral Canadian skier killed in World Cup crash Golf-No gurus needed for big-hitting Watson Watson moves three strokes clear at Doral UPDATE 1-Golf-Watson moves three strokes clear at Doral Golf-McNeill grabs lead in Puerto Rico Golf-WGC-Championship scores Djokovic breezes through, Murray exits Sat,10 Mar 2012 11:56 PM PST Reuters - INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Saturday while fourth-seeded Andy Murray made a premature exit. Full Story Top Wozniacki and Sharapova in cruise control Sat,10 Mar 2012 11:43 PM PST Reuters - INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and former winner Maria Sharapova cruised into the third round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with 6-2 6-0 victories on Saturday. Full Story Top Dejected Murray tumbles out of Indian Wells Sat,10 Mar 2012 11:28 PM PST Reuters - INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Andy Murray's storming start to the season hit an unexpected road bump on Saturday when the Briton was upset 6-4 6-2 by Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament. World number four Murray had arrived in California with high hopes after launching his 2012 campaign with a 14-2 win-loss record but his backhand let him down badly as he was beaten in straight sets at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. ... Full Story Top Smith fined $25,000 for "inappropriate" Tweet Sat,10 Mar 2012 08:00 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith was fined $25,000 by the National Basketball Association for posting "inappropriate pictures" on his Twitter account, the league announced on Saturday. Full Story Top Rallying-Rally of Mexico second leg classification Sat,10 Mar 2012 07:31 PM PST Reuters - March 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Rally of Mexico secondleg classification on Saturday. 1. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 3:25:17.500 2. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Citroen +00:36.200 3. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Ford 01:53.000 4. Petter Solberg (Norway) Ford 02:10.900 5. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford 02:44.200 6. Ott Taenak (Estonia) Ford 04:22.100 7. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar) Citroen 06:00.800 8. Armindo Araujo (Portugal) Mini 10:42.100 9. Sebastien Ogier (France) Ford 12:02.700 10. Ken Block (U.S.) Subaru 13:51.800 (Editing by Peter Rutherford) Full Story Top Loeb extends lead in Mexico heading into last day Sat,10 Mar 2012 06:55 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - World champion Sebastien Loeb extended his commanding lead over his rivals after the second leg of Rally Mexico on Saturday. Full Story Top Rallying-Loeb extends lead in Mexico heading into last day Sat,10 Mar 2012 06:45 PM PST Reuters - March 10 (Reuters) - World champion Sebastien Loebextended his commanding lead over his rivals after the secondleg of Rally Mexico on Saturday. The Frenchman won two of Saturday's eight stages to finishthe day leading his Citroen team mate Mikko Hirvonen by 36.2seconds. ... Full Story Top Ken Read delivers tactical master class in Volvo race Sat,10 Mar 2012 06:24 PM PST Reuters - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) - American Ken Read, the 'old man' of the Volvo Ocean Race at 50, gave some of the fleet's younger skippers a tactical master class to throw the event wide open on Sunday. Spain's Team Telefonica had swept all before them in winning the first three stages to take a big lead ahead of the 5,220-nautical mile fourth leg from southern China to Auckland. ... Full Story Top Golf-McIlroy urges Trump to toughen up Doral Sat,10 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PST Reuters - DORAL, Florida, March 10 (Reuters) - World number oneRory McIlroy has urged property tycoon Donald Trump to toughenup the Blue Monster course after labeling the site of thisweek's WGC-Cadillac Championship "outdated". Trump will complete his purchase of the Doral course in Juneand has hired top course designer Gil Hanse to improve thechampionship course. After another day of low scoring at the elite event onSaturday, with the scoring average 70 on the 72-par course, the22-year-old McIlroy said he hoped the work would see some harderchallenges. "It's a resort golf course. ... Full Story Top Canadian skier killed in World Cup crash Sat,10 Mar 2012 05:15 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Canadian skier Nik Zoricic died on Saturday after crashing in a World Cup ski cross race in the Swiss resort of Grindelwald, Alpine Canada said. Full Story Top Golf-No gurus needed for big-hitting Watson Sat,10 Mar 2012 05:11 PM PST Reuters - DORAL, Florida, March 10 (Reuters) - Bubba Watsonheads into Sunday's final round at the WGC-Cadillac Championshipwith a three stroke lead and his chances of winning firmly inhis own hands. Unlike a lot of top players who employ swing coaches,personal trainers and sports psychologists, Watson prefers to doit his own way. "I like a challenge. I like playing and learning it myself,"he said after carding a five-under par 67 on Saturday to move to17-under. "I'm stubborn. I like doing it myself. I love applaudingmyself. ... Full Story Top Watson moves three strokes clear at Doral Sat,10 Mar 2012 05:11 PM PST Reuters - DORAL, Florida (Reuters) - American Bubba Watson opened up a three shot lead after the third round of the WGC-Championship on Saturday by posting a five-under par 67 at the Blue Monster course. Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Golf-Watson moves three strokes clear at Doral Sat,10 Mar 2012 04:31 PM PST Reuters - * Watson nervous about final roun * Rose and Keegan three shots back (Adds details, quotes) DORAL, Florida, March 10 (Reuters) - American BubbaWatson opened up a three shot lead after the third round of theWGC-Championship on Saturday by posting a five-under par 67 atthe Blue Monster course. Left-hander Watson moved to 17-under for the tournament withEngland's Justin Rose, who shot a 69, and American KeeganBradley, who made 66, tied for second at 14-under. Watson's round included three bogeys and six birdies afterhe started with an eagle on the par-five first hole. ... Full Story Top Golf-McNeill grabs lead in Puerto Rico Sat,10 Mar 2012 04:19 PM PST Reuters - March 10 (Reuters) - American George McNeill shot afive-under par 67 on Saturday to snatch a one stroke lead afterthe third round of the Puerto Rico Open. Sweden's Henrik Stenson, who finished with consecutivebirdies, was tied for second with American Kevin Stadler, afterboth carded 66. Australia's Matt Jones, who led by three shots overnight,fell back to fourth place, two shots behind McNeil, after aneven par round of 72. Japan's Ryo Ishikawa remained in the frame, just threestrokes off the lead, after shooting a 69. ... Full Story Top Golf-WGC-Championship scores Sat,10 Mar 2012 04:04 PM PST Reuters - March 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the thirdround of the WGC Championship in Miami, Florida on Saturday.199 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 70 62 67 202 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 69 67 66 Justin Rose (Britain) 69 64 69 204 Peter Hanson (Sweden) 70 65 69 205 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 72 67 66 Zach Johnson (U.S.) 70 68 67 206 Johnson Wagner (U.S.) 70 69 67 207 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 73 69 65 Webb Simpson (U.S.) 75 66 66 Tiger Woods (U.S.) 72 67 68 Luke Donald (Britain) 70 68 69 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 68 69 70 Martin Kaymer (Germany) 73 64 70 208 Steve Stricker (U.S.) 69 70 69 Bo Van Pelt (U.S. ... Full Story Top

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