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Clinical Bayern in charge after 2-0 win at Marseille
Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:22 PM PDT
Reuters -  MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Bayern Munich took a huge step towards the Champions League semi-finals when goals by Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben gave them a clinical 2-0 win at Olympique Marseille on Wednesday in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Gomez gave Bayern the lead just before halftime when Robben's defence-splitting pass sent him clear and his shot beat Elinton Andrade who should have done better. ...
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Milan, Barca draw a blank to leave tie
Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  MILAN (Reuters) - Holders Barcelona were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at AC Milan in their Champions League quarter-final first leg as the attacking prowess of Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic was all but nullified on Wednesday. Milan succeeded where nine teams before them had failed by preventing Messi from scoring in a game which started brightly but was ultimately a disappointment. However, the stalemate sets up an intriguing second leg at the Nou Camp next Tuesday when a scoring draw for seven-times European champions Milan would put them through. ...
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Man City back Vieira over United comments
Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:19 PM PDT
Reuters - MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City have leapt to the defence of club executive Patrick Vieira after he was quoted by the BBC suggesting title rivals Manchester United benefit from favourable refereeing decisions at Old Trafford. In an interview on the BBC's website filmed at the Soccerex conference in Manchester where Vieira was representing charity Football Against Hunger, he said: "When United play at home they get some advantage that other teams don't get. ... Full Story | Top |
City eye chance as United battle Blackburn demons
Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City can steal a march on Premier League title rivals Manchester United this weekend and hope mind games do the rest when the champions play on Monday for the second straight week. Roberto Mancini's City took top spot temporarily last Saturday after a 1-1 draw at Stoke City only for United to go three points clear with a 1-0 home win over Fulham, where they were lucky to get away with a late penalty shout. ...
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Bartoli ends Azarenka's winning streak
Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:13 PM PDT
Reuters - KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Victoria Azarenka's 26-match winning streak finally came to an end on Wednesday with a 6-3 6-3 defeat to France's Marion Bartoli at the Sony Ericsson Open. Seventh-seed Bartoli moves into the semi-finals where she will face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Venus Williams 6-4 6-1. Azarenka's winning streak was the best start to a WTA Tour season since Martina Hingis won 37 in a row in 1997. ... Full Story | Top |
Nadal fends off Tsonga, ailing Murray advances
Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:11 PM PDT
Reuters - KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - World number two Rafa Nadal was pushed all the way by France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before finally emerging with a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory to earn a place in the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday. Nadal next faces fourth-seeded Briton Andy Murray, who rallied for a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Serbian Janko Tipsarevic. After winning his first set comfortably, Nadal was within two points of victory in the second but then the towering Tsonga began his brave resistance. ... Full Story | Top |
Double bonus for Schwartzel at Houston Open
Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:45 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel has two good reasons to be happy competing at this week's Houston Open in Humble, Texas, as he prepares for his Masters title defence the following week. Not only does the 27-year-old love the par-72 layout at the Redstone Golf Club but he enjoys the added benefit of a course that is set up to provide similar conditions to Augusta National for the season's first major. ...
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Insight: In bounty seasons, Saints among NFL's most violent
Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:25 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - In a 2011 season in which the New Orleans Saints rewarded players for injuring opponents in a "pay-for-pain" bounty scheme, the team was among the most violent in the National Football League, a Reuters analysis shows. The Saints were second in the NFL with 17 regular-season defensive flags for violating rules intended to protect players from being hurt, just behind the Oakland Raiders' 18. The league averaged nine per team. The Raiders have a long, proud tradition of aggressive rule-breaking. ...
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Brazil World Cup legislation moves closer to passage
Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:00 PM PDT
Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian lawmakers on Wednesday moved a step closer to passing a long-delayed measure key to preparations for the 2014 soccer World Cup, breaking a gridlock in Congress that threatened to delay President Dilma Rousseff's legislative agenda this year. The lower house of deputies voted in favor of the bill after Rousseff appeared to bow to pressure from lawmakers of her unruly coalition to release some frozen cash for their pet projects. The bill still needs to be debated in the senate. ... Full Story | Top |
Magic Johnson group to buy Dodgers for record $2 billion
Wed,28 Mar 2012 07:12 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt's divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy court.
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Dodgers dream team headed by quiet money guy
Wed,28 Mar 2012 07:12 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - He didn't go to a Major League Baseball game until he was 20, yet at age 51, Mark Walter is leading the group buying the Los Angeles Dodgers for a record $2.1 billion. Walter, CEO of financial services firm Guggenheim Capital LLC, is the money guy in a disparate consortium that includes basketball icon entrepreneur Earvin "Magic" Johnson, long-time baseball executive Stan Kasten and Hollywood heavyweight Peter Guber. The group preempted an anticipated auction for one of baseball's most storied franchises with a jaw-dropping offer that far exceeded expectations of near $1. ... Full Story | Top |
Balfour Beatty warns 12,000 jobs at risk: report
Wed,28 Mar 2012 06:58 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest construction company Balfour Beatty has warned all its 12,000 staff in the UK that their jobs are at risk, the construction industry magazine Building reported on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the London-based company, which developed the city's Olympic Aquatics Centre, is cited as saying all 12,000 staff in the construction services division had been notified, but did not specify how many jobs would be at risk. ...
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Bartoli ends Azarenka's winning streak
Wed,28 Mar 2012 06:21 PM PDT
Reuters -  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - France's Marion Bartoli ended world number one Victoria Azarenka's streak of 26 straight wins with an impressive 6-3 6-3 victory at the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday. Seventh-seed Bartoli moves into the semi-finals where she will face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, a 6-4 6-1 victor over Venus Williams. Bartoli played with aggression and confidence from the outset to take the game to Azarenka, who appeared short of inspiration and heavy on her feet. ...
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Murray fights back to beat Tipsarevic
Wed,28 Mar 2012 05:15 PM PDT
Reuters -  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray fought back for a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Serbian Janko Tipsarevic on Wednesday to reach the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals. Murray, the world number four, trailed by a set and a break before receiving medical attention for what appeared to be a stomach problem. The Scot then promptly turned the match around as he broke the next service game from ninth seed Tipsarevic and went on to clinch the second set. ...
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Double bonus for Schwartzel at Houston Open
Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel has two good reasons to be happy competing at this week's Houston Open in Humble, Texas, as he prepares for his Masters title defence the following week.
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