Today's Reuters Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News: | | S.Africa's Schwartzel ready to show win was no fluke Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Twelve months after his stunning victory in the Masters, Charl Schwartzel is back at Augusta National and feeling confident about his chances and determined to prove his win was no fluke. The South African said he felt a sudden tingle in his spine when he drove down Magnolia Lane, the short road that leads to the Augusta National clubhouse, as the memories of his amazing victory came flooding back. But rather than be overawed by his ability to triumph at the Masters in only his second attempt, Schwartzel felt a calming surge of confidence that he could do it again. ... Full Story | Top | Player ready for nervy debut as honorary Masters starter Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Gary Player has experienced virtually everything golf has to offer during his illustrious career but he expects to feel a flutter of nerves on his debut as an honorary starter at this week's Masters. On Thursday morning, the 76-year-old South African will join six-times champion Jack Nicklaus and four-times winner Arnold Palmer to hit the ceremonial opening shots off the first tee at Augusta National. "I'll be nervous but I'm already trying to control myself," fitness fanatic Player told reporters after working out in a nearby gym on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top | Australian yacht reaches California after "monster wave" Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:21 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Australian racing yacht stricken by a 100-foot (30-meter) wave plodded into San Francisco Bay for repairs on Tuesday, two days after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two injured crew members. The 11 remaining crew members of the Geraldton Western Australia arrived in the port of Oakland, the mid-point of a round-the-globe sailing contest, after 30 days in the North Pacific, much of it in harsh weather. Some gave vivid accounts of their brush with maritime catastrophe. "I was down below, when the last monster wave hit us," crew member Ian Geraghty recalled. ... Full Story | Top | Addicts embody cocaine boom in Brazil's "cracklands" Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:02 PM PDT Reuters - SAO PAULO (Reuters) - When night falls, street crack marketplaces open for business. The gritty transactions of the drug trade take over in city neighborhoods that hum with legitimate commerce by day. Throngs of stupefied buyers crowd around dealers before skulking away behind the telltale glow of cigarette lighters. These are not the images that Brazil wants to project. ... Full Story | Top | Vonn will not need surgery on sore knees Tue,3 Apr 2012 06:22 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn, winner of the women's alpine skiing overall World Cup title, will not require surgery on her sore knees, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association said on Tuesday. Full Story | Top | Golf-Confident Tiger the player to tame at Augusta National Tue,3 Apr 2012 03:50 PM PDT Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 3 (Reuters) - While this week'sMasters is one of the most anticipated in years with so manyplayers bringing good form to Augusta National, Tiger Woods onceagain commands the spotlight. The former world number one has a renewed spring in his stepafter ending a 30-month title drought on the PGA Tour with a winat last month's Arnold Palmer Invitational and is unquestionablythe player to beat at a venue where he triumphed four times. ... Full Story | Top | Golf-Player ready for nervy debut as honorary Masters starter Tue,3 Apr 2012 03:05 PM PDT Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 3 (Reuters) - Gary Player hasexperienced virtually everything golf has to offer during hisillustrious career but he expects to feel a flutter of nerves onhis debut as an honorary starter at this week's Masters. On Thursday morning, the 76-year-old South African will joinsix-times champion Jack Nicklaus and four-times winner ArnoldPalmer to hit the ceremonial opening shots off the first tee atAugusta National. "I'll be nervous but I'm already trying to control myself,"fitness fanatic Player told reporters after working out in anearby gym on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top | Red Sox closer Bailey may miss start of season Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:56 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox were not sure whether it was thumbs up or thumbs down for closer Andrew Bailey heading into their opening games of the 2012 Major League Baseball season this week. Bailey, along with starting pitcher Josh Beckett, were both in Cleveland on Tuesday having their thumb injuries examined by specialists, mlb.com reported. While there was optimistic news on Beckett, Bailey's prospects were uncertain, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine told reporters before Boston's exhibition game against the Nationals in Washington. ... Full Story | Top | Stern wants to raise NBA entry age again Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Basketball Association teams would be better served if potential players spend more time developing their game rather than rushing to the professional ranks, commissioner David Stern said on Tuesday. Full Story | Top | Olic brace sends Bayern into semis Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Bayern Munich's Ivica Olic struck twice give his team a 2-0 win over Olympique Marseille on Tuesday and send them into the Champions League semi-finals with a 4-0 aggregate victory. Full Story | Top | Rory can rule for years, says Tiger Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - If there is to be a series of head-to-head battles between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods in the years ahead it does not sound like there will be much in the way of trash talk to stimulate the hype. In fact, Woods is talking up McIlroy in the build-up to this week's Masters, arguing that his young rival can have an extended reign of glory in the game. McIlroy returns to Augusta this week, a year on from his disastrous final round where he let a four-stroke lead vanish in the final round as he collapsed to an eight-over par 80. ... Full Story | Top |
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