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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:07 AM PDT

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News: Rare Carroll goal deepens Blackburn gloom Bahrain condemns 'scaremongering' over F1 Australia turn tables on Windies Barca move to within a point of leaders Real Muntari strike pulls Milan out of the doldrums Chen makes solid Orioles debut, Yankees win game Bard takes centre stage as Red Sox starter Surging Celtics upset Heat again Arkansas fires football coach over relationship with assistant Cuban national soccer team player defects, seeks asylum in U.S. Miami Marlins suspend manager over Castro comments All eyes on Crosby and Ovechkin as playoffs begin Canucks' Daniel Sedin misses practice on eve of playoffs UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Bahrain condemns 'scaremongering' over F1 race U.S. adds more on clot risk to some birth control pills Rare Carroll goal deepens Blackburn gloom Tue,10 Apr 2012 11:16 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Carroll's ninth goal since joining Liverpool over a year ago gave 10-man Liverpool a 3-2 win at relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers in a game including a sending-off, two penalties and some comical goalkeeping. Carroll, under fire for his lack of goals since his 35 million pound move from Newcastle United in January last year, headed home from six metres out with only three minutes on the clock to worsen their opponents' plight. ... Full Story Top Bahrain condemns 'scaremongering' over F1 Tue,10 Apr 2012 11:15 PM PDT Reuters - ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Bahrain Grand Prix organisers summoned support for their troubled Formula One race on Tuesday and said a campaign for it to be cancelled was being driven by "armchair observers" and "extremist groups". The Bahrain International Circuit produced witness statements from foreign observers, including two members of the Lotus team, and the British ambassador to the Gulf kingdom in defence of the April 22 race. ... Full Story Top Australia turn tables on Windies Tue,10 Apr 2012 11:14 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Australia turned around the first test against the West Indies in Barbados on Tuesday through a great rearguard action from their tailenders and some penetrating bowling. At the close of the fourth day, West Indies led by just 114 runs with five wickets remaining in the rain-interrupted match. West Indies began the penultimate dayt sensing a real chance of victory but, with their top order failing, they were 71 for five and run the risk of defeat after being on top for three days. ... Full Story Top Barca move to within a point of leaders Real Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:49 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Chile striker Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Barcelona swept to a 4-0 home win over Getafe that moved them to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Tuesday. Alexis curled in the opener after 13 minutes and the World Player of the Year Lionel Messi netted his 39th league goal and 61st in all competitions this season before the break. Alexis and Pedro headed in two more within three minutes of each other in the second half. ... Full Story Top Muntari strike pulls Milan out of the doldrums Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:46 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - AC Milan overcame a glut of suspensions and injuries to win 1-0 at Chievo on Tuesday to pull themselves out of the doldrums after a miserable eight days and put the pressure back on Juventus in the Serie A title race. Ghana forward Sulley Muntari rifled in a 30-metre shot early in the game as Milan bounced back from their shock 2-1 home defeat by Fiorentina on Saturday and their Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona a week ago. ... Full Story Top Chen makes solid Orioles debut, Yankees win game Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT Reuters - BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Baltimore Orioles southpaw Chen Wei-yin opened his Major League Baseball career with a solid debut, giving up two earned runs and seven hits to the New York Yankees over five-plus innings in a narrow home defeat on Tuesday. Full Story Top Bard takes centre stage as Red Sox starter Tue,10 Apr 2012 10:38 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - It did not match the hype surrounding Yu Darvish's debut but the Boston Red Sox and their fans have been eagerly awaiting Daniel Bard's first appearance as a Major League starter, hoping the former reliever will be one of the keys to a successful season. Full Story Top Surging Celtics upset Heat again Tue,10 Apr 2012 08:53 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics stepped up their run to the playoffs on Tuesday by upsetting Miami 115-107 for their second victory over the Heat in 10 days. Full Story Top Arkansas fires football coach over relationship with assistant Tue,10 Apr 2012 08:47 PM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The University of Arkansas on Tuesday fired head football coach Bobby Petrino after a motorcycle accident with a young female passenger led to what university officials said was a pattern of deception about her hiring and their relationship. Full Story Top Cuban national soccer team player defects, seeks asylum in U.S. Tue,10 Apr 2012 06:59 PM PDT Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Cuban national soccer player who disappeared from his team while in Nashville, Tennessee, for an Olympic qualifying tournament has defected and is seeking asylum in the United States, his attorney said on Tuesday. Yosmel de Armas was in Nashville for the soccer tournament in late March when he disappeared. He played in a March 24 game, but was absent from the team's next game on March 26. When asked about the absent player at the time, the coach said De Armas was sick and had stayed in the team hotel when the rest of the team went to play that game. ... Full Story Top Miami Marlins suspend manager over Castro comments Tue,10 Apr 2012 06:30 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Marlins baseball team suspended manager Ozzie Guillen for five games after he praised Cuba's Fidel Castro in a magazine interview, the team said on Tuesday. Full Story Top All eyes on Crosby and Ovechkin as playoffs begin Tue,10 Apr 2012 05:26 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Washington's Alex Ovechkin will return to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff stage this week eager to steal the spotlight and steer their respective teams to a Stanley Cup. While the start of the playoffs on Wednesday marks the most exciting time of year for hockey fans, it also comes with dark clouds on the horizon with a labor agreement set to expire in September and signs of a bitter dispute looming large. ... Full Story Top Canucks' Daniel Sedin misses practice on eve of playoffs Tue,10 Apr 2012 04:51 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin, out since March 21 with a concussion, missed practice on Tuesday but the top-seeded team for the NHL playoffs denied their leading goal scorer suffered a setback in his recovery. The Canucks open their Western Conference quarter-final at home on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings and would not say if Sedin, who worked out for about 40 minutes with six team mates after Tuesday's practice, would be in the lineup. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Bahrain condemns 'scaremongering' over F1 race Tue,10 Apr 2012 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - (Adds FOTA reaction) * Circuit says "extremist" groups playing up unrest * Quotes Lotus team feeling "confident" about security ABU DHABI, April 10 (Reuters) - Bahrain Grand Prixorganisers summoned support for their troubled Formula One raceon Tuesday and said a campaign for it to be cancelled was beingdriven by "armchair observers" and "extremist groups". The Bahrain International Circuit produced witnessstatements from foreign observers, including two members of theLotus team, and the British ambassador to the Gulf kingdom indefence of the April 22 race. ... Full Story Top U.S. adds more on clot risk to some birth control pills Tue,10 Apr 2012 02:30 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators are adding information to the labels on a popular class of birth control pills that includes Bayer AG's Yaz and Yasmin, to show they may raise the risk of blood clots. Full Story Top

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