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England on verge of series victory
Sun,27 May 2012 11:28 PM PDT
Reuters -  NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - England were on the verge of clinching the three-match series against West Indies after the tourists' top order failed again on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Sunday. Trailing by 58 on first innings, West Indies limped to 61 for six, a lead of just three runs with two days left. England captain Andrew Strauss with 141 and a useful partnership of 53 by all-rounders Tim Bresnan (39 not out) and Stuart Broad (25) had lifted England past the West Indies first- innings total of 370. ...
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Winning Webber hits Formula One for six
Sun,27 May 2012 11:23 PM PDT
Reuters - MONACO (Reuters) - Australian Mark Webber won the showcase Monaco Grand Prix for champions Red Bull on Sunday as Formula One celebrated an unprecedented six different winners from six races. Germany's Nico Rosberg finished second for Mercedes, 0.6 seconds behind, while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was third and a further 0.3 adrift to go three points clear at the top of the overall standings. ... Full Story | Top |
Siem hits first Wentworth hole-in-one since 2008
Sun,27 May 2012 11:22 PM PDT
Reuters - VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - German Marcel Siem hit the first hole-in-one at Wentworth's West Course since 2008, landing his ace with a cool eight-iron from 160 yards on the second hole at the PGA Championship final round on Sunday. Siem, 31, recorded the first ace of the 2012 Wentworth tournament, and his first on the European Tour, which propelled him up the leaderboard, following birdies at the first and fourth holes. However, three bogies in his closing nine holes halted the German's momentum, as he chased an unlikely second tour win and a first since 2004. "It was a great start. ... Full Story | Top |
Franchitti wins Indy 500 for third time
Sun,27 May 2012 11:19 PM PDT
Reuters - INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Scotland's Dario Franchitti won the 96th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday to join an elite band of drivers to take the race three times. Driving for the Ganassi Racing team, the 39-year-old Franchitti patiently worked his way through the pack after starting 16th on the grid, then won a mad sprint to the finish. His previous wins came in 2007 and 2010. Franchitti's New Zealand team mate Scott Dixon, the 2008 Indy 500 winner, finished second while Brazil's Tony Kanaan was third as the race finished under a yellow flag. ... Full Story | Top |
Venus still learning to cope with illness
Sun,27 May 2012 11:14 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Venus Williams, who says she is still learning to live with a chronic illness, battled into the second round of the French Open on Sunday with a 4-6 6-1 6-3 victory over Argentine Paula Ormaechea. Seven-times grand-slam champion Williams, who returned to the tour in March after dropping out with Sjogren's Syndrome, a fatigue-inducing autoimmune disease, looked to be struggling early in the match but found the resources to win. ... Full Story | Top |
Rami earns France unconvincing win over Iceland
Sun,27 May 2012 11:10 PM PDT
Reuters - VALENCIENNES, France (Reuters) - Adil Rami struck late to complete a France fightback which earned a 3-2 friendly win over Iceland on Sunday two weeks before they start their Euro 2012 campaign. Centre back Rami found the back of the net with three minutes left after Franck Ribery and Mathieu Debuchy had cancelled out Birkir Bjarnason and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's first-half goals for the visitors. France, however, produced a terrible defensive display with left back Patrice Evra at fault for both goals two days before coach Laurent Blanc has to trim his Euro squad from 25 to 23 players. ... Full Story | Top |
Johnson wins Colonial after duel with Dufner
Sun,27 May 2012 11:08 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Zach Johnson outdueled fellow-American Jason Dufner, the PGA Tour's hottest player, posting a final-round 72 on Sunday to win the Colonial Invitational golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson walked off the final green believing he had won by three strokes after sinking a four-foot par putt, but he ended up being penalized two strokes for not remarking his ball after moving it out of the path of Dufner's putt. ... Full Story | Top |
Federer and Djokovic start quest for records at French
Sun,27 May 2012 11:06 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - After a low-key start to the French Open, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic enter the fray at Roland Garros on Monday looking to add another chapter to the record books. Swiss Federer, the third seed, hopes to capture a record 17th grand slam title to his collection when he starts his campaign on Court Suzanne Lenglen against German Tobias Kamke. World number one Djokovic, who will become the first man in 43 years to hold all four grand slams simultaneously if he wins his maiden French Open crown, will be on Court Philippe Chatrier against Italian Potito Starace. ... Full Story | Top |
Deportivo return to La Liga as second division champions
Sun,27 May 2012 11:05 PM PDT
Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Deportivo Coruna made a swift return to La Liga as second division champions after coming back to beat Huesca 2-1 at home on Sunday. Substitute Xisco bundled in the winning goal in the 70th minute and Deportivo withstood a late surge from the visitors at the Riazor to move on to 88 points from 41 matches with one game left to play. The Galicians were four points ahead of regional rivals Celta Vigo and six above third-placed Valladolid. The top two in the second division secure automatic promotion, while third through to sixth go into a playoff for the last promotion spot. ... Full Story | Top |
Els says sorry for Wentworth outburst
Sun,27 May 2012 11:03 PM PDT
Reuters - VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Course designer Ernie Els has apologised for his expletive-laden outburst about the softness of the greens in the PGA Championship at Wentworth, European Tour officials said on Sunday. The 42-year-old South African hit out at tour organisers and the West Course green-keeping staff on Saturday for not taking the bite out of the course during a third round when gusts of up to 40-kph wind sent scores soaring. ... Full Story | Top |
Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid
Sun,27 May 2012 11:02 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Former 10,000 metres world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday. The 39-year-old trailed home in a time of 27 minutes 20.39 seconds, nearly nine seconds behind winner Tariku Bekele in a race staged as an official Ethiopian Olympic trial. "I was wondering if I can run, you know, just the top three, but it did not work," Gebreselassie told Reuters. "The last 400m it was not good for me." Gebreselassie admitted his Olympic dream had died. ...
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Wounded war veterans find brotherhood in softball
Sun,27 May 2012 09:06 PM PDT
Reuters -  COOPERSTOWN, New York (Reuters) - When Saul Bosquez, a 27-year-old U.S. Army veteran who lost part of his left leg in Iraq, stepped up to the plate during a softball game this Memorial Day weekend, he knew he needed a big hit. Bosquez, who plays with the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team and wears a prosthetic leg below his left knee, said the hot weather on Sunday in Cooperstown - home to the Baseball Hall of Fame - was making it harder than usual for him to run the bases. Luckily, the ball soared over the outfielders' heads, and Bosquez made it safely to third. ...
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Federer and Djokovic start quest for records at French Open
Sun,27 May 2012 09:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - After a low-key start to the French Open, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic enter the fray at Roland Garros on Monday looking to add another chapter to the record books. Swiss Federer, the third seed, hopes to capture a record 17th grand slam title to his collection when he starts his campaign on Court Suzanne Lenglen against German Tobias Kamke. World number one Djokovic, who will become the first man in 43 years to hold all four grand slams simultaneously if he wins his maiden French Open crown, will be on Court Philippe Chatrier against Italian Potito Starace. ...
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Spurs school young Thunder in fourth to take 1-0 lead
Sun,27 May 2012 08:29 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs gave Oklahoma City a lesson in championship poise with a 101-98 victory on Sunday that stretched their remarkable win streak to 19 games and gave them the early advantage in the Western Conference Finals. The veteran Spurs, who have won four NBA championships under coach Gregg Popovich, trailed by nine after three quarters but kept their cool and sprinted to the finish to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. ...
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Halladay exits Phillies loss with sore shoulder
Sun,27 May 2012 07:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - A sore right shoulder forced Philadelphia pitcher Roy Halladay to exit their 8-3 loss to St. Louis in the second inning on Sunday, adding to the injury concerns of the struggling Phillies. Halladay (4-5), twice a Cy Young winner, has endured a rare, rocky start this season and said he had felt pain in his throwing shoulder during his previous start. "You have this stuff from time to time, and most times, if you take care of it, it kind of goes away," Halladay told reporters. "But it never seemed to go away. ...
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