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Rugby-New Zealand flyhalf Carter tackles twitterverse
Tue,28 Aug 2012 10:22 PM PDT
Reuters - WELLINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand flyhalf DanielCarter has not given much thought to the next rugby World Cupbut is "getting to old" to try to cap his career with an Olympicgold medal a year later at the Rio Games in 2016, he toldTwitter followers on Wednesday. Carter, who helped the All Blacks retain the Bledisloe Cupwith a 22-0 victory over Australia at Eden Park last weekend,only joined the microblogging website on Tuesday. By Wednesday, the test rugby world record points scorer hadmore than 22,000 followers, which prompted him to hold anhour-long Q&A session. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 6-Baseball results
Tue,28 Aug 2012 10:20 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) BALTIMORE 6 Chicago White Sox 0 NY YANKEES 2 Toronto 1 Oakland 7 CLEVELAND 0 NY Mets 9 PHILADELPHIA 5 (10 innings) PITTSBURGH 9 St. Louis 0 MIAMI 9 Washington 0 TEXAS 1 Tampa Bay 0 Milwaukee 4 CHICAGO CUBS 1 San Francisco 3 HOUSTON 2 KANSAS CITY 9 Detroit 8 Seattle 5 MINNESOTA 2 COLORADO 8 LA Dodgers 4 Cincinnati 5 ARIZONA 2 LA ANGELS 6 Boston 5 Atlanta 2 SAN DIEGO 0 Full Story | Top |
Darvish masterclass helps Rangers edge Rays
Tue,28 Aug 2012 10:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Yu Darvish enjoyed one of his best performances of the season to help the high-flying Texas Rangers edge out the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Tuesday as the home team recorded a sixth win in seven games. The Japanese rookie right-hander blew away Tampa Bay with 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings to put his mid-season troubles behind him and condemn the Rays (70-59) to a fourth straight defeat. ...
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Baseball-Darvish masterclass helps Rangers edge Rays
Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:41 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 28 (Reuters) - Yu Darvish enjoyed one of his bestperformances of the season to help the high-flying Texas Rangersedge out the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Tuesday as the home teamrecorded a sixth win in seven games. The Japanese rookie right-hander blew away Tampa Bay with 10strikeouts in seven scoreless innings to put his mid-seasontroubles behind him and condemn the Rays (70-59) to a fourthstraight defeat. ... Full Story | Top |
Single-minded Serena says she is No.1
Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:21 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams marched into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday and despite being seeded only fourth at Flushing Meadows, the American is in no doubt she is the world's best player. "Of course I believe that," said Williams after powering to a 6-1 6-1 win over Coco Vandeweghe after less than an hour on court. "I think there's a number of players on this tour, a few players who believe that. "I don't care about the ranking. I've been number one. It's cool. But my thing is just to be the best player. If that means I'm winning and I'm not number one, that's fine. ...
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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Single-minded Serena says she is No.1
Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:17 PM PDT
Reuters - (Adds quotes, details) NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Serena Williams marched intothe second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday and despite beingseeded only fourth at Flushing Meadows, the American is in nodoubt she is the world's best player. "Of course I believe that," said Williams after powering toa 6-1 6-1 win over Coco Vandeweghe after less than an hour oncourt. "I think there's a number of players on this tour, a fewplayers who believe that. "I don't care about the ranking. I've been number one. It'scool. But my thing is just to be the best player. ... Full Story | Top |
Djokovic, Serena win easily at the U.S. Open
Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:57 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic and three-times winner Serena Williams each dropped just two games against bewildered opponents at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, leading a procession of top seeds into the second round of the year's final grand slam. Joining Djokovic in the winner's circle at Flushing Meadows were number five Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, number six Tomas Berdych, and former champion Andy Roddick, the 20th seed. ...
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UPDATE 3-Tennis-Djokovic, Serena win easily at the U.S. Open
Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:33 PM PDT
Reuters - * Djokovic, Serena cruise in straight sets * Venus clocks fastest women's serve of the tournament * Radwanska, Kerber, Tsonga and Berdych advance (Updates with Serena quotes) NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Defending champion NovakDjokovic and three-times winner Serena Williams each droppedjust two games against bewildered opponents at the U.S. Open onTuesday, leading a procession of top seeds into the second roundof the year's final grand slam. ... Full Story | Top |
Ancient Thai boxing gains new life as fitness regime
Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:08 PM PDT
Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Once the province of men in dark, smoky stadiums and shadowed by an image of violence, Thailand's ancient martial art of Muay Thai is being reborn - as a fitness regime. Known as the country's national sport and said to be 2,000 years old, Muay Thai has seen a surge in popularity over the last five or so years, with gyms promptly taking advantage with state-of-the-art facilities mushrooming in Bangkok's most prestigious neighborhoods. ... Full Story | Top |
World sports diary Aug 29 - Sept 25
Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:00 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 22 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Aug. 22 - Sept.18: - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept. 9) PARALYMPICS Paralympic Games, London (to Sept. 9) TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York (to Sept. 9) CRICKET Australia v Pakistan, ODI, Sharjah - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 GOLF European Tour: European Masters, Crans Montana, Switzerland (to Sept. 2) ATHLETICS Diamond League: Zurich - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 SOCCER Bundesliga, Dutch championship MOTOR RACING Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps (to Sept. ... Full Story | Top |
Ruthless Djokovic crushes Lorenzi
Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:59 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic delivered a typically ruthless 6-1 6-0 6-1 win over Paolo Lorenzi in the U.S. Open first round on Tuesday. The defending champion wasted little time against the outgunned Italian, taking just 73 minutes to wrap up the win, and said that while it was important to approach each match with the same professional attitude he also wanted to enjoy his time at Flushing Meadows. The Serbian second seed, who also lost just two games to Lorenzi in the opening round of the Australian Open this year, said he reveled in the electric atmosphere of night matches in New ...
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Crowd favorite Murray looks to move into third round
Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:55 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray, who is forging a new reputation as a crowd favorite, will try to take his place in round three of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. The third seed, who beat world number one Roger Federer in the gold medal match at the London Games earlier this month, was given a standing ovation following his opening match when his triumph was mentioned to the crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Scotsman Murray, chasing his first grand slam title, faces big-hitting Croatian Ivan Dodig, a man ranked 118th in the world but who owns victories over Rafa Nadal and Robin Soderling. ...
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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Ruthless Djokovic crushes Lorenzi
Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:49 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic delivered atypically ruthless 6-1 6-0 6-1 win over Paolo Lorenzi in theU.S. Open first round on Tuesday. The defending champion wasted little time against theoutgunned Italian, taking just 73 minutes to wrap up the win,and said that while it was important to approach each match withthe same professional attitude he also wanted to enjoy his timeat Flushing Meadows. The Serbian second seed, who also lost just two games toLorenzi in the opening round of the Australian Open this year,said he reveled in the electric atmosphere of night matches inNew York. ... Full Story | Top |
Baghdad orphan Kelly eyes pool gold for Australia
Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:30 PM PDT
Reuters - MELBOURNE (Reuters) - He has described himself as the happiest man alive, yet in 20 years Iraq-born swimmer Ahmed Kelly has risen above extreme hardship to become one of Australia's leading medal hopes at the London Paralympics. Kelly, along with his brother Emmanuel, was born severely disabled, with under-developed limbs as a result of their parents' exposure to chemical weapons. He was left on an orphanage doorstep in Baghdad, a world away from the Aquatic Center pool that he will dive into for his 100 freestyle, 50 breaststroke and 150 individual medley events starting next week. ... Full Story | Top |
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