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Poster girl for women's boxing is now Bollywood muse
Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:26 PM PDT
Reuters -  MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's latest Olympic hero is hoping that a Bollywood movie on her life isn't just about the sweat, tears and grime. Mary Kom, five-time women's boxing world champion, won a bronze medal at the London Games, and her exploits will now be captured on the big screen. "I hope they show some romance in the film," the 29-year-old told Reuters in a phone interview. "That's also important, right?" The mother of two is married to Onler Kom, who is also her manager, and hopes director Omung Kumar depicts that part of her life in the film as well. ...
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Giants beat Astros to stand firm atop NL West
Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:21 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants continued to show stability atop the National League West with a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. In winning for the seventh time in nine games, the Giants (73-57) kept their 3 1/2-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers who recently strengthened their roster with a blockbuster trade acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford from Boston. ... Full Story | Top |
Clijsters ushered to exit as Murray cruises
Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:04 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters' illustrious singles career drew to an emotional close on Wednesday when the former world number one was knocked out of the second round of the U.S. Open by Britain's Laura Robson. Robson's compatriot Andy Murray later made light work of Croatia's Ivan Dodig to reach the third round but it was the 7-6 7-6 defeat of Belgian Clijsters that grabbed the attention as the first significant upset of the tournament. Murray's 6-2 6-1 6-3 second round victory completed the third consecutive night of uncompetitive matches on the showcase Arthur Ashe Stadium. ...
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Baseball-Giants beat Astros to stand firm atop NL West
Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:13 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 29 (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants continued toshow stability atop the National League West with a 6-4 victoryover the Houston Astros on Wednesday. In winning for the seventh time in nine games, the Giants(73-57) kept their 3 1/2-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgerswho recently strengthened their roster with a blockbuster tradeacquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford fromBoston. ... Full Story | Top |
WRAPUP 1-Tennis-Open-Clijsters ushered to exit as Murray cruises
Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:07 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters' illustrioussingles career drew to an emotional close on Wednesday when theformer world number one was knocked out of the second round ofthe U.S. Open by Britain's Laura Robson. Robson's compatriot Andy Murray later made light work ofCroatia's Ivan Dodig to reach the third round but it was the 7-67-6 defeat of Belgian Clijsters that grabbed the attention asthe first significant upset of the tournament. Murray's 6-2 6-1 6-3 second round victory completed thethird consecutive night of uncompetitive matches on the showcaseArthur Ashe Stadium. ... Full Story | Top |
Open-Murray crushes Dodig, dodges royal questions
Wed,29 Aug 2012 08:41 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray had less trouble reaching round three at the U.S. Open on Wednesday than he has this week avoiding the New York paparazzi, who have been hanging on the Olympic champion's every word. The Scot stepped up a gear from his first-round match as he crushed world number 117 Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-2 6-1 6-3 under the lights at Flushing Meadows. Since he won the gold medal at the London Olympics earlier this month, Murray has found himself centre of attention wherever he goes, including in New York. ...
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Rugby-World Cup winning Williams embracing Japan
Wed,29 Aug 2012 08:38 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 30 (Reuters) - World Cup-winning All Black Sonny BillWilliams is set to begin training with his new Japanese team theWild Knights later on Thursday, and says he is only lookingforward to the challenges of the coming months. "I just want to experience the culture, and get tounderstand it and embrace it," Williams told ONE Sport. "It will take me a while to break the language barrier, buthopefully in the next month or two, I can do that." The Wild Knights play the Black Rams, fellow All Black Ma'aNonu's former team, to kick off their season. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 4-Baseball results
Wed,29 Aug 2012 08:29 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Toronto 8 NY YANKEES 5 LA Dodgers 10 COLORADO 8 Cincinnati 6 ARIZONA 2 SAN DIEGO 8 Atlanta 2 Chicago White Sox 8 BALTIMORE 1 Oakland 8 CLEVELAND 4 Tampa Bay 8 TEXAS 3 NY Mets 3 PHILADELPHIA 2 PITTSBURGH 5 St. Louis 0 Washington 8 MIAMI 4 Milwaukee 3 CHICAGO CUBS 1 San Francisco 6 HOUSTON 4 KANSAS CITY 1 Detroit 0 MINNESOTA 10 Seattle 0 Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Open-Murray crushes Dodig, dodges royal questions
Wed,29 Aug 2012 08:24 PM PDT
Reuters - (Adds detail, quotes) NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray had lesstrouble reaching round three at the U.S. Open on Wednesday thanhe has this week avoiding the New York paparazzi, who have beenhanging on the Olympic champion's every word. The Scot stepped up a gear from his first-round match as hecrushed world number 117 Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-2 6-1 6-3 underthe lights at Flushing Meadows. Since he won the gold medal at the London Olympics earlierthis month, Murray has found himself centre of attentionwherever he goes, including in New York. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 2-Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:59 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, August 29Atletico Mineiro 2 Ponte Preta 2 Coritiba 1 Internacional 0 Fluminense 1 Corinthians 1 Goianense 0 Cruzeiro 2 Gremio 2 Vasco da Gama 0 Nautico 3 Figueirense 2 Portuguesa 3 Palmeiras 0 Santos 1 Esporte Clube Bahia 3 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Atletico Mineiro 19 13 5 1 35 15 44 2 Fluminense 20 12 7 1 32 12 43 3 Gremio 20 13 1 6 31 16 40 4 Vasco da Gama 20 10 5 5 25 19 35 -------------------------5 Sao Paulo 19 10 1 8 29 24 31 6 Cruzeiro 20 9 4 7 26 27 31 7 Internacional ... Full Story | Top |
Tennis-Open-Aggressive Murray steps up a gear to reach third round
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:50 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray steppedup a gear at the U.S. Open on Wednesday night as he blasted hisway past Croatia's Ivan Dodig and into the third round. The Olympic champion, chasing his first grand slam title,hit 10 aces as he recorded a 6-2 6-1 6-3 victory over the worldnumber 117. Dodig can boast wins over Rafa Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsongabut he was blown away by a rampant Murray, who raised his gamefrom a scratchy opening-round display. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 3-Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles results
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:47 PM PDT
Reuters - Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 23-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-2 6-1 6-3 Round 1Bradley Klahn (U.S.) beat Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 4-6 6-3 7-5 5-7 6-4 Ryan Harrison (U.S.) beat Benjamin Becker (Germany) 7-5 6-4 6-2 19-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Michael Llodra (France) 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 7-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat Florent Serra (France) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-4 Steve Johnson (U.S.) beat Rajeev Ram (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Happy Clijsters signs off with no regrets
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:29 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disappointed but content, Kim Clijsters signed off her singles career with a second-round defeat at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, beaten but unbowed and with the praise of her peers ringing in her ears. Losing 7-6 7-6 to British teenager Laura Robson was not the way she would have wanted to go out but at 29, after two careers and four grand slam titles, the Belgian said she was leaving with no regrets. "I think in the first hour after the match there was still disappointment and a little bit of frustration," the three-time champion said. ...
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Tennis-Happy Clijsters signs off with no regrets
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:20 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Disappointed but content, KimClijsters signed off her singles career with a second-rounddefeat at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, beaten but unbowed andwith the praise of her peers ringing in her ears. Losing 7-6 7-6 to British teenager Laura Robson was not theway she would have wanted to go out but at 29, after two careersand four grand slam titles, the Belgian said she was leavingwith no regrets. "I think in the first hour after the match there was stilldisappointment and a little bit of frustration," the three-timechampion said. ... Full Story | Top |
Venus, Serena and Federer in U.S. Open action Thursday
Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:52 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venus Williams continues her quest to claim her first U.S. Open crown since 2001 when she faces sixth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany in a second-round night match on Thursday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams, who also won the title in 2000, is on the comeback trail after withdrawing from the U.S. Open ahead of her second-round match a year ago with an autoimmune disease. Younger sister Serena will also be in action at the National Tennis Center on Thursday when the fourth seed and three-time champion faces Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in a second-round match. ...
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