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News: Boxing-Geale steals Sturm's thunder to add WBA title Clijsters career ends with doubles defeat Ivanovic needs three sets to oust Stephens Roddick to take centre stage once again at U.S. Open UPDATE 1-Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles round 3 results UPDATE 1-Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Baseball standings UPDATE 6-Baseball results Tennis-Open-Clijsters career ends with doubles defeat Tennis-Open-Ivanovic needs three sets to oust Stephens Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles round 3 results Federer, Serena march on in U.S. Open heat McIlroy leads with Tiger lurking at Deutsche Bank Tennis-Open-Roddick to take centre stage once again at U.S. Open UPDATE 1-Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings Boxing-Geale steals Sturm's thunder to add WBA title Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:27 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Daniel Geale addedFelix Sturm's WBA middleweight Super title to his IBF crown witha shock split decision win in the German's backyard on Saturday. "It's a dream but we did believe it could happen," Gealetold Fox Sports TV by telephone on Sunday after an impressiveperformance in Oberhausen. "We thought we could go over there and do it. He's been agreat fighter for many years but he'd never fought me before. Wehad a game plan and stuck to it pretty well. ... Full Story Top Clijsters career ends with doubles defeat Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:17 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The professional tennis career of Kim Clijsters officially ended on Saturday when the Belgian lost in the second round of the mixed doubles event at the U.S. Open. The four-times grand slam winner, partnered by American Bob Bryan, lost to Russian Ekaterina Makarova and Brazilian Bruno Soares, losing 6-2 3-6 (12-10). Clijsters had announced she was retiring after the U.S. Open to focus on her family and had already lost in singles and women's doubles. The three-times U.S. Open singles champion said she would like to be remembered for always giving 100 percent effort. ... Full Story Top Ivanovic needs three sets to oust Stephens Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:16 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ana Ivanovic defeated American teenager Sloane Stephens in round three of the U.S. Open on Saturday. The former French Open champion was a 6-7 6-4 6-2 winner in two hours and 21 minutes to advance to the round of 16. Stephens had beaten another former titleholder at Roland Garros, Italian Francesca Schiavone, in the first round at Flushing Meadows but was edged out by Ivanovic in a match punctuated by 11 service breaks. Ivanovic blasted 37 winners, including 22 off her forehand, to turn the match around after a fast start from the 19-year-old Stephens. ... Full Story Top Roddick to take centre stage once again at U.S. Open Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:14 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic attempts his next step at defending his U.S. Open title while Andy Roddick fights to extend his career at the U.S. Open on Sunday. Serbia's world number two will begin the day session inside Arthur Ashe Stadium against France's 31st seed Julien Benneteau in the third round before Roddick follows him onto the main court at Flushing Meadows against unseeded Italian Fabio Fognini. Roddick has announced he will retire after the U.S. Open - the scene of the only major title of his career, in 2003. Also in action on Sunday will be Australia's 2001 U.S. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles round 3 results Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:13 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Saturday 23-Mardy Fish (U.S.) beat 16-Gilles Simon (France) 6-1 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat 27-Sam Querrey (U.S.) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3 6-2 15-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat James Blake (U.S. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:08 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Saturday, September 1Vasco da Gama 2 Portuguesa 0 Figueirense 2 Fluminense 2 Palmeiras 0 Gremio 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Atletico Mineiro 19 13 5 1 35 15 44 2 Fluminense 21 12 8 1 34 14 44 3 Gremio 21 13 2 6 31 16 41 4 Vasco da Gama 21 11 5 5 27 19 38 -------------------------5 Sao Paulo 20 11 1 8 33 24 34 6 Cruzeiro 20 9 4 7 26 27 31 7 Internacional 20 8 7 5 22 16 31 8 Botafogo 20 8 4 8 30 28 28 9 Nautico 20 8 3 9 27 31 27 10 Flamengo 19 7 6 6 22 23 27 11 Santos 20 6 8 6 24 26 26 12 ... Full Story Top Baseball standings Sat,1 Sep 2012 09:42 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Saturday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Yankees 76 56 .576 - 2. Baltimore 73 59 .553 3 3. Tampa Bay 72 61 .541 4 1/2 4. Boston 62 72 .463 15 5. Toronto 60 72 .455 16 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Chicago White Sox 72 60 .545 - 2. Detroit 71 61 .538 1 3. Kansas City 59 73 .447 13 4. Cleveland 56 77 .421 16 1/2 5. Minnesota 55 78 .414 17 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 78 54 .591 - 2. Oakland 75 57 .568 3 3. LA Angels 71 62 .534 7 1/2 4. Seattle 64 70 .478 15 NATIONAL LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 6-Baseball results Sat,1 Sep 2012 09:30 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) NY YANKEES 4 Baltimore 3 San Francisco 5 CHICAGO CUBS 2 Tampa Bay 5 TORONTO 4 LA Angels 5 SEATTLE 2 Philadelphia 5 ATLANTA 1 St. Louis 10 WASHINGTON 9 Minnesota 3 KANSAS CITY 1 Minnesota 8 KANSAS CITY 7 HOUSTON 2 Cincinnati 1 CLEVELAND 4 Texas 3 DETROIT 5 Chicago White Sox 1 NY Mets 5 MIAMI 3 MILWAUKEE 3 Pittsburgh 2 COLORADO 9 San Diego 1 OAKLAND 7 Boston 1 LA DODGERS 2 Arizona 1 Full Story Top Tennis-Open-Clijsters career ends with doubles defeat Sat,1 Sep 2012 07:20 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The professional tennis careerof Kim Clijsters officially ended on Saturday when the Belgianlost in the second round of the mixed doubles event at the U.S.Open. The four-times grand slam winner, partnered by American BobBryan, lost to Russian Ekaterina Makarova and Brazilian BrunoSoares, losing 6-2 3-6 (12-10). Clijsters had announced she was retiring after the U.S. Opento focus on her family and had already lost in singles andwomen's doubles. The three-times U.S. Open singles champion said she wouldlike to be remembered for always giving 100 percent effort. ... Full Story Top Tennis-Open-Ivanovic needs three sets to oust Stephens Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:55 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Ana Ivanovic defeated Americanteenager Sloane Stephens in round three of the U.S. Open onSaturday. The former French Open champion was a 6-7 6-4 6-2 winner intwo hours and 21 minutes to advance to the round of 16. Stephens had beaten another former titleholder at RolandGarros, Italian Francesca Schiavone, in the first round atFlushing Meadows but was edged out by Ivanovic in a matchpunctuated by 11 service breaks. Ivanovic blasted 37 winners, including 22 off her forehand,to turn the match around after a fast start from the 19-year-oldStephens. ... Full Story Top Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles round 3 results Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:44 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Saturday 12-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Sloane Stephens (U.S.) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 10-Sara Errani (Italy) beat Olga Puchkova (Russia) 6-1 6-1 6-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 6-1 6-2 Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) beat 14-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) 5-7 6-4 6-4 Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) beat Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-3 4-Serena Williams (U.S. ... Full Story Top Federer, Serena march on in U.S. Open heat Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:33 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-ranked Roger Federer continued his dynamic U.S. Open form in near-tropical conditions on Saturday while fourth seed Serena Williams braved the steaming heat to avenge a shock defeat she suffered in January. With a potential semi-final showdown with Federer looming, Andy Murray remained in the hunt for his first grand slam crown by defeating Spain's Feliciano Lopez to reach the fourth round. Women's second seed Agnieszka Radwanska set up a fourth-round tussle with Italy's Roberta Vinci by stopping Jelena Jankovic 6-3 7-5 at a steamy Arthur Ashe Stadium. ... Full Story Top McIlroy leads with Tiger lurking at Deutsche Bank Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:32 PM PDT Reuters - NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy fired a second consecutive six-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday but Tiger Woods was lurking just two shots back. The world number one set the pace in the morning wave with an impressive round consisting of six birdies, an eagle and two bogeys to lead by one over former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen. South African Oosthuizen matched McIlroy's 65 to move to 11-under 131 at the FedEx Cup playoff event while Woods and fellow American Ryan Moore shared third at 10-under 132. ... Full Story Top Tennis-Open-Roddick to take centre stage once again at U.S. Open Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:28 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic attempts hisnext step at defending his U.S. Open title while Andy Roddickfights to extend his career at the U.S. Open on Sunday. Serbia's world number two will begin the day session insideArthur Ashe Stadium against France's 31st seed Julien Benneteauin the third round before Roddick follows him onto the maincourt at Flushing Meadows against unseeded Italian FabioFognini. Roddick has announced he will retire after the U.S. Open -the scene of the only major title of his career, in 2003. Also in action on Sunday will be Australia's 2001 U.S. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Saturday Saturday, September 1Arsenal 1 Lanus 0 Saturday, September 1Velez Sarsfield 2 Atletico Belgrano 1 Newell's Old Boys 1 Estudiantes 0 Friday, August 31 All Boys 3 Union (Santa Fe) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Arsenal 5 3 2 0 6 2 11 2 Newell's Old Boys 5 3 2 0 4 0 11 3 Velez Sarsfield 5 3 1 1 8 3 10 4 Colon (Santa Fe) 4 3 1 0 6 3 10 5 Boca Juniors 4 3 0 1 7 5 9 6 Quilmes 4 2 2 0 7 3 8 7 Racing Club 4 2 2 0 6 2 8 8 River Plate 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 9 Godoy Cruz 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 10 All Boys 5 1 3 1 ... Full Story Top

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