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| UPDATE 2-Cricket-Australia on verge of Sri Lanka series sweep Friday, Jan 04, 2013 11:18 PM PST * Sri Lanka lead by 87 * Wade scores sparkling century * Karunaratne falls short of maiden ton (updates at close) SYDNEY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Australia were on the verge of a 3-0 series sweep after reducing Sri Lanka to 225 for seven with a slender lead of 87 at close of play on a dramatic third day of the third test on Saturday. The hosts dominated the morning courtesy of a sparkling unbeaten century from Matthew Wade before declaring at 432-9 with a first innings lead of 138 just before lunch. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Australia v Sri Lanka - third test scoreboard Friday, Jan 04, 2013 11:07 PM PST SYDNEY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at tea on the third dayof the third test between Australia and Sri Lanka at the SydneyCricket Ground on Saturday: Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first Sri Lanka first innings 294 Australia first innings (overnight 342-6) D. Warner c Prasad b Dilshan 85 E. Cowan run out 4 P. Hughes c Chandimal b Herath 87 M. Clarke c Karunaratne b Herath 50 M. Hussey run out 25 M. Wade not out 102 M. Johnson c Chandimal c Pradeep 13 P. Siddle c Chandimal c Pradeep 38 M. Starc lbw Herath 2 N. Lyon b Herath 4 J. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Sri Lanka 225-7 (& 294) v Australia (432-9dec) - close Friday, Jan 04, 2013 11:03 PM PST SYDNEY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka reached 225-7 in their second innings at close of play on the third day of the third test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Scores: Sri Lanka 225-7 (Dimuth Karunaratne 85, M. Jayawardene 60) & 294 (Lahiru Thirimanne 91, M. Jayawardene 72; J. Bird 4-41, M. Starc 3-71) Australia 432-9 dec (M. Wade 102 not out, P. Hughes 87, D. Warner 85, M. Clarke 50; R. Herath 4-95) (Editing by John O'Brien) Full Story | Top |
| Paul keeps Clippers on top in Los Angeles battle Friday, Jan 04, 2013 10:57 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chris Paul and the Clippers maintained a grip on top billing in Los Angeles with a tense 107-102 victory over the Lakers on Friday to cement their status as the city's best team. Paul withstood a fierce challenge from Kobe Bryant, recording 30 points and 13 assists to Bryant's 38 points, and the Clippers moved further ahead in both the standings and the crosstown rivalry. The Lakers did their best to tear up the script late on by climbing out of a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter and closing to 99-97 with two minutes remaining. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Paul keeps Clippers on top in Los Angeles battle Friday, Jan 04, 2013 10:52 PM PST LOS ANGELES, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Chris Paul and the Clippers maintained a grip on top billing in Los Angeles with a tense 107-102 victory over the Lakers on Friday to cement their status as the city's best team. Paul withstood a fierce challenge from Kobe Bryant, recording 30 points and 13 assists to Bryant's 38 points, and the Clippers moved further ahead in both the standings and the crosstown rivalry. The Lakers did their best to tear up the script late on by climbing out of a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter and closing to 99-97 with two minutes remaining. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA standings Friday, Jan 04, 2013 10:45 PM PST Jan 5 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NBA on Friday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Knicks 22 10 .688 - 2. Brooklyn 18 15 .545 4 1/2 3. Boston 15 17 .469 7 4. Philadelphia 15 19 .441 8 5. Toronto 12 21 .364 10 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Chicago 18 13 .581 - 2. Indiana 19 14 .576 - 3. Milwaukee 16 15 .516 2 4. Detroit 13 22 .371 7 5. Cleveland 8 26 .235 11 1/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Miami 22 9 .710 - 2. Atlanta 20 11 .645 2 3. Orlando 12 20 .375 10 1/2 4. Charlotte 8 24 .250 14 1/2 5. Washington 4 27 . ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 6-NBA results Friday, Jan 04, 2013 10:35 PM PST Jan 5 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Friday (home team in CAPS) Sacramento 105 TORONTO 96 Brooklyn 115 WASHINGTON 113 (OT) Cleveland 106 CHARLOTTE 104 DETROIT 85 Atlanta 84 BOSTON 94 Indiana 75 Portland 86 MEMPHIS 84 OKLAHOMA CITY 109 Philadelphia 85 Chicago 96 MIAMI 89 Houston 115 MILWAUKEE 101 Utah 87 PHOENIX 80 LA CLIPPERS 107 LA Lakers 102 Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday Jan 5 Friday, Jan 04, 2013 10:00 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - CRICKET Australia v Sri Lanka third test (to 7) Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka fightback against Australia SYDNEY - Dimuth Karunaratne was approaching his maiden test century as Sri Lanka reached 130 for one in their second innings at tea on the third day of the third test against Australia. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Tennis-Brisbane International men's singles semifinal results Friday, Jan 04, 2013 09:53 PM PST Jan 5 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brisbane International Men's Singles Semifinal matches on Saturday 1-Andy Murray (Britain) beat 5-Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-4 2-0 (Nishikori retired) Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) Full Story | Top |
| Boozer leaves Heat reeling as Bulls dominate Friday, Jan 04, 2013 09:41 PM PST  MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat's rebounding troubles cost them dearly as Carlos Boozer scored 27 points and pulled down 12 boards to spark the Chicago Bulls to a 96-89 win over the NBA champions in South Florida on Friday. Although LeBron James scored 30 points, the Heat fell behind in the first quarter and were never able to recover as Chicago improved to 18-13 in the Eastern Conference. Miami still lead the East with a 22-9 record but have stuttered recently, having lost three of their last four games. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-NBA-Boozer leaves Heat reeling as Bulls dominate Friday, Jan 04, 2013 09:38 PM PST * Heat fall to third defeat in four games * Bulls dominate boards to maintain good road form (adds detail, quotes) MIAMI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The Miami Heat's rebounding troubles cost them dearly as Carlos Boozer scored 27 points and pulled down 12 boards to spark the Chicago Bulls to a 96-89 win over the NBA champions in South Florida on Friday. Although LeBron James scored 30 points, the Heat fell behind in the first quarter and were never able to recover as Chicago improved to 18-13 in the Eastern Conference. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chiefs hire new coach Reid to complete day of changes Friday, Jan 04, 2013 08:34 PM PST (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs announced the hiring of new coach Andy Reid on Friday, hours after general manager Scott Piloi had left the National Football League team. Kansas City used Twitter to make the announcement of Reid's hiring. "Andy Reid and (Chiefs CEO) Clark Hunt make it official," the Chiefs tweeted with a picture of the pair. "Reid becomes the head coach of the Chiefs." Reid, who was sacked on Monday after 14 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, will be introduced on Monday. Terms were not announced. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Chiefs hire new coach Reid to complete day of changes Friday, Jan 04, 2013 08:14 PM PST Jan 4 (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs announced the hiring of new coach Andy Reid on Friday, hours after general manager Scott Piloi had left the National Football League team. Kansas City used Twitter to make the announcement of Reid's hiring. "Andy Reid and (Chiefs CEO) Clark Hunt make it official," the Chiefs tweeted with a picture of the pair. "Reid becomes the head coach of the Chiefs." Reid, who was sacked on Monday after 14 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, will be introduced on Monday. Terms were not announced. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Radwanska beats Wickmayer to claim Auckland title Friday, Jan 04, 2013 08:09 PM PST Jan 5 (Reuters) - Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska began her Australian Open preparations in winning style, accounting for 2010 champion Yanina Wickmayer to claim the Auckland Classic title on Saturday. The world number four, who had not dropped a set throughout the tournament on the central Auckland courts, beat the 23-year-old Belgian 6-4 6-4 to claim her 11th WTA tour title. Both players had trouble with their serve in the first set, with Wickmayer, who had problems with her ball toss in the windy conditions, broken in just the third game of the set. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fowler flies blind on yardage at windy Kapalua Friday, Jan 04, 2013 07:35 PM PST (Reuters) - Yardage numbers were often meaningless for Rickie Fowler on a brutal Friday at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii where the first round was eventually abandoned because of severe gusting winds. With golf umbrellas bending sharply in intermittent driving rain and balls being blown off line on the more exposed greens, Fowler realized he simply had to choose his shot and then try to pull it off. ... Full Story | Top |
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