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| Returning Van Persie could spell trouble for Arsenal Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:37 PM PDT  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - The irony could be almost too much for Arsenal fans to bear on Sunday with their team expected to form a guard of honour for newly-crowned champions Manchester United. It is a long time since Premier League clashes between the old adversaries in April were often "title deciders" with the only real significance of the outcome of Sunday's match (1500)being its effect on Arsenal's chances of finishing in the top four. ... Full Story | Top |
| Four-star Lewandowski fires Dortmund rout of Real Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:34 PM PDT  By Karolos Grohmann DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Robert Lewandowski scored four goals to inspire Borussia Dortmund to a stunning 4-1 demolition of Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Dortmund's dazzling performance came a day after Bayern Munich crushed Barcelona 4-0 in the other semi-final first leg, raising the prospect of an all-German clash in next month's final at Wembley. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brazil booed by own fans in 2-2 draw with Chile Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:32 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Brazil were booed by their own fans after stumbling to a 2-2 draw with Chile in their first friendly at a 2014 World Cup stadium on Wednesday. The match at the newly refurbished Mineirao in Belo Horizonte was coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's last test before naming his squad on May 14 for the Confederations Cup to be held at six venues in Brazil in June. The friendly, in which Chile were attempting to win in Brazil for the first time in 26 appearances, was also a chance for the local World Cup organising committee to test the venue, the second to be ready for the June 15-30 tournament. ... Full Story | Top |
| England's Pietersen ruled out of Champions Trophy Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:32 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be ready for the one-day series with New Zealand and June's Champions Trophy after a further scan on his injured knee on Wednesday, fuelling speculation he could be an Ashes doubt. "Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy following a repeat MRI scan on his right knee earlier today," the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement, adding he would also skip the New Zealand one-dayers which precede the tournament. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Wednesday's MLB games Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:15 PM PDT (Adds late games) April 24 (Sports Direct) - Highlights of Wednesday's Major League Baseball games. - - - Rays 3, Yankees 0 Alex Cobb allowed three hits in 8 1/3 strong innings and Ben Zobrist doubled in a pair of runs as Tampa Bay took the rubber game from the visiting Yankees. Sean Rodriguez added a solo homer for the Rays, who have won five of six. Cobb (3-1) struck out seven and walked one before yielding to Fernando Rodney, who recorded the last two outs for his third save. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte (3-1) struck out 10 in six innings but gave up a homer in the sixth to fall behind ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, April 25 Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League Lewandowski scores four as Dortmund humiliate Real 4-1 DORTMUND - Robert Lewandowski scored a stunning four goals to steer Borussia Dortmund to a 4-1 demolition of Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:56 PM PDT April 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Wednesday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 14 7 .667 - 2. Baltimore 12 9 .571 2 3. NY Yankees 11 9 .550 2 1/2 4. Tampa Bay 10 11 .476 4 5. Toronto 9 13 .409 5 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Kansas City 10 8 .556 - 2. Minnesota 9 8 .529 0 1/2 3. Detroit 10 9 .526 0 1/2 4. Cleveland 8 11 .421 2 1/2 5. Chicago White Sox 8 12 .400 3 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 14 7 .667 - 2. Oakland 13 9 .591 1 1/2 3. LA Angels 8 12 .400 5 1/2 4. Seattle 8 15 .348 7 5. Houston 7 14 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Santos held 0-0 by Monterrey in CONCACAF Champions Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:38 PM PDT April 24 (Reuters) - Mexican sides Santos and Monterrey battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final on Wednesday at the Estadio Corona. In a rematch of last year's final, two-time champions Monterrey escaped with the draw despite playing with 10 men for much of the second half after Cesar Delgado was sent off for a late challenge in the 66th minute. Santos' Carlos Darwin Quintero had a great chance in the dying minutes but his shot from inside the six-yard box was blocked by Darvin Chavez. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:37 PM PDT April 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Toronto 6 BALTIMORE 5 (11 innings) CINCINNATI 1 Chicago Cubs 0 St. Louis 4 WASHINGTON 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3 Cleveland 2 HOUSTON 10 Seattle 3 COLORADO 6 Atlanta 5 (12 innings) Arizona 3 SAN FRANCISCO 2 (10 innings) BOSTON 6 Oakland 5 Pittsburgh 5 PHILADELPHIA 3 DETROIT 7 Kansas City 5 NY METS 7 LA Dodgers 3 (10 innings) TAMPA BAY 3 NY Yankees 0 Texas 11 LA ANGELS 3 SAN DIEGO 2 Milwaukee 1 Full Story | Top |
| Swimming-'Different' Magnussen relieved to return to the pool Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:28 PM PDT April 25 (Reuters) - Australian swimmer James Magnussen is confident he has left behind the heartbreak and controversies surrounding his below-par showing at the London Olympics and promised to return to the pool as a more humble and disciplined athlete. In the lead-up to London, Magnussen, the 'missile' of Australian swimming, had promised to win the 100 metres gold medal and the 4x100m freestyle relay. However, he was pipped for gold in the 100 while the relay team finished fourth. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights of Wednesday's NHL games Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:05 PM PDT April 24 (Sports Direct) - Highlights of Wednesday's games in the National Hockey League. - - - Red Wings 3, Kings 1 Jordin Tootoo scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Johan Franzen added his sixth tally in as many games as hosts Detroit beat the Kings. Pavel Datsyuk scored his team-leading 14th goal and added an assist while Jimmy Howard turned aside 23 shots for the Red Wings, who pulled one point ahead of Central Division-rival Columbus. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL standings Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 09:44 PM PDT April 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NHL on Wednesday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Pittsburgh 35 11 0 155 113 70 2. NY Islanders 24 16 6 137 135 54 3. NY Rangers 24 18 4 122 109 52 4. New Jersey 18 18 10 109 123 46 5. Philadelphia 21 22 3 129 139 45 NORTHEAST DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Boston 27 13 5 125 102 59 2. Montreal 27 14 5 141 123 59 3. Toronto 25 16 5 140 129 55 4. Ottawa 23 16 6 109 99 52 5. Buffalo 20 21 6 123 142 46 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Washington 26 18 2 145 126 54 2. Winnipeg 24 20 3 126 140 51 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Wednesday's NBA playoff games Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 09:40 PM PDT April 24 (Sports Direct) - Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association playoff games. - - - Thunder 105, Rockets 102 Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 29 points apiece as hosts Oklahoma City knocked off Houston to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. Serge Ibaka had 12 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots as the Thunder followed up their 29-point Game 1 victory. Game 3 is Saturday at Houston. James Harden had 36 points and 11 rebounds and Chandler Parsons scored 17 points for the Rockets. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 09:31 PM PDT April 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) TAMPA BAY 5 Toronto 2 DETROIT 3 Los Angeles 1 Chicago 4 EDMONTON 1 PHOENIX 2 San Jose 1 Full Story | Top |
| NBA play-offs 1st round results Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 09:11 PM PDT April 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA Play-offs 1st Round games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 4 T INDIANA 25 34 29 25 113 Atlanta 19 31 26 22 98 (Indiana lead the best-of-seven series by 2-0) 1 2 3 4 T OKLAHOMA CITY 29 28 21 27 105 Houston 28 27 17 30 102 (Oklahoma City lead the best-of-seven series by 2-0) 1 2 3 4 T SAN ANTONIO 28 28 22 24 102 LA Lakers 23 25 20 23 91 (San Antonio lead the best-of-seven series by 2-0) Full Story | Top |
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