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| Late Luiz lifts Chelsea, Fenerbahce edge Benfica Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:38 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Brazilian David Luiz scored deep into stoppage time to keep Chelsea on track for a second successive European final after a 2-1 victory at Basel in their Europa League semi-final, first leg on Thursday. Fenerbahce, who wasted a first-half spot-kick, also gained an advantage by beating Portuguese club Benfica 1-0 in Istanbul with a 72nd-minute header from Egemen Korkmaz. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:28 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Thursday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 15 7 .682 - 2. Baltimore 13 9 .591 2 3. NY Yankees 12 9 .571 2 1/2 4. Tampa Bay 10 12 .455 5 5. Toronto 9 14 .391 6 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Kansas City 11 8 .579 - 2. Detroit 10 10 .500 1 1/2 3. Minnesota 9 9 .500 1 1/2 4. Chicago White Sox 9 12 .429 3 5. Cleveland 8 11 .421 3 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 15 7 .682 - 2. Oakland 13 10 .565 2 1/2 3. LA Angels 8 13 .381 6 1/2 4. Seattle 9 15 .375 7 5. Houston 7 15 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, April 26 Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:59 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday: - - - - NFL Overlooked linemen take centre stage in NFL draft NEW YORK - The often overlooked men in the trenches took center stage in the first round of a National Football League Draft bereft of glamour quarterbacks and lacking star power at Radio City Music Hall. (NFL-DRAFT/, moved, by Larry Fine and Julian Linden, 600 words) - - - - SOCCER Late Luiz lifts Chelsea, Fenerbahce edge Benfica LONDON - Brazilian David Luiz scored deep into stoppage time to keep Chelsea on track for a second successive European final after a 2-1 victory at Basel. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Thursday's MLB games Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:54 PM PDT (Adds later games) April 25 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Thursday's Major League Baseball games - - - - Red Sox 7, Astros 2 Red-hot David Ortiz had three hits and hit his first homer of the season while Clay Buchholz struck out 10 and became the first five-game winner in baseball as host Boston won the opener of the four-game series. Buchholz (5-0) allowed two runs and six hits, and retired 11 straight batters before Jose Altuve ended his night with a two-out single in the eighth. ... Full Story | Top |
| Shakib shrugs off injury to lead Bangladesh to 300-6 Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:51 PM PDT (Reuters) - Shakib Al Hasan made light of a thumb injury to score a quickfire 81 and steer Bangladesh to 300 for six on the first day of the second and final test against Zimbabwe on Thursday. The total, compiled at a brisk rate of 3.41 runs per over, was more than the touring side's combined score in two innings in the first test in which Bangladesh were crushed by 335 runs. Shakib scored his runs off 118 balls before a wild slash off Elton Chigumbura was caught by wicketkeeper Richmond Mutumbami. "It was a stupid shot and I caused the team a lot of trouble because of it," he told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Barnes sets early pace with sizzling 64 in New Orleans Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:49 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Long-hitting American Ricky Barnes made a welcome return to form after two months of struggle as he charged into an early two-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana. The 32-year-old, who is bidding for his first victory on the PGA Tour, took advantage of receptive, rain-softened conditions at the TPC Louisiana to fire a sizzling eight-under-par 64. ... Full Story | Top |
| Uruguay fret over Suarez fitness for Confederations Cup Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:43 PM PDT  MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - South American champions Uruguay are worried Luis Suarez will lose match fitness during his 10-match ban for biting with the Confederations Cup looming in June. Suarez is already suspended for Uruguay's South American World Cup qualifier in Venezuela on June 11 and they go from there to Brazil for the June 15-30 tournament. The English FA handed the Liverpool striker the hefty suspension after he bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic's arm during the sides' 2-2 draw in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nadal faces busy Friday after rain hits Barcelona Open Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:43 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal may have to play two matches at the Barcelona Open on Friday after his third round clash against Frenchman Benoit Paire was postponed by rain on Thursday. The world number five and second seed, gunning for an eighth Barcelona title, will face Paire at 08:30GMT on Friday with either sixth seed Kei Nishikori or Albert Ramos waiting in the next round should Nadal avoid an upset. Third seed Tomas Berdych was also frustrated by the weather and will play his third round against Spaniard Tommy Robredo on centre court on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:27 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) Pittsburgh 6 PHILADELPHIA 4 Kansas City 8 DETROIT 3 (10 innings) LA Dodgers 3 NY METS 2 BOSTON 7 Houston 2 NY YANKEES 5 Toronto 3 WASHINGTON 8 Cincinnati 1 Chicago Cubs 4 MIAMI 3 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 Tampa Bay 2 Texas 2 MINNESOTA 1 ARIZONA 3 Colorado 2 Baltimore 10 OAKLAND 2 SEATTLE 6 LA Angels 0 Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Top pick Fisher leads linemen's march at NFL Draft Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 10:03 PM PDT * Tackles dominate first picks of draft * Only two offensive skills players taken in top 20 (Ends first round, adds quotes, details) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - The often overlooked men in the trenches took center stage in the first round of a National Football League Draft bereft of glamour quarterbacks and lacking star power at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Te'o faces anxious wait after being overlooked in first round Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 09:59 PM PDT NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Manti Te'o was a notable absentee from the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday. The Notre Dame linebacker was not at Radio City Music Hall for the nationally-televised player draft. Which was just as well because his name was not called out as one of the 32 first-round picks, leaving him to wait at least another day before knowing whether he has a future in the NFL. His omission from the first round was not a huge surprise. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Thursday's NBA playoff games Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 09:53 PM PDT (Adds late game) April 25 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association playoff games - - - - Heat 104, Bucks 91 LeBron James collected 22 points and six assists as visiting Miami pulled away in the second half to take a commanding 3-0 lead over Milwaukee in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series. Ray Allen scored 23 points off the bench and Dwyane Wade made up for a 1-for-12 shooting performance with nine rebounds, 11 assists and five steals for the Heat, who will go for the sweep in Game Four on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights of Thursday's NHL games Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 09:49 PM PDT (Adds late game) April 25 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games. - - - Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT) Captain Ryan Callahan scored 2:55 into overtime as visiting New York clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season. Derek Stepan matched Callahan with a goal and an assist, Derick Brassard scored for the fourth time in five games and Brad Richards also tallied. Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves for the Rangers who eliminated Winnipeg from postseason contention. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL standings Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 09:44 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NHL on Thursday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Pittsburgh 35 12 0 157 116 70 2. NY Rangers 25 18 4 126 112 54 3. NY Islanders 24 17 6 138 137 54 4. New Jersey 19 18 10 112 125 48 5. Philadelphia 22 22 3 131 140 47 NORTHEAST DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Boston 28 13 5 127 102 61 2. Montreal 28 14 5 145 125 61 3. Toronto 26 16 5 144 129 57 4. Ottawa 24 16 6 111 100 54 5. Buffalo 20 21 6 123 142 46 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Washington 26 18 3 146 128 55 2. Winnipeg 24 21 3 128 144 51 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 09:36 PM PDT April 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) PHILADELPHIA 2 NY Islanders 1 Ottawa 2 WASHINGTON 1 (OT) NY Rangers 4 CAROLINA 3 (OT) NEW JERSEY 3 Pittsburgh 2 Toronto 4 FLORIDA 0 DETROIT 5 Nashville 2 BOSTON 2 Tampa Bay 0 Montreal 4 WINNIPEG 2 ST. LOUIS 4 Calgary 1 Columbus 3 DALLAS 1 Anaheim 3 VANCOUVER 1 Full Story | Top |
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