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| Soccer-Ronaldinho vows to shed blood to turn around cup tie Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 12:18 AM PDT ROSARIO, Argentina, July 4 (Reuters) - Atletico Mineiro playmaker Ronaldinho said the tournament favourites will fight for their lives in next week's Libertadores Cup semi-final second leg after going down 2-0 to Newell's Old Boys on Wednesday. "It's not over... We're going to play for our lives, for the history of the club, we're going to shed our blood there," Ronaldinho told reporters at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-No election before reforms agreed, says Worawi Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 11:30 PM PDT By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK, July 4 (Reuters) - Controversial reforms must be implemented before Thai soccer officials can go to the polls, FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi told Reuters, dismissing the demands of the country's top sports adminsitrators to hold the election first. Worawi's term as Thai Football Association (FAT) president ended on June 16 but scheduled elections were postponed after he failed to push through FIFA-backed reforms, which included slashing the number of eligible voters by more than half to 72. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 11:27 PM PDT July 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Wednesday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 52 34 .605 - 2. Baltimore 48 37 .565 3 1/2 3. NY Yankees 45 39 .536 6 4. Tampa Bay 45 40 .529 6 1/2 5. Toronto 41 43 .488 10 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 45 38 .542 - 2. Cleveland 45 39 .536 0 1/2 3. Kansas City 39 42 .481 5 4. Minnesota 36 45 .444 8 5. Chicago White Sox 33 48 .407 11 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Oakland 49 36 .576 - 2. Texas 48 36 .571 0 1/2 3. LA Angels 40 44 .476 8 1/2 4. Seattle 37 47 .440 11 1/2 5. Houston 31 54 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Libertadores Cup summary Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 11:20 PM PDT July 4 (Reuters) - South American Libertadores Cup semi-final, first leg summary Played on Wednesday at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa in Rosario: Newell's Old Boys (Argentina) 2 - Maxi Rodriguez 61, Ignacio Scocco 80 Atletico Mineiro (Brazil) 0 Halftime: 0-0 (Compiled by Rex Gowar; Editing by John O'Brien) Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 11:14 PM PDT July 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Milwaukee 4 WASHINGTON 1 PITTSBURGH 6 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 6 TORONTO 2 BOSTON 2 San Diego 1 Baltimore 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2 Miami 6 ATLANTA 3 CINCINNATI 3 San Francisco 2 (11 innings) Arizona 5 NY METS 3 Seattle 4 TEXAS 2 (10 innings) KANSAS CITY 6 Cleveland 5 NY Yankees 3 MINNESOTA 2 HOUSTON 4 Tampa Bay 1 LA Dodgers 10 COLORADO 8 St. Louis 12 LA ANGELS 2 Chicago Cubs 3 OAKLAND 1 Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, July 4 Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday - - - - TENNIS Wimbledon (to 7) Favourite Lisicki faces Radwanska, Bartoli v Flipkens LONDON - German Sabine Lisicki, the favourite after knocking out defending champion Serena Williams, takes on fourth seed Agnieska Radwanska and former runner-up Marion Bartoli faces Belgian Kirsten Flipkens in the women's semi-finals. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gomes walk-off homer gives Red Sox win Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 10:24 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Boston's Jonny Gomes delivered a pinch-hit walk-off home run to give the American League leading Red Sox a 2-1 win over San Diego on Wednesday. Gomes entered the game in place of Brandon Snyder to lead off the final inning and sent the game-winning blast over the left field fence. It was the third straight victory for the Red Sox (52-34), and their seventh in eight games, as they extended their top record in the American League. In Toronto, Detroit's Max Scherzer continued his stellar start and improved to 13-0 in a 6-2 win over the Blue Jays. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Gomes walk-off homer gives Red Sox win Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 10:23 PM PDT July 3 (Reuters) - Boston's Jonny Gomes delivered a pinch-hit walk-off home run to give the American League leading Red Sox a 2-1 win over San Diego on Wednesday. Gomes entered the game in place of Brandon Snyder to lead off the final inning and sent the game-winning blast over the left field fence. It was the third straight victory for the Red Sox (52-34), and their seventh in eight games, as they extended their top record in the American League. In Toronto, Detroit's Max Scherzer continued his stellar start and improved to 13-0 in a 6-2 win over the Blue Jays. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Dropping O'Driscoll was right rugby decision, says Gatland Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 09:42 PM PDT By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, July 4 (Reuters) - The controversial omission of Brian O'Driscoll from the British and Irish Lions side for Saturday's third and decisive test against Australia in Sydney was done for sound rugby reasons, says coach Warren Gatland. The axing of the Lions great from the matchday squad provoked outrage in Ireland on Wednesday, a fury not assuaged by Gatland, the Wales coach, including 10 players from the principality in his starting XV. ... Full Story | Top |
| Perfect Scherzer has Tigers purring Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 08:47 PM PDT By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Max Scherzer's perfect season continued on Wednesday as the Detroit Tigers' big righthander improved his record to a sparkling 13-0 and confirmed his status as an elite pitcher with a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. No-hitters and perfect games are pitching's great personal milestones but Scherzer's run of perfection that began in the chill of early April and has carried on into the heat of the North American summer is something not seen in major league ballparks since 1986 when Roger Clemens began his campaign 14-0. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Perfect Scherzer has Tigers purring Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 08:42 PM PDT By Steve Keating TORONTO, July 3 (Reuters) - Max Scherzer's perfect season continued on Wednesday as the Detroit Tigers' big righthander improved his record to a sparkling 13-0 and confirmed his status as an elite pitcher with a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. No-hitters and perfect games are pitching's great personal milestones but Scherzer's run of perfection that began in the chill of early April and has carried on into the heat of the North American summer is something not seen in major league ballparks since 1986 when Roger Clemens began his campaign 14-0. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lisicki favorite ahead of 33,000-1 semi-finals Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 08:03 PM PDT  By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - An improbable scenario that would have prompted a polite chuckle among tennis fans two weeks ago is set to play out on Thursday when Marion Bartoli, Kirsten Flipkens, Sabine Lisicki and Agnieska Radwanska do battle in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The odds on those players making the last four were 33,379-1 at the start of the tournament but the early departures of Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka opened up the draw and Lisicki knocked out defending champion Serena Williams in the fourth round to blow it wide open. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Lisicki favourite ahead of 33,000-1 semi-finals Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 08:00 PM PDT By Toby Davis LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - An improbable scenario that would have prompted a polite chuckle among tennis fans two weeks ago is set to play out on Thursday when Marion Bartoli, Kirsten Flipkens, Sabine Lisicki and Agnieska Radwanska do battle in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The odds on those players making the last four were 33,379-1 at the start of the tournament but the early departures of Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka opened up the draw and Lisicki knocked out defending champion Serena Williams in the fourth round to blow it wide open. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Ice-cool Wallaby Leali'ifano ready for backyard shootout Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 07:51 PM PDT By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, July 4 (Reuters) - Australia's Christian Leali'ifano is hoping Saturday's decisive test against the British and Irish Lions does not come down to a final kick, but if it does the ice-cool Wallaby will go about it as if he was a kid in his own backyard. Australia's Kurtley Beale and Lions fullback Leigh Halfpenny had chances to win the first and second tests respectively with the last kick of the game but both came up short. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Libertadores Cup semifinal results Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 07:49 PM PDT July 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Libertadores Cup Semifinal first leg matches on Wednesday SemifinalThursday, July 4, first legNewell's Old Boys (Argentina) - Atletico Mineiro (Brazil) 2-0 (halftime: 0-0) Wednesday, July 3, first leg Olimpia (Paraguay) - Santa Fe (Colombia) 2-0 (halftime: 0-0) Full Story | Top |
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