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| Simpson takes early control at Firestone, Tiger lurks Friday, Aug 02, 2013 12:38 AM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - It was case of love at first sight for Webb Simpson on his debut at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational as he spectacularly charged into an early one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round. While seven-times winner Tiger Woods also made a strong start, firing a four-under-par 66, Simpson seized control of the elite World Golf Championships (WGC) event with an eight-birdie 64. On a breezy day of sunshine and sporadic cloud cover at Firestone Country Club, the former U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brazilian Bastos leaves Schalke at own request Friday, Aug 02, 2013 12:35 AM PDT  BERLIN (Reuters) - Schalke 04 have parted company with on-loan Brazilian winger Michel Bastos at the request of the player, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. "We have met the transfer demand of the player," said Schalke sports director Horst Heldt. "Michel Bastos is leaving Schalke with immediate effect." The speedy Bastos, who looks set to sign a deal with a United Arab Emirates team, joined Schalke on an 18-month loan deal from Olympique Lyonnais in January. ... Full Story | Top |
| Senegal call up AC Milan's Niang for Zambia friendly Friday, Aug 02, 2013 12:32 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Senegal have called up AC Milan's Mbaye Niang for this month's friendly against Zambia, suggesting the teenage striker has decided his international future is with the west Africans after being banned by the French federation. France Under-21 player Niang was last year suspended for 13 months for going out to a night club while on international duty. Any switch of allegiance for the 18-year-old must still be confirmed by FIFA but coach Alain Giresse told a Dakar press conference Niang had said he was ready to commit to Senegal. "He has told me he has decided. ... Full Story | Top |
| Improving Bayern beat Man City as season start looms Friday, Aug 02, 2013 12:14 AM PDT  MUNICH (Reuters) - Treble winners Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Manchester City 2-1 in a mini pre-season tournament final on Thursday and look on track for the season's start next week. Bayern, who lost 4-2 to rivals Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup last week, take on lower-tier SW Rehden in the German Cup first round on Monday. "We played a good first half but did not attack enough," Bayern's new coach Pep Guardiola told reporters. "Obviously City are a very strong team. With some substitutions in the second it worked better. I am optimistic for the season. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brumbies unchanged for Super Rugby final Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 11:55 PM PDT  By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - ACT Brumbies coach Jake White named an unchanged side to take on the defending champion Waikato Chiefs in Saturday's Super Rugby final in Hamilton, the third week in a row he has put out the same side. The Australians, who beat South Africa's Cheetahs in a playoff two weeks ago and then stunned the Bulls in the semis in Pretoria last week, are aiming to become the first foreign team to win any kind of post-season match in New Zealand. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, August 2 Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 11:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday: - - - - CRICKET Ashes third test (to 5) Clarke and Australia look to power on at Old Trafford MANCHESTER, England - Australia will hope to pile on at least 400 runs when they resume their first innings and will also be keen to avoid any more DRS controversies. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 10:04 PM PDT Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Thursday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 66 44 .600 - 2. Tampa Bay 64 44 .593 1 3. Baltimore 60 49 .550 5 1/2 4. NY Yankees 56 51 .523 8 1/2 5. Toronto 50 58 .463 15 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 61 45 .575 - 2. Cleveland 60 48 .556 2 3. Kansas City 54 51 .514 6 1/2 4. Minnesota 45 60 .429 15 1/2 5. Chicago White Sox 40 66 .377 21 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Oakland 63 45 .583 - 2. Texas 60 49 .550 3 1/2 3. Seattle 50 58 .463 13 4. LA Angels 49 58 .458 13 1/2 5. Houston 36 71 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 09:51 PM PDT Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) CLEVELAND 6 Chicago White Sox 1 MIAMI 3 NY Mets 0 Kansas City 7 MINNESOTA 2 BALTIMORE 6 Houston 3 San Francisco 2 PHILADELPHIA 1 St. Louis 13 PITTSBURGH 0 TEXAS 7 Arizona 1 BOSTON 8 Seattle 7 ATLANTA 11 Colorado 2 LA Dodgers 6 CHICAGO CUBS 4 LA ANGELS 8 Toronto 2 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Washington Open men's singles results Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 09:20 PM PDT Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Washington Open Men's Singles matches on Thursday Round 33-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat 13-Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-4 4-6 7-5 1-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat 14-Bernard Tomic (Australia) 6-3 6-3 16-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat 2-Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-1 6-2 11-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat 6-Sam Querrey (U.S.) 6-3 6-2 8-John Isner (U.S.) beat Somdev Devvarman (India) 7-5 7-5 7-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Mardy Fish (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Carlsbad Open women's singles round 2 results Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:54 PM PDT Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Carlsbad Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday 7-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Coco Vandeweghe (U.S.) 7-6(5) 6-3 2-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-3 6-3 Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat 6-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 6-2 4-6 6-3 Virginie Razzano (France) beat 8-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 6-1 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Australia boasts tourist boom, thanks to rugby Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:41 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia boasted the largest ever rise in visitor arrivals in June as fans of the British and Irish Lions invaded the country to watch a one-in-12 year rugby test series. In a boost to the economy that might make up for Australia losing the series, arrivals from the UK surged 68 percent in June to a record 81,400. That helped lift overall June visitor arrivals by a thumping 7.6 percent on seasonally adjusted basis to 564,100, according to data from Australian Bureau of Statistics released on Friday. That was also the highest on record and up 10 percent from June last year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Franklin gunning for fifth gold in 100 freestyle Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:23 PM PDT  BARCELONA (Reuters) - American teenager Missy Franklin can match the record for gold medals at a single world championships if she wins her fifth when she competes in the 100 meters freestyle in Barcelona on Friday. The 18-year-old, who already has two relay titles and golds in 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the hilltop Palau Sant Jordi, is seeking to replicate a feat first achieved by compatriot Tracy Caulkins in 1978 and later by Lisbeth Trickett of Australia in 2007. ... Full Story | Top |
| Swimming-Franklin gunning for fifth gold in 100 freestyle Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:00 PM PDT BARCELONA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - American teenager Missy Franklin can match the record for gold medals at a single world championships if she wins her fifth when she competes in the 100 metres freestyle in Barcelona on Friday. The 18-year-old, who already has two relay titles and golds in 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the hilltop Palau Sant Jordi, is seeking to replicate a feat first achieved by compatriot Tracy Caulkins in 1978 and later by Lisbeth Trickett of Australia in 2007. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary August 3 - August 10 Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 08:00 PM PDT Aug 2 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Aug 3 - Aug 10 (all times GMT). SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 CRICKET The Ashes England v Australia, third test, Old Trafford, Manchester (to 5) Zimbabwe v India, fifth ODI, Bulawayo (0800) SWIMMING World championships, Barcelona (to Aug. 4) CYCLING Tour of Poland (to Aug. 4) TENNIS ATP: Kitzbuehel Cup, Austria (to Aug. 4) ATP/WTA: Washington Classic, U.S. (to Aug. 4) WTA: Carlsbad Open, California (to Aug. 4) GOLF WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio (to 4) PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open, Reno, Nevada (to 4) Women's British Open, St. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Reno-Tahoe Open scores Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 07:56 PM PDT Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Reno-Tahoe Open on Thursday in Reno, Nevada 15 Josh Teater (U.S.) 15 14 Gary Woodland (U.S.) 14 James Driscoll (U.S.) 14 13 Greg Chalmers (Australia) 13 12 Stuart Appleby (Australia) 12 Colt Knost (U.S.) 12 10 Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 10 Bud Cauley (U.S.) 10 Justin Bolli (U.S.) 10 David Mathis (U.S.) 10 Dean Wilson (U.S.) 10 9 Chris Williams (U.S.) 9 Ricky Barnes (U.S.) 9 Mark Wilson (U.S.) 9 Kevin Stadler (U.S.) 9 8 Brandt Jobe (U.S.) 8 Scott McCarron (U.S.) 8 Will Claxton (U.S.) 8 Andres Romero (Argentina) 8 7 Robert Streb (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
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