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| Nadal keeps rolling on the hardcourt Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 12:37 AM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal ran his 2013 record on hardcourts to 16-0 by steamrolling American Ryan Harrison in his first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday but would not say he was playing his best tennis ever on concrete. The second-seeded Spaniard came to Flushing Meadows off successive hardcourt tournament wins in Cincinnati and Montreal and has lost only three matches on all surfaces this year. Nadal asked rhetorically if he was playing better than when he won the 2008 Beijing Olympics on a hardcourt, or when he won the 2010 U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Serena demolishes Schiavone at US Open Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 12:32 AM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams needed just one hour on Monday to remind everyone why she remains the overwhelming favourite to win the U.S. Open. In one of the most one-sided matches seen on the Arthur Ashes center court, Williams demolished Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-0 6-1 with an ominous display of precision and power. The American showed no mercy against her opponent, who won the French Open in 2010 and was a finalist in Paris the following year, conceding just 23 points in the 60-minute romp. "I'm really excited," she said in a courtside interview. ... Full Story | Top |
| Serena demolishes Schiavone at U.S. Open Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 12:31 AM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams needed just one hour on Monday to remind everyone why she remains the overwhelming favorite to win the U.S. Open. In one of the most one-sided matches seen on the Arthur Ashes center court, Williams demolished Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-0 6-1 with an ominous display of precision and power. The American showed no mercy against her opponent, who won the French Open in 2010 and was a finalist in Paris the following year, conceding just 23 points in the 60-minute romp. "I'm really excited," she said in a courtside interview. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Serena demolishes Schiavone at U.S. Open Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 12:27 AM PDT (Fixes typo in headline) * No mercy displayed by Serena in power-packed performance * Schiavone resorts to seeking 'solace' from ball boy (Adds quotes) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Serena Williams needed just one hour on Monday to remind everyone why she remains the overwhelming favourite to win the U.S. Open. In one of the most one-sided matches seen on the Arthur Ashes center court, Williams demolished Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-0 6-1 with an ominous display of precision and power. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights from Monday's Major League Baseball games Monday, Aug 26, 2013 11:05 PM PDT August 26 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Monday's Major League Baseball games - - - - Royals 11, Rays 1 The Kansas City Royals defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and onetime Royals' player Wil Myers in a blowout. Myers, who was originally drafted by the Royals but traded to the Rays last December, went 0-for-4 while appearing in a game for the first time in Kansas City. The Royals scored five runs in the first three innings and cruised the rest of the way in a game that was a make-up game from May 2 that was cancelled because of snow. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, August 27 Monday, Aug 26, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to Sept 9) Djokovic, Azarenka in action at Flushing Meadows NEW YORK - World number one Novak Djokovic makes his first appearance at this year's U.S. Open when he plays Ricardas Berankis while Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka kicks off her campaign against Dinah Pfizenmaier on day two at Flushing Meadows. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Monday, Aug 26, 2013 10:33 PM PDT Aug 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Monday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 77 55 .583 - 2. Tampa Bay 74 55 .574 1 1/2 3. Baltimore 70 59 .543 5 1/2 4. NY Yankees 69 62 .527 7 1/2 5. Toronto 59 73 .447 18 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 77 54 .588 - 2. Cleveland 71 59 .546 5 1/2 3. Kansas City 66 64 .508 10 1/2 4. Minnesota 57 72 .442 19 5. Chicago White Sox 54 76 .415 22 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 76 55 .580 - 2. Oakland 73 57 .562 2 1/2 3. Seattle 59 71 .454 16 1/2 4. LA Angels 58 71 .450 17 5. Houston 44 86 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Monday, Aug 26, 2013 10:27 PM PDT Aug 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS) KANSAS CITY 11 Tampa Bay 1 ST. LOUIS 8 Cincinnati 6 TORONTO 5 NY Yankees 2 Oakland 8 DETROIT 6 Philadelphia 2 NY METS 1 Houston 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 8 COLORADO 6 San Francisco 1 ARIZONA 6 San Diego 1 Texas 8 SEATTLE 3 LA DODGERS 6 Chicago Cubs 2 Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-All Blacks "machine" has shifted up a gear, says Mortlock Monday, Aug 26, 2013 09:42 PM PDT By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A pair of humbling losses to the All Blacks marked a tough initiation for new Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie, but that was to be expected against a world champion team showing no sign of stopping, former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock has said. Mortlock, who battled a succession of top-ranked New Zealand teams in an 80-cap career from 2000-09, said Steve Hansen's side had defied belief by raising their game to another level since winning the 2011 World Cup under former coach Graham Henry. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rain suspends opening day's play, Federer match postponed Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:29 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steady rain hit the U.S. Open on Monday, washing out the last match on Arthur Ashe Stadium court featuring five-time champion Roger Federer. The match between seventh-seeded Federer and unseeded Grega Zemlja of Slovenia will be rescheduled for Tuesday, along with two other men's first-round matches that were halted in progress. Vasek Pospisil of Canada was leading Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-4 6-3 6-7 (9) 0-4 with the winner advancing to a second-round encounter with second-seeded Spaniard Rafa Nadal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nadal, Williams sisters cruise at U.S. Open Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:26 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal made an ominous return to the U.S. Open on Monday while the sister act of Serena and Venus Williams shared the spotlight as the last grand slam of the year got underway. Roared on by the energetic Flushing Meadows crowds, the trio turned on a masterclass of power hitting at Arthur Ashe Stadium before New York's fickle weather brought proceedings to an early end. A late rain shower forced tournament organizers to abandon the opening day's play before former world number one Roger Federer was about start his match against Slovenia's Grega Zemlja. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Nadal, Williams sisters cruise at U.S. Open Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:11 PM PDT (Updates at end of day with play suspended by rain) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal made an ominous return to the U.S. Open on Monday while the sister act of Serena and Venus Williams shared the spotlight as the last grand slam of the year got underway. Roared on by the energetic Flushing Meadows crowds, the trio turned on a masterclass of power hitting at Arthur Ashe Stadium before New York's fickle weather brought proceedings to an early end. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open order of play for Tuesday Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:02 PM PDT (Updates with revised schedule) Aug 26 (Reuters) - Order of play on the show courts at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding): Arthur Ashe Stadium (1500 GMT/11 a.m. ET) 7-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) v Misaki Doi (Japan) 6-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Duan Yingying (China) 7-Roger Federer (Switzerland) v Grega Zemlja (Slovenia) (2300 GMT/ 7 p.m. ET) 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) 2-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) v Dinah Pfizenmaier (Germany) Louis Armstrong Stadium (1500 GMT/ 11 a.m. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Rain suspends opening day's play, Federer match postponed Monday, Aug 26, 2013 08:01 PM PDT By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Steady rain hit the U.S. Open on Monday, washing out the last match on Arthur Ashe Stadium court featuring five-time champion Roger Federer. The match between seventh-seeded Federer and unseeded Grega Zemlja of Slovenia will be rescheduled for Tuesday, along with two other men's first-round matches that were halted in progress. Vasek Pospisil of Canada was leading Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-4 6-3 6-7 (9) 0-4 with the winner advancing to a second-round encounter with second-seeded Spaniard Rafa Nadal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kleybanova's biggest battle behind her at U.S. Open Monday, Aug 26, 2013 07:56 PM PDT By Will Swanton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some battles are bigger than others. Russia's Alisa Kleybanova proved that on Monday at the U.S. Open after a two-and-a-half year absence from the majors because of cancer. Diagnosed after the 2011 Australian Open with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, the 24-year-old marked her return to the grand slam stage with a tenacious three-set victory over Puerto Rico's Monica Puig. "I just wanted to come back on the court so much," Kleybanova said after her 6-4 3-6 7-5 win. ... Full Story | Top |
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