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| Croatia's Kranjcar, Cameroon's Assou-Ekotto loaned to QPR Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:39 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar has signed a one-year loan deal with Queens Park Rangers who have also brought in Cameroon defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto and England under-21 midfielder Tom Carroll from Tottenham Hotspur. The English Championship club's manager Harry Redknapp, who failed to keep Rangers in the Premier League last season, has been reunited with 29-year-old Dynamo Kiev player Kranjcar for a third time having worked with him at Spurs and Portsmouth. "Niko's a crowd pleaser - he gets people off their seats," Redknapp told the club's website (www.qpr.co.uk). ... Full Story | Top |
| West Brom break club record by signing Sessegnon Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:38 AM PDT  (Reuters) - West Bromwich Albion broke their transfer record just minutes before the window closed by buying forward Stephane Sessegnon from Sunderland on Monday. The exact price was undisclosed but the English Premier League club said on their website (www.wba.co.uk) that it surpassed the fee they paid Reading for striker Shane Long in August 2011. Benin international Sessegnon, 29, has signed a three-year contract with Albion. He started all but seven of Sunderland's league games in the last two seasons, scoring 14 goals. Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Argentina side to play New Zealand Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:25 AM PDT Sept 3 (Reuters) - Argentina coach Santiago Phelan named the following side on Tuesday to face New Zealand in their Rugby Championship match in Hamilton on Saturday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rodman returns to Pyongyang but says won't bring back jailed American Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 12:10 AM PDT  By James Pearson and Megha Rajagopalan SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Flamboyant former basketball star Dennis Rodman left for North Korea on Tuesday for a five-day visit, his second this year, but said he had no plans to negotiate the release of a jailed American missionary. There had been speculation that Rodman, who met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in March, would secure the release of Kenneth Bae, who was jailed for 15 years for trying to overthrow the North Korean government. ... Full Story | Top |
| Algeria forward Boudebouz joins Bastia Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:53 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Algeria midfielder Ryad Boudebouz has joined Ligue 1 side Bastia on a three-year deal from Sochaux, the French clubs said on Monday. "Bastia are happy to announce they have signed the Sochaux midfielder for a one million euros fee, plus incentives," the Corsica club said on their website (www.sc-bastia.net). The 23-year-old attacking midfielder, who has 16 caps, has played 164 league games for Sochaux after coming through their youth academy. Full Story | Top |
| Atsu and Hutchinson join Chelsea clan at Vitesse Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:49 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Chelsea's defender Sam Hutchinson and Ghana winger Christian Atsu have joined Vitesse Arnhem on one-year loan deals, the Dutch club said on Monday. Hutchinson, 24, has made only six appearances for Chelsea since making his debut in 2007. He retired from football due to injury in 2010 but rejoined the Blues a year later. Atsu, 21, only completed his move to Chelsea from FC Porto on Sunday, with British media reporting that he cost four million euros, but the winger was immediately sent on loan to Vitesse to gain experience. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vinci beats rain to reach quarter-finals Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:48 PM PDT By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roberta Vinci beat her opponent and the rain to storm into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday just before a thunderstorm forced play to be suspended. Vinci needed just over an hour to defeat fellow Italian Camila Giorgi 6-4 6-2 and reach the last eight at Flushing Meadows for the second year in a row. The match finished just minutes before the arrival of heavy showers that forced play to be halted on all the courts as players and spectators went running for covering. ... Full Story | Top |
| Shock Federer loss dashes first Nadal meeting Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:45 PM PDT By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer suffered a shock loss to Tommy Robredo at the U.S. Open on Monday, ruining the prospect of meeting Rafa Nadal at the only grand slam where the two greats have never played each other. In the biggest upset of the tournament, Robredo demolished a badly out-of-sorts Federer 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 in the fourth round, marking the first time in a decade the Swiss master has fallen before the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows. "I kind of feel like I beat myself, without taking any credit away from Tommy," a dejected Federer told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Ozil arrival marks end to Arsenal's austerity era Monday, Sep 02, 2013 11:43 PM PDT By Patrick Johnston Sept 3 (Reuters) - Arsene Wenger's decision to smash Arsenal's transfer record with a marquee signing brought praise from his threadbare squad and finally signals an end to the austerity years that have resulted in eight trophyless seasons. The capture of German playmaker Mesut Ozil, signed for 42.5 million pounds ($66.15 million) from Real Madrid on the final day of the transfer window on Monday, was the biggest fee paid by an English Premier League side in the close season. "Signing of the summer! Easily! Fantastic player, plays the 'Arsenal way'. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, September 3 Monday, Sep 02, 2013 10:59 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to Sept 9) Robredo stuns Federer to scupper Nadal showdown NEW YORK - Roger Federer suffered a shock loss to Tommy Robredo at the U.S. Open, ruining the prospect of meeting Rafa Nadal at the only grand slam where the two greats have never played each other. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gasquet blunts Raonic serve to reach quarter-finals Monday, Sep 02, 2013 10:54 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frenchman Richard Gasquet saved a match point and survived a barrage of heavy shots from Canada's Milos Raonic before booking a spot in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday. Raonic thumped 39 aces past Gasquet but the eighth seed waited for his opportunities, winning 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(9) 7-5 after an exhausting slugfest that lasted four hours and 40 minutes. Raonic also hit a staggering total of 102 winners but paid the price for coughing up unforced errors, more than twice as many as Gasquet. "I had to stay patient," said Gasquet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball Monday, Sep 02, 2013 10:41 PM PDT Sept 2 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball games: - - - - Reds 7, Cardinals 2 Right-hander Mat Latos pitched his fourth career complete game to lift Cincinnati to victory over St. Louis. Choo Shin-soo and Joey Votto homered for Cincinnati in the opening game of a key four-game series against National League Central contenders. St Louis lost for the fourth time in five games to fall a game behind Pittsburgh for the division lead. Cincinnati sits in third, 3 1/2 games back. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Gasquet blunts Raonic serve to reach quarter-finals Monday, Sep 02, 2013 10:32 PM PDT (Fixes lits in Gasquet quote, para 5) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Frenchman Richard Gasquet saved a match point and survived a barrage of heavy shots from Canada's Milos Raonic before booking a spot in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday. Raonic thumped 39 aces past Gasquet but the eighth seed waited for his opportunities, winning 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(9) 7-5 after an exhausting slugfest that lasted four hours and 40 minutes. Raonic also hit a staggering total of 102 winners but paid the price for coughing up unforced errors, more than twice as many as Gasquet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Monday, Sep 02, 2013 10:29 PM PDT Sept 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Monday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 82 57 .590 - 2. Tampa Bay 75 61 .551 5 1/2 3. Baltimore 73 63 .537 7 1/2 4. NY Yankees 73 64 .533 8 5. Toronto 63 75 .457 18 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 81 57 .587 - 2. Cleveland 72 65 .526 8 1/2 3. Kansas City 71 66 .518 9 1/2 4. Minnesota 60 76 .441 20 5. Chicago White Sox 56 80 .412 24 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Oakland 79 58 .577 - 2. Texas 79 58 .577 - 3. LA Angels 64 72 .471 14 1/2 4. Seattle 62 75 .453 17 5. Houston 45 92 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Monday, Sep 02, 2013 10:18 PM PDT Sept 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS) NY YANKEES 9 Chicago White Sox 1 ATLANTA 13 NY Mets 5 CINCINNATI 7 St. Louis 2 Detroit 3 BOSTON 0 KANSAS CITY 3 Seattle 1 Pittsburgh 5 MILWAUKEE 2 Minnesota 10 HOUSTON 6 Miami 4 CHICAGO CUBS 3 SAN DIEGO 4 San Francisco 1 OAKLAND 4 Texas 2 Baltimore 7 CLEVELAND 2 LA Dodgers 10 COLORADO 8 Toronto 4 ARIZONA 1 PHILADELPHIA 3 Washington 2 LA ANGELS 11 Tampa Bay 2 Full Story | Top |
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