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| Tennis-WTA Tour Champions Race singles standings Monday, Oct 28, 2013 12:52 AM PDT Oct 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the WTA Tour Champions Race singles Points 1 (1) Serena Williams(U.S.) 13260 2 (2) Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) 8046 3 (5) Li Na(China) 6045 4 (3) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 5891 5 (4) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 5875 6 (6) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 4775 7 (7) Sara Errani(Italy) 4435 8 (8) Jelena Jankovic(Serbia) 4170 9 (9) Angelique Kerber(Germany) 3965 10 (10) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark) 3520 11 (11) Sloane Stephens(U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis - WTA Tour singles standings Monday, Oct 28, 2013 12:48 AM PDT Oct 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the WTA Tour singles Points 1 (1) Serena Williams(U.S.) 13260 2 (2) Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) 8046 3 (5) Li Na(China) 6045 4 (3) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 5891 5 (4) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 5875 6 (6) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 4775 7 (7) Sara Errani(Italy) 4435 8 (8) Jelena Jankovic(Serbia) 4170 9 (9) Angelique Kerber(Germany) 3965 10 (10) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark) 3520 11 (11) Sloane Stephens(U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-ATP Tour singles standings Monday, Oct 28, 2013 12:47 AM PDT Oct 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the ATP Tour singles Points 1 (1) Rafa Nadal(Spain) 11670 2 (2) Novak Djokovic(Serbia) 11120 3 (3) David Ferrer(Spain) 6600 4 (4) Andy Murray(Britain) 6280 5 (5) Juan Martin Del Potro(Argentina) 5365 6 (6) Roger Federer(Switzerland) 4245 7 (7) Tomas Berdych(Czech Republic) 4180 8 (8) Stanislas Wawrinka(Switzerland) 3240 9 (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(France) 3235 10 (10) Richard Gasquet(France) 3130 11 (11) Milos Raonic(Canada) 2860 12 (12) Tommy Haas(Germany) 2425 13 (13) Nicolas Almagro(Spain) 2290 14 (15) Jerzy Janowicz(Poland) 2150 15 (21) Mikhail ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL considers selling some Thursday night games: exec Monday, Oct 28, 2013 12:02 AM PDT By Ronald Grover and Liana B. Baker LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League is studying whether to auction the media rights for a new slate of regular-season games, a process that has ignited fierce bidding wars in the past for a deal to broadcast the hugely popular sport. Discussions are internal and at an early stage, and there is no assurance a decision will be made to do so, said Steve Bornstein, president and CEO of NFL Network and NFL executive vice president of media. ... Full Story | Top |
| Federer suffers another Basel loss to Del Potro Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:56 PM PDT  By Brian Homewood BASEL (Reuters) - Roger Federer's difficult season continued on Sunday when he lost to Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the Basel Open for the second year running. The Swiss played some of his best tennis this year but it was not enough to avoid a 7-6 (3) 2-6 6-4 defeat against the powerful Argentine and his 220-kph serve. After Del Potro took the first set, the momentum seemed to swing Federer's way when he raced through the second after breaking serve in the second game. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vettel overwhelmed by his achievement Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:54 PM PDT  By Alan Baldwin GREATER NOIDA, India (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel cast his mind back to a time when he put pictures of Michael Schumacher on his bedroom wall and played with toy cars in a sandpit - and struggled to come to terms with his achievement on Sunday. "I am overwhelmed, I don't know what to say but it is the best day of my life so far," the Red Bull driver gasped. At the age of 26, the German had become only the fourth Formula One driver - after Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, Schumacher and Frenchman Alain Prost - to win four titles and by some way the youngest. ... Full Story | Top |
| Serena completes dominant season with WTA Championship triumph Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:52 PM PDT  By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Serena Williams capped off a season to remember by capturing her fourth WTA Championship title with a 2-6 6-3 6-0 win over Li Na on Sunday. The 32-year-old American finished off a dominant year, in which she also won the French and U.S. Opens, by scooping up her 11th title of 2013. China's Li, who will reach a career-high third in the WTA rankings on Monday, broke Williams's serve twice in the first set. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mourinho showers match-winner Torres with praise Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:50 PM PDT  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho paid tribute to Fernando Torres after the Spain striker made one goal and scored a late winner to earn a 2-1 victory over Premier League title rivals Manchester City on Sunday. "He's sharp, he's powerful, he believes in his heart," Mourinho told reporters after his side climbed to second in the table, two points behind leaders Arsenal, the team they meet in the fourth round of the Capital One (League) Cup on Tuesday. "Since I arrived, since the first day, he has worked very, very hard. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Ryder scores century in first match back from injury Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:49 PM PDT Oct 28 (Reuters) - New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder compiled a well-crafted century in his first match since surviving an assault that left him in a coma with serious head injuries. The 29-year-old hit 22 boundaries on his way to 117 on debut for Otago against his former team Wellington on Monday. Ryder, who averages almost 41 in tests with three hundreds, has been in self-imposed exile from the New Zealand team since early 2012 following a breach of team discipline. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rookie mistake haunts Wong, Cardinals look to Monday Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:45 PM PDT  By Brett Wolf ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Hawaiian rookie Kolten Wong sat stunned in the St. Louis locker room, trying to come to terms with a mistake that put the final nail in the Cardinals' World Series Game Four coffin. Coming into the game in the ninth inning as a pinch runner after Allen Craig gave the Cards hope of rallying from 4-2 down to Boston, Wong was the victim of a rare pick off play at first base by closer Koji Uehara to end the game. Boston's win tied the World Series at 2-2, with Game Five scheduled for Monday, again in St. Louis. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Rookie mistake haunts Wong, Cardinals look to Monday Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:42 PM PDT By Brett Wolf ST. LOUIS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Hawaiian rookie Kolten Wong sat stunned in the St. Louis locker room, trying to come to terms with a mistake that put the final nail in the Cardinals' World Series Game Four coffin. Coming into the game in the ninth inning as a pinch runner after Allen Craig gave the Cards hope of rallying from 4-2 down to Boston, Wong was the victim of a rare pick off play at first base by closer Koji Uehara to end the game. Boston's win tied the World Series at 2-2, with Game Five scheduled for Monday, again in St. Louis. ... Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Vettel can challenge Schumacher records - Horner Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:36 PM PDT By Alan Baldwin NEW DELHI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel has the talent to surpass Michael Schumacher's record seven Formula One titles after becoming the sport's youngest quadruple champion, according to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Vettel, still only 26, chalked up his 36th career win in 117 races at the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday to seal his fourth successive crown. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kirsten makes surprise return to South Africa cricket Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:15 PM PDT  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Former South Africa coach Gary Kirsten is to make a surprise return to the national team just months after he resigned by rejoining as a "batting mentor," Cricket South Africa said on Sunday. Kirsten will work with the squad for five days between the second and third one-day internationals against Pakistan in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. "Gary is a World Cup winning coach and it would be naïve for us not to tap into his wisdom," said team manager Mohammed Moosajee. ... Full Story | Top |
| Club cricketer dies after blow to the head Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:13 PM PDT CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A club cricketer died in South Africa on Sunday after being struck on the side of the head while batting in a match in the Eastern Cape, Cricket South Africa said. Darryn Randall, 32, collapsed and was taken to hospital where medical staff were unable to revive him. Full Story | Top |
| Toure meets FIFA official over racism claim Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:12 PM PDT  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure met a top official with soccer's governing body on Sunday to discuss allegations that he was the victim of racial abuse from fans during a match in Russia in midweek. The Ivory Coast international held talks with FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb at Stamford Bridge on the day his City team were beaten 2-1 by Premier League title rivals Chelsea. A City spokesman confirmed the meeting took place but would not comment on the discussions. Webb is also president of CONCACAF and the head of an anti-racism task force at ... Full Story | Top |
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