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| Soccer-Brilliant Bayern raise the bar with Manchester mauling Thursday, Oct 03, 2013 12:44 AM PDT By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich were basking in the afterglow of Wednesday's stunning 3-1 Champions League victory over Manchester City that put the holders well on course for early qualification into this season's knockout stage. The dominant Bavarians made a mockery of pre-match predictions of a close encounter and rode roughshod over their big-spending hosts to carve a 3-0 lead before taking their foot off the gas and conceding a late consolation goal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Di Maria not giving up his place without a fight Thursday, Oct 03, 2013 12:42 AM PDT  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Angel Di Maria will almost certainly lose his place in the starting lineup to world record signing Gareth Bale when the Wales winger is back from injury but he is not going down without a fight. The Argentina international with the lethal left foot scored twice in Wednesday's 4-0 Champions League rout of FC Copenhagen and set up Cristiano Ronaldo for the second of his double with an eye-catching piece of skill. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ramires double leads Chelsea to four-goal romp Thursday, Oct 03, 2013 12:40 AM PDT  BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Brazil midfielder Ramires scored twice as Chelsea got their Champions League Group E campaign back on track with a 4-0 demolition job on Steaua Bucharest at the National Arena on Tuesday. Slick-passing Chelsea, surprisingly beaten at home 2-1 by Swiss club Basel last month, dominated from start to finish and could have won by a bigger margin. Jose Mourinho's team suffered an early blow when striker Fernando Torres limped off with a knee injury after 11 minutes and was replaced by Samuel Eto'o. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ozil magic leads Arsenal to 2-0 win over Napoli Thursday, Oct 03, 2013 12:36 AM PDT  By Robert Woodward LONDON (Reuters) - Mesut Ozil bewitched Napoli to conjure up a 2-0 Champions League win for Arsenal on Tuesday and end the Italian side's unbeaten start to the season. The Germany midfielder scored the opening goal, his first for Arsenal, with a superb left-foot effort from the edge of the penalty area after eight minutes and set up Olivier Giroud for Arsenal's second after 15. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Di Maria not giving up his place without a fight Thursday, Oct 03, 2013 12:12 AM PDT By Iain Rogers MADRID, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Angel Di Maria will almost certainly lose his place in the starting lineup to world record signing Gareth Bale when the Wales winger is back from injury but he is not going down without a fight. The Argentina international with the lethal left foot scored twice in Wednesday's 4-0 Champions League rout of FC Copenhagen and set up Cristiano Ronaldo for the second of his double with an eye-catching piece of skill. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Japan Open men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:50 PM PDT Oct 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Japan Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday 3-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-4 6-3 6-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 6-4 6-2 Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 7-5 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Britain's William Hill warns on profit after slow third quarter Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:35 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British bookmaker William Hill said a poor retail performance in its third quarter meant operating profit had fallen 20 million pounds ($32.5 million) below expectations, warning that shortfall may not be recovered by the year end. Quiet trading in July helped push retail net revenue in the 13 week period to Oct 1 down 4 percent on an underlying basis, the firm said on Thursday, with gross margin wins falling 0.8 percentage points as football results went the way of customers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-China Open women's singles round 3 results Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:22 PM PDT Oct 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the China Open Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Thursday 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Maria Kirilenko (Russia) 7-5 7-5 8-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat 12-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 6-0 6-0 Full Story | Top |
| Road-warrior Rays down Indians to advance Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:06 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays continued to thrive on the road with a clinical 4-0 victory over a profligate Cleveland Indians in their one-game, wild card playoff on Wednesday to advance to the American League Division Series. The Rays, who played their last eight games away from home and faced three successive must-win games in Toronto, Texas and against the Indians at Progressive Field, will be on the road again on Friday, starting a best-of-five series against the top-seeded Boston Red Sox. "Three games in three difficult venues... ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, October 3 Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - BASEBALL Road-warrior Rays too strong for Indians in playoff The Tampa Bay Rays continued to thrive on the road with a clinical 4-0 victory over a profligate Cleveland Indians in their one-game, wild card playoff to advance to the American League Division Series. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-China Open men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:59 PM PDT Oct 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the China Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat 6-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-3 7-6(2) Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Bianchi to stay with Marussia in 2014 Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:46 PM PDT * Team to switch to Ferrari engines from next season * French rookie's best finish was 13th in Malaysia (Adds Booth, Chilton quotes) By Alan Baldwin YEONGAM, South Korea, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Ferrari-backed French driver Jules Bianchi will remain with Marussia next season, the Russian-licensed Formula One team said on Thursday. The highly-regarded 23-year-old, who is a member of the Ferrari driver academy, is currently in his rookie season with a best result of 13th in Malaysia. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL standings Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:21 PM PDT Oct 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NHL on Wednesday WESTERN CONFERENCEPACIFIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Edmonton 0 1 0 4 5 0 2. Anaheim 0 1 0 1 6 0 3. Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 5. Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 6. San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 CENTRAL DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Colorado 1 0 0 6 1 2 2. Chicago 1 0 0 6 4 2 3. Winnipeg 1 0 0 5 4 2 4. Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 5. Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 6. Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Toronto 2 0 0 7 4 4 2. Detroit 1 0 0 2 1 2 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Road-warrior Rays down Indians to advance Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:19 PM PDT * Advance to best-of-five ALDS against top-seeded Red Sox * Starter Cobb and three relievers combine on shutout (Adds quotes, details) Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays continued to thrive on the road with a clinical 4-0 victory over a profligate Cleveland Indians in their one-game, wild card playoff on Wednesday to advance to the American League Division Series. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights from Wednesday's NHL games Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 09:55 PM PDT (Adds later game) Oct 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Wednesday's NHL games - - Red Wings 2, Sabres 1 Mikael Samuelsson and Pavel Datsyuk scored, Jimmy Howard made 19 saves and the Detroit Red Wings held off the Buffalo Sabres in their Eastern Conference debut against one of their Atlantic Division rivals. Red Wings' free agent acquisitions, Daniel Alfredsson and Stephen Weiss also played their first regular-season game with their new team. ... Full Story | Top |
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