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| Sloppy Zenit made to pay by four-goal Dortmund Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 11:36 PM PST (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski scored twice in a clinical 4-2 win at Zenit St Petersburg who were made to pay for some dreadful defending in their Champions League last 16, first-leg tie on Tuesday. Zenit offered free tea and pies to the visiting fans at the Petrovsky stadium and their players were equally generous as they repeatedly gifted possession to their Bundesliga opponents. Dortmund grabbed two goals in the first five minutes through Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan after Zenit, looking rusty as they started their first match after a two-month winter break, twice lost possession on the halfway line. Although the hosts fought back with second-half goals from Oleg Shatov and a Hulk penalty, Lewandowski replied on each occasion, helped by some more mishaps in the Zenit rearguard, as he took his tally in this year's competition to six. Full Story | Top |
| Moyes sees red after limp United show in Athens Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 11:33 PM PST By Graham Wood ATHENS (Reuters) - Manchester United's dwindling hopes of lifting a trophy this season are dangling by a thread after they produced an abject display to lose 2-0 at Olympiakos Piraeus in a Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday. Alejandro Dominguez opened the scoring with a clever first-half flick and Arsenal loanee Joel Campbell added a sublime second goal to leave United facing a huge task to overturn the deficit in the return match at Old Trafford on March 19. We didn't deserve to get anything," manager David Moyes told reporters. The players are hurting." Defeat at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium represented yet another body blow in an inauspicious campaign for last season's English Premier League title winners. Full Story | Top |
| South Africa dismiss ball-tampering allegations Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 11:32 PM PST (Reuters) - South Africa have dismissed ball-tampering allegations surrounding their second test victory over Australia after opposing opener David Warner said the Proteas worked on the ball at Port Elizabeth to generate reverse swing. Chasing a 448-run victory target, Australia cruised to 126 for no loss before being undone by a devastating Dale Steyn spell to be skittled out for 216 on Sunday as South Africa levelled the three-match series at 1-1. "We were actually questioning whether or not (wicketkeeper) AB de Villiers would get the ball in his hand and, with his glove, wipe the rough side every ball," the left-hander told Sky Sports Radio. "That's another thing we have to try to bring up with the umpires." Proteas manager Mohammed Moosagee dismissed Warner's complaint as "sour grapes" and said few took the outspoken Australian's words seriously. Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Tuesday's NBA games Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 10:52 PM PST - - - Timberwolves 110, Suns 101 Minnesota center Kevin Love had 33 points, 13 rebounds and narrowly missed out on a second triple-double in a week with nine assists as the Timberwolves rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns. Rookie forward Shabazz Muhammad added a career-high 20 points and forward Corey Brewer had 18 for the Timberwolves, who won for the fourth time in the last five games. - - - Trail Blazers 100, Nuggets 95 Guard Damian Lillard tallied 31 points and nine assists, center Robin Lopez had 12 points and 10 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets. - - - Pacers 118, Lakers 98 Forward Paul George scored 20 points and guard George Hill added 14, leading the Indiana Pacers to a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Acapulco International men's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 10:15 PM PST Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Acapulco International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 2-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 3-6 6-1 6-2 David Goffin (Belgium) beat Lukasz Kubot (Poland) 6-4 2-6 6-4 Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat Miguel Angel Reyes (Mexico) 6-2 6-4 4-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Marinko Matosevic (Australia) 7-5 6-1 Donald Young (U.S.) beat Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 6-3 6-3 6-Gilles Simon (France) beat Tim Smyczek (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, Feb 26 Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 10:00 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - NBA Love is in the air as Timberwolves rally past Suns Minnesota center Kevin Love had 33 points, 13 rebounds and narrowly missed out on a second triple-double in a week with nine assists as the Timberwolves rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) - - - - NHL Ehrhoff helps Sabres rattle Hurricanes with late winner Christian Ehrhoff scored his second goal of the game with 43. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Acapulco International women's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 09:12 PM PST Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Acapulco International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 6-2 6-4 Caroline Garcia (France) beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) 6-4 7-6(6) Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Marcela Zacarias (Mexico) 6-0 6-1 2-Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-2 6-2 Victoria Duval (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bigger court, four-point shot just talk: league Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 07:57 PM PST  (Reuters) - The NBA moved quickly to play down an ESPN report that the league was exploring the possibility of introducing a four-point shot and increasing the dimensions of the court to accommodate the increased athleticism of players. "No one at the NBA, nor the competition committee, has had any serious conversations about increasing the size of the floor or adding a four-point line," league spokesman Tim Frank said in a statement on Tuesday. In an interview with ESPN.com during the All-Star break, NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn and vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe acknowledged that the league office had informally weighed the possibility of making such changes. They spoke of the concepts mostly from a hypothetical standpoint but conceded that both ideas have been presented for discussion at a league level, ESPN said. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Brazil Open men's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 05:24 PM PST Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brazil Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Albert Ramos (Spain) beat Gastao Elias (Portugal) 6-3 3-6 6-2 Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat 8-Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 4-6 7-5 6-3 Potito Starace (Italy) beat Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) 4-6 6-2 6-3 Martin Klizan (Slovakia) beat Guilherme Clezar (Brazil) 6-4 6-3 Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat Pere Riba (Spain) 7-5 6-3 Rogerio Dutra Silva (Brazil) beat 6-Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 1-6 7-5 6-3 Andreas Haider-Maurer (Austria) beat Julian Reister (Germany) 6-2 4-6 6-1 Albert Montanes (Spain) ... Full Story | Top |
| Hackett heads to U.S. to treat drug addiction: manager Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 04:43 PM PST  Australian swimming great Grant Hackett has flown to the United States to have treatment for an addiction to a sleeping medication, his manager told local media. Hackett, who won 1,500 meters freestyle gold at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, created headlines Down Under this week after being found topless and disoriented at Melbourne's Crown Casino early on Saturday morning. "Grant is currently in transit to seek treatment for a dependency to Stilnox medication," his manager Chris White told News Ltd media. "His family and friends are enormously proud of his courage in pursuing this course of action." Hackett publicly admitted to a dependency to Stilnox in the leadup to the 2012 London Games, prompting the Australian Olympic Committee to ban athletes from using it. Full Story | Top |
| Adidas pulls raunchy World Cup T-shirts at Brazil's request Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 04:27 PM PST Adidas agreed on Tuesday to stop selling two raunchy T-shirts months ahead of the World Cup in Brazil after the government complained that they associated the country with sexual tourism. One shirt shows a bikini-clad woman with open arms on a sunny Rio de Janeiro beach under the word-play "Looking to Score." The other has an "I love Brazil" heart resembling the upside-down buttocks of a woman wearing a thong bikini bottom. Adidas, the world's second-largest sportswear maker, said the shirts would not be sold anymore, adding in a statement that they were from a limited edition that was only on sale in the United States. The shirt designs touched a nerve in Brazil, where people often complain about foreign stereotypes of Brazilian sensuality. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Moyes sees red after limp United show in Athens Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 03:56 PM PST * Olympiakos defeat Man United 2-0 in last-16 first leg * Our worst performance in Europe, says manager Moyes (Writes through, adds Michel quotes) By Graham Wood ATHENS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Manchester United's dwindling hopes of lifting a trophy this season are dangling by a thread after they produced an abject display to lose 2-0 at Olympiakos Piraeus in a Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday. Alejandro Dominguez opened the scoring with a clever first-half flick and Arsenal loanee Joel Campbell added a sublime second goal to leave United facing a huge task to overturn the deficit in the return match at Old Trafford on March 19. Full Story | Top |
| New York Knicks guard Felton faces weapons charges Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 03:53 PM PST  New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton was arrested on gun possession charges on Tuesday after his wife's divorce attorney took a weapon that was allegedly his to a local police station, authorities said. Felton, 29, was not registered to have the gun in New York City and was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and with criminal possession of a firearm, authorities said. The professional basketball player turned himself in to face the charges early on Tuesday and appeared at a late-afternoon hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court before Judge Diane Boyar, who set bail at $25,000. Wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, Felton left the courthouse in downtown Manhattan after the hearing without making any comment. Full Story | Top |
| League officials consider enlarging basketball court Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 03:17 PM PST (Reuters) - The NBA is exploring the possibility of expanding the dimensions of the basketball court to accommodate the growing size and increased athleticism of players, ESPN reported on Tuesday. NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn and vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe also acknowledged in an interview with ESPN.com that the league office had informally weighed the possibility of introducing a four-point shot. The NBA has employed a 94-by-50-foot court since the 1940s. "Making the court bigger - it's an interesting idea and we've actually looked at it," said VanDeWeghe, a former NBA All-Star player and head coach. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Brasil Cup women's singles results Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 02:40 PM PST Feb 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brasil Cup Women's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 22-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) 6-2 6-1 Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Czech Republic) 6-2 7-5 6-Alexandra Cadantu (Romania) beat Dinah Pfizenmaier (Germany) 6-2 6-3 Round 1Alize Lim (France) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4 Teliana Pereira (Brazil) beat 7-Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) 6-4 6-3 Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania) beat Mariana Duque (Colombia) 6-1 7-6(5) 3-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) beat Donna Vekic ... Full Story | Top |
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