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Man City and Liverpool reach League Cup semis
Tue,29 Nov 2011 10:02 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City edged past Arsenal and Liverpool beat Chelsea to reach the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday while Cardiff City also made the last four on an emotional night in south Wales. Premier League leaders City won at Arsenal for the first in 36 years with a late goal by Sergio Aguero earning a 1-0 victory against a much-changed home side in front of a 60,000 crowd. ...
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Alexis double helps Barca thrash Rayo
Tue,29 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST
Reuters -  MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez helped the Spanish champions get over their weekend defeat at Getafe by scoring twice in a 4-0 home victory over promoted Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Tuesday. Barca suffered their first loss of the campaign when they went down 1-0 on Saturday to slip six points behind leaders Real Madrid but after a shaky opening at the Nou Camp they crushed their valiant visitors. Chile forward Alexis broke the deadlock in the 29th minute, and added a second in the 41st before forward David Villa made it 3-0 before the break. ...
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Chelsea must improve, says Villas-Boas
Tue,29 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas criticised his side after a 2-0 home defeat by Liverpool in the League Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday and warned they must improve if they are not to avoid an early exit in the Champions League next week. The London side host Spanish club Valencia next week in their final Group E fixture knowing defeat or a draw would knock them out of the competition at the group stage for the first time. "It was not good today," Portuguese Villas-Boas, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti in the Chelsea hot seat in the summer, told reporters. ...
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Johnson to miss Australian summer through foot injury
Tue,29 Nov 2011 09:59 PM PST
Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Paceman Mitchell Johnson is likely to be sidelined for up to five months with a foot injury, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday, almost certainly ruling him out of upcoming test series against New Zealand and India. The 30-year-old, who has taken 190 wickets in 47 tests, injured his left foot in the recent test victory against South Africa and subsequent scans revealed a piece of metal embedded under his big toe. ... Full Story | Top |
Rangers close gap on Penguins in Atlantic
Tue,29 Nov 2011 09:50 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby continued his potent point-scoring run since returning from injury but the Penguins fell 4-3 to New York on Tuesday, allowing the Rangers to close the gap in the Atlantic division.
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Sherwood offers rich reward for Tiger and guests
Tue,29 Nov 2011 06:43 PM PST
Reuters - THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - For the 18 players vying for supremacy at this week's $5 million Chevron World Challenge, merely competing in the Tiger Woods-hosted event is confirmation of a successful year. Full Story | Top |
Bradley happy to emerge from under radar after stellar year
Tue,29 Nov 2011 06:43 PM PST
Reuters - THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Since winning his first major title at the PGA Championship in August, Keegan Bradley can no longer prepare for tournaments in virtually anonymous fashion -- but he would not want it any other way. The demands on his time by the media and sponsors have risen exponentially following his breakthrough at the game's highest level but the 25-year-old American has become accustomed to his rapidly changed world. ... Full Story | Top |
PREVIEW-Golf-Sherwood offers rich reward for Tiger and guests
Tue,29 Nov 2011 06:39 PM PST
Reuters - THOUSAND OAKS, California, Nov 29 (Reuters) - For the 18players vying for supremacy at this week's $5 million ChevronWorld Challenge, merely competing in the Tiger Woods-hostedevent is confirmation of a successful year. With the notable exception of four-times champion Woods, whohas not won a tournament for more than two years, every otherplayer in the invitational field at Sherwood Country Club isranked in the world's top 50. ... Full Story | Top |
RPT-Golf-Bradley happy to emerge from under radar after stellar year
Tue,29 Nov 2011 06:23 PM PST
Reuters - (Refiles to omit extraneous extra dateline) THOUSAND OAKS, California, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Since winninghis first major title at the PGA Championship in August, KeeganBradley can no longer prepare for tournaments in virtuallyanonymous fashion -- but he would not want it any other way. The demands on his time by the media and sponsors have risenexponentially following his breakthrough at the game's highestlevel but the 25-year-old American has become accustomed to hisrapidly changed world. ... Full Story | Top |
Phelps predicts records will tumble in new swimsuit
Tue,29 Nov 2011 06:18 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bodysuit war that reduced the 2009 swimming world championships to farce and effectively turned the sport into a battle of technology could erupt again on Wednesday when Michael Phelps takes to the catwalk to launch a new outfit for next year's London Olympics. Phelps was bitterly opposed to the now-banned swimsuits that were used in Rome two years ago, refusing to wear them because he believed they aided buoyancy, but he is getting ready to promote a new space-age suit. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Johnson has surgery on right knee, out until January
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:47 PM PST
Reuters - Nov 29 (Reuters) - American world number five DustinJohnson is expected to be sidelined until at least earlyJanuary after having knee surgery on Tuesday, his managersaid. The big-hitting Johnson, a five-times winner on the U.S.PGA Tour, had experienced pain in his right knee since July andunderwent arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage. "All is well - no worries! Feelin' good...or is that themeds!? Appreciate all the support but it's all pretty minorstuff," Johnson said on his Twitter feed. ... Full Story | Top |
Giants give Bochy and Sabean new deals through 2013
Tue,29 Nov 2011 03:37 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants, one year removed from their World Series triumph, kept their baseball brain trust intact by extending the contracts of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, the team said Tuesday.
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