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Today's Reuters Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Bynum powers Lakers past Nuggets Kovalchuk keys Devils' win over Penguins Bynum powers Lakers past Nuggets Kovalchuk sparks Devils to win over Penguins Iran's Haddadi re-signs with Grizzlies Padres acquire Quentin from White Sox Murray appoints Lendl as new coach Ajmal believes UDRS will help Pakistan spinners Sochaux striker in Guinea squad for Nations Cup Drogba scores 150th Chelsea goal Boxer Mayweather pleads no contest to battery charge Head steps down from Williams board Torres Euro place in doubt, Del Bosque says Ferguson aims for three more years at Man United Tamgho punishment spurious says victim Bynum powers Lakers past Nuggets Sat,31 Dec 2011 05:36 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Center Andrew Bynum scored 29 points in his first game of the season after serving a suspension as the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to beat the Denver Nuggets 92-89 Saturday. Full Story Top Kovalchuk keys Devils' win over Penguins Sat,31 Dec 2011 05:07 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Ilya Kovalchuk scored on a first-period penalty shot and assisted on David Clarkson's goal minutes later as the New Jersey Devils defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in an Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday. Full Story Top Bynum powers Lakers past Nuggets Sat,31 Dec 2011 03:53 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Center Andrew Bynum scored 29 points in his first game of the season after serving a suspension as the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to beat the Denver Nuggets 92-89 Saturday. Full Story Top Kovalchuk sparks Devils to win over Penguins Sat,31 Dec 2011 03:27 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Ilya Kovalchuk scored on a first-period penalty shot and assisted on David Clarkson's goal minutes later as the New Jersey Devils defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in an Eastern Conference matchup Saturday. Full Story Top Iran's Haddadi re-signs with Grizzlies Sat,31 Dec 2011 01:19 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Reserve center Hamed Haddadi, the first Iranian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), has signed a new contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, the team said Saturday. Full Story Top Padres acquire Quentin from White Sox Sat,31 Dec 2011 12:40 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The San Diego Padres have given their offense a boost by acquiring two-time All-Star outfielder Carlos Quentin from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for two pitching prospects, the Major League Baseball teams said on Saturday. Full Story Top Murray appoints Lendl as new coach Sat,31 Dec 2011 08:49 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray has ended his long search for a full time coach by appointing eight-times grand slam winner Ivan Lendl. Full Story Top Ajmal believes UDRS will help Pakistan spinners Sat,31 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST Reuters - KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's leading spinner Saeed Ajmal is confident the Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS) in the forthcoming series against England will be a plus for his team's slow bowlers because of the number of left-handers in the opposition. "It is going to be a tense series and I am happy the UDRS will be used in tests and one-dayers," Ajmal told Reuters. "I bowl the doosra a lot and most of the time I beat the batsmen in front of the wickets but umpires tend to turn down a lot of my appeals because the ball is going the other way. ... Full Story Top Sochaux striker in Guinea squad for Nations Cup Sat,31 Dec 2011 07:48 AM PST Reuters - Conakry (Reuters) - Sochaux striker Abdoul Razzagui Camara, who is still seeking to switch his international allegiance, has been named by Guinea in a 26-man preliminary squad for the next month's African Nations Cup finals. Camara has played at under-21 level for France, but was born in Guinea and now wants to compete at the Nations Cup for the west Africans. The 21-year-old will need FIFA permission before January 10 to make the switch and also the deadline date for Guinea to finalise their 23-man squad. ... Full Story Top Drogba scores 150th Chelsea goal Sat,31 Dec 2011 07:47 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba notched his 150th goal for the club on Saturday with a penalty against Aston Villa in their Premier League game at Stamford Bridge. The 33-year-old Ivory Coast international joined Chelsea greats Peter Osgood and Roy Bentley on the mark with his 23rd-minute spot kick. Only Frank Lampard (178), Kerry Dixon (193) and Bobby Tambling (202) have scored more goals for the London club. Full Story Top Boxer Mayweather pleads no contest to battery charge Sat,31 Dec 2011 07:03 AM PST Reuters - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. pleaded no contest on Friday in Las Vegas to misdemeanor battery against a security guard, prosecutors said. Mayweather, a flamboyant 34-year-old boxer widely regarded as the best defensive fighter of his generation, will pay a $1,000 fine for the offense, according to the district attorney's office. ... Full Story Top Head steps down from Williams board Sat,31 Dec 2011 07:00 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Williams co-founder Patrick Head stepped down from the Formula One team's board on Saturday after 34 years with the former champions. Williams said in a statement that Head, 65, would remain a board director of Williams Hybrid Power, a subsidiary that develops flywheel technology for broader commercial use in buses and trains. "Patrick and I have been in partnership for 34 years. During that time, he has been the leader of the technical team that has won the majority of our race wins and championships," said team principal Frank Williams. ... Full Story Top Torres Euro place in doubt, Del Bosque says Sat,31 Dec 2011 06:59 AM PST Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain striker Fernando Torres could miss selection for next year's European championship if he does not get more playing time with Premier League club Chelsea, Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has said. In an interview with the Spanish sports daily As on Friday, the former Real Madrid coach said Torres's poor club form was a worry. "There are five months until the European championship during which everything could turn around but if the situation does not change it will be hard for him," Del Bosque said. ... Full Story Top Ferguson aims for three more years at Man United Sat,31 Dec 2011 06:57 AM PST Reuters - MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson marked his 70th birthday on Saturday by saying he hoped to stay at Old Trafford for another three years. The Scot, who has guided the club to 12 English league titles, two European Cups and five FA Cups, celebrated 25 years in the United hot seat last month. "I think I've got three years at the club," he told Manchester United television. "As long as my health stays up, and as long as I'm still enjoying it and still getting the satisfaction of the team doing its best. ... Full Story Top Tamgho punishment spurious says victim Sat,31 Dec 2011 06:56 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The female athlete involved in a fight with French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho has described his punishment as spurious and accused authorities of attempting to brush it off. The world indoor champion was banned for 12 months with six suspended after an altercation with 19-year-old Glodie Tudiesche at a training camp in southern France in October. "They tried to brush it off at a regional and national level," Tudiesche told the French radio station RMC. "The committee decided to suspend him for six months. ... Full Story Top

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