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Daytona driver Keselowski tweets from his seat
Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:50 PM PST
Reuters - DAYTONA BEACH (Reuters) - NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski caused an online stir during Monday's delayed Daytona 500 race by tweeting from his car and picking up over 100,000 Twitter followers in the process. Full Story | Top |
Motor Racing-Daytona driver Keselowski tweets from his seat
Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:35 PM PST
Reuters - DAYTONA BEACH, Feb 28 (Reuters) - NASCAR driver BradKeselowski caused an online stir during Monday's delayed Daytona500 race by tweeting from his car and picking up over 100,000Twitter followers in the process. Keselowski posted a photograph of his view of the incidentwhere a jet-dryer truck set fire spectacularly after being hitby Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya with 40 laps remaining. The 28-year-old driver also tweeted quick reactions toincidents in the race and shared his phone with fellow-driversduring the two-hour break as the track was cleared of the truck. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Motor Racing-Kenseth masters elements for Daytona win
Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:23 PM PST
Reuters - (adds quotes, detail and byline) DAYTONA BEACH, Feb 28 (Reuters) - After lengthy rain delaysand a freak fuel fire accident, Matt Kenseth emerged as theDaytona 500 champion on Monday, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr onthe final lap to win an incident-packed race under floodlights. Kenseth, in a Ford, was helped by his Roush Fenway team mateGreg Biffle, who delayed Earnhardt's charge in the NASCAR seasonopener before he was eventually passed and crossed the line inthird place. "I have to thank Greg, we worked together really good allday long. ... Full Story | Top |
Jets grounded by slick Oilers
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:55 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - The Edmonton Oilers broke out with four unanswered goals in the third period to sting Winnipeg in a 5-3 victory on Monday that prevented the Jets from moving to the top of the Southeast Division. Full Story | Top |
Matt Kenseth survives fire and rain to win Daytona 500
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:52 PM PST
Reuters -  DAYTONA BEACH (Reuters) - Matt Kenseth won the Daytona 500 race on Monday, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr on the final lap of a heavily delayed and incident-packed race. Kenseth was helped by Ford team mate Greg Biffle, who helped slow down Earnhardt before crossing the line third in the NASCAR season opener. The victory was Kenseth's second in the race following his 2009 triumph. The race was postponed from Sunday due to rain and then for a further seven hours on Monday and finished at almost 1 a.m. local time. ...
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James Bond and Batman help rescue London developers
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:40 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood is helping London developers weather the financial crisis by turning empty offices into film sets, providing cash and publicity for landlords struggling to fill buildings with tenants because of the uncertain economic outlook. In addition to films and television shows, a growing number of developers are also opening their doors to events like London Fashion Week or temporary retail sites for online companies such as Amazon , eBay and Google . ... Full Story | Top |
RPT-Motor Racing-Kenseth wins delayed Daytona 500
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:17 PM PST
Reuters - (fixes spelling of Dale) DAYTONA BEACH, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Matt Kenseth won theDaytona 500 race on Monday holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr on thefinal lap of a heavily delayed race. (Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by John O'Brien) For more motor racing click on Full Story | Top |
Injured Bent may miss European Championship
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:09 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - England striker Darren Bent may miss the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine starting in June after he was ruled out of action on Monday for up to three months because of ruptured ankle ligaments. A statement on his Premier League club Aston Villa's website (www.avfc.co.uk) said Bent had seen an ankle specialist in London on Monday after he left the pitch on a stretcher during Saturday's goalless draw with Wigan Athletic. ...
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England survive last-over drama to beat Pakistan
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:08 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Captain Stuart Broad and Jade Dernbach held their nerve in the closing overs to bowl England to a five-run victory and a 2-1 series win over Pakistan in the final Twenty20 international in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Man-of-the match Kevin Pietersen had laid the foundations by belting 62 off 52 deliveries while carrying his bat through the England innings. But his hard work appeared to be in vain as Pakistan reached 113 for three with Awais Zia (23), Asad Shafiq (34) and Umar Akmal (22) all making useful contributions. ... Full Story | Top |
Djokovic name is burden and blessing for brother
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST
Reuters -  DUBAI (Reuters) - Being the younger brother of world number one Novak Djokovic has plenty of advantages but world number 869 Marko is finding that the surname is not always one of them as it seems to make opponents raise their game. The 20-year-old Serb was playing in the Dubai Championships where his all-conquering brother is defending champion and despite a strong start against Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev, he succumbed 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Monday. ...
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Fit-again Pattinson called up to Australia squad
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:03 PM PST
Reuters -  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fast bowler James Pattinson, who took two five-wicket hauls in his first four tests last year, was called into the Australia squad for the remainder of the Tri-series against Sri Lanka and India on Tuesday. The 21-year-old missed the last two tests in the recent series against India and Australia's first seven matches in the Tri-series because of a foot injury and replaces fellow quick Ryan Harris in the squad. ...
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Red Sox catcher Varitek set to retire: reports
Mon,27 Feb 2012 09:51 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Boston Red Sox catcher and captain Jason Varitek will bring an end to his illustrious career on Thursday, Major League Baseball reported on its website. The 39-year-old has played his entire career with the Red Sox, where his grit and determination helped define the team and lead them to a pair of World Series titles. A three-time American League All Star, Varitek will retire with a Red Sox record 1,488 appearances as catcher. His expected announcement will come roughly a month after rival catcher Jorge Posada retired from the New York Yankees. Varitek will hang up his mitt with a ...
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Daytona 500 halted by fire
Mon,27 Feb 2012 07:44 PM PST
Reuters - DAYTONA BEACH (Reuters) - The Daytona 500 was suspended with 40 laps remaining Monday after a bizarre accident when Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya's car hit a jet dryer truck causing it to burst into flames. The race was under caution when Montoya, with no rival car near him, lost control of his vehicle and struck the back of the truck, which is used to dry out the track and blow away debris. A giant fireball shot up from the vehicle as the fuel in the truck ignited, though it was well away from the spectator areas. ... Full Story | Top |
Motor Racing-Daytona 500 halted by fire
Mon,27 Feb 2012 07:41 PM PST
Reuters - DAYTONA BEACH, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Daytona 500 wassuspended with 40 laps remaining on Monday after a bizarreaccident when Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya's car hit a jet dryertruck causing it to burst into flames. The race was under caution when Montoya, with no rival carnear him, lost control of his vehicle and struck the back of thetruck, which is used to dry out the track and blow away debris. A giant fireball shot up from the vehicle as the fuel in thetruck ignited, though it was well away from the spectator areas. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Motor Racing-Patrick, Johnson crash early at Daytona
Mon,27 Feb 2012 06:04 PM PST
Reuters - (Updates with Patrick returning) DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Five-timesNASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and debutant Danica Patrick wereinvolved in a five-car crash on the second lap of the Daytona500 on Monday that put an end to their chances of glory. The NASCAR season opener, which was postponed from Sundaydue to rain, was delayed a further seven hours on Monday butwhen it finally got going under the lights there was instantdrama. The accident happened when Elliott Sadler pushed into theback of Johnson, who spun around with chaotic results in thetightly-packed field. ... Full Story | Top |
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