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| Thousands throng San Francisco to mark World Series win Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 12:13 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of fans resplendent in orange and black choked downtown San Francisco's largest thoroughfare on Wednesday, noisily celebrating the Giants' second World Series baseball title in three years. Giants faithful journeyed from all over the Bay Area from dawn to stake out a clear view of a celebratory parade that kicked off with a military band and featured floats, cheerleaders, double-decker buses and replicas of the city's iconic cable cars along a three-mile route from the eastern ferry terminus to the Civic Center in the heart of downtown. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Chelsea report referee over Mikel, drop second accusation Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 11:34 AM PDT LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chelsea lodged a complaint with the Football Association on Wednesday over what they feel was inappropriate language directed at Nigerian John Obi Mikel by referee Mark Clattenburg during Sunday's defeat by Manchester United. The European champions have though decided there is not "sufficient evidence" to support a second complaint over verbal abuse of another player, who players' union chief Gordon Taylor has named as Spanish midfielder Juan Mata. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 6-Tennis-Paris Masters men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 11:17 AM PDT Oct 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Paris Masters Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 11-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 7-6(1) 6-7(4) 6-3 Michael Llodra (France) beat 10-John Isner (U.S.) 6-4 7-6(5) Sam Querrey (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| New York City Marathon organizer says decision on holding race now with mayor Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 11:11 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Marathon, one of the premier distance running events in the country, should go ahead as planned on Sunday, but race organizers are awaiting final go-ahead authorization from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the head of the race's organizing group said. Mary Wittenburg, president and chief executive of the New York Road Runners, said on Wednesday the decision whether to hold the race was "entirely" in the mayor's hands. The race draws tens of thousands of participants, including some of the world's elite distance athletes. ... Full Story | Top |
| NYC Marathon organizer says decision on holding race now with mayor Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 11:08 AM PDT NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The New York City Marathon, one of the premier distance running events in the country, should go ahead as planned on Sunday, but race organizers are awaiting final go-ahead authorization from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the head of the race's organizing group said. Mary Wittenburg, president and chief executive of the New York Road Runners, said on Wednesday the decision whether to hold the race was "entirely" in the mayor's hands. The race draws tens of thousands of participants, including some of the world's elite distance athletes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Bin Hammam loses appeal against latest ban - FIFA Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 11:04 AM PDT ZURICH, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has lost his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his latest ban from football, soccer's governing body said on Wednesday. Bin Hammam had a lifetime ban for bribery overturned by CAS in July but was suspended again one week later by FIFA, this time for a provisional period of 90 days, after a fresh probe by its ethics committee was announced. Bin Hammam had appealed in mid-October against that ban, which was extended for another 45 days last week. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 31 Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 11:00 AM PDT Oct. 31 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Basketball Association TORONTO - With no NHL due to the ongoing lockout, the Toronto Raptors have the spotlight to themselves in the hockey-mad city as they host the Indiana Pacers in their regular season opener at the Air Canada Center. (NBA-RAPTORS/, by Steve Keating, pix, expect by 11 p.m. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Tennis-Tournament of Champions women's singles round robin results Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 10:56 AM PDT Oct 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Tournament of Champions Women's Singles Round Robin matches on Wednesday RESULTS Group Sredets3-Maria Kirilenko(Russia)beat 8-Tsvetana Pironkova(Bulgaria)6-1 6-4 2-Nadia Petrova(Russia)beat 6-Zheng Jie(China)6-3 6-3 STANDINGS P W L F A Pts Group Serdika1. Roberta Vinci 1 1 0 2 0 2 2. Caroline Wozniacki 1 1 0 2 0 2 3. Hsieh Su-Wei 1 0 1 0 2 0 4. Daniela Hantuchova 1 0 1 0 2 0 Group Sredets1. Maria Kirilenko 1 1 0 2 0 2 2. Nadia Petrova 1 1 0 2 0 2 3. Tsvetana Pironkova 2 1 1 2 3 2 4. Zheng Jie 2 0 2 1 4 0 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Berg named Blackburn boss Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 10:48 AM PDT LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Former Blackburn Rovers defender Henning Berg, who won the Premier League title with the club in 1995, has been named as the new coach of the English second-tier side. The Indian-owned club, who were relegated from the top flight last term and have been without a manager since Steve Kean resigned last month amid fan pressure, did not disclose terms of the deal in a statement issued on Wednesday. The 43-year-old former Norway and Manchester United player was last manager of Norwegian side Lillestrom. (Writing by Mark Meadows) Full Story | Top |
| Williams sisters urge African women to play tennis Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 10:34 AM PDT  LAGOS (Reuters) - For many African-American celebrities, visiting Africa satisfies a yearning to return to their distant ancestral homeland. Not so for tennis player Serena Williams. "I'd love to say I'm from Africa, but we're from the United States and we're proud to be from there as well," she told reporters in Nigeria's business hub of Lagos on Wednesday, after a Nigerian reporter asked if perhaps she was originally from Nigeria. "But my Mom named my sister (Venus) after an African name," she hastily added. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Norwegian championship results and standings Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 10:31 AM PDT Oct 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Monday Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Molde 27 17 4 6 47 30 55 -------------------------2 Rosenborg Trondheim 27 14 10 3 48 22 52 3 Stromsgodset IF 27 15 7 5 56 36 52 -------------------------4 Tromso 26 13 6 7 41 25 45 -------------------------5 Viking Stavanger 27 12 7 8 37 33 43 6 Brann Bergen 27 13 3 11 56 44 42 7 Valerenga Oslo 27 12 5 10 40 39 41 8 FK Haugesund 27 10 7 10 43 38 37 9 Aalesund 27 8 10 9 35 35 34 10 Odd Grenland 27 9 7 11 34 39 34 11 Lillestrom 27 7 11 9 38 46 32 12 Honefoss BK 27 7 ... Full Story | Top |
| Deflated Djokovic knocked out of Paris Masters Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 10:11 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - World number two Novak Djokovic suddenly ran out of gas as he was knocked out 0-6 7-6 6-4 by American Sam Querrey in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. Serbia's Djokovic, who will replace Swiss Roger Federer as the world number one next Monday, breezed through the opening set before losing control. Querrey was trailing 0-2 in the second set but dramatically improved after bagging his first game of the match. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Tennis-Deflated Djokovic knocked out of Paris Masters Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 10:06 AM PDT (Writes through with quotes, details) PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - World number two Novak Djokovic suddenly ran out of gas as he was knocked out 0-6 7-6 6-4 by American Sam Querrey in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. Serbia's Djokovic, who will replace Swiss Roger Federer as the world number one next Monday, breezed through the opening set before losing control. Querrey was trailing 0-2 in the second set but dramatically improved after bagging his first game of the match. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Britain seeks clarity on Serbian brawl charges Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 09:40 AM PDT LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The British government is investigating the full details of criminal charges laid by Serbian police against two England Under-21 soccer players after this month's Euro 2013 playoff ended in a mass brawl. The charges have been laid against 12 people, including the two unnamed England players and an assistant coach, who are accused of violent conduct. Five Serbian players have been charged. England's 1-0 win over Serbia in Krusevac on Oct. 16. was marred by accusations from England of racial abuse and ended in a fracas. ... Full Story | Top |
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