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| Soccer-Spurs keeper Cudicini agrees to Los Angeles move Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:25 AM PST LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Galaxy have agreed to sign Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini from Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer, the Major League Soccer club said on Monday. Cudicini, the 39-year-old former Chelsea player, has spent nearly four years at Spurs but has appeared in just one game so far this English season, in the League Cup. "We are delighted to be able to add Carlo Cudicini to our roster," Galaxy head coach and general manager Bruce Arena told his club's website, www.lagalaxy.com. ... Full Story | Top |
| Heads roll on Black Monday as seven coaches fired Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:24 AM PST  (Reuters) - Heads continued to roll for under-achieving head coaches across the National Football League as the Philadelphia Eagles' Andy Reid, Buffalo Bills' Chan Gailey and Cleveland Browns' Pat Shurmur were all fired on what has become known as Black Monday. The unemployment ranks swelled even further later on Monday with the Chicago Bears' Lovie Smith, Kansas City Chiefs' Romeo Crennel, San Diego Chargers' Norv Turner and Arizona Cardinals' Ken Whisenhunt also getting the axe to bring the total to seven teams with head coaching vacancies. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-NFL-Heads roll on Black Monday as seven coaches fired Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:22 AM PST * Eagles' Reid pays for disappointing season * Bears surprisingly drop Smith after 10-6 record (Adds Cardinals, Chargers, Chiefs, Bears firings) Dec 31 (Reuters) - Heads continued to roll for under-achieving head coaches across the National Football League as the Philadelphia Eagles' Andy Reid, Buffalo Bills' Chan Gailey and Cleveland Browns' Pat Shurmur were all fired on what has become known as Black Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, Dec. 31 Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:17 AM PST Dec. 31 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Football League Black Monday The customary delivery of pink slips the day after the regular season ended in the NFL brings a fresh start for several coaches and their former employers. (FBN-NEWS/TEAMCAPSULES, moved, expect updates by 0001 GMT/7 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) -- NFL Year in Review Analyzing the how and why of the year that was in the NFL, a season - and offseason - unlike any other in recent memory. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 3-Tennis-Qatar Open men's singles round 1 results Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:54 AM PST Dec 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Qatar Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 6-Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat Bjoern Phau (Germany) 6-3 3-6 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) beat Victor Hanescu (Romania) 6-2 6-3 Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 7-6(4) 6-1 Simone Bolelli (Italy) beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(2) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-New year, same old challenge for ageless Ferguson Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:36 AM PST LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Alex Ferguson's retirement age, like Manchester United's goals against column, keeps rising and the link between them is becoming clearer as the manager strives for one last indelible triumph. The Scot turned 71 on Monday, his competitive spirit apparently undimmed in his 27th year at Old Trafford and with his team seven points ahead of Manchester City in the Premier League title race. Whether Ferguson will get to celebrate a 13th championship in May - not to mention the third European Cup victory he covets so much - is likely to rest on United's defensive strength. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sharapova savors banner year Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:17 AM PST  BRISBANE (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova said 2012 had been the most memorable year of her career after her victory at the French Open and carrying Russia's flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. "A lot of things came together," she said in Brisbane on Monday. "It was the grand slam that was going to take a little bit longer than the others for me. "I knew that physically I needed a few extra years to get stronger to move more efficiently on that surface," she said of her win on the French clay. ... Full Story | Top |
| "The Hobbit" keeps box office crown for third week Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:03 AM PST  (Reuters) - The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django Unchained." Despite surging past "The Hobbit" on Christmas day with an $18.1 million opening, "Les Miz" managed only third place in U.S. and Canadian sales with $28 million as Christmas shoppers returned from the malls to boost Hollywood's box office, according to studio estimates. "The Hobbit," in its third week of release, has now grossed ... Full Story | Top |
| Hollywood tops Chinese film market in 2012, first time in four years Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:02 AM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's 2012 box office was dominated by foreign films for the first time in four years as a deal cemented earlier this year saw more Hollywood film screened on the mainland, squeezing out domestic competition. China's box office receipts are expected to reach 16.8 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in 2012 and about 8 billion yuan ($1.28 billion), or slightly less than half the receipts, are from domestic films, the official People's Daily reported on Monday, quoting estimates from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. ... Full Story | Top |
| Matt Damon tackles "fracking" issue in the "Promised Land" Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:01 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hot-button topic of "fracking" has finally made its way to Hollywood in the new movie "Promised Land," out in U.S. theaters on Friday, with actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski teaming up to further the debate on the energy drilling technique. The film explores the social impact of hydraulic fracturing drilling technique, or "fracking," which has sparked nation-wide environmental and political battles over its impact on drinking water, U.S. energy use, seismic activity and other areas. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-German FA lukewarm over goal-line technology Monday, Dec 31, 2012 08:44 AM PST BERLIN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Goal-line technology has been given a lukewarm reception by the German football federation's (DFB) head of refereeing who has questioned its accuracy. Herbert Fandel cited a regulation which he said permitted a three-centimetre margin of error for technology used to decide whether the ball has crossed the goal-line. He also referred to Ukraine's goal against England at Euro 2012 which was disallowed after officials failed to spot that the ball had crossed the line. ... Full Story | Top |
| No magic answer for Stosur's problem on home courts Monday, Dec 31, 2012 08:17 AM PST  BRISBANE (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur conceded there was no magic solution to her problems on home courts after a shock loss to Sofia Arvidsson in the opening round of the Brisbane International on Monday. The world number nine, who has failed to match expectations in Australian tournaments, lost 7-6 7-5 to the Swede five weeks after ankle surgery and only a fortnight before the Australian Open. "Just really disappointed again, leaving Brisbane so early," Stosur told reporters. "I think it was some good tennis and some pretty average tennis at times. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Tennis-Sharapova savours banner year Monday, Dec 31, 2012 07:44 AM PST (Adds quotes) BRISBANE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova said 2012 had been the most memorable year of her career after her victory at the French Open and carrying Russia's flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. "A lot of things came together," she said in Brisbane on Monday. "It was the grand slam that was going to take a little bit longer than the others for me. "I knew that physically I needed a few extra years to get stronger to move more efficiently on that surface," she said of her win on the French clay. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 3-Tennis-Chennai Open men's singles round 1 results Monday, Dec 31, 2012 07:42 AM PST Dec 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Chennai Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) beat Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) 6-3 6-4 6-Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat Yuki Bhambri (India) 7-5 6-3 Aljaz Bedene (Slovenia) beat Joao Sousa (Portugal) 6-3 6-2 8-Go Soeda (Japan) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 6-1 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Shurmur is first coaching head to roll on Black Monday Monday, Dec 31, 2012 07:37 AM PST Dec 31 (Reuters) - Pat Shurmur became the first coaching casualty on what has become known around the National Football League as Black Monday when he was sacked by the Cleveland Browns just hours after the regular season had concluded. The 5-11 Browns, who closed out the season on Sunday with a 24-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, were among the first teams to begin house cleaning by announcing Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert had both been relieved of their duties. ... Full Story | Top |
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