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| Motor racing-Marussia to present new car in Jerez pit lane Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:33 AM PST LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Russian-licensed Marussia and Malaysian-owned Caterham will both present their new Formula One cars in the Jerez pit lane next Tuesday before the start of the first pre-season test. Marussia, the former Virgin Racing team, said on Thursday that British rookie Max Chilton would be the first to drive the MR02 car. The British-based team have yet to name a second driver, although reports in Brazil suggested it would be well-sponsored Brazilian Luiz Razia, last year's GP2 runner-up and a former tester for both Virgin and Caterham. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-49ers' return to Super Bowl still a family affair Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:29 AM PST Jan 31 (Reuters) - It may be hard to view a National Football League team valued at over $1 billion as a mom-and-pop operation, but the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers have remained very much a family business. Jed York is the 49ers' chief executive and principal owner, having been passed the torch from father John York and his wife Denise DeBartolo York in 2008 after Eddie DeBartolo Jr. was forced to hand over control of the franchise to his sister in 2000 when he became involved in a messy corruption case. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Ravens' Bisciotti turns boyhood dream into reality Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:29 AM PST Jan 31 (Reuters) - Steve Bisciotti admits he was not much of a football player as a child, but this week the humble Baltimore Ravens owner finds himself one win away from claiming America's biggest sporting prize in Sunday's Super Bowl. The success Bisciotti failed to find on the high school gridiron he earned elsewhere, building a staffing company into a global enterprise that employs over 8,000 people across the United States, Canada and Europe. Now one of America's richest men, with a net worth of $1. ... Full Story | Top |
| Time Warner Cable's outlook disappoints; shares slump Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:27 AM PST  (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc added fewer high-speed Internet users than expected in the fourth quarter and it gave a forecast for 2013 earnings growth on Thursday that missed Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down more than 10 percent. Time Warner Cable, the second-largest U.S. cable operator, and its larger rival Comcast Corp have increasingly relied on Internet services for growth as they continue to lose cable-TV subscribers and grapple with rising programming costs. ... Full Story | Top |
| NEWSMAKER-Soccer-Beckham's football passion to light up Paris? Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:23 AM PST LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Dressed in a sharp grey suit, blond hair neatly side-parted and wooing a crowd of French reporters with his boyish English charm, David Beckham began the latest, and possibly final, chapter of an extraordinary boys' own football tale on Thursday. Given the clamour surrounding his signing of a five-month deal with Paris St Germain, the marketing gurus will already be rubbing their hands at the thought of Beckham sprinkling his magic dust on the ambitious club's global profile. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Croatian teenager Kovacic among trio of Inter signings Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:18 AM PST MILAN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Croatian teenager Mateo Kovacic joined Inter Milan from Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday, one of a trio of deadline-day signings by the club. According to media reports, the attacking midfielder will cost a fee of 11 million euros ($14.93 million). Inter also announced the acquisition of Argentine-born winger Ezequiel Schelotto from Atalanta and Swiss-born Serbia midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic from VfB Stuttgart. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Argentina's Gago joins Velez on loan from Valencia Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:58 AM PST (Adds details, quotes, byline) LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Velez Sarsfield landed the top Argentine mid-season transfer by bringing Argentina midfielder Fernando Gago home on loan from Valencia on Thursday. The Spanish Primera Liga club and the Argentine champions "have reached an agreement for the release of the player Fernando Gago until the end of this season," said a statement on Valencia's website (www.valenciacf.com). ... Full Story | Top |
| Djokovic lambasts state of court ahead of Davis Cup tie Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:52 AM PST  CHARLEROI, Belgium (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic is angry at the state of the court that will be used for this week's Davis Cup first-round tie between Serbia and Belgium. Djokovic and the rest of his Serbian team are unhappy that a clay surface has been laid on top of a parquet floor. "This is definitely the worst court we have ever played on," he told a news conference on Thursday. "We're all putting our health at stake here. "How is it possible that a clay court can be solid and can be a successful, playable court if it's built on parquet? We tried to slide a few times ... ... Full Story | Top |
| Coke says did not intend Super Bowl ad to be derogatory Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:47 AM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Coca-Cola Co on Thursday said it has spoken with an American-Arab group that criticized its Super Bowl advertisement for being racist, calling the discussion a "productive conversation." "We are very concerned by these allegations and in no way is our ad meant to be derogatory to any group," said Coke spokeswoman Lauren Thompson in an emailed statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Arab-American groups call Coke Super Bowl ad ''racist'' Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:46 AM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arab-American groups have sharply criticized a Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad depicting an Arab walking through the desert with a camel, and one group said it would ask the beverage giant to change it before CBS airs the game on Sunday before an expected audience of more than 100 million U.S. viewers. "Why is it that Arabs are always shown as either oil-rich sheiks, terrorists, or belly dancers?" said Warren David, president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, or ADC. ... Full Story | Top |
| PSG look the perfect match for "brand Beckham" Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:43 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham's move to Paris St Germain (PSG) will give a huge boost to the French club's profile while ensuring that the former England soccer captain remains in the public eye. Beckham, 37, has been looking for a new team since leaving LA Galaxy in December and moving back to his home city of London with his family. Qatari-backed PSG look the ideal destination for his last hurrah as a player. The only professional club in Paris, PSG are long on cash and ambition. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 10-Tennis-Pattaya Open women's singles results Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:42 AM PST Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Pattaya Open Women's Singles matches on Thursday Round 2Nina Bratchikova (Russia) beat 6-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-2 3-0 (Hantuchova retired) 7-Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Mathilde Johansson (France) 6-2 3-6 6-1 Ayumi Morita (Japan) beat Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) 4-6 6-4 6-1 2-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand) 5-7 6-2 6-2 4-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat Anastasia Rodionova (Australia) 6-0 7-6(3) 5-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Alexandra Panova (Russia) 7-5 6-2 Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat 8-Heather Watson ... Full Story | Top |
| 49ers' Culliver under fire at Super Bowl for anti-gay remarks Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:30 AM PST  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver faced intense media scrutiny on Thursday for saying he would not accept a gay teammate in the team's locker-room. Culliver came under fire for the comments he made this week on comedian Artie Lange's radio show but apologies from the player and National Football League team in statements late on Wednesday did little to diffuse the situation. The issue, particularly sensitive for a 49ers team that is based in a community with a large gay population, dominated Thursday's pre-Super Bowl media activities. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Djokovic lambasts state of court ahead of Davis Cup tie Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:30 AM PST CHARLEROI, Belgium, Jan 31 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic is angry at the state of the court that will be used for this week's Davis Cup first-round tie between Serbia and Belgium. Djokovic and the rest of his Serbian team are unhappy that a clay surface has been laid on top of a parquet floor. "This is definitely the worst court we have ever played on," he told a news conference on Thursday. "We're all putting our health at stake here. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Valencia's Gago goes home to Velez on loan Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:21 AM PST Jan 31 (Reuters) - Argentine champions Velez Sarsfield have taken Argentina midfielder Fernando Gago on loan from Valencia for five months, the Spanish club said on Thursday. The two clubs "have reached an agreement for the release of the player Fernando Gago until the end of this season", a statement said on Valencia's website (www.valenciacf.com). Former Real Madrid player Gago, who is unsettled at Valencia and appeared earlier this month to be on his way back to Boca Juniors, will strengthen coach Ricardo Gareca's squad as Velez bid for a second South American Libertadores Cup this year. ... Full Story | Top |
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