| | |
| UPDATE 4-Tennis-Delray Beach International men's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:32 AM PST Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Delray Beach International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) beat Bobby Reynolds (U.S.) 6-3 7-5 Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Matthew Ebden (Australia) 6-3 6-3 Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat James Blake (U.S.) 6-1 6-4 Daniel Munoz (Spain) beat Ryan Harrison (U.S.) 6-2 1-6 6-3 Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) beat Flavio Cipolla (Italy) 6-1 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 3-Tennis-Brasil Cup women's singles results Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:27 AM PST Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brasil Cup Women's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 1Timea Babos (Hungary) beat Valeria Savinykh (Russia) 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-2 1-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) 6-3 6-3 Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Kristina Barrois (Germany) 6-2 6-2 7-Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Anne Keothavong (Britain) 6-3 6-4 Tatjana Malek (Germany) beat Teliana Pereira (Brazil) 6-4 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| Maradona denies he owes tax on return to Naples Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:15 AM PST  NAPLES (Reuters) - Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona denied he owed millions of euros in unpaid Italian taxes on Tuesday after he was mobbed by media and fans on his return to Naples where he twice led the local team to league titles. The tax collection agency says it is owed almost 40 million euros ($52.3 million) by the former World Cup winner, most of which is interest built up since 1984 when he joined Serie A club Napoli. "I am innocent," Maradona told a news conference in the southern Italian city. "I want to believe in the Italian justice system - I don't owe them a lira. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Maradona denies he owes tax on return to Naples Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:13 AM PST NAPLES, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona denied he owed millions of euros in unpaid Italian taxes on Tuesday after he was mobbed by media and fans on his return to Naples where he twice led the local team to league titles. The tax collection agency says it is owed almost 40 million euros ($52.3 million) by the former World Cup winner, most of which is interest built up since 1984 when he joined Serie A club Napoli. "I am innocent," Maradona told a news conference in the southern Italian city. "I want to believe in the Italian justice system - I don't owe them a lira. ... Full Story | Top |
| Djokovic and Del Potro go through in Dubai Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:03 AM PST  DUBAI (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic trounced fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 6-1 6-4 in the Dubai Championships first round on Tuesday as the world number one extended his unbeaten run to 14 matches. Djokovic, whose winning streak stretches back to October and includes claiming a third straight Australian Open title, was broken once in the second set but was otherwise untroubled in his first match since Davis Cup duty in early February. "I had three or four weeks of no tennis, so I was extremely focused to start well and I did really well in the first set," Djokovic, 25, said in a courtside interview. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Tennis-Djokovic and Del Potro go through in Dubai Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:01 AM PST (Adds Llodra win) DUBAI, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic trounced fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 6-1 6-4 in the Dubai Championships first round on Tuesday as the world number one extended his unbeaten run to 14 matches. Djokovic, whose winning streak stretches back to October and includes claiming a third straight Australian Open title, was broken once in the second set but was otherwise untroubled in his first match since Davis Cup duty in early February. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Tuesday, Feb. 26 Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:00 AM PST Feb. 26 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Football League Scouting Combine wrap The 2013 NFL Scouting Combine comes to a close with several top-ranked cornerbacks running faster 40 times than expected. (FBN-NEWS/, expect by 0030 GMT/7:30 PM. ET, The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - Teams pressing to define who, what of Honey Badger Tyrann Mathieu failed three drug tests, was kicked off of LSU's football team and was arrested again in October. Now he says he wants to be trusted. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-McIlroy urges PGA Tour to avoid spat over long putters Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:56 AM PST PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, Feb 26 (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy has urged the PGA Tour to back whatever decision the game's governing bodies reach over the thorny issue of banning the anchoring of long putters. McIlroy's comments came two days after PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem cited the lack of data detailing specific advantages in anchoring and the 40-year history of long putters as the main reasons not to back the proposal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-French Cup last 16 results Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:52 AM PST Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the French Cup Last 16 matches on Tuesday Last 16Tuesday, February 26Sochaux - ES Troyes AC 1-2 (halftime: 0-1) Still being played (GMT): Tuesday, February 26 Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Le Havre (II) (1800) Next Fixtures (GMT): Tuesday, February 26 St Etienne v Lille (1950) Wednesday, February 27 FC Lorient v Stade Brest (1600) Raon-l'Etape (IV) v Girondins Bordeaux (1745) AS Minguettes Venissieux (V) v AS Nancy (1800) Paris St Germain v Olympique Marseille (1955) Thursday, February 28 Racing Lens (II) v SA Epinal (III) (1950) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Anzhi take Bosnia's Spahic on loan from Sevilla Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:33 AM PST MADRID, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala have a preliminary agreement to take Emir Spahic on loan from Sevilla until the end of the season with an option to buy the Bosnia defender, the La Liga club said on Tuesday. "Emir Spahic left Sevilla FC's training camp in Cartaya this afternoon to travel to Moscow," Sevilla said in a statement on their website (www.sevillafc.es). "The player now has to agree his contract with officials at Anzhi, who have until Wednesday to register him for the league," they added. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Carew set for comeback with injury-hit Inter Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:24 AM PST MILAN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Inter Milan are set to give Norwegian striker John Carew a chance to revive his career with a short-term contract until the end of the season. Carew, 33, is a free agent and has been without a club since playing for West Ham United in the English second tier last season. Inter are short of attacking options after Diego Milito suffered a serious knee injury two weeks ago. "I'm ready, I feel good because I have been working with the team for the past two weeks," Carew told the website of Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olazabal wants more South African-like talent in Spain Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:21 AM PST  PRETORIA, South Africa (Reuters) - Jose Maria Olazabal is longing for Spanish golf to produce a similar conveyor belt of talent to the one on show in South Africa, the 2012 Ryder Cup-winning captain said on Tuesday. Twice major champion Olazabal, who along with the late Seve Ballesteros forged the most successful Ryder Cup partnership in the history of the competition, said standards were dropping in his native country. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Guimaraes punished for fan violence Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:21 AM PST LISBON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Portuguese club Vitoria de Guimaraes will play two matches behind closed doors as punishment for crowd violence in a Second League game between their reserve side and Sporting Braga's team B over the weekend, the Portuguese Football League (LPFP) said on Tuesday. The LPFP published on its website a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation which also said Guimaraes must pay a 10,200 euros fine. (www.lpfp.pt) Sunday's match between the northern clubs was suspended after dozens of fans clashed in the stands. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chinese prodigy Guan seeks British Open berth Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:19 AM PST  (Reuters) - Chinese teenager Guan Tianlang, who will become the youngest player to compete at the U.S. Masters in April, is attempting to get into this year's British Open at Asian International qualifying on Thursday. Guan is hoping to secure one of the four available spots at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand where he won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in November to seal his Masters debut. "I have played at some professional golf tournaments before and it is always great to play with the professional golfers," the 14-year-old Guan said in a statement on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Olazabal wants more South African-like talent in Spain Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 10:08 AM PST PRETORIA, South Africa, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Jose Maria Olazabal is longing for Spanish golf to produce a similar conveyor belt of talent to the one on show in South Africa, the 2012 Ryder Cup-winning captain said on Tuesday. Twice major champion Olazabal, who along with the late Seve Ballesteros forged the most successful Ryder Cup partnership in the history of the competition, said standards were dropping in his native country. ... Full Story | Top |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment