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| Three men charged with undermining Boston bombing probe Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:26 PM PDT  By Scott Malone, Tim McLaughlin and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged three men with interfering with the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing, accusing two students from Kazakhstan of hiding a laptop computer and backpack belonging to one of the suspected bombers. The third man, a U.S. citizen named Robel Phillipos, was charged with making false statements to investigators. The three were described as friends of surviving bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Oeiras Open men's singles round 2 results Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:10 PM PDT May 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Oeiras Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat David Goffin (Belgium) 1-6 6-2 6-2 4-Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4 1-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 6-4 4-6 6-3 Victor Hanescu (Romania) beat 6-Benoit Paire (France) 7-6(2) 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| CA-SPORTS Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:56 AM PDT WADA disappointed with Puerto verdict, considers appeal BARCELONA (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has voiced its disappointment with Tuesday's decision by the judge in Spain's "Operation Puerto" doping trial to destroy all the evidence from the case instead of making it available to other sports bodies and said it is considering an appeal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brasilia police cancel order for World Cup raincoats Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:56 AM PDT (Reuters) - Brasilia police have canceled an order for 17,000 raincoats for use at the World Cup because next year's tournament will be played in the dry season. "The military police made a mistake in listing the product among those to be acquired with a view to the World Cup which will be held in the dry season," said the Federal District government in a statement. Brazilian media had criticized the plans as an example of wasteful spending by authorities, pointing out that the jackets would have cost a total of 5.35 million reais ($2.66 million). ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brasilia police cancel order for World Cup raincoats Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:30 AM PDT May 1 (Reuters) - Brasilia police have cancelled an order for 17,000 raincoats for use at the World Cup because next year's tournament will be played in the dry season. "The military police made a mistake in listing the product among those to be acquired with a view to the World Cup which will be held in the dry season," said the Federal District government in a statement. Brazilian media had criticised the plans as an example of wasteful spending by authorities, pointing out that the jackets would have cost a total of 5.35 million reais ($2.66 million). ... Full Story | Top |
| Three new suspects identified and charged in Boston bombing probe Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:19 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Wednesday identified and charged three new suspects they accused of interfering with the investigation into last month's fatal bombing at the Boston Marathon, according to court papers. Authorities charged two men, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, with conspiracy to obstruct justice by throwing away a backpack containing fireworks and a laptop computer belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two brothers suspected of carrying out the April 15 attack. U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Barcelona's Messi on the bench for Bayern clash Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:13 AM PDT  BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was left out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at home to Bayern Munich, the La Liga club said. The Argentine World Player of the Year suffered a hamstring strain last month and will start on the bench as Barca seek to overturn a 4-0 deficit from last week's first leg in Munich. Messi's place in the side was taken by Cesc Fabregas, who will play in the roving forward role in a three-pronged attack with Spain team mates David Villa and Pedro. (Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Mark Meadows) Full Story | Top |
| Men arrested in Boston bombing probe face obstruction charges Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:05 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Three men who were arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing will face charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said on its official Twitter feed on Wednesday. (Reporting by Aaron Pressman; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick) Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Wednesday, May 1 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:00 AM PDT May 1 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET onWednesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - Boston Marathon bombing Three suspects taken into custody in bomb probe BOSTON - Three additional suspects are taken into custody inthe investigation of last month's bombings at the BostonMarathon, the Boston Police Department says. (EXPLOSIONS/BOSTON,moved; will be led, 800 words) See also: WASHINGTON - Two of the three people taken intocustody were college classmates of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev whomay have thrown away a knapsack at Tsarnaev's request. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Gatting to be next MCC president Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:49 AM PDT LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Former England captain Mike Gatting was named as the next president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Wednesday. A statement from the Lord's-based institution that presides over the rules of cricket, said Gatting would succeed current president Mike Griffiths in October. The naming of Gatting came on the same day the MCC announced a 200 million pounds ($311.03 million) redevelopment of the iconic ground that will celebrate its bicentenary in 2014. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Barcelona v Bayern Munich - teams Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:48 AM PDT BARCELONA, May 1 (Reuters) - Barcelona: 1-Victor Valdes; 2-Daniel Alves, 3-Gerard Pique, 15-Marc Bartra, 21-Adriano; 6-Xavi, 25-Alex Song, 8-Andres Iniesta; 17-Pedro, 4-Cesc Fabregas, 7-David Villa Bayern Munich: 1-Manuel Neuer; 21-Philipp Lahm, 17-Jerome Boateng, 5-Daniel Van Buyten, 27-David Alaba; 31-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 8-Javi Martinez; 10-Arjen Robben, 25-Thomas Mueller, 7-Franck Ribery; 9-Mario Mandzukic Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) (Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Justin Palmer) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Barcelona's Messi on the bench for Bayern clash Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:45 AM PDT BARCELONA, May 1 (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was left out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at home to Bayern Munich, the La Liga club said. The Argentine World Player of the Year suffered a hamstring strain last month and will start on the bench as Barca seek to overturn a 4-0 deficit from last week's first leg in Munich. Messi's place in the side was taken by Cesc Fabregas, who will play in the roving forward role in a three-pronged attack with Spain team mates David Villa and Pedro. ... Full Story | Top |
| World bodies back Augusta ruling not to disqualify Woods Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:39 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies ruled on Wednesday that Augusta National officials made the correct call not to disqualify world number one Tiger Woods for an improper ball drop at the Masters. The Royal & Ancient (R&A) and United States Golf Association (USGA) released a joint statement explaining in lengthy detail the controversial events that occurred during Woods's second round and sent the year's first major into a frenzy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-World bodies back Augusta ruling not to disqualify Woods Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:36 AM PDT May 1 (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies ruled on Wednesday that Augusta National officials made the correct call not to disqualify world number one Tiger Woods for an improper ball drop at the Masters. The Royal & Ancient (R&A) and United States Golf Association (USGA) released a joint statement explaining in lengthy detail the controversial events that occurred during Woods's second round and sent the year's first major into a frenzy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Unheralded Conley proving key to Grizzlies' playoff success Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:33 AM PDT  By Jahmal Corner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - While Chris Paul was busy scoring a playoff career-high-tying 35 points on Tuesday, Memphis guard Mike Conley was quietly leaving his fingerprints on a series he has helped shift in favor of the Grizzlies. Conley is the "other" point guard in a playoff matchup that features National Basketball Association (NBA) elite little man Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, but his importance should not be lost in his subtlety. ... Full Story | Top |
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