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| Lorenzo could compete in Dutch MotoGP Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:56 PM PDT  (Reuters) - World MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will undergo medical checks on Saturday in a bid to compete in the Dutch TT in Assen just two days after breaking his collarbone. The Spanish Yamaha rider crashed during practice on Thursday and flew to Spain early on Friday for a two-hour operation. Lorenzo, however, has quickly returned to the Netherlands in the hope of being fit to take part in Saturday's race. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Wimbledon men's singles results Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:43 PM PDT June 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Wimbledon Men's Singles matches on Friday Round 3Adrian Mannarino (France) beat Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-4 6-2 7-5 2-Andy Murray (Britain) beat 32-Tommy Robredo (Spain) 6-2 6-4 7-5 24-Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) beat 15-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4 Jurgen Melzer (Austria) beat Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine) 6-2 2-6 7-5 6-3 Round 24-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Roberto Bautista (Spain) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5 13-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Jimmy Wang (Taiwan) 6-3 6-2 7-5 28-Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 6-2 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4) ... Full Story | Top |
| Federer-slayer Stakhovsky cut down to size Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:27 PM PDT  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - The old adage that you are only as good as your last performance rang true for Sergiy Stakhovsky as he followed up the match of his life with defeat by Jurgen Melzer at Wimbledon on Friday. Two days after beating holder and seven-times champion Roger Federer with a dashing display of old school serve and volley, Ukraine's world number 116 fizzled out in a third round loss. "In general, if I would say anything about my match, I think I just played stupid," Stakhovsky, who lost 6-2 2-6 7-5 6-3 on a dank and drizzly Court Three told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Federer-slayer Stakhovsky cut down to size Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:24 PM PDT (Adds quotes, detail) By Martyn Herman LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - The old adage that you are only as good as your last performance rang true for Sergiy Stakhovsky as he followed up the match of his life with defeat by Jurgen Melzer at Wimbledon on Friday. Two days after beating holder and seven-times champion Roger Federer with a dashing display of old school serve and volley, Ukraine's world number 116 fizzled out in a third round loss. ... Full Story | Top |
| Motorcycling-Lorenzo could compete in Dutch MotoGP Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:20 PM PDT June 28 (Reuters) - World MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will undergo medical checks on Saturday in a bid to compete in the Dutch TT in Assen just two days after breaking his collarbone. The Spanish Yamaha rider crashed during practice on Thursday and flew to Spain early on Friday for a two-hour operation. Lorenzo, however, has quickly returned to the Netherlands in the hope of being fit to take part in Saturday's race. ... Full Story | Top |
| Murray hits form to blast Robredo off court Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:18 PM PDT  By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - The sweet spot of Andy Murray's racket was put through its paces as he signed of his first week at Wimbledon by stylishly dispatching Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-4 7-5 to move into the last 16 on Friday. No prizes are awarded for hitting top form in the third round but Britain's number two seed can be satisfied with the way he outplayed 29th ranked Robredo with his aggressive ball striking. Murray broke for the first time in the third game of the first set against the number 32 seed and followed that with two more to close out the opener. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Wimbledon women's singles results Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:08 PM PDT June 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Wimbledon Women's Singles matches on Friday Round 3Karin Knapp (Italy) beat Michelle Larcher de Brito (Portugal) 7-5 6-2 15-Marion Bartoli (France) beat Camila Giorgi (Italy) 6-4 7-5 19-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 7-5 6-2 Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat 29-Alize Cornet (France) 0-6 7-6(4) 6-2 20-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Vesna Dolonc (Serbia) 6-4 6-2 Round 2Alison Riske (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Murray hits form to blast Robredo off court Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:07 PM PDT By Toby Davis LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - The sweet spot of Andy Murray's racket was put through its paces as he signed of his first week at Wimbledon by stylishly dispatching Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-4 7-5 to move into the last 16 on Friday. No prizes are awarded for hitting top form in the third round but Britain's number two seed can be satisfied with the way he outplayed 29th ranked Robredo with his aggressive ball striking. Murray broke for the first time in the third game of the first set against the number 32 seed and followed that with two more to close out the opener. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-European Tour Irish Open scores Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:49 AM PDT June 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Irish Open at the par-72 course on Friday in Maynooth. The cut was set at 144. 135 Peter Uihlein (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Brazil's mass protests peak, ball in politicians' court Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:15 AM PDT  By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The massive protests that paralyzed Brazil last week appear to have peaked after sending the country's shaken political establishment a loud message that it needs to change its ways. It's now up to the politicians to deliver improvements to the country's deficient public services and more transparent and accountable government demanded by frustrated Brazilians, or the crescendo of angry protests could suddenly return. ... Full Story | Top |
| Doping-Enough is enough, say Tour de France riders Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:15 AM PDT By Julien Pretot PORTO VECCHIO, France, June 28 (Reuters) - Tour de France riders protested angrily on the eve of this year's race on Friday against the burden of suspicion they have been forced to carry because of a previous generation's doping "It is degrading to be dragged through the mud and be run down by some who look to make money on our backs," the riders said in a statement on Friday after Le Monde newspaper printed a headline quoting Lance Armstrong saying it was impossible to win the Tour de France without doping. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brazil's mass protests peak, ball in politicians' court Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:10 AM PDT * Congress has frenzy of activity, Rousseff plans plebiscite * Demonstrators demand better services, corruption crackdown * Protests could re-ignite if changes are slow in coming By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, June 28 (Reuters) - The massive protests that paralyzed Brazil last week appear to have peaked after sending the country's shaken political establishment a loud message that it needs to change its ways. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-No one wants to be beaten by grandma, says Navratilova Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:08 AM PDT By Paul Majendie LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Martina Navratilova wonders why Kimiko Date-Krumm ever retired so early when she is now so clearly revelling in her comeback at the ripe old age of 42. "All the other players are shaking in their knees because they don't want to lose to grandma," Navratilova said of the diminutive Japanese who on Wednesday became the oldest woman to reach the third round of the singles at Wimbledon. "The players went through that with me. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday, June 28 Friday, Jun 28, 2013 10:59 AM PDT June 28 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Basketball Association Sixers close to hiring coach Brett Brown could be named the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, who made plenty of news Thursday adding Nerlens Noel, Michael Carter-Williams and a pair of draft picks in 2014. ... Full Story | Top |
| McIlroy misery goes on as he misses Irish Open cut Friday, Jun 28, 2013 10:55 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's hopes of picking up much-needed form before the British Open next month ended in more disappointment on Friday when he missed the cut at the Irish Open. The world number two improved his two-over par first round score to card a level par 72 but that was not good enough to keep him in the tournament at Carton House, County Kildare. "It's disappointing as I feel I played okay today but it's not nice not to be competing. But there were a few good things out there. I just need to work on my game," McIlroy told Sky Sports. ... Full Story | Top |
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