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| Cricket-Bell and Broad boost England amid controversy Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:31 PM PDT (Adds quotes) * England in control of opening Ashes encounter * Bell's 95 not out gives England 261-run lead By Ed Osmond NOTTINGHAM, England, July 12 (Reuters) - Ian Bell and Stuart Broad shared an unbroken century partnership to lift England to 326 for six on a compelling third day of the first Ashes test against Australia on Friday. England eked out a lead of 261 runs in an atmosphere of great tension at Trent Bridge as controversy erupted in the final session when Broad edged young spinner Ashton Agar to Michael Clarke at first slip via the gloves of wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Slovak championship results and standings Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:23 PM PDT July 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Slovak championship matches on Friday Friday, July 12 Slovan Bratislava 1 DAC Dunajska Streda 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 DAC Dunajska Streda 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 Slovan Bratislava 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 ------------------------- Laugaricio Trencin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukla Banska Bystrica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nitra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FK Senica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MFK Kosice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruzomberok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zilina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spartak Myjava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spartak Trnava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ViOn Zlate Moravce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2: Champions League preliminary round Still ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Pietersen and Siddle play down Broad controversy Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:23 PM PDT By Ed Osmond NOTTINGHAM, England, July 12 (Reuters) - A controversial incident involving England's Stuart Broad was played down by players from both sides after a gripping third day of the first Ashes test at Trent Bridge on Friday. The blond all-rounder edged spinner Ashton Agar on to the gloves of wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and through to Michael Clarke at slip but, with the Australian players celebrating, umpire Aleem Dar did not raise his finger. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-France defender Tremoulinas follows Belhanda to Kiev Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:03 PM PDT KIEV, July 12 (Reuters) - France defender Benoit Tremoulinas has left Girondins Bordeaux and signed a four-year contract with Dynamo Kiev, the club said on their website (www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua). He is the second major signing of the close season for the Ukrainian championship runners-up who also bought Morocco midfielder Younes Belhanda from Montpellier last month for an undisclosed fee. The attack-minded Tremoulinas, 27, is expected to play on the left side of the defence. He played 165 games for Bordeaux after joining the French club in 2007, scoring five goals. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Croatian championship results and standings Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:01 PM PDT July 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Croatian championship matches on Friday Friday, July 12Rijeka 3 Istra 1961 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Rijeka 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 ------------------------- Dinamo Zagreb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hajduk Split 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osijek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NK Split 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slaven Belupo Koprivnica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zadar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Istra 1961 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1: Champions League preliminary round Still being played (GMT): Friday, July 12 Dinamo Zagreb v Osijek (1900) Next Fixtures (GMT): ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-European Tour Scottish Open scores Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:00 PM PDT July 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Scottish Open at the par-72 course on Friday in Inverness. The cut was set at 140. 132 Chris Doak (Britain) 66 66 133 Peter Uihlein (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:56 AM PDT July 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Ukrainian championship matches on Friday Friday, July 12 Tavria Simferopol 0 Zarja Lugansk 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Zarja Lugansk 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 ------------------------- Arsenal Kiev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dynamo Kiev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chernomorets Odessa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zakarpattya Uzhgorod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illichevets Mariupol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metalurg Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metalurg Zaporizhya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sevastopol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Karpaty Lviv 0 0 0 ... Full Story | Top |
| Tactical masterstroke helps Contador recover time Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:54 AM PDT  By Julien Pretot SAINT-AMOND-MONTROND, France (Reuters) - Alberto Contador made up lost time with a tactical masterstroke in Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France, showing he would not let an opportunity slip to topple overall leader Chris Froome. During a hectic 173-km ride from Tours that ended with Britain's Mark Cavendish crossing the line first, Contador's Saxo-Tinkoff team split the peloton with a brutal acceleration 30 kilometers from the finish that left Froome trapped behind. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Norwegian championship results and standings Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:51 AM PDT July 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Friday Friday, July 12Honefoss BK 1 Valerenga Oslo 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Stromsgodset IF 15 10 2 3 30 12 32 -------------------------2 Rosenborg Trondheim 15 9 4 2 25 12 31 3 Aalesund 15 7 4 4 30 21 25 -------------------------4 Brann Bergen 15 8 1 6 24 19 25 -------------------------5 Viking Stavanger 15 7 4 4 18 15 25 6 FK Haugesund 15 7 2 6 19 21 23 7 Sogndal 15 5 6 4 21 23 21 8 Valerenga Oslo 16 6 3 7 21 25 21 9 Tromso 15 5 4 6 23 20 19 10 Odd Grenland 15 5 3 7 16 15 18 11 Molde 15 4 5 6 ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Newport International men's singles quarterfinal results Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:49 AM PDT July 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Newport International Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday 2-John Isner (U.S.) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 7-6(3) 7-6(3) Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-Tactical masterstroke helps Contador recover time Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:47 AM PDT (Adds quotes, details) By Julien Pretot SAINT-AMOND-MONTROND, France, July 12 (Reuters) - Alberto Contador made up lost time with a tactical masterstroke in Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France, showing he would not let an opportunity slip to topple overall leader Chris Froome. During a hectic 173-km ride from Tours that ended with Britain's Mark Cavendish crossing the line first, Contador's Saxo-Tinkoff team split the peloton with a brutal acceleration 30 kilometres from the finish that left Froome trapped behind. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Palermo International women's singles quarterfinal results Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:43 AM PDT July 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Palermo International Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday 4-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) beat Dinah Pfizenmaier (Germany) 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 2-Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat 5-Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) 6-1 6-4 Estrella Cabeza Candela (Spain) beat Renata Voracova (Czech Republic) 7-5 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Vintage Mercedes sets $29.6 million auction record Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:41 AM PDT  By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) - A rare Mercedes race car became the most expensive car ever sold at auction when an anonymous bidder bought it for 19.6 million pounds ($29.6 million) at a sale in Britain on Friday. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 in which five-time Formula 1 world champion driver Juan Manuel Fangio won two grands prix, also became the most expensive Mercedes-Benz ever sold, auction house Bonhams said. "We've just witnessed history in the making," Bonhams Motoring Director James Knight told Reuters from the sale at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in southern England. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Sri Lanka captain Mathews suspended for slow over rate Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:41 AM PDT July 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been banned for two one-day internationals for maintaining a slow over rate during the one-wicket defeat by India at the Tri-Nation series final in Trinidad on Thursday. Sri Lanka's players were fined 40 percent of their match fees after the team were ruled to be three overs short of their target at the end of the match in Port of Spain, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Friday. Mathews pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the sanction. ... Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Vintage Mercedes sets $29.6 million auction record Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:35 AM PDT By Constance Watson LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - A rare Mercedes race car became the most expensive car ever sold at auction when an anonymous bidder bought it for 19.6 million pounds ($29.6 million) at a sale in Britain on Friday. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 in which five-time Formula 1 world champion driver Juan Manuel Fangio won two grands prix, also became the most expensive Mercedes-Benz ever sold, auction house Bonhams said. "We've just witnessed history in the making," Bonhams Motoring Director James Knight told Reuters from the sale at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in southern England. ... Full Story | Top |
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