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| TAKE A LOOK-San Francisco hosts high-tech America's Cup Monday, Jul 08, 2013 12:25 PM PDT The 34th America's Cup regatta kicked off Sunday on San Francisco Bay with onlyone boat sailing. To protest new design rules imposed after Sweden's boatcapsized in May, killing a crew member, Italy's challenger forfeited the firstrace to Team New Zealand, which sailed the course alone to formally win. OracleCorp co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison, the winner of the 2010 America'sCup, earned the right to chose the location, ground rules and boat design thisyear. For thrilling waterfront viewing, he brought racing inshore on extremelyfast and fragile 72-foot catamarans. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Newport International men's singles round 1 results Monday, Jul 08, 2013 12:21 PM PDT July 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Newport International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 2-John Isner (U.S.) beat Ryan Harrison (U.S.) 7-6(0) 6-2 Michal Przysiezny (Poland) beat Stefan Kozlov (U.S.) 6-3 6-7(9) 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Palermo International women's singles round 1 results Monday, Jul 08, 2013 12:10 PM PDT July 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Palermo International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Corinna Dentoni (Italy) beat Caroline Garcia (France) 5-7 6-4 6-4 7-Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) beat Mathilde Johansson (France) 6-4 1-6 7-5 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Swedish championship results and standings Monday, Jul 08, 2013 12:00 PM PDT July 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Swedish championship matches on Monday Monday, July 8 Helsingborg 1 IFK Gothenburg 1 Sunday, July 7 AIK Stockholm 2 Haecken 0 Malmo 3 Gefle 1 Syrianska FC 1 Halmstad 2 Saturday, July 6Brommapojkarna 0 Kalmar 1 Elfsborg Boras 0 Atvidabergs FF 1 Mjallby AIF 1 Osters IF 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 IFK Gothenburg 15 8 5 2 22 12 29 -------------------------2 Malmo 15 8 5 2 27 18 29 3 Helsingborg 14 8 4 2 31 11 28 -------------------------4 Elfsborg Boras 15 7 5 3 27 13 26 -------------------------5 AIK Stockholm 15 7 5 3 24 15 26 6 ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Norwegian championship results and standings Monday, Jul 08, 2013 11:52 AM PDT July 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Monday Monday, July 8 Honefoss BK 1 Brann Bergen 1 Sunday, July 7 Rosenborg Trondheim 1 Lillestrom 0 Sandnes Ulf 3 IK Start 1 Sarpsborg 08 0 Odd Grenland 1 Tromso 2 Molde 3 Valerenga Oslo 2 Viking Stavanger 2 Saturday, July 6 Aalesund 2 Sogndal 2 FK Haugesund 2 Stromsgodset IF 1 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 ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Norwich striker Holt joins Wigan on three-year deal Monday, Jul 08, 2013 11:50 AM PDT LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Norwich City striker Grant Holt has joined English Championship side Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, the two clubs announced on Monday. The 32-year-old scored 68 goals in 154 league appearances for Norwich, helping the Canaries twice win promotion in his first two seasons at the club with the League One title in 2010 and second place in the Championship the following year. "This is a fantastic piece of business for us at a really good price," Wigan's new manager Owen Coyle told the club's official website (www.wiganlatics.co. ... Full Story | Top |
| Formula One mulls tighter pitlane safety Monday, Jul 08, 2013 11:42 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Formula One pitlane television crews will have to film from the pit wall during races in future after a cameraman was hit and injured by a bouncing wheel in Sunday's German Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone said on Monday. Mechanics wear helmets during pitstops but others in a very restricted group given access to the pitlane - such as the media - do not and there were calls at the Nuerburgring for tighter procedures. ... Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Formula One mulls tighter pitlane safety Monday, Jul 08, 2013 11:39 AM PDT (Recasts with Ecclestone comments) July 8 (Reuters) - Formula One pitlane television crews will have to film from the pit wall during races in future after a cameraman was hit and injured by a bouncing wheel in Sunday's German Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone said on Monday. Mechanics wear helmets during pitstops but others in a very restricted group given access to the pitlane - such as the media - do not and there were calls at the Nuerburgring for tighter procedures. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Budapest Grand Prix women's singles round 1 results Monday, Jul 08, 2013 11:10 AM PDT July 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Budapest Grand Prix Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 3-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Sesil Karatantcheva (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-0 Agnes Bukta (Hungary) beat Sandra Zahlavova (Czech Republic) 6-1 4-6 7-6(4) 7-Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) beat Nina Bratchikova (Russia) 6-1 7-5 4-Annika Beck (Germany) beat Tadeja Majeric (Slovenia) 6-1 6-2 5-Johanna Larsson (Sweden) beat Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) 6-2 7-5 Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Monday, July 8 Monday, Jul 08, 2013 11:08 AM PDT July 8 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Football League Giants sign Cruz to $43 million deal The New York Giants sign wide receiver Victor Cruz to a five-year, $43 million contract extension that settles an offseason dispute with the team. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Unpaid players stung for tax in Eastern Europe Monday, Jul 08, 2013 10:48 AM PDT By Brian Homewood NYON, Switzerland, July 8 (Reuters) - Footballers in several Eastern European countries are battling a bizarre situation where they are considered self-employed and have to pay tax even when clubs do not pay them, says world players' union FIFPro. Players in the region continue to struggle to get paid on time, leaving them vulnerable to offers from match-fixers who can be relied upon to pay punctually, a FIFPro director told Reuters in an interview. "Sometimes, the only people who pay them on time are the match-fixers," said FIFPro board member Dejan Stefanovic. ... Full Story | Top |
| Injured former champion Daly to miss British Open Monday, Jul 08, 2013 10:45 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Former champion John Daly has withdrawn from next week's British Open golf through injury, organizers said on Monday. The 47-year-old American, who won the major in 1995, will miss the July 18-21 championship at Muirfield. He wrote on Twitter last week that he needed surgery on his elbow. "Stephen Gallacher is the first reserve and will take his place in the championship," organizers said in a statement. Briton Gallacher, 38, has won two European Tour events, the most recent of which was the Dubai Desert Classic in February. (Reporting by Sonia Oxley; Editing by Clare Fallon) Full Story | Top |
| Nationals obtain outfielder Hairston from Cubs Monday, Jul 08, 2013 10:44 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals, mounting a drive in the National League East, bolstered their depth by acquiring outfielder Scott Hairston from the Chicago Cubs in a trade for a minor league pitcher, the team said on Monday. Right-handed hitting Hairston, 33, was batting just .172 but had belted eight home runs with 19 runs batted in over 99 at-bats this season, including a pinch-hit home run in Chicago's 4-3, 11-inning victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Washington sent Dominican right-hander Ivan Pineyro to the Cubs. Pineyro, 21, was a combined 6-3 with a 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Injured former champion Daly to miss British Open Monday, Jul 08, 2013 10:36 AM PDT July 8 (Reuters) - Former champion John Daly has withdrawn from next week's British Open golf through injury, organisers said on Monday. The 47-year-old American, who won the major in 1995, will miss the July 18-21 championship at Muirfield. He wrote on Twitter last week that he needed surgery on his elbow. "Stephen Gallacher is the first reserve and will take his place in the championship," organisers said in a statement. Briton Gallacher, 38, has won two European Tour events, the most recent of which was the Dubai Desert Classic in February. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Nationals obtain outfielder Hairston from Cubs Monday, Jul 08, 2013 10:35 AM PDT July 8 (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals, mounting a drive in the National League East, bolstered their depth by acquiring outfielder Scott Hairston from the Chicago Cubs in a trade for a minor league pitcher, the team said on Monday. Right-handed hitting Hairston, 33, was batting just .172 but had belted eight home runs with 19 runs batted in over 99 at-bats this season, including a pinch-hit home run in Chicago's 4-3, 11-inning victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Washington sent Dominican right-hander Ivan Pineyro to the Cubs. Pineyro, 21, was a combined 6-3 with a 3. ... Full Story | Top |
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