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| Gibraltar to face Slovakia in first full international Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:55 PM PDT (Reuters) - Gibraltar will make their full international debut against Slovakia in Portugal next month having become the 54th official member of UEFA in May, the Slovak FA said on Tuesday. The friendly will be staged in the Algarve on November 19 and the British overseas territory will then host their first international against the Faroe Islands on March 1 at Victoria Stadium, the Gibraltar FA said on its official Twitter feed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Dutch Cup 3rd round results Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:54 PM PDT Oct 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Dutch Cup 3rd Round matches on Tuesday 3rd RoundTuesday, October 29MVV Maastricht (II) - ADO Den Haag 2-1 (halftime: 2-0) Ajax Amsterdam - ASWH (IV) 4-1 (halftime: 3-1) Still being played (GMT): Tuesday, October 29 FC Emmen (II) v IJsselmeervogels (III) (1900) FC Eindhoven (II) v NEC Nijmegen (1900) JVC Cuyk (III) v EVV (III) (1900) Kozakken Boys (III) v Utrecht (1915) SC Cambuur v NAC Breda (1945) Next Fixtures (GMT): Wednesday, October 30PSV Eindhoven v Roda JC Kerkrade (1745) AZ Alkmaar v Achilles '29 (II) (1800) Groningen v Capelle (III) (1900) ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Gibraltar to face Slovakia in first full international Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:53 PM PDT Oct 29 (Reuters) - Gibraltar will make their full international debut against Slovakia in Portugal next month having become the 54th official member of UEFA in May, the Slovak FA said on Tuesday. The friendly will be staged in the Algarve on Nov. 19 and the British overseas territory will then host their first international against the Faroe Islands on March 1 at Victoria Stadium, the Gibraltar FA said on its official Twitter feed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Blatter's Ronaldo remarks prompt angry response Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:04 PM PDT  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and Real Madrid have responded angrily to comments from FIFA president Sepp Blatter that appeared to make fun of the Real and Portugal forward. Blatter, who was forced by the reaction to apologize while insisting he meant no disrespect, was asked at the Oxford University Union in England on Friday for his opinion on Ronaldo and Barcelona's World Player of the Year Lionel Messi. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Paris Masters men's singles results Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:02 PM PDT Oct 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Paris Masters Men's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 29-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 7-5 6-7(6) 6-3 Round 1Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) 4-6 7-6(0) 2-1 (Youzhny retired) Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 6-4 6-4 Ivan Dodig (Croatia) beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 7-6(6) 6-4 Pablo Andujar (Spain) beat Vasek Pospisil (Canada) 6-4 2-6 6-4 Nicolas Mahut (France) beat Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) 7-6(6) 6-1 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Michael Llodra (France) 6-7(5) ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Blatter's Ronaldo remarks prompt angry response Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:59 AM PDT * FIFA head appears to mock Real and Portugal forward * Ronaldo posts heavily ironic response on Facebook * Portuguese federation, Real ask for clarification * Real later publish written Blatter apology (Adds Blatter apology) By Iain Rogers MADRID, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and Real Madrid have responded angrily to comments from FIFA president Sepp Blatter that appeared to make fun of the Real and Portugal forward. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Polish championship preliminary round results and standings Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:53 AM PDT Oct 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Polish championship Preliminary Round matches on Tuesday Tuesday, October 29Pogon Szczecin 4 Piast Gliwice 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Legia Warsaw 13 9 1 3 31 14 28 2 Gornik Zabrze 14 8 4 2 26 16 28 3 Pogon Szczecin 14 7 5 2 23 18 26 4 Wisla Krakow 13 6 6 1 17 8 24 5 Cracovia Krakow 14 7 2 5 21 17 23 6 Lech Poznan 13 5 5 3 16 12 20 7 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 13 4 4 5 19 17 16 8 Lechia Gdansk 13 3 7 3 16 20 16 -------------------------9 Ruch Chorzow 13 3 7 3 13 18 16 10 Jagiellonia Bialystok 13 4 3 6 20 20 15 11 Piast Gliwice 14 4 3 7 13 ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Hourcade confirmed as Pumas coach through 2015 World Cup Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:43 AM PDT By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Argentina confirmed Daniel Hourcade in his role as the Pumas coach until the 2015 World Cup on Tuesday and said they were looking at adding an experienced foreign coach to his staff. Hourcade, appointed after last week's resignation of Santiago Phelan, has retained the core of Argentina's Rugby Championship squad and introduced promising young talents in a 31-man party for next month's baptism of fire in Europe. With the three-test tour starting against England at Twickenham on Nov. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 29 Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:24 AM PDT Oct. 29 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TE Gonzalez 'open' to trade; will Falcons move him? At 37, Tony Gonzalez would never demand trade from Atlanta Falcons, who are spiraling through the 2013 season. But if Falcons ask before today's 4 p.m. ET deadline, Gonzalez said he will 'always listen. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Tournament of Champions women's singles round robin results Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:03 AM PDT Oct 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Tournament of Champions Women's Singles Round Robin matches on Tuesday RESULTS Group Serdika7-Alize Cornet (France) beat 3-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) 5-0 (Kirilenko retired) Group Sredets2-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat 8-Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) 6-0 6-2 STANDINGS P W L F A Pts Group Serdika1. Alize Cornet 1 1 0 1 0 2 2. Simona Halep 0 0 0 0 0 0 2=. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Maria Kirilenko 1 0 1 0 1 0 Group Sredets1. Ana Ivanovic 1 1 0 2 0 2 2. Samantha Stosur 0 0 0 0 0 0 2=. Elena Vesnina 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brazil-born forward Costa commits to Spain Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 10:31 AM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's Brazil-born forward Diego Costa has signed a letter underlining his wish to play for adopted country Spain, ending a tug-of-war between the two powerhouses over the in-form 25-year-old. Top scorer in La Liga this season with 11 goals in 10 appearances, Costa told Spain coach Vicente del Bosque this month that he was available for the world and European champions. Del Bosque's Brazil counterpart Luiz Felipe Scolari responded last week by announcing he planned to call Costa up for next month's friendlies against Honduras and Chile. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazil-born forward Costa commits to Spain Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 10:29 AM PDT * Signs letter committing to play for world champions * Costa may feature in South Africa friendly next month (Adds background) MADRID, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's Brazil-born forward Diego Costa has signed a letter underlining his wish to play for adopted country Spain, ending a tug-of-war between the two powerhouses over the in-form 25-year-old. Top scorer in La Liga this season with 11 goals in 10 appearances, Costa told Spain coach Vicente del Bosque this month that he was available for the world and European champions. ... Full Story | Top |
| Alonso could return against Sevilla, says Ancelotti Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 10:29 AM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has completed his recovery from injury and could feature as a substitute in Wednesday's La Liga match at home to Sevilla, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Spain international missed June's Confederations Cup to have surgery on a groin problem and then broke a bone in his foot in training in August. "He is available," Ancelotti told a news conference. "He is training with the team and I think tomorrow he will start on the bench and I will try to give him minutes during the game. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-UCI to audit its own anti-doping operations Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:59 AM PDT PARIS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) will audit its own anti-doping system as the governing body tries to draw a line under recent scandals in the sport. "Measures agreed at today's UCI management committee include a full audit of the systems and controls currently employed by the UCI's anti-doping operations to ensure they are working efficiently," the organisation said in a statement on Tuesday. "The audit will also be used as a basis to create a clear road map for setting up an independent UCI anti-doping operation in 2014. ... Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Breeders' Cup facts and figures Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:51 AM PDT Oct 29 (Reuters) - Factbox on the Breeders' Cup meeting, to be run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Friday and Saturday. * Billed as the world championships of thoroughbred racing, the annual Breeders' Cup meeting began in 1984 as a seven-race, one-day event with total prize money of $10 million. * In 2007, the meeting was expanded to 15 races over two days. This year's total prize money is around $24 million. The feature race, the Breeders' Cup Classic, is worth $5 million, making it the richest horse race in North America. ... Full Story | Top |
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