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| Tennis-Tournament of Champions women's singles round robin results Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:42 PM PDT Oct 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Tournament of Champions Women's Singles Round Robin matches on Thursday RESULTS Group Sredets5-Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat 8-Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) 6-2 4-6 6-0 2-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat 4-Samantha Stosur (Australia) 6-2 5-7 6-2 STANDINGS P W L F A Pts Group Serdika1. Simona Halep 2 2 0 4 0 4 2. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2 1 1 2 2 2 3. Alize Cornet 2 1 1 1 2 2 4. Elina Svitolina 1 0 1 0 2 0 . Maria Kirilenko 1 0 1 0 1 0 Group Sredets1. Ana Ivanovic 2 2 0 4 1 4 2. Samantha Stosur 2 1 1 3 2 2 3. Elena Vesnina 2 1 1 2 3 2 4. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Dutch Cup 3rd round results Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:36 PM PDT Oct 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Dutch Cup 3rd Round matches on Thursday 3rd RoundThursday, October 31Heerenveen - VVV-Venlo (II) 1-0 (halftime: 1-0) Wednesday, October 30Feyenoord - Hoek (IV) 3-0 (halftime: 1-0) Excelsior '31 (III) - Heracles Almelo 2-5 (halftime: 0-1) Groningen - Capelle (III) 2-0 (halftime: 1-0) PEC Zwolle - Wilhelmina '08 4-0 (halftime: 4-0) Vitesse Arnhem - Noordwijk (III) 5-0 (halftime: 2-0) AZ Alkmaar - Achilles '29 (II) 7-0 (halftime: 4-0) PSV Eindhoven - Roda JC Kerkrade 1-3 (halftime: 0-2) Tuesday, October 29 SC Cambuur - NAC Breda 2-2 (halftime: 2-0, 90 ... Full Story | Top |
| The partying can wait for determined Vettel Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:33 PM PDT  By Alan Baldwin ABU DHABI (Reuters) - James Hunt would doubtless have done it differently but Sebastian Vettel's idea of bliss after winning the Formula One championship for the fourth year in a row was a few quiet days at home. The partying can wait for Red Bull's 26-year-old German, the sport's youngest quadruple champion, who still has unfinished business this season with three races yet to be won. "We want to race, race the others as hard as possible," he told reporters at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where he is chasing a seventh successive win to equal compatriot Michael Schumacher's 2004 seven in a row. "If we have a chance, we want to win." No other driver in the modern era has won seven times consecutively, with Italian Alberto Ascari setting the record of nine in 1952/53. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. attorney opens review of Georgia teen's wrestling mat death Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:33 PM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor launched a formal review on Thursday to determine if the death of a Georgia teenager found in a rolled-up wrestling mat in his school gym in January warrants a criminal investigation. An official autopsy concluded that the suffocation of Kendrick Johnson, 17, was accidental, but the teen's parents have called for a further probe because they suspect foul play. "I am convinced that sufficient basis exists for my office to conduct a formal review of the facts and investigations surrounding the death of Kendrick Johnson," said Michael Moore, the U.S. attorney for Georgia's Middle District. He said he would ask the FBI to open a civil rights or any other appropriate criminal investigation, should his review find that sufficient evidence exists to proceed. Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-The partying can wait for determined Vettel Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:23 PM PDT By Alan Baldwin ABU DHABI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - James Hunt would doubtless have done it differently but Sebastian Vettel's idea of bliss after winning the Formula One championship for the fourth year in a row was a few quiet days at home. The partying can wait for Red Bull's 26-year-old German, the sport's youngest quadruple champion, who still has unfinished business this season with three races yet to be won. "We want to race, race the others as hard as possible," he told reporters at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where he is chasing a seventh successive win to equal compatriot Michael Schumacher's 2004 seven in a row. "If we have a chance, we want to win." No other driver in the modern era has won seven times consecutively, with Italian Alberto Ascari setting the record of nine in 1952/53. Full Story | Top |
| France's Hollande shows soccer clubs red card on tax Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:12 PM PDT * President says clubs won't be exempt from super tax * Clubs threaten match blackout by refusing to play * Tax will affect 14 of the 20 Ligue 1 soccer clubs (Adds clubs' reaction) PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has finally found an interest group he can say 'no' to. The Socialist leader told soccer club owners on Thursday he has no intention of repealing or exempting them from a 75 percent tax on players' salaries above one million euros ($1.36 million) per year, despite clubs threatening to refuse to play later this month. The Union of Professional Football Clubs (UCPF) said in a statement: "Club representatives have not been heard despite several constructive proposals (such as the non-retroactivity of the tax). TAX RISES The proposed "eco-tax", meant to raise up to one billion euros a year for rail projects, will be suspended until the government has fine-tuned its application, Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told the BFM TV channel. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Polish championship preliminary round results and standings Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:51 AM PDT Oct 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Polish championship Preliminary Round matches on Thursday Thursday, October 31Slask Wroclaw 4 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala 0 Wednesday, October 30Korona Kielce 1 Ruch Chorzow 4 Zaglebie Lubin 1 Lechia Gdansk 3 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 3 Legia Warsaw 1 Tuesday, October 29Pogon Szczecin 4 Piast Gliwice 0 Wisla Krakow 3 Widzew Lodz 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Legia Warsaw 14 9 1 4 32 17 28 2 Gornik Zabrze 14 8 4 2 26 16 28 3 Wisla Krakow 14 7 6 1 20 8 27 4 Pogon Szczecin 14 7 5 2 23 18 26 5 Cracovia Krakow 14 7 2 5 21 17 23 6 Lech Poznan 13 5 5 ... Full Story | Top |
| No mask needed as daunting Djokovic beats Isner Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:49 AM PDT  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic dispensed with the Darth Vader mask but still proved too daunting an adversary for American John Isner when he reached the Paris Masters quarter-finals with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 victory on Thursday. No Darth Vader," Djokovic, who watched nine aces fly by him in the opener, told a news conference. Roger Federer showed glimpses of his brilliant best as the 17-times grand slam champion outclassed German Philip Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 to move into the last eight. A day after securing his place at next week's ATP World Tour finals in London, the Swiss was won comfortably to set up a clash with Juan Martin del Potro, who beat him in the Basel final last week. Full Story | Top |
| Wawrinka, Gasquet complete ATP World Tour finals lineup Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:32 AM PDT  Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka and France's Richard Gasquet snatched the last two places for next week's ATP World Tour finals after Canadian Milos Raonic was knocked out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday. Wawrinka and Gasquet will be at the event in London along with Spain's Rafa Nadal and David Ferrer, Serb Novak Djokovic, Swiss Roger Federer, Czech Tomas Berdych and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-No mask needed as daunting Djokovic beats Isner Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:32 AM PDT (Adds Wawrinka and Gasquet through to London, Federer quotes) By Julien Pretot PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic dispensed with the Darth Vader mask but still proved too daunting an adversary for American John Isner when he reached the Paris Masters quarter-finals with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 victory on Thursday. No Darth Vader," Djokovic, who watched nine aces fly by him in the opener, told a news conference. Roger Federer showed glimpses of his brilliant best as the 17-times grand slam champion outclassed German Philip Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 to move into the last eight. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday, Oct. 31 Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:30 AM PDT Oct. 31 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEW YORK - Major League Baseball caps off season with strange yet stirring World Series won by Boston Red Sox over a St. Louis Cardinals team that has cause for optimism moving forward. (BASEBALL-WORLDSERIES/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 600 words) Free agency preview: Cano is name to know Free agency floodgates are open, but there is only one superstar hitting market - New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano. ... Full Story | Top |
| PSG's injured Ibrahimovic out of Lorient game Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:29 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain will be without injured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they host lowly Lorient in Ligue 1 on Friday, the French champions said in a statement. The Sweden striker, who has been suffering from knee pains lately, was not included in the squad announced on Thursday. PSG are top of the table with 25 points from 11 games, just ahead of Monaco on goal difference. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-PSG's injured Ibrahimovic out of Lorient game Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:23 AM PDT PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain will be without injured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they host lowly Lorient in Ligue 1 on Friday, the French champions said in a statement. The Sweden striker, who has been suffering from knee pains lately, was not included in the squad announced on Thursday. PSG are top of the table with 25 points from 11 games, just ahead of Monaco on goal difference. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris) Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Wawrinka, Gasquet complete ATP World Tour finals lineup Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:18 AM PDT Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka and France's Richard Gasquet snatched the last two places for next week's ATP World Tour finals after Canadian Milos Raonic was knocked out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday. Wawrinka and Gasquet will be at the event in London along with Spain's Rafa Nadal and David Ferrer, Serb Novak Djokovic, Swiss Roger Federer, Czech Tomas Berdych and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. Full Story | Top |
| Celtics rebuild highlights sports' shifting fortunes Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 11:18 AM PDT  By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - While the Boston Red Sox were putting the finishing touches on a World Series championship on Wednesday, the NBA's Boston Celtics were kicking off a rebuilding phase with a season-opening loss. Few Bostonians were paying much attention to the Celtics' 93-87 road loss to the Toronto Raptors, however, as champagne corks were popping at Fenway Park, a sobering reminder of how suddenly sporting fortunes can change. The toast of Beantown themselves not long ago, the bar has not been set high for the new-look Celtics and first-year head coach Brad Stevens. Indeed, lean times appear to be ahead for a franchise that enjoyed a return to its glory days when All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joined Paul Pierce in 2007 before leading the team to six straight playoff appearances, two runs to the NBA Finals and one title. Full Story | Top |
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