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| Soccer-Barca's Neymar and Alba out for up to a month Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 12:22 PM PDT A nightmare eight days for Barcelona was compounded on Thursday when forward Neymar and defender Jordi Alba were ruled out for up to a month with foot and thigh muscle injuries respectively. Brazil international Neymar has a bruise on his left foot which has caused a build-up of fluid while Spain left back Alba has a strain in his right thigh, Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.es). The injuries were sustained during Wednesday's King's Cup final defeat to Real Madrid, with Neymar sidelined for about four weeks and Alba for three to four weeks, leaving them in a race to regain fitness before the end of the season. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Swedish championship results and standings Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 11:56 AM PDT April 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Swedish championship matches on Thursday Thursday, April 17Falkenbergs FF 1 Kalmar 3 Gefle 3 Brommapojkarna 0 Elfsborg Boras 1 Helsingborg 0 IFK Gothenburg 5 Atvidabergs FF 0 Wednesday, April 16Haecken 3 Halmstad 0 Djurgarden 2 AIK Stockholm 3 IFK Norrkoping 1 Mjallby AIF 1 Orebro 1 Malmo 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Malmo 4 4 0 0 9 1 12 -------------------------2 Kalmar 4 2 2 0 7 4 8 3 Djurgarden 4 2 1 1 8 4 7 3 IFK Gothenburg 4 2 1 1 8 4 7 -------------------------5 Elfsborg Boras 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 6 Orebro 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 7 AIK ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Danish championship results and standings Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 11:52 AM PDT April 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Danish championship matches on Thursday Thursday, April 17Esbjerg 2 Randers 2 FC Vestsjaelland 0 FC Copenhagen 1 OB Odense 0 Nordsjaelland 1 Wednesday, April 16Viborg 0 AaB Aalborg 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 AaB Aalborg 27 15 7 5 51 30 52 -------------------------2 Midtjylland 26 13 6 7 45 26 45 -------------------------3 FC Copenhagen 27 12 9 6 43 30 45 4 Brondby 26 10 9 7 33 29 39 -------------------------5 Esbjerg 27 10 7 10 41 33 37 -------------------------6 Nordsjaelland 27 10 6 11 28 34 36 7 OB Odense 27 8 10 9 39 36 34 8 ... Full Story | Top |
| Vietnam backs out as host of 2019 Asian Games Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 11:28 AM PDT Vietnam quit as host of the 2019 Asian Games on Thursday, citing a lack of preparedness and concerns that holding the multi-sport event would not prove financially viable. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Vietnam was suffering from the effects of global recession and the state was unable to foot the bill for facilities and venues that would not be profitable in the years after the Games. It was not immediately clear which country would take over from Hanoi as hosts of the 18th Asian Games. "We've only heard about it and we are waiting for a formal communication from the Vietnam Olympic Committee," Randhir Singh, secretary general of the Kuwait-based Olympic Council of Asia, told Reuters. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Serbian championship results and standings Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 11:24 AM PDT April 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Serbian championship matches on Thursday Thursday, April 17 Cukaricki 3 FK Donji Srem 1 FK Novi Pazar 0 Red Star Belgrade 1 FK Radnicki Nis 1 Napredak Krusevac 0 Partizan Belgrade 2 Jagodina 0 Rad Belgrade 1 Javor 0 Radnicki Kragujevac 1 OFK Belgrade 3 Sloboda Uzice 1 Vojvodina Novi Sad 2 Spartak Subotica 1 FK Vozdovac 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Red Star Belgrade 24 19 2 3 52 20 59 -------------------------2 Partizan Belgrade 24 17 5 2 46 16 56 3 Cukaricki 24 12 5 7 29 25 41 -------------------------4 Jagodina 24 10 7 7 30 25 37 ... Full Story | Top |
| Rosberg to clear air with Hamilton before China GP Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 11:09 AM PDT  By Abhishek Takle SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg says he will discuss with Lewis Hamilton before this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix an incident during their thrilling battle in Bahrain when he felt his Mercedes team mate went "over the line". The German, who won the season-opener in Australia, started from pole at the Sakhir circuit 11 days ago but lost his lead off the line, with Hamilton moving from second to head the field into the first corner. The 28-year-old Rosberg was unable to find a way past his team mate in a wheel-to-wheel duel, with only one second separating the Mercedes pair at the finish. Rosberg said there was one incident where he felt the 2008 world champion pushed things too far in defending his lead. Full Story | Top |
| Motor racing-Rosberg to clear air with Hamilton before China GP Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 11:06 AM PDT By Abhishek Takle SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg says he will discuss with Lewis Hamilton before this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix an incident during their thrilling battle in Bahrain when he felt his Mercedes team mate went "over the line". The German, who won the season-opener in Australia, started from pole at the Sakhir circuit 11 days ago but lost his lead off the line, with Hamilton moving from second to head the field into the first corner. The 28-year-old Rosberg was unable to find a way past his team mate in a wheel-to-wheel duel, with only one second separating the Mercedes pair at the finish. Rosberg said there was one incident where he felt the 2008 world champion pushed things too far in defending his lead. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Thursday, April 17 Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 11:03 AM PDT April 17 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Corner market: Gilbert, Dennard lead strong CB class Publisher Frank Cooney's latest installment of a position-by-position capsule preview of the 2014 draft. Oklahoma State's Justin Gilbert and Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State are the top cornerbacks in a deep class of cover men, but top safety HaHa Clinton-Dix (Alabama) is a serious first-round talent, too. (FBN-DRAFT, expect by 3:30 p.m. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 10:54 AM PDT April 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Ukrainian championship matches on Thursday Saturday, April 19 Sevastopol Arsenal Kiev Postponed Thursday, April 17 Metalist Kharkiv 1 Zarja Lugansk 1 Tavria Simferopol 0 Sevastopol 2 Wednesday, April 16 Dynamo Kiev 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Metalurg Donetsk 3 Chernomorets Odessa 2 Metalurg Zaporizhya 0 Zakarpattya Uzhgorod 1 Karpaty Lviv 0 Illichevets Mariupol 1 Tuesday, April 15 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 5 Volyn Lutsk 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 23 16 2 5 50 19 50 -------------------------2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 22 15 5 2 ... Full Story | Top |
| Djokovic cruises, Nadal claims 30th clay win in a row Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 10:50 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic lost just one game to join Roger Federer in the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals after Rafa Nadal breezed to his 30th consecutive win on clay on Thursday. Nadal barely broke sweat in his 6-1 6-3 thrashing of Italy's Andreas Seppi while Federer recovered from a break of serve in the first set to beat Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-1. Champion Djokovic demolished Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 6-0 6-1. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Djokovic cruises, Nadal claims 30th clay win in a row Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 10:44 AM PDT * World number one Nadal breezes into final eight * Federer recovers from break to win * Djokovic makes quick work of Busta (Adds Djokovic quotes) April 17 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic lost just one game to join Roger Federer in the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals after Rafa Nadal breezed to his 30th consecutive win on clay on Thursday. Nadal barely broke sweat in his 6-1 6-3 thrashing of Italy's Andreas Seppi while Federer recovered from a break of serve in the first set to beat Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-1. Full Story | Top |
| Calls for peace at memorial for Kansas shooting victims Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 09:23 AM PDT  By Kevin Murphy and Carey Gillam OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - The scene of what authorities say was a hate crime just days ago became the setting for tears, prayers and calls for peace as religious leaders gathered at a Kansas Jewish community center for a memorial service in honor of three people shot dead on Sunday. Heavy security surrounded the Jewish Community Center on Thursday in suburban Overland Park, Kansas, where two of the victims were gunned down, and several hundred people crowded into the center's auditorium for the interfaith service. "We all needed to come together to... bring into this tragedy God, heaven, peace and love," Jacob Schreiber, president and chief executive of the Jewish Community Center, told the gathering. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Monte Carlo Masters men's singles round 3 results Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 08:36 AM PDT April 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Monte Carlo Masters Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Thursday Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) beat 5-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4-6 6-3 6-1 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Pablo Carreno (Spain) 6-0 6-1 4-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-1 6-David Ferrer (Spain) beat 12-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 6-4 6-2 1-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-1 6-3 3-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat 15-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) walkover 9-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat 10-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 5-7 6-3 6-0 ... Full Story | Top |
| Pistorius trial adjourns until May, state mauls forensic expert Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 08:12 AM PDT  By Siyabonga Sishi PRETORIA (Reuters) - The murder trial of Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was adjourned on Thursday until May 5 after the state wrapped up three days of punishing cross-examination of a forensic expert brought by the defense. Judge Thokozile Masipa granted the state's request for a postponement to avoid conflicts with other cases. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel - nicknamed "The Pitbull" for his aggressive style - tore into defense witness Roger Dixon, questioning his credibility and expertise. Pistorius, 27, is on trial for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot dead with four rounds from a 9mm pistol on Valentine's Day last year in his plush Pretoria house. Full Story | Top |
| Nadal battles wardrobe malfunction in Monte Carlo Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 07:37 AM PDT (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal is battling a wardrobe malfunction that has forced him to alter his serving routine at this week's Monte Carlo Masters. When he has failed with his first serve, Nadal has had to ask for another ball rather than plucking one from his shorts, because he has been experiencing problems with his pockets. "The ball comes out of the bottom of them and gets in the way," the Spaniard told Teledeporte on Thursday after dispatching Italy's Andreas Seppi to reach the quarter-finals. The Spaniard is sponsored by U.S. apparel maker Nike. Full Story | Top |
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