May 19, 2013

Horse Racing: Aqueduct cancels Saturday card

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NEW YORK (AP) – Aqueduct has canceled the Saturday card due to anticipated rain and snow showers in the New York area. Both Aqueduct and Belmont Park remained open for simulcast betting on out of town tracks. Live racing is scheduled to resume on Sunday. Aqueduct, normally dark on Monday and Tuesday, will also race [...]

Golf: Dubai display restored 1999 Open winner Lawrie’s belief

Lawrie of Scotland tees off on the first hole during the BMW Masters 2012 golf tournament in Shanghai

(Reuters) – Paul Lawrie believes his second-place finish in last year’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai was the springboard for his return to the Ryder Cup stage after a 13-year absence. The veteran Scot, winner of the British Open at Carnoustie in 1999, was in the doldrums for several years until he got a [...]

Breaking News: Federer downs Djokovic in Wimbledon semi-final

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their men's semi-final tennis match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London

(Reuters) – Six-times champion Roger Federer produced a vintage display to beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday. The Swiss maintained his record of never losing a Wimbledon semi-final to reach a record eighth showpiece match at the All England Club with a dominant performance on Centre [...]

Fate of the Pro Bowl still undecided

NFL spokesman Aiello announces deal with NFL players association at meeting in Dallas

(Reuters) – The fate of the National Football League’s annual Pro Bowl remains uncertain amid growing speculation the All-Star game could be suspended next year or possibly scrapped altogether. ESPN initially reported that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who had publicly expressed his concern about the quality of football being played in the game, was considering [...]

Nadal drawn with Federer in World Tour final

Nadal of Spain and Federer of Switzerland attends the trophy ceremony after their men's final at the French Open tennis tournament

(Reuters) – Old foes Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the group stage of the ATP World Tour finals starting in London Sunday while world number one Novak Djokovic will clash with number three Andy Murray. The round-robin competition which ends the men’s tennis season is made up of two groups of four [...]

Soccer: Beckham can put the ‘Major’ in MLS Cup

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David Beckham of the Los Angeles Galaxy, pictured here during the MLS Western Conference Championship against Real Salt Lake, could play in his last match in the upcoming MLS Cup. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The stage is set. The pioneer is on the brink of achieving another milestone. It could be [...]

Tennis: Kvitova to meet Azarenka in season-ending final

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Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic plays a forehand in her match against Samantha Stosur of Australia during day five of the season ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships Tennis at the Sinan Erdem Stadium on October 29, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. (October 28, 2011 – Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe) (Reuters) – Czech left-hander [...]

Fox wins World Cup TV rights for U.S.: report

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Fox outbid incumbent ESPN and NBC to win the English-language U.S. television rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, a FIFA official with knowledge of the decision said Friday. Telemundo was awarded the Spanish-language rights for soccer’s showpiece tournament, the official told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of [...]

Euroleague to the fore amid NBA lockout

Panathinaikos' players celebrate after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv at the end of their Euroleague Final Four final basketball game in Barcelona

(Reuters) – The cancellation of the first two weeks of games in the National Basketball League (NBA) has left Europe’s Euroleague, albeit temporarily, as the world’s top club competition promising an exciting season. League owners and players in the NBA have been unable to resolve a labor dispute, meaning that the season will not start [...]

German sprinter Andre Greipel wins Stage 10 by a wheel

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Andre Greipel of Germany and Omega Pharma-Lotto raises his arm in celebration as he crosses the line to win stage ten of the 2011 Tour de France from Aurillac to Carmaux on July 12, 2011 in Carmaux, France. (July 11, 2011 – Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Europe) CARMAUX, France (AP) — After all the [...]