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Page 1/11 Dodgers rally to beat Cardinals
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-2 yesterday and claim a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five National League Division Series.
Earlier, the visiting Colorado Rockies grabbed a 4-0 lead and held on to beat the Philadelphia Phi [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Ovechkin held pointless as Capitals lose to Rangers
WASHINGTON: The New York Rangers held reigning MVP Alex Ovechkin without a point for the first time this season to defeat the Washington Capitals 4-3 yesterday.
Two third-period goals by right wing Marian Gaborik erased a 3-2 Capitals lead and enabled the Rangers (3-1) to increase their winning s [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Cleveland Cavaliers shareholder Huang to buy Chinese team
BEIJING: Cleveland Cavaliers shareholder Kenny Huang is awaiting approval to become the first foreign owner of a Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) club, local media reported yesterday.
The Chinese-born American financier, who works with baseball’s New York Yankees and bought a minority share i [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Jacques Rogge re-elected as IOC president
Copenhagem: The International Olympic Committee yesterday re-elected Belgian Jacques Rogge as president for a new four-year term with 88 votes in favour, one against and three abstentions.
No alternative candidate stood in the secret ballot.
Rogge, 67, was first elected for eight years in 200 [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Patriots and Broncos have no secrets between them
FOXBOROUGH: Josh McDaniels will face his former pupil Tom Brady and his mentor Bill Belichick when the unbeaten Denver Broncos battle the New England Patriots in week five of the NFL season tomorrow.
The former Patriots offence coach McDaniels now coaches the Broncos after being hired to replace [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Serena says she loves ESPN cover shot
BEIJING: American tennis superstar Serena Williams, who posed naked for the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue” out yesterday, said she loves the “classy and not trampy” picture.
Williams, 28, who is set to regain the number one world ranking when the WTA issues a new list on Monday, also s [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Tsonga beats Gulbis to reach Japan Open semis
Tokyo: Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France had to work hard to beat qualifier Ernests Gulbis of Latvia to reach the semi-finals of the Japan Open tennis tournament yesterday.
The 2008 Australian Open finalist, the highest remaining seeded player in the tournament, shrugged of a one-set defic [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Djokovic wins in China; Cilic upsets Davydenko
Beijing: Novak Djokovic battled into the semi-finals of the China Open yesterday with a three-set win over Spain’s Fernando Verdasco, putting himself one win away from regaining the world number three ranking.
Djokovic, the second seed here, overpowered fifth seed Verdasco in the third and final [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Cup holders US end the day with lead
SAN FRANCISCO: Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim led the way as Presidents Cup holders the United States fended off a bright start by the Internationals to lead by 3-1/2 points to 2-1/2 after yesterday’s opening foursomes.
At one point, the Americans trailed in four of the six alternate-shot encou [more...]
Posted on:10/10/2009 Golf and rugby sevens join Games from 2016
COPENHAGEN: Golf and rugby sevens have been added to the Olympic schedule from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday.
The two sports were added to the Summer Games line-up after a vote of members at the IOC session in Copenhagen. Golf last feat [more...]
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