Serena Williams goes into last four as Pennetta quits
ROME (Reuters) - Serena Williams enjoyed an easy passage into the semi-finals of the Italian Open tennis on Friday when her opponent Flavia Pennetta retired with a right wrist injury.
The Italian, ranked 21,...
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Liu assumes Olympic burden in home stop
By Nick Mulvenney
SHANHGAI (Reuters) - High hurdler Liu Xiang takes centre stage in his home town of Shanghai on Saturday, ready once again to assume the burden of China's heavy Olympic expectations.
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Phillies hold on to give Halladay the win
(Reuters) - Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay finally got some run support from his Philadelphia team mates and won for the first time in more than a month on Thursday as the Phillies eked an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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Kings beat Coyotes, edge closer to Stanley Cup finals
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The giant-killing Los Angeles Kings extended their magical playoff run, moving to just one win from their first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993 with a 2-1...
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Pacers give Heat "butt-kicking", Spurs clip LA
(Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers, showing the poise and determination Miami was supposed to have, routed the cold shooting Heat 94-75 on Thursday to take a surprising 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series.
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Pacers take fire out of Heat; Spurs clip LA
(Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers left no doubt which was the team on a mission as they routed the cold shooting Miami Heat 94-75 on Thursday to take a surprising 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series.
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Pacers take fire out of Heat for big win
(Reuters) - The surprising Indiana Pacers held Dwyane Wade to five points and shocked the cold shooting Miami Heat 94-75 to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series on Thursday.
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Ice hockey: Canada, U.S. and Sweden eliminated by late goals
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage.
The Finnish forward struck with nine seconds left...
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Flame for London Games formally handed over
By Alan Baldwin
ATHENS (Reuters) - The flame for the London Olympics, which start on July 27 after a 70-day torch relay around Britain, was formally handed over at a ceremony in a damp...
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Hewitt handed a wildcard for the French Open
PARIS (Reuters) - Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt, currently ranked 178th, has been granted a wildcard to enter the French Open main draw along with seven other players, tournament organizers said on Thursday.
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Murray suffers setback, Williams sisters win
By Simon Cambers
ROME (Reuters) - Ailing Briton Andy Murray suffered another setback to his French Open preparations as he was ousted 6-7 6-3 6-2 by Richard Gasquet in the third round of the...
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Djokovic shows best and worst to reach quarter-finals
By Simon Cambers
ROME (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic demonstrated how to smash a racquet and how to cope with adversity as he reached the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters on Thursday.
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Cagey Campbell-Brown set for half-lap opener in Shanghai
By Nick Mulvenney
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown was leaving no hostages to fortune on Thursday as she looked forward to her first 200 meters race of a season she hopes...
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No pressure on Team GB to select Beckham, says Coe
By Alan Baldwin
ATHENS (Reuters) - David Beckham will have to earn his place in Britain's Olympic soccer squad on skill and merit like any other player and can expect no special favors, London...
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Rowing a family affair for American hopeful Gevvie Stone
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - When U.S. rowing hopeful Genevra "Gevvie" Stone dips her oars into the waters of Lucerne, Switzerland, this weekend she will try to fulfill an Olympic dream that was...
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Australia triathlete Kahlefeldt cleared of tuberculosis
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Olympic-bound triathlete Brad Kahlefeldt has been cleared of tuberculosis and will be discharged from a San Diego hospital on Friday, his national federation said.
The 31-year-old Beijing Olympian was isolated...
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Derby champ gets ninth post for Preakness
By Steve Ginsburg
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Kentucky Derby champion I'll Have Another will open from the ninth post in Saturday's $1 million Preakness Stakes as the lightly raced chestnut looks to stay in contention...
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Darvish claiming ace status as he tosses Texas past A's
(Reuters) - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish continued his blistering start to life in Major League Baseball as the Japanese right-hander breezed through the Oakland Athletics lineup in a 4-1 win on Wednesday.
Darvish,...
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Tight hamstring sidelines U.S. sprinter Dix
By Gene Cherry
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Double world silver medalist Walter Dix will miss Sunday's showdown against British sprinter Dwain Chambers in England because of a tight hamstring, he told Reuters on...
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Thunder strike late to beat Lakers, Celtics win
(Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder scored nine unanswered points in the final two minutes to edge the Los Angeles Lakers 77-75 on Wednesday and seize a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
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Celtics spank 76ers for 2-1 series lead
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics trounced the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday to spoil their return home and move ahead 2-1 in the second round East series of the NBA playoffs.
The evergreen Kevin...
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Junior Seau's San Diego restaurant closes after his death
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A San Diego restaurant owned by Junior Seau closed its doors for good on Wednesday, two weeks after the former football star shot himself to death at his beachfront California home, trustees for his estate announced.
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Super Bowl winners New York Giants get "Big Blue" rings
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Players and coaches with the New York Giants football team gathered at Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store in New York City on Wednesday evening to receive...
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Adidas sues Big 5 over alleged sneaker knock-offs
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Adidas AG has sued to stop a U.S. sporting goods retailer and a skateboarding equipment maker from selling sneakers with three parallel diagonal stripes, a design it said looks...
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Minor, repeat head blows may impair athletes' learning
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some students who play hockey and football may perform worse than expected on learning tests after a season of head impacts even if they never suffer...
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Americans Gatlin and Jeter win sprints in Daegu
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - American sprinter Justin Gatlin continued his recent resurgence ahead of the London Olympics with victory in the men's 100 meters at the IAAF World Challenge meeting on Wednesday.
The...
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Beckham to help bring Olympic flame to Britain
By Alan Baldwin
LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham will help bring the Olympic flame to Britain on Friday after he takes part in a formal handover ceremony in Athens, London 2012 organizers said.
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Ireland's Taylor books London boxing berth
By Nick Mulvenney
QINHUANGDAO, China (Reuters) - Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor booked her place at the London Olympics without throwing a punch at the women's world championships on Wednesday.
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New Jersey beat New York, level series
By Julian Linden
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils overcame a mid-game slump to defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday and level their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 1-1.
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Nats pitcher Strasburg brings the heat, regrets it
(Reuters) - Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg may read warning labels a little closer in future after some 'Hot Stuff' heat rub ointment got on "the wrong place" and made Tuesday's outing on the mound an uncomfortable one.
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Unstoppable Kings bash Coyotes for 2-0 lead
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings dominated Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Tuesday to continue their playoff transformation and storm to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Los Angeles have now won seven...
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Orioles spoil Sabathia's record in win over Yankees
(Reuters) - Baltimore handed CC Sabathia his first loss of the season with a 5-2 home victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday that kept the Orioles tied for the American League East lead.
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Sagan three-peats at Tour of California
LIVERMORE, California, May 15 - Peter Sagan extended his overall lead in the Tour of California when he won Tuesday's third stage in a sprint finish, completing a rare hat-trick of stage wins in North America's most prestigious cycling event.
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U.S. set for battle to top London medal table
By Steve Keating
DALLAS (Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee's media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal...
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Women's soccer team eyeing revenge in London
By Larry Fine
DALLAS (Reuters) - After an agonizing loss to Japan in last year's World Cup final, the U.S. women's soccer team is determined to rebound by winning a third consecutive Olympic title...
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Bulls' Rose to miss 8-12 months with knee injury: doctor
(Reuters) - Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose could be out of action for an entire year while he recovers from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the doctor who performed the procedure said on Tuesday.
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Cavaliers' Irving named NBA's rookie of the year
(Reuters) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) rookie of the year in a landslide victory after leading all first-year players in scoring, the league said on Tuesday.
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Azarenka suffers injury blow, Federer advances
By Simon Cambers
ROME (Reuters) - World number one Victoria Azarenka suffered a blow to her French Open preparations when she was forced to pull out of the Italian Open with a right shoulder...
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Aching Federer makes up time; Nadal impresses
By Simon Cambers
ROME (Reuters) - An aching Roger Federer made a seamless transition from slick blue clay to the slower red dirt on Wednesday as he saw off Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3...
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Aching Federer makes up for lost time
By Simon Cambers
ROME (Reuters) - An aching Roger Federer made up for lost time on Wednesday as he saw off Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the...
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Djokovic returns to form with Tomic win in Rome
By Simon Cambers
ROME (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic was back on top form as he brushed aside rising Australian talent Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3 to reach the third round of the Rome Masters on...
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Murray survives Nalbandian scare to advance in Rome
By Simon Cambers
ROME (Reuters) - Andy Murray battled back from a break down in the final set to beat Argentina's David Nalbandian in the second round of the Rome Masters tennis on Tuesday.
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Rodriguez roars to stage win and overall lead
By Alasdair Fotheringham
ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) - Spanish overall contender Joaquim Rodriguez used his trademark uphill surge to blast away from his rivals and claim Tuesday's 10th stage win and the overall lead in...
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