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KANSAS CITY: An 11th inning single from Erick Aybar powered the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 road win over the cellar-dwelling Kansas City Royals yesterday.
Aybar drove in Torii Hunter from second base with his third hit of the game to end a classic pitchers’ duel and push the American League West [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Cougars edge Sooners as Bradford is injured
ARLINGTON, Texas: Coming off a trip to the national title game, and having Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford back under centre, Oklahoma had grand expectations this season.
One jarring hit might have changed everything for the Sooners — and BYU.
Bradford sprained his throwing shoulder in the [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 PIBAQ: KBAS, Tamaraws register easy victories
DOHA: Late bloomer Conrado Banaun of KBAS Contracting scored a conference high 59 points to lead his team to a convincing 108-92 victory over Bilfinger Berger in the ongoing semi-final rounds of Fifth McDonald’s Basketball Championship of Pinoy Basketball of Qatar (PIBAQ) at the Al Gharafa Multi [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Tri-Nations’ fate still in Springboks hands, says Smit
SYDNEY: The world champions Springboks still control the destiny of this year’s Tri-Nations title despite their mauling by the Wallabies, skipper John Smit said.
South Africa crashed to their first defeat of the southern hemisphere championship, going under 21-6 to the fired-up Wallabies in Brisb [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Rossi wins San Marino GP
MISANO, Italy: Italian motorcycling maestro Valentino Rossi extended his lead in the MotoGp standings here yesterday as he easily beat team-mate and championship rival Jorge Lorenzo to take the San Marino race.
The 30-year-old eight-time world champion — who had admitted this weekend to holding t [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Victory for Hirvonen as Loeb is handed penalty
SYDNEY: Championship leader Mikko Hirvonen snatched victory away from five-time world champion Sebastien Loeb in Rally Australia yesterday after the latter’s Citroen team were slapped with a penalty for a technical infringement.
Five-time world champion Loeb looked to have closed to within one po [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Americans O’Hair and Furyk share the lead
NORTON, Massachusetts: Sean O’Hair banished recent poor form with a sparkling seven-under 64 to grab a share of the lead with fellow American Jim Furyk after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship yesterday. O’Hair, who shot a pair of 77’s to miss the cut at the Barclays Classic last wee [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Isner hammers Roddick
NEW YORK: Flushing Meadows shook with an explosion of deafening roars yesterday as American sensations John Isner and Melanie Oudin sent former champions Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova spinning out of the US Open.
On a day when Russian world number one Dinara Safina’s luck and patience finally [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Safina buckles under pressure
NEW YORK: Dinara Safina had a tennis meltdown yesterday, enraged by a snub over her court assignment, unable to explain her lacklustre loss to a little-known opponent and desperate for some time off.
It was a case of third time unlucky for the top-seeded world number one after the Russian fell 6- [more...]
Posted on:9/7/2009 Hewitt upbeat despite loss to Federer
New York: Lleyton Hewitt’s US Open may have lasted only three rounds, but it served his purposes as he tunes up for his main target - the Australian Open at the start of next year.
The former world No.1 lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to top seed and defending champion Roger Federer - his 14th straight l [more...]
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