Sunday, 14 April 2013

Guantanamo: Guards Fire Rounds To Quell Unrest

Months of increased tension at the Guantanamo Bay prison, including an ongoing hunger strike, boils over into violent clashes.


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Blue Jackets edge Wild in shootout 3-2

ST. PAUL, Minn. – While Columbus Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards lamented his team’s play after a big win at Minnesota, Mike Yeo tried to focus on the positives in the Wild’s third straight loss.


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Stars extend streak to 5 with 2-1 win over Sharks

DALLAS – Rookie Alex Chiasson isn’t letting his recent run of success distract him from the task at hand: helping the Dallas Stars get into the playoffs


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Quentin quite the HBP target, but not the leader

Despite all that’s been said in the wake of Thursday night’s melee between the Padres and Dodgers, Carlos Quentin still isn’t the career leader in number of times hit by a pitch. He’s just inside the top 50 all-time, sure, and he’s been plunked 116 times, the seventh-highest total among active players.


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Greinke undergoes surgery on collarbone

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke underwent a 90-minute operation Saturday to stabilize his broken left collarbone. The club had announced that a less invasive rod would be used to stabilize the fracture Greinke suffered Thursday night in a brawl. Instead, a metal plate was used.


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Westwood: I’ve got a chance

Lee Westwood believes he can celebrate his 60th major with a breakthrough victory despite being five shots off the lead at the Masters.


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Scott hoping to break duck

Adam Scott believes the Australian jinx at the Masters can finally end on Sunday after he moved within a shot of the lead after the third round.


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Saturday, 13 April 2013

Mumbai make light work of Pune

Mumbai Indians maintained their fine run of form in the Indian Premier League as Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten half-century helped them to a 41-run victory over Pune Warriors.


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Umpire banned for four years

International umpire Nadeem Ghauri has been banned from cricket for four years after a sting operation by an Indian television channel found him willing to spot-fix.


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Bryant to miss rest of season

Kobe Bryant’s season appears to be over after he injured an Achilles tendon during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 118-116 win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.


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Hibernian edge Hampden epic

Hibernian came from three goals down to beat Falkirk 4-3 after extra-time in an incredible Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden.


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Two-shot penalty for Woods

Tiger Woods has been handed a two-shot penalty for taking an incorrect drop during his second round at the Masters.


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North Korea: US Urges China To Help End Crisis

The US and China vow to resolve the escalating tensions through diplomacy and to ensure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.


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Brawn: ‘Complex race’ to come

Mercedes Team Principal Ross Brawn says Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix will likely prove a “very complex” affair given the different race strategies on offer to the field.


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Leeds rally to sink Wednesday

Luke Varney scored twice as Leeds came from behind to claim a crucial 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship at Elland Road.


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Ervine rejects Zimbabwe place

Craig Ervine has turned down a place in the Zimbabwe squad for their Test series with Bangladesh in order to play club cricket in England.


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Womb Transplant Patient Falls Pregnant

The first woman ever to receive a uterus from a dead donor is in the early stages of pregnancy after IVF treatment.


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Newcastle take play-off lead

Newcastle Eagles boosted their chances of progressing in the BBL Championship play-offs following an 85-70 quarter-final first-leg victory over Sheffield Sharks.


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Lynn takes ‘boring’ approach

David Lynn insisted that “boring is good” after grinding out a second-round 73 to remain at the business end of the leaderboard at the Masters.


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Kvitova through in Katowice

Petra Kvitova cruised into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open with a straight-sets win over Croatian Petra Martic.


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