Monday, 17 February 2014

Nishikori defends title

Japan’s Kei Nishikori completed a successful defence of his US National Indoor Championships title with a 6-4 7-6 (7/0) victory over Ivo Karlovic in the final.


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Saint-Etienne and Lille held

Brandao’s stoppage-time equaliser ensured Saint-Etienne clung on to fourth place in Ligue 1 with a dramatic 1-1 draw against Marseille on Sunday night.


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Real keep pace; Bilbao beaten

Real Madrid moved back level on points with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the top of the Primera Liga thanks to a win at Getafe, while there were also victories on Sunday for Granada and Espanyol.


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Bubba is champion at Riviera

Bubba Watson held his nerve down the stretch to score a two-shot victory in the Northern Trust Open at Riviera.


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Copa hat-trick for Ferrer

Top seed David Ferrer beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets to win the Copa Claro trophy for a third consecutive year.


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Noble happy with opening win

Salford coach Brian Noble was relieved to see his revamped side hang on for an opening 18-14 victory over Wakefield.


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Sunday, 16 February 2014

Juve, Roma and Napoli all win

Juventus cruised to a 3-1 victory over Chievo on Sunday to retain their nine-point advantage at the top of Serie A.


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Rutherford out to prove point

Olympic hero Greg Rutherford has vowed to silence his critics by recapturing his gold-medal winning form.


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Whelan relishing City tie

Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan is looking forward to the club’s FA Cup tie against Manchester City after being pitted together in the quarter-finals.


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Powell out of World Challenge

Wigan half-back or hooker Sam Powell has been ruled out of Saturday’s World Club Challenge against Sydney Roosters after suffering an ankle injury in training.


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Watson’s rankings boost

Heather Watson continued her encouraging start to 2014 by winning a second-tier tournament in America.


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Phillies guarantee newcomer A.J. Burnett $22.5M

mlb news Phillies guarantee newcomer A.J. Burnett $22.5M


A.J. Burnett and the Philadelphia Phillies have completed a contract that guarantees the pitcher $15 million US for 2014 and $22.5 million over two seasons.


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New look for NBA all-star game

nba news New look for NBA all star game


With both the Eastern and Western conference rosters loaded with players 25 and under and the athletes ready to don jerseys with sleeves, the NBA all-star game in New Orleans on Sunday (8 p.m. ET) was to mark a new era for the league.


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Cockerill critical of Tigers

Leicester boss Richard Cockerill admitted his side “played poorly” as they scraped a win at home to Aviva Premiership strugglers Gloucester.


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Cole out of Six Nations

England prop Dan Cole has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations because of a neck problem.


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Wenger embarrassed for Jose

Arsene Wenger described Jose Mourinho’s comments about him as ‘embarrassing’ for Chelsea as he preferred to focus on Arsenal’s 2-1 FA Cup victory over Liverpool.


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Ajax cruise, Feyenoord held

Lasse Schone scored a hat-trick to fire Eredivisie leaders Ajax to a 3-0 win at home to Heerenveen on Sunday.


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Dixon ‘the ultimate pro’

Head coach Daryl Powell paid tribute to Kirk Dixon after the goal-kicking winger passed the 1,000-point mark to help Castleford Tigers come from behind and begin their Super League campaign with a 36-18 victory over crisis-club Bradford Bulls.


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Ospreys hit new heights

Full-back Sam Davies scored 22 points as the Ospreys registered the biggest win in their history with an 11-try, 75-7 trouncing of Treviso at the Liberty Stadium.


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Craig Kimbrel, Braves strike 4-year, $42M US deal

mlb news Craig Kimbrel, Braves strike 4 year, $42M US deal


The Atlanta Braves added to their extensive wave of long-term deals with their young stars on Sunday by agreeing to a $42 million US, four-year contract with all-star closer Craig Kimbrel.


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