Tuesday, 4 March 2014

NBA: Career-high for James

LeBron James was in unplayable form as he scored a career-high 61 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 124-107 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.


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Blue Jackets hand Maple Leafs 3rd straight loss

nhl news Blue Jackets hand Maple Leafs 3rd straight loss


Defenceman Dalton Prout and centre Artem Anisimov scored in the second period as the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2-1 victory on Monday.


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Vidal laughs off rumours

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has laughed off rumours linking him with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.


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Wild fend off Flames for 5th straight win

nhl news Wild fend off Flames for 5th straight win


Jared Spurgeon’s power-play goal in the third period helped the Minnesota Wild notch their season-high fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.


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Twins smash J.A. Happ, Blue Jays

mlb news Twins smash J.A. Happ, Blue Jays


Kevin Correia threw three hitless innings and a split squad of Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 Monday. Correia, who was 9-13 last year, permitted just one walk.


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Orakpo tagged by Redskins

Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Orakpo has been given the franchise tag by the Washington Redskins.


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Brent Grimes cashes in on 4-year deal with Dolphins

nfl news Brent Grimes cashes in on 4 year deal with Dolphins


Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes cashed in Monday on his career comeback with the Miami Dolphins. Grimes signed a $32 million US, four-year contract to remain with Miami.


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Smith factfile

We take a look at Graeme Smith’s career with South Africa following his decision to retire from international cricket.


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Holden limps out of comeback

Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden limped out of his latest comeback after just 23 minutes.


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Nets plan to sign Jason Collins to 2nd 10-day deal: report

nba news Nets plan to sign Jason Collins to 2nd 10 day deal: report


The Nets plan to sign Collins to a second 10-day contract, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday. Collins signed his original deal on Feb. 23, becoming the NBA’s first openly gay player, and it expires Tuesday.


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MLB expanded replay gets 1st test in Blue Jays game

mlb news MLB expanded replay gets 1st test in Blue Jays game


MLB used the expanded replay system at three games on Monday, with the first between the Blue Jays and Twins and two of them in Arizona. There was one challenge in those games, and the umpire’s call was upheld. Each team will get at least five games in spring training to test the system.


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Lambert keen to take chance

Southampton striker Rickie Lambert has acknowledged he is running out of time to clinch a place in the England World Cup squad.


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Watson gets past Razzano

British number three Heather Watson progressed through the first round of qualifying for Indian Wells with a straight-sets victory over Virginie Razzano.


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NI game in Cyprus goes ahead

Northern Ireland’s friendly with Cyprus on Wednesday will go ahead as planned despite a bomb attack on a referee’s car on the island.


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Senators GM shoots down Jason Spezza trade rumours

nhl news Senators GM shoots down Jason Spezza trade rumours


The Ottawa Senators say they have no plans to trade their captain. Reports surfaced on Monday that the Senators were exploring potential interest in forward Jason Spezza, but shortly afterward Ottawa general manager Bryan Murray refuted those reports.


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Smith ‘a natural leader’

Former England captain Alec Stewart has paid tribute to South Africa’s captain Graeme Smith, who has announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the current Test against Australia.


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Title essential for Lancaster

England head coach Stuart Lancaster accepts that his side need to “close the deal” and win this year’s Six Nations.


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Anquan Boldin returning to 49ers

nfl news Anquan Boldin returning to 49ers


Wide receiver Anquan Boldin says he will be back with the San Francisco 49ers next season, with reports indicating a 2-year contract agreement has been reached.


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Monday, 3 March 2014

Wales wary of Brown threat

Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny claims England counterpart Mike Brown has the ability to cause big problems for his team this weekend.


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Broncos’ Peyton Manning passes physical

nfl news Broncos Peyton Manning passes physical


Peyton Manning passed the exam on his surgically repaired neck that was required by his contract with the Broncos that will pay him $20 million US next season, according to a person with knowledge of the results.


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