Thursday, August 23, 2012

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NHL collective bargaining session lasts 90 minutes
The NHL collective bargaining talks lasted only 90 minutes on Thursday.


Wily coyotes latest woe for golf pros
Coyotes at a golf course in western Canada had sports fans howling this week, chasing balls, chewing broadcast cables and generally creating havoc at the CN Canadian Women’s Open.


Quade Cooper (left) has been included in the starting line-up at the expense of Kurtley Beale
Quade Cooper (left) has been included in the starting line-up at the expense of Kurtley BealeAustralian Wallabies fly-half Quade Cooper kicks in front of New Zealand All Black captain Richie McCaw during the 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final in Auckland in October. The mercurial Quade Cooper was Thursday recalled to the Wallabies side to face the All Blacks on Saturday, but Kurtley Beale was axed after an error-strewn performance last weekend


Saints name Kromer interim coach during Vitt's ban
Offensive linemen coach Aaron Kromer has been named interim coach for the first six games of the upcoming NFL regular season by the New Orleans Saints.


Cooper back, Beale dropped for Wallabies
Quade Cooper (left) has been included in the starting line-up at the expense of Kurtley BealeThe mercurial Quade Cooper was Thursday recalled to the Wallabies side to face the All Blacks on Saturday, but Kurtley Beale was axed after an error-strewn performance last weekend.


London could get its own franchise - UK chief
LONDON (Reuters) – London is one step closer to getting its own NFL franchise, with the sport’s UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood saying on Thursday that the sport’s global expansion plans are slowly ticking all the right boxes. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the latest team to make London a permanent home away from home after signing a four-year deal which will see them play one game a season in the English capital starting from next year. …


Darvish to miss start with tight quad muscle
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not take the mound on Thursday because of tightness in his right quadriceps muscle, the Major League Baseball club announced.


Sri Lanka include uncapped pair in T20 World Cup squad
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Uncapped opening batsman Dilshan Munaweera and schoolboy off-spinner Akila Dananjaya were named in Sri Lanka’s 15-man squad on Thursday for the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil next month. Munaweera, 23, and Dananjaya, 18, are currently playing in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League. Kumar Sangakkara and Nuwan Kulasekara have also been included but need to prove their fitness. Sangakkara is recovering from a broken finger while Kulasekara has a groin strain. Spinner Ajantha Mendis and fast bowler Shaminda Eranga are back after injury. The tournament starts on September …


INTERVIEW-NFL-London could get its own franchise - UK chief
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – London is one step closer togetting its own NFL franchise, with the sport’s UK managingdirector Alistair Kirkwood saying on Thursday that the sport’sglobal expansion plans are slowly ticking all the right boxes. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the latest team to make Londona permanent home away from home after signing a four-year dealwhich will see them play one game a season in the Englishcapital starting from next year. …


Retro Racing: For Bristol's head painter, race weekend is a a monumental task
If you think painting is a chore normally, just imagine what Terry King and his crew will face this weekend. They’ll paint over the same areas at Bristol Motor Speedway as much as three times between now and Saturday, working for hours in the middle of the night to get done in time.


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