Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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NBA standings
Nov 29 (Infostrada Sports) – Standings from the NBA on Wednesday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Brooklyn 10 4 .714 – 2. NY Knicks 10 4 .714 – 3. Philadelphia 9 6 .600 1 1/2 4. Boston 8 7 .533 2 1/2 5. Toronto 3 13 .188 8 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Milwaukee 7 6 .538 – 2. Chicago 7 7 .500 0 1/2 3. Indiana 7 8 .467 1 4. Detroit 5 11 .313 3 1/2 5. Cleveland 3 12 .200 5 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Miami 10 3 .769 – 2. Atlanta 9 4 .692 1 3. Charlotte 7 7 .500 3 1/2 4. Orlando 5 9 .357 5 1/2 5. Washington 1 12 .077 9 WESTERN CONFERENCENORTHWEST DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. …


Carter starts for New Zealand against England
New Zealand's Carter kicks conversion during Autumn Test rugby union match against Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland(Reuters) – Flyhalf Dan Carter has recovered from a calf injury and will start for New Zealand in their final test of the year against En gland at Twickenham on Saturday. Carter, the standout flyhalf in world rugby, missed the 33-10 victory over Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff on Saturday but returns for the World Cup winners, with deputy Aaron Cruden dropping to the bench. The change was one of three made by coach Steve Hansen on Thursday with Brodie Retallick and Keven Mealamu coming into the side. …


Rugby-Carter starts for New Zealand against England
Nov 29 (Reuters) – Flyhalf Dan Carter has recovered from a calf injury and will start for New Zealand in their final test of the year against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Carter, the standout flyhalf in world rugby, missed the 33-10 victory over Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff on Saturday but returns for the World Cup winners, with deputy Aaron Cruden dropping to the bench. The change was one of three made by coach Steve Hansen on Thursday with Brodie Retallick and Keven Mealamu coming into the side. …


Column: The Big 3 deserve a big no in Hall vote
FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2007, file photo, San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, right, hits his 761st career home run, a solo effort, off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco. Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are set to show up on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, and fans will soon find out whether drug allegations block the former stars from r   eaching baseball's shrine. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)It could have been the greatest Hall of Fame class since Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb were installed in the very first vote back in 1936.


Ponting retires from Test cricket
Ricky Ponting will retire from Test cricket after the third Test against South Africa in Perth.The former Australian captain has played 167 Tests and scored 13,366 Test runs.After being made Australian captain in 2004, Ponting went on to become one of the country’s greatest batsmen.But pressure had mounted on him after scoring a combined total of just 20 runs in his past three innings against South Africa.Ponting said it was towards the end of the Adelaide Test that he discussed retirement with his wife Rianna. …


Morgan has hat trick, US beats Ireland 5-0
United States forward Abby Wambach holds her leg after she was fouled during the first half of an exhibition soccer match against Ireland in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)Alex Morgan scored thre e first-half goals and the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women's national team beat Ireland 5-0 on Wednesday night, the latest match in an exhibition tour for fans following the London Games.


R27bn spent on World Cup is a bitter pill to swallow
The Soccer World Cup cost the government R27bn, but how one judges this depends on one's point of departure, writes Piet Naudé


NBA-Rondo ejected as Brooklyn beat Boston
Nov 28 (Reuters) – - Brooklyn beat Boston 95-83 in an Eastern Conference clash that turned nasty in the second quarter when three players were ejected after a skirmish on Wednesday. Nets forward Kris Humphries sparked the melee when he gave Kevin Garnett a hard foul along the baseline. The Celtics’ Rajon Rondo retaliated by pushing Humphries, and the two tussled near the crowd as players from both sides converged on the scene. Humphries, Rondo and Brooklyn forward Gerald Wallace were all thrown out of the game. …


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