Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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Olympian Lindsey Vonn crashes while skiing in world championships in Austria
Olympian Lindsey Vonn crashes while skiing in world championships in AustriaLindsey Vonn crashed in Tuesday's super-G at the world championships in Schladming, Austria, and was airlifted from the mountain.


Ibrahimovic: Messi is the best in the world
Ibrahimovic: Messi is the best in the worldThe Paris Saint-Germain star thinks the Argentine is the best player in the world at present, but says the South Americans' match against Sweden is more important for the visitors


Everything We Know About the Super Bowl Power Outage Now
It’s been nearly two days, and still nobody’s quite sure what caused the Super Black Out of 2013. But new evidence reveals there may have been early warning signs ignored by stadium officials, and other theories continue to boil over, from fans of the Saints to, you know, Batman. Here’s the latest on every big conspiracy and real engineering answer as to why we all had to wait around for 34 minutes of Super Bowl action when the power went out at the Super Dome in New Orleans on Sunday.


USA begins its World Cup quest in the most violent city in the world
The road to the World Cup begins in earnest for the United States on Wednesday in an environment that, at least on paper, could scarcely be more hostile.


Maze wins super-G gold at ski worlds, Vonn crashes
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Tina Maze became the first Slovenian skier to win a world championship gold medal in a speed event on Tuesday, taking the opening women’s super-G in a race that was overshadowed by a crash involving Lindsey Vonn.


European betting firms say less at risk from match-fixing
LONDON (Reuters) – A rigorous integrity system, clear audit trails and information sharing with sports federations mean European betting firms are less at risk than Asian counterparts from gamblers hoping to profit from match-fixing, three British-based firms said on Tuesday. An inquiry by European police forces, the European anti-crime agency Europol, and national prosecutors has uncovered about 680 suspicious matches allegedly fixed as part of a global betting scam run from Singapore. …


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FBL-WC2014-EUR-LATAM-ENG-BRABrazilian footballers Ronaldinho (L) and Neymar (R) look on as they participate in a training session at The Hive, Barnet FC's training ground in Edgware, London on February 5, 2013. Brazil are set to play England in an international friendly at London's Wembley Stadium on February 6, 2013 . Ronaldinho admits he did not expect to be recalled by Brazil, but say s he believes the squad he has returned to possesses sufficient quality to win the 2014 World Cup on home soil. After a year in the international wilderness, the 32-year-old forward is expected to feature in Brazil's friendly game against England at Wembley.AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNISADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images


Lindsey Vonn Airlifted to Hospital After Skiing Accident in Austria: Pictures
Lindsey Vonn Airlifted to Hospital After Skiing Accident in Austria: PicturesThe Olympic champion injured her right knee after crashing out of the race


Vonn of the U.S. reacts after winning the World Cup Women's Giant Slalom race in Maribor
Vonn of the U.S. reacts after winning the World Cup Women's Giant Slalom race in MariborLindsey Vonn of the U.S. reacts after winning the World Cup Women 's Giant Slalom race in Maribor in this file photo taken January 26, 2013. Vonn, crowned world champion in the discipline in Val d'Isere four years ago, tumbled down the Streciher piste and seriously hurt her right knee in a race taking place nearly four hours behind schedule. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic/Files (SLOVENIA – Tags: SPORT SKIING)


Fifa rejects Hungary and Bulgaria appeals
Fifa rejects Hungary and Bulgaria appealsBoth countries will now play their next home World Cup qualifiers without any supporters after the sides were found guilty of failing to control their supporters in recent matches


WEDNESDAY: Watch live Google Hangout with Alexi Lalas & Jimmy Conrad during USMNT match
WEDNESDAY: Watch live Google Hangout with Alexi Lalas & Jimmy Conrad during USMNT matchOn Wednesday, the US national team will open the Hexagonal of World Cup qualifying when they take on Honduras in San Pedro Sula. The ma tch will kick off at 4 pm ET on beIN Sport. 


USMNT prepared for a cold reception in Honduras
USMNT prepared for a cold reception in HondurasMIAMI - Nearly every US player who ventures south for a competitive match in Central America, club or international, has an anecdote or two about the experience, a favorite example of the unique obstacles inherent to the experience - some circumstantial, like weather and travel, and some planned.


European betting firms say less at risk from match-fixing
LONDON (Reuters) – A rigorous integrity system, clear audit trails and information sharing with sports federations mean European betting firms are less at risk than Asian counterparts from gamblers hoping to profit from match-fixing, three British-based firms said on Tuesday. An inquiry by European police forces, the European anti-crime agency Europol, and national prosecutors has uncovered about 680 suspicious matches allegedly fixed as part of a global betting scam run from Singapore. …


Soccer-European betting firms say less at risk from match-fixing
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – A rigorous integrity system, clear audit trails and information sharing with sports federations mean European betting firms are less at risk than Asian counterparts from gamblers hoping to profit from match-fixing, three British-based firms said on Tuesday. An inquiry by European police forces, the European anti-crime agency Europol, and national prosecutors has uncovered about 680 suspicious matches allegedly fixed as part of a global betting scam run from Singapore. …


Lindsey Vonn airlifted off ski slope after serious crash
Lindsey Vonn airlifted off ski slope after serious crashSCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) – American Lindsey Vonn suffered a serious crash in the women's super-G on the opening day of the alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday.


Vonn hurt, Maze crowned in controversial Alpine skiing world championships opening
Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. is airlifted after crashing during the women's Super G race at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in SchladmingSCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) – The Alpine skiing world championships got off to a bad start when top racer Lindsey Vonn was injured in a crash in controversial conditions in the opening women's super-G on Tuesday. Slovenia's Tina Maze, the runaway World Cup leader, kept her momentum to snatch her first gold medal of the competition but her feat was obscured by her rival's crash and the decision to let the race go ahead late in the day when the light was fading. …


Alpine skiing-Vonn hurt, Maze crowned in controversial opening
SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The Alpine skiing world championships got off to a bad start when top racer Lindsey Vonn was injured in a crash in controversial conditions in the opening women’s super-G on Tuesday. Slovenia’s Tina Maze, the runaway World Cup leader, kept her momentum to snatch her first gold medal of the competition but her feat was obscured by her rival’s crash and the decision to let the race go ahead late in the day when the light was fading. …


Skier Lindsey Vonn hospitalized after crash in super-G at worlds
Lindsey Vonn crashed in Tuesday's super-G at the world championships in Schladming, Austria, and was airlifted from the mountain.


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