SPORTS News, Jul 05, 2011

Cards' Carpenter carves out win over Reds Mon,4 Jul 2011 08:40 PM PDT Reuters - ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Chris Carpenter won his duel with opposing pitcher Johnny Cueto to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over bitter National League Central rivals Cincinnati on Monday. Full Story1 Security tests begin on London 2012 venues Mon,4 Jul 2011 05:17 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British police have begun testing Olympic venues against all potential terrorist threat, including from Irish dissidents and Islamists, the policeman in charge of 2012 security told Reuters. Full Story1   British MPs accuse FIFA and Blatter of cover-up Mon,4 Jul 2011 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A British Government inquiry into corruption allegations surrounding World Cup bids has accused FIFA of trying to brush aside the evidence and has questioned president Sepp Blatter's commitment to reforming the organization. Full Story1   Flames re-sign defenceman Babchuk to two-year deal Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:34 PM PDT Reuters - CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Calgary Flames re-signed free agent Ukrainian defenceman Anton Babchuk to a two-year deal worth $5 million, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Monday. Full Story1   Wakeboard, sport climbing in frame for 2020 inclusion Mon,4 Jul 2011 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - Eight sports, including wakeboard and sport climbing, will battle it out for a spot in the 2020 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. Full Story1   Thousands give Wimbledon king Djokovic hero's welcome Mon,4 Jul 2011 01:20 PM PDT Reuters - BELGRADE (Reuters) - Some 100,000 Serbian tennis fans gave Novak Djokovic a royal reception in central Belgrade on Monday after the 24-year-old arrived home to celebrate winning his first Wimbledon title. Full Story1   INTERVIEW-Motor racing-Villeneuve turns his back on F1 again Mon,4 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT Reuters - GROVE, England, July 4 (Reuters) - Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve is done with Formula One, not just as a driver but now seemingly as a spectator as well. Full Story1   Farrar claims emotional maiden Tour win Mon,4 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - REDON, France (Reuters) - Tyler Farrar put the worst two months of his life behind him when he won the third stage of the Tour de France as a tribute to deceased friend Wouter Weylandt on Monday. Full Story1   UPDATE 2-Motor racing-Williams rekindle old Renault flame Mon,4 Jul 2011 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - * Williams return to Renault engines Full Story1   Jets raid Canucks' cupboard in flurry of signings Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Winnipeg Jets announced a flurry of signings on Monday, including forwards Tanner Glass and Rick Rypien from last season's Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks. Full Story1   Tour de France riders produce sweat and tweets Mon,4 Jul 2011 09:27 AM PDT Reuters - REDON, France (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong set the trend and the peloton soon caught the bug with almost every rider in this year's Tour de France now a Twitter user. Full Story1   Fight for right to host 2018 Games goes down to the wire Mon,4 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - Annecy, Munich and Pyeongchang, the three bidders for the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, went into the final countdown on Monday, making their last-ditch efforts to coax the votes of IOC members. Full Story1   Beckenbauer to boost Munich 2018 bid Mon,4 Jul 2011 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - Former Germany captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer will fly to South Africa to support Munich's bid to host the 2018 winter Olympics. Full Story1   Motor racing-Williams switch to Renault engines Mon,4 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT Reuters - GROVE, England, July 4 (Reuters) - Williams announced a long-term engine and chassis deal with Renault on Monday that rekindled memories of the former champions' greatest years in Formula One. Full Story1   Q&A with Pyeongchang 2018 Games bid chief Cho Yang-ho Mon,4 Jul 2011 06:31 AM PDT Reuters - DURBAN (Reuters) - South Korea's Pyeongchang is bidding to host the 2018 winter Olympics with Germany's Munich and France's Annecy also in the running. Full Story1

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