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| Fans throw foam on court in Lakers' loss to Cavs LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominant victory.... hosted.ap.org |
Chelsea have Juventus striker Iaquinta in their sights Carlo Ancelotti is considering a move for Vincenzo Iaquinta, the Juventus and Italy forward. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Injury-hit Robinson released by Quins • Persistent knee injury brings spell to an end• 29-year-old-made only 15 appearancesHarlequins have released the Australian forward Chad Robinson halfway through his two-year contract because of a persistent knee injury.The 29-year-old joined the London club from Parramatta Eels in July 2008 but made only 15 appearances last season when he twice underwent knee surgery.The Harlequins coach, Brian McDermott, said: "In his short time with us, Chad bought into everything the club is trying to achieve. He is one of those players who put their hands up for work when the going gets tough. He and his family return to Australia with the very best wishes of the London rugby league community."Harlequins rugby leagueSuper LeagueRugby leagueguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Poulter takes share of lead in Abu Dhabi • Englishman holes 70-foot putt on the 18th green• Poulter tops leaderboard with Keith Horne and Richard BlandIan Poulter holed a mammoth 70-foot putt on the final green to earn a share of a one-stroke first-round lead at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship after carding a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 today. The South African Keith Horne, who finished second last week in Johannesburg, and Richard Bland matched Poulter's effort to top the leaderboard ahead of a group of nine at six under par, including Sergio GarcÃa and Rory McIlroy.GarcÃa recovered from back-to-back early bogeys, while McIlroy blamed a "mental error" for a double-bogey, although he did respond in style with two consecutive birdies. The former champion and last year's joint runner-up Martin Kaymer dropped only one shot during a five-under 67 to share third with a bogey-free Louis Oosthuizen, who also claimed a runner-up spot at Abu Dhabi Golf Club 12 months ago.Poulter said he was hungry to compete after a six-week Christmas break and all signs point to a positive result this week after he returned from a similar break to end a two-year winless streak in Singapore at the end of last year."I wasn't expecting to come out quite as fast, but I'll take it – I hit it lovely. I started practising on Tuesday and I didn't feel 70% let alone the way it was today," the world No12 said. "I put an extra session in on Tuesday and Wednesday, my hands were raw and sore. I've done an awful lot of hard work and it definitely paid off. I hit my irons very solid and I holed some nice putts."One of my goals at the start of the year was to hole more 20-foot putts which I haven't done a lot of. And I said to my caddie: 'I hope you're keeping count, a few of those are going in,' and they kept going in. They dried up on the back nine a little, but there was a little bonus on the last."Garcia, the world No13, is still struggling with the hand injury he picked up at the end of last year, but he bounced back from his early setbacks by picking up seven shots in 10 holes around the turn. "It didn't look great for the first four holes, but I played fairly well and it is definitely a good comeback," said the Spaniard, who finished eighth here last year. "There are still a couple of shots I need to fix, there's obviously a little bit of rust still in my body, but overall, I think it was a good comeback and a good solid round to start the week with."McIlroy, who is currently No10 in the world, has targeted breaking into the world's top five this year and picked up where he left off in 2009 by signalling his intentions today, despite opting for the wrong club off the tee at the 11th which resulted in the only blot on his scorecard."I'm very happy. Apart from that one loose tee shot it was really good," said McIlroy, who finished fifth 12 months ago. "I made a lot of birdies and converted a lot of my chances. So any time you open up a tournament with a 66 you've got to be happy."Ian PoulterGolfguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
It comes to pass: Colts, Saints offenses to meet in Super Bowl How you start is a footnote. How you finish is history. The best start in the NFL this season belonged to the Indianapolis Colts at 14-0. Now, ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |