| ACC, Raycom launch iPhone application with live streaming The Atlantic Coast Conference and Raycom Sports have launched an application for iPhone and iPod Touch devices for the first time that will stream select conference football and basketball games live, as well as unique content throughout the school year. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Lara edges Austrian Open play-off • Spaniard sees off Englishman David Lynn in play-off• Overnight leader Danny Willett has to settle with thirdSpain's JosĂ© Manuel Lara won his second European Tour title and saved his tour card after getting the better of England's David Lynn in a play-off at the Austrian Open.Lara had missed nine successive cuts before finishing fourth at last week's KLM Open, and the confidence he gained from that performance carried him to victory in Atzenbrugg today.The 33-year-old from Valencia surged up the leaderboard from eighth place overnight after recording 10 birdies and two bogeys in his eight-under-par round of 64. That meant he finished tied on a 17-under 271 for the tournament with Lynn, who carded 68, as the pair overtook the overnight leader, Danny Willett, who finished with three successive bogeys.The leading pair both returned to the 18th tee to decide the victor, and Lynn put himself in trouble on the par-four hole by finding the rough on the right, behind a grass bank and almost in a bunker. From there he could only trundle the ball halfway to the green.Lara's tee shot was not perfect, finding light rough on the left, but he was able to find the putting surface with his second shot. Lynn pitched his third shot to around 15 feet, but Lara then putted to four feet.The pressure was on the 37-year-old Englishman and he failed to hole his testing putt, allowing Lara to step forward and find the heart of the hole to take victory with a par.Willett, the 22-year-old from Yorkshire, had to settle for a share of third place on 14 under par, alongside Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and Alexander Noren of Sweden.Lara won his only previous European Tour title outside of Europe, prevailing at the Hong Kong Open in November 2006. He had plenty of reason to be satisfied, not least the cheque for 125,000 euros (ÂŁ104,000) which was his reward.He came into the tournament at a lowly 130th in the Race to Dubai, and was in danger of having to go to the qualifying school to earn his card for next season. His victory has solved that problem though, guaranteeing him a place on the tour for 2011.Golfguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Protesters take to streets against C'wealth Games By DENNIS PASSA 2010-09-30T12:59:24ZNEW DELHI (AP) -- Protesters took to the streets of the Indian capital Thursday for a second straight day of demonstrations, demanding a boycott of the Commonwealth Games that begin this weekend.... hosted.ap.org |
Halladay pitches no-hitter for Phillies • Halladay pitches second no-hitter in postseason history• Philadelphia Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds in Game OneRoy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in Major League Baseball's postseason history as he led the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game One of the National League division series last night.Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series against Brooklyn. The 54th anniversary of Larsen's gem is tomorrow."It's surreal, it really is," Halladay said. "I just wanted to pitch here, to pitch in the postseason. To go out and have a game like that, it's a dream come true."The All-Star right-hander, who tossed a perfect game at Florida on 29 May, dominated the Reds with a sharp fastball and a devastating slow curve in his first play-off start. The overmatched Reds never came close to a hit. Halladay allowed only one runner, walking Jay Bruce on a full count with two outs in the fifth, and struck out eight.Halladay spent 12 seasons with Toronto Blue Jays, far from the postseason. A trade last off-season brought him to the defending two-time NL champions, and gave him this chance."This is what you come here for," Halladay said. "It's a good team, they know how to win ... It's been a great year, a fun year, we obviously have a ways to go."Halladay even did it at the plate. He ignited a three-run, two-out rally in the second with an RBI single.Meanwhile the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 in the opening game of the American League play-offs. Cliff Lee matched a postseason best with 10 strike-outs while allowing five hits – one after the second inning. During one dominating stretch, he retired 16 of 17 batters before giving up Ben Zobrist's homer in the seventh.MLBUS sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Domestic cricket season could be cut • ECB structure group recommends changes to county season• Clydesdale Bank 40 to mirror ODI format from 2011The domestic cricket season could be cut by up to 12 days from 2012, it was revealed today.The England and Wales Cricket Board structure group met earlier this week in the first of two meetings and recommended to the ECB board to reduce the season by between eight and 12 days "to enable a coherent and balanced domestic schedule to be delivered".Changes are set to be made to the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition to bring it in line with international one-day cricket from 2011.A statement said: "The group will recommend that quarter-finals for the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition be delivered from 2012 and that the competition should be played in four pools of five teams."The group further noted that following the ICC World Cup in 2011 the format of international ODI cricket will be reviewed and recommended that the format of the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition should mirror the international format."The statement added: "The group will meet again prior to the ECB board meeting in mid-November to consider the number of LV County Championship and Friends Provident Twenty20 matches to be played in future seasons.ECBCricketguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |