PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com sport Sport (PR-inside.com) TWICKENHAM, England (AP) - Martin Johnson named lock forward Steve Borthwick as captain of England's squad in two rugby union tests against New Zealand next month. The Bath forward, who has been capped 37 times, will lead England in the games on June 14 in Auckland and June 21 in Christchurch. Johnson, the victorious 2003 World Cup captain who has taken over as manager, included six uncapped players in his squad of 32 on Tuesday. He also picked two players who were on the squad that triumphed in Australia 4 1/2 years ago, .. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:04:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/johnson-names-lock-forward-borthwick-as-r585564.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/johnson-names-lock-forward-borthwick-as-r585564.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - Beijing organizers faced pressure Tuesday to alter or suspend the Olympic torch relay, which is scheduled to enter the heart of the quake-effected area next month. Wending its way this week through southeastern China, the torch was due to arrive on June 13 in the sprawling city of Chongqing and enter neighboring Sichuan province two days later. The quake's epicenter was in Sichuan and 10,000 people have reportedly died there in the aftermath. Beijing organizing committee spokesman Li Zhanjun said there were no immediate plans to suspend the relay. .. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:55:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/pressure-to-suspend-beijing-olympic-torch-r585549.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pressure-to-suspend-beijing-olympic-torch-r585549.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW DELHI (AP) - India's cricket board received a report from its inquiry commissioner Tuesday investigating the slapping incident featuring Harbhajan Singh and fellow test player Shantakumaran Sreesanth during a domestic twenty20 match last month. Sudhir Nanavati, who is investigating the row, handed over his 14-page report to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's chief administrator Ratnakar Shetty in Mumbai. Shetty will forward the report to BCCI president Sharad Pawar, who heads the three-member disciplinary panel that will meet soon to proceed further on the matter. Singh has already been banned from .. Tue, 13 May 2008 10:08:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/indian-cricket-board-s-inquiry-commissioner-submit-r585403.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/indian-cricket-board-s-inquiry-commissioner-submit-r585403.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) CLEVELAND (AP) - Asdrubal Cabrera was so excited to make history that he threw it away. Cleveland's young second baseman turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history Monday in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto _ then flipped the ball to fans behind the Indians' dugout. «He came off the field and tossed the ball into the stands,» explained Indians first base coach Luis Rivera, serving as the 22-year-old Cabrera's interpreter. «Right as he did, he cried out, 'Oh, no It was the only mistake the sure-handed Venezuelan made in .. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:47:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/indians-2b-cabrera-throws-away-ball-r585378.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/indians-2b-cabrera-throws-away-ball-r585378.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Atlanta, Georgia - May 12, 2008 - The United States Black Golfers Association (USBGA) has launched the National Chapter Program (NCP) to support its nationwide member recruiting efforts and to set a platform by which the Association will grow to mirror that of the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA®). 'Our goal is to create a developmental tour that matches the PGA® by creating the USBGA Championship Tour. This tour will serve as a launch pad for many aspiring professional golfer who can't find sponsorships. And the way to achieve this is by expanding a national chapter platform and recruiting chapter managers .. Tue, 13 May 2008 08:49:12 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/usbga-launches-the-national-chapter-program-r585296.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/usbga-launches-the-national-chapter-program-r585296.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) x-clinched quarterfinal berth Wednesday, March 12 Sepahan (Iran) 0, Al Ittihad (Syria) 2 Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) 1, Kuruvchi (Uzbekistan) 0 Wednesday, March 19 Al Ittihad (Syria) 0, Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) 1 Kuruvchi (Uzbekistan) 2, Sepahan (Iran) 0 Wednesday, April 9 Al Ittihad (Syria) 0, Kuruvchi (Uzbekistan) 2 Sepahan (Iran) 2, Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) 1 Wednesday, April 23 Kuruvchi (Uzbekistan) 1, Al Ittihad (Syria) 0 Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) 0, Sepahan (Iran) 1 Wednesday, May 7 Al Ittihad (Syria) 2, Sepahan (Iran) 1 Kuruvchi (Uzbekistan) 2, Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) 0 Wednesday, May 21 Sepahan (Iran) vs. Kuruvchi (Uzbekistan Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) vs. Al Ittihad (Syria Group B Team .. Tue, 13 May 2008 08:22:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/asian-champions-league-r585252.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/asian-champions-league-r585252.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Burnett, Carlson (8), Camp (8) and Barajas; Carmona and VMartinez. W_Carmona 4-1. L_Burnett 3-4. HR_Cleveland, ACabrera (1). ___ Second Game Toronto 000 000 000 3_3 10 1 Cleveland 000 000 000 0_0 3 0 (10 innings Marcum, BJRyan (9), Downs (10) and Zaun; CLee, RBetancourt (10) and Shoppach. W_BJRyan 1-0. L_RBetancourt 1-2. Sv_Downs (4). Boston .. Tue, 13 May 2008 07:28:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/monday-s-major-league-linescores-r585210.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/monday-s-major-league-linescores-r585210.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BATTING_CJones, Atlanta, .406; Berkman, Houston, .393; Furcal, Los Angeles, .366; Pujols, St. Louis, .348; Nady, Pittsburgh, .340; Tejada, Houston, .340; Rowand, San Francisco, .336. RUNS_Berkman, Houston, 42; HRamirez, Florida, 34; Furcal, Los Angeles, 34; DLee, Chicago, 32; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 31; Utley, Philadelphia, 31; Tejada, Houston, 31. RBI_Berkman, Houston, 38; Nady, Pittsburgh, 34; DWright, New York, 32; Burrell, Philadelphia, 31; CJackson, Arizona, 30; CJones, Atlanta, 30; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 29; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 29; Tejada, Houston, 29. HITS_CJones, Atlanta, 56; Berkman, Houston, 55; Tejada, Houston, 53; Atkins, Colorado, 52; CGuzman, Washington, 50; DLee, Chicago, 50; .. Tue, 13 May 2008 07:24:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/national-league-leaders-r585209.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/national-league-leaders-r585209.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Sunday's Games N.Y. Mets 8, Cincinnati 3 Atlanta at Pittsburgh, ppd., Rain Florida 5, Washington 4 Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Arizona 4 San Diego 6, Colorado 1 San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3 Houston 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 Monday's Games Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 0st game Atlanta 8, Pittsburgh 1nd game Washington 10, N.Y. Mets 4 Cincinnati 8, Florida 7 Chicago Cubs 12, San Diego 3 Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 3 Houston 7, San Francisco 3 Tuesday's Games Atlanta (Reyes 1-0) at Philadelphia (Kendrick 2-2 Washington (Lannan 3-3) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 4-2 Florida (Hendrickson 5-1) at Cincinnati (Volquez 5-1 San Diego (Estes 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Marquis 1-2 L.A. Dodgers (Penny 5-3) at Milwaukee (Villanueva 1-4 Pittsburgh (Dumatrait 1-1) at .. Tue, 13 May 2008 07:23:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/national-league-standings-r585208.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/national-league-standings-r585208.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BATTING_VMartinez, Cleveland, .342; Mauer, Minnesota, .333; HMatsui, New York, .323; Youkilis, Boston, .322; Kinsler, Texas, .316; Ordonez, Detroit, .315; JoLopez, Seattle, .312; Grudzielanek, Kansas City, .312. RUNS_Kinsler, Texas, 30; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 30; Ellsbury, Boston, 29; Youkilis, Boston, 27; ISuzuki, Seattle, 27; Damon, New York, 27; Quentin, Chicago, 26. RBI_Hamilton, Texas, 43; EBrown, Oakland, 33; Youkilis, Boston, 30; Quentin, Chicago, 29; Ortiz, Boston, 29; Morneau, Minnesota, 28; Ibanez, Seattle, 28. HITS_Pedroia, Boston, 52; JoLopez, Seattle, 49; Hamilton, Texas, 49; Kinsler, Texas, 48; ISuzuki, Seattle, 48; Youkilis, Boston, 47; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 47. DOUBLES_Pedroia, Boston, 14; .. Tue, 13 May 2008 07:17:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/american-league-leaders-r585203.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/american-league-leaders-r585203.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Sunday's Games N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, ppd., Rain Toronto at Cleveland, ppd., Rain Tampa Bay 8, L.A. Angels 5 Kansas City 4, Baltimore 0 Oakland 12, Texas 6 Seattle 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 9, Boston 8 Monday's Games Cleveland 3, Toronto 0st game Toronto 3, Cleveland 0, 10 inningsnd game Minnesota 7, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 1 Texas 13, Seattle 12, 10 innings L.A. Angels 10, Chicago White Sox 7 Tuesday's Games Oakland (Duchscherer 3-1) at Cleveland (Byrd 1-3 Boston (Beckett 4-2) at Baltimore (Guthrie 1-3 N.Y. Yankees (Wang 6-1) at Tampa Bay (Jackson 2-3 Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-3) at Texas (Gabbard 1-0 Toronto (Litsch 4-1) at Minnesota (Slowey 0-2 Detroit (Robertson 1-4) at Kansas City (Greinke .. Tue, 13 May 2008 07:13:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/american-league-standings-r585201.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/american-league-standings-r585201.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) DALLAS (AP) - Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings got the best retaliation against Mike Ribeiro and the Dallas Stars _ a record-setting victory. Datsyuk scored twice in the first period then again with 2:41 left, and the Red Wings beat the Stars 5-2 Monday to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. This was Detroit's ninth straight win, its most ever in a single postseason and the longest in the NHL since Montreal won 11 in a row in 1993. More importantly, the Red Wings will go into Game 4 .. Tue, 13 May 2008 05:50:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sweet-revenge-red-wings-beat-dallas-r585152.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sweet-revenge-red-wings-beat-dallas-r585152.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2. Still stuck in a shooting slump, James dominated down the stretch and finished with 13 assists _ four in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers, whose defense has been overlooked, held the Celtics to just 12 points in the final period. Boston dropped to 0-5 on the road in the postseason, .. Tue, 13 May 2008 05:24:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/james-scores-21-cavs-even-series-r585144.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/james-scores-21-cavs-even-series-r585144.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Detroit 91, Orlando 72 New Orleans 101, San Antonio 82 Sunday, May 4 L.A. Lakers 109, Utah 98 Monday, May 5 Detroit 100, Orlando 93 New Orleans 102, San Antonio 84 Tuesday, May 6 Boston 76, Cleveland 72 Wednesday, May 7 Orlando 111, Detroit 86 L.A. Lakers 120, Utah 110 Thursday, May 8 Boston 89, Cleveland 73 San Antonio 110, New Orleans 99, New Orleans leads series 2-1 Friday, May 9 Utah 104, L.A. Lakers 99 Saturday, May 10 Detroit 90, Orlando 89, Detroit leads series 3-1 Cleveland 108, Boston 84 Sunday, May 11 Utah 123, L.A. Lakers 115, OT, series tied 2-2 San Antonio 100, New Orleans 80, series tied 2-2 Monday, May 12 Cleveland 88, Boston 77, series tied 2-2 Tuesday, May .. Tue, 13 May 2008 05:10:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/daily-playoff-glance-r585141.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/daily-playoff-glance-r585141.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing slide with an 8-1 victory that concluded Monday's doubleheader. In the opener, Freddy Sanchez hit a three-run double and Zach Duke pitched six shutout innings as the Pirates won 5-0 for their sixth consecutive win. With Mark Kotsay and Brian McCann driving in three runs each, Atlanta avoided its first four-game sweep by Pittsburgh since Sept. 1-3, 1978. The Pirates' winning streak was their longest since they .. Tue, 13 May 2008 05:05:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/hudson-s-7-strong-innings-give-braves-r585140.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hudson-s-7-strong-innings-give-braves-r585140.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) CLEVELAND (AP) - Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and it wasn't enough for the Cleveland Indians to complete a doubleheader sweep. Shannon Stewart hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Aaron Hill added a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 3-0 on Monday to salvage a split of the doubleheader. The nightcap featured terrific pitching performances from Toronto's Shawn Marcum and Cleveland's Cliff Lee, who got a big assist from Cabrera in the fifth inning. With Kevin Mench and Marco Scutaro on with .. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:56:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cabrera-s-unassisted-triple-play-not-r585137.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cabrera-s-unassisted-triple-play-not-r585137.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Detroit 4, Dallas 1 Friday, May 9 Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2 Saturday, May 10 Detroit 2, Dallas 1 Sunday, May 11 Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh leads series 2-0 Monday, May 12 Detroit 5, Dallas 2, Detroit leads series 3-0 Tuesday, May 13 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Wednesday, May 14 Detroit at Dallas Thursday, May 15 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Saturday, May 17 Dallas at Detroit, if necessary Sunday, May 18 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, if necessary Monday, May 19 Detroit at Dallas, if necessary Tuesday, May 20 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, if necessary Wednesday, May 21 Dallas at Detroit, if necessary Thursday, May 22 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, if necessary .. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:40:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/national-hockey-league-glance-r585134.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/national-hockey-league-glance-r585134.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Ryan Sidebottom's journey from county cricket stalwart to international star was confirmed Monday when he was named England's player of the year. Even a year ago, the 1.93-meter (6-foot-4) Sidebottom was watching England play its opening summer test against the West Indies on television. But an injury to Matthew Hoggard earned him a recall six years after his only previous test and the 30-year-old Nottinghamshire bowler has gone on to take 53 wickets in 12 matches. Sidebottom is now his country's leading strike bowler and an integral part of the team .. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:26:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sidebottom-s-place-on-international-scene-r585131.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sidebottom-s-place-on-international-scene-r585131.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - National Basketball Assocoation player of the year Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett were selected to the league's All-Defensive Team on Monday, along with Marcus Camby, Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan. Garnett, who helped the Boston Celtics to the NBA's best record, was chosen for the ninth time. The forward was chosen Defensive Player of the Year last month. Bryant, who earned his eighth selection, and Garnett each received 24 first-place votes from the league's 30 coaches. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. Garnett led a defense that .. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:02:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/lakers-bryant-celtics-garnett-headline-r585122.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lakers-bryant-celtics-garnett-headline-r585122.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Manly prop Brent Kite missed selection for New South Wales for the series-opening State-of-Origin match against Queensland only four days after playing in Australia's win over New Zealand in a rugby league test. Blues selectors preferred Brett White and Ben Cross to Kite for the May 21 match in Sydney. «Brent played for Australia three or four days ago, he was in our discussions for a long time but this is a team we think will do the best job in the way we want to play the game,» .. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:51:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/kangaroos-prop-kite-misses-selection-for-r585120.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/kangaroos-prop-kite-misses-selection-for-r585120.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Standing in the way of Zenit St. Petersburg's first European title is a Rangers defense that has been breached just twice en route to Wednesday's UEFA Cup final. Zenit isn't fazed by the barrier awaiting at the City of Manchester of Stadium. «The best way to beat a packed defense is with some unexpected moves and pieces of individual skill,» captain Anatoliy Tymoschuk said. «We just have to wait and see how we do against them. «Everything we need is in our hands, our legs and our heads. One thing they .. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:50:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/uefa-cup-final-goal-hungry-zenit-confident-r585118.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/uefa-cup-final-goal-hungry-zenit-confident-r585118.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Indianapolis 500 is an attractive target for terrorists, U.S. government authorities said, but there has been no credible or specific threat aimed at the the United States' most famous automobile race. In an internal FBI/Homeland Security Department assessment released Monday to local police, officials said such sporting events, which attract hundreds of thousands of spectators, are attractive potential targets. The assessment said these popular events are inviting to terrorists because of the potential to inflict large numbers of casualties while the whole world is watching. The assessment is .. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:46:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/us-government-says-no-credible-terror-r585117.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-government-says-no-credible-terror-r585117.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season. Two years ago, Woods didn't play for nine weeks while coping with the death of his father. He returned to competition in the U.S. Open at Winged Foot and missed the cut for the only time in a major. «That was a totally different mental situation than I am .. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:41:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/woods-returns-to-chipping-putting-doing-r585113.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/woods-returns-to-chipping-putting-doing-r585113.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) SAN JOSE, California (AP) - The San Jose Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson on Monday after the National Hockey League team's latest disappointing early ouster from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Wilson, hired by the club in December 2002, is the Sharks' leader in wins and winning percentage, but San Jose only advanced past the second round of the postseason once with him behind the bench. The Sharks were the No. 2 seed in this year's Western Conference playoffs, but were eliminated in six games in the second round by the Dallas Stars after .. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:36:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ron-wilson-fired-as-coach-of-r585110.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ron-wilson-fired-as-coach-of-r585110.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Defending America's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland won off the water on Monday when a New York judge ruled that a match race against the United States can't begin until mid-March. New York State Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn settled a dispute between billionaires when he ruled that the 10-month challenge period for San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club, which backs BMW Oracle Racing, began on Monday. That would make March 12 the earliest possible date for the start of a rare best-of-three match race, or Deed of Gift .. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:35:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/us-judge-rules-no-america-s-cup-r585109.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-judge-rules-no-america-s-cup-r585109.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - All Blacks prop Neemia Tialata will miss the Wellington Hurricanes' crucial Super 14 rugby match against the Auckland Blues on Friday after being banned for one match for a dangerous tackle. Tialata was called to a SANZAR judicial hearing in Wellington on Monday to answer a charge related to his tackle on winger Dane Haylett-Perry during the Hurricanes' most recent match against the Western Force. Judicial officer Chris Morris deferred his decision until Tuesday because of the volume of evidence produced, including television replays from seven angles tendered .. Tue, 13 May 2008 03:15:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/tialata-banned-for-crucial-match-against-r585101.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tialata-banned-for-crucial-match-against-r585101.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators have signed Czech forward Martin Erat to a seven-year, $31.5 million (¤20.4 million) contract. Erat ranks third on the team in career scoring (253). He joined Nashville in the 2001-02 season after being selected in the 1999 draft. The 26-year-old Erat has averaged 53 points over the past four seasons with Nashville and had an National Hockey League career-high 23 goals in the 2007-08 season. Erat has played more than 400 NHL games, all with Nashville, including 20 of the club's 22 playoff games. .. Tue, 13 May 2008 02:31:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/nashville-predators-sign-forward-martin-r585062.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nashville-predators-sign-forward-martin-r585062.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina (AP) - Don't look for Michelle Wie at this year's Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam. Wie did not seek an exemption into the event she played a year ago, the tournament said. Last May, Wie, citing a wrist injury, withdrew after playing 16 holes of her opening round. Wie said she left because of her wrist and not because she was two-shots shy of the U.S. LPGA Tour's «88» rule. That would have banned her from further tour exemptions until the following season for shooting an 88 or .. Tue, 13 May 2008 02:28:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/wie-isn-t-playing-in-u-s-lpga-r585059.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wie-isn-t-playing-in-u-s-lpga-r585059.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Alex Ferguson was selected as England's manager of the year on Monday night by his Premier League colleagues _ 24 hours after claiming his 10th title with Manchester United. The 66-year-old Ferguson, who has managed United for the past 22 seasons, last received the honor by the League Managers' Association in 1999 when he guided the Reds to the treble of the Premier League, European Champions League and English FA Cup. «It is a tremendous honor that my fellow managers and LMA members should deem me worthy of this .. Tue, 13 May 2008 02:25:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/man-united-s-ferguson-chosen-english-soccer-s-r585056.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/man-united-s-ferguson-chosen-english-soccer-s-r585056.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) TENNIS ITALIAN OPEN: Zvonareva continues her clay-court streak ROME _ Tenth-seeded Vera Zvonareva extends her impressive streak of clay-court victories Monday, cruising past Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open. BC-EU-SPT-TEN--ITALIAN OPEN. Has moved. By Andrew Dampf. WITH _ ROME _ BC-EU-SPT-TEN--SHARAPOVA-PHOTO SHOOT. Has moved. By Andrew Dampf. HAMBURG MASTERS: Tsonga beats Mahut to advance, Murray also wins HAMBURG, Germany _ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rallies to beat Nicolas Mahut 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the first round of the Hamburg Masters on Monday, his first win since returning from a knee injury. BC-EU-SPT-TEN--HAMBURG MASTERS. .. Tue, 13 May 2008 02:24:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/world-sports-at-0000-gmt-r585055.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-sports-at-0000-gmt-r585055.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) QUEBEC CITY (AP) - Dmitry Kalinin, Alexander Ovechkin and Maxim Sushinsky scored first period goals and Russia beat Switzerland 5-3 on Monday to set up a rematch between the two in the quarterfinals at the ice hockey World Championship. The result finished Russia atop its qualifying round group and dropped Switzerland to fourth, requiring them to meet again in the quarterfinals. The second-place Czech Republic will meet third-place Sweden in another quarterfinal in Quebec City on Wednesday. At Halifax, Nova Scotia, the United States wrapped up its qualifying round schedule with a .. Tue, 13 May 2008 01:32:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-beats-swiss-5-3-to-set-r584997.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-beats-swiss-5-3-to-set-r584997.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) x-clinched second-round berth. Note: Three points for a win (W); two for an overtime/shootout win (OW); one for an overtime/shootout loss (OL) Friday, May 2 At Quebec City Czech Republic 5, Denmark 2 Russia 7, Italy 1 At Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada 5, Slovenia 1 United States 4, Latvia 0 Saturday, May 3 At Quebec City Sweden 6, Belarus 5 Switzerland 4, France 1 At Halifax, Nova Scotia Finland 5, Germany 1 Slovakia 5, Norway 1 Sunday, May 4 At Quebec, City Russia 5, Czech Republic 4, OT Italy 6, Denmark 2 At Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada 7, Latvia 0 United States 5, Slovenia 1 Monday, May 5 At Quebec City Switzerland 2, .. Tue, 13 May 2008 01:27:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ice-hockey-world-championship-r584988.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ice-hockey-world-championship-r584988.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Barcelona striker Lionel Messi said Monday he has been given approval by his Spanish club to join defending champion Argentina if his country wants him to play at the Beijing Olympics in August. «We've already talked it out,» Messi told La Red radio from Spain. He said he saw nothing that would prevent him from traveling to Beijing as along as he remains health and injury free. «I've spoken with many players (on the Athens team) and all told me it was a special experience, very different and very .. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:58:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/messi-gets-approval-from-barcelona-to-r584953.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/messi-gets-approval-from-barcelona-to-r584953.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - World-record holder Asafa Powell resumed training Monday after missing time with a chest injury, and should be in good health in time for the Olympics, his manager said. Powell, who ran the 100 meters in 9.74 seconds last year to break the record, pulled a pectoral muscle last month and halted training for about two weeks. «He's doing fine,» Powell's agent, Paul Doyle, told The Associated Press. «We expect him to be 100 percent in two weeks. It's just a matter of making up time. It shouldn't affect his .. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:41:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/chest-injury-healing-jamaica-s-powell-r584931.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chest-injury-healing-jamaica-s-powell-r584931.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Defending America's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland came up a winner off the water on Monday when an American judge ruled that a showdown against the United States can't begin until mid-March. New York State Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn settled a dispute between billionaires when he ruled that the 10-month challenge period for San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club, which backs BMW Oracle Racing, began on Monday. That would make March 12 the earliest possible date for the start of a rare best-of-three match race, or Deed of .. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:40:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/us-judge-rules-america-s-cup-race-r584928.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-judge-rules-america-s-cup-race-r584928.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Arsenal 1, Tigre 0 Gimnasia de Jujuy 2, Colon 2 Banfield 2, Olimpo 1 Velez Sarsfield 2, Rosario Central 1 San Martin 1, Lanus 2 Racing Club 1, Argentinos 1 Estudiantes 1, Boca Juniors 0 River Plate 4, Gimnasia y Esgrima 2 San Lorenzo 0, Independiente 1 Newell's 0, Huracan 1 Standings: Estudiantes, River 30; Velez, San Lorenzo 27; Independiente, Boca 26; Arsenal, Newell's 21; Huracan 20; Central 19; Banfield, Colon, Argentinos 18; San Martin, Tigre 16; Gimnasia y Esgrima 13; Olimpo, Lanus 11; Racing 10; Gimnasia Jujuy 11. Next round: Colon-Newell's, Banfield-San Martin, Gimnasia y Esgrima-Estudiantes, Boca-Racing, Central-Arsenal, Argentinos-Velez, Tigre-Lanus, Olimpo-Gimnasia Jujuy, Huracan-San .. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:28:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/latin-american-soccer-results-r584907.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/latin-american-soccer-results-r584907.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) EUGENE, Oregon (AP) - World champion Kenenisa Bekele hopes to break his world record in the 10,000 meters on June 8 in the Nike Prefontaine Classic, which would be his first race in the United States. The 25-year-old Ethiopian, who also holds the world record in the 5,000, will try to lower the time of 26 minutes, 17.53 seconds he set three years ago in Brussels, Belgium. Bekele's agent Jos Hermens told Prefontaine organizers that this will be «an absolutely serious attempt. The race will start at 9:30 a.m., which is before the meet officially .. Mon, 12 May 2008 23:18:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ethiopia-s-bekele-aims-to-break-his-r584753.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ethiopia-s-bekele-aims-to-break-his-r584753.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - The America's Cup showdown between two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and BMW Oracle Racing of the United States can't begin until at least 10 months from now. The court ruling is a victory for Alinghi. BMW Oracle Racing felt it had the right as Challenger of Record to hold the best-of-three series in October, but Alinghi argued it wouldn't be able to build a boat in time. New York State Supreme Court Judge Herman Cahn said it would be «inequitable» to deprive Alinghi of the full 10-month notice .. Mon, 12 May 2008 23:09:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/us-judge-rules-america-s-cup-showdown-r584732.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-judge-rules-america-s-cup-showdown-r584732.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS (AP) - A disciplinary committee ruled Monday that West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels violated a rule intended to prevent players from betting on matches, but recommended probation rather than banishment from the sport for up to two years. The disciplinary committee of the West Indies Cricket Board said Samuels violated International Cricket Council rules that prohibit a player from receiving any type of reward that «could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute. But the panel said in a statement that the player should get probation «given the .. Mon, 12 May 2008 23:08:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/panel-rules-windies-batsman-samuel-broke-r584729.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/panel-rules-windies-batsman-samuel-broke-r584729.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - IOC president Jacques Rogge sent a letter of condolence to Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday after hearing about the earthquake in the country that will host this year's Olympics. «We send our deepest felt condolences for the victims,» the International Olympic Committee president said in the letter, which was written early Monday. «The Olympic movement is at your side, especially during these difficult moments. Our thoughts are with you. The 7.9-magnitude quake toppled buildings, schools and a chemical plant in central China, killing more than 8,700 people .. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:58:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/rogge-sends-letter-of-condolence-to-r584705.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rogge-sends-letter-of-condolence-to-r584705.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) QUEBEC CITY (AP) - Dmitry Kalinin, Alexander Ovechkin and Maxim Sushinsky scored first period goals and Russia beat Switzerland 5-3 on Monday to set up a rematch between the two in the quarterfinals at the ice hockey World Championship. The result finished Russia atop its qualifying round group and dropped Switzerland to fourth, requiring them to meet again in the quarterfinals. The second-place Czech Republic will meet third-place Sweden in another quarterfinal in Quebec City on Wednesday. At Halifax, Nova Scotia, the United States wrapped up its qualifying round schedule with a .. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:50:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-beats-swiss-5-3-to-set-r584685.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-beats-swiss-5-3-to-set-r584685.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) VISEU, Portugal (AP) - Inter Milan midfielder Maniche was not selected by Luiz Felipe Scolari for Portugal's European Championship roster, the biggest absence in the 23-man squad announced Monday. The 30-year-old former Porto and Atletico Madrid player has made 47 appearances for his country and played a central role in Portugal's run to the Euro 2004 final and the 2006 World Cup semifinals. However, he has mostly been on the bench at Inter since moving from Spain four months ago. Scolari chose Boavista's Jorge Ribeiro for the left back spot. The 26-year-old .. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:32:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/scolari-decides-to-not-select-maniche-r584656.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/scolari-decides-to-not-select-maniche-r584656.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Defender Emre Gungor was added to Turkey's preliminary European Championship roster Monday, a possible replacement for injured Galatasaray teammate Servet Cetin. Gungor's inclusion brings to 27 players Turkey manager Fatih Terim has called into training camp along the Mediterranean coast in preparation for friendlies against Slovakia, Uruguay and Finland before the European finals set for June 7-29 in Austria and Switzerland. The squad will remain in camp in Turkey until Saturday, when it will leave for Germany for its final preparations. Terim must trim his squad to 23 before Turkey .. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:19:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/euro-2008-terim-invites-another-defender-r584640.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/euro-2008-terim-invites-another-defender-r584640.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Move over, Sir Alex, and give someone else a chance. Aren't 10 Premier League titles in 16 years enough? And, at age 66, aren't your arms tired from lifting 21 trophies in 22 seasons at Old Trafford Why not call it a day if Manchester United beats Chelsea in next week's Champions League final? What a way to go out that would be. But Alex Ferguson isn't ready to retire. Not this season, and probably not next. In fact, bookmakers William Hill are saying it's even odds that Fergie will still be at .. Mon, 12 May 2008 21:16:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/another-title-inspires-manchester-united-r584548.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/another-title-inspires-manchester-united-r584548.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina (AP) - Don't look for Michelle Wie at this year's Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam. A tournament spokesman said Wie was not given an exemption into the event as she was a year ago. That's when Wie, citing a wrist injury, withdrew after 16 holes of her opening round. Wie said she left because of her wrist and not because she was two-shots shy of the LPGA Tour's «88» rule. That would have banned her from further tour exemptions until the following season for shooting an 88 or .. Mon, 12 May 2008 20:57:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/wie-not-given-exemption-to-play-r584521.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wie-not-given-exemption-to-play-r584521.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Veteran Jeff Simmons was hired Monday to drive the second A.J. Foyt Racing entry in the Indianapolis 500. The No. 41 Dallara was originally assigned to Foyt's son, Larry Foyt, who instead will focus on his job as team director. The 31-year-old Simmons, whose best finish in three previous starts at Indianapolis was 11th last year, will drive the car for the first time Wednesday when practice resumes for the May 25 race. His teammate is veteran Darren Manning. Simmons drove for Foyt in the developmental Indy Lights Series in .. Mon, 12 May 2008 20:34:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/simmons-to-drive-2nd-foyt-car-r584470.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/simmons-to-drive-2nd-foyt-car-r584470.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MADRID, Spain (AP) - Levante's players threatened Monday to strike indefinitely over what they say are the club's broken promises to settle their unpaid wages. The strike, the second the players have called in the past month, puts the relegated team's final Spanish league game of the season on Sunday at Real Madrid in jeopardy. The players, who are owed a reported ¤18 million (US$28 million), canceled a two-day strike called for April 26-27 after appearing to reach a solution with Levante's board, the Valencia city hall and the Spanish league. Levante captain Luis Manuel .. Mon, 12 May 2008 20:33:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/levante-players-to-launch-indefinite-strike-r584468.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/levante-players-to-launch-indefinite-strike-r584468.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) PARMA, Italy (AP) - Parma fired coach Hector Cuper on Monday, seeking to save the Serie A team from relegation only days ahead of its final match against league leader Inter Milan. Parma lost to Fiorentina 3-1 to make Sunday's match decisive for its future in Serie A. The match is also important for Inter, which leads AS Roma by one point going into Sunday's final match. Roma plays at Catania. Parma said youth squad coach Andrea Manzo will take over the team for the final game. Cuper is a former Inter Milan coach who signed .. Mon, 12 May 2008 20:07:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/parma-fires-coach-hector-cuper-ahead-r584431.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/parma-fires-coach-hector-cuper-ahead-r584431.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) PARIS (AP) - The 2008 French Grand Prix could be the last one at Magny-Cours. Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said in an interview with L'Equipe published Monday that next year's race could move to Paris _ or won't happen at all if no new venue is found in time. «The problem is Magny-Cours, it's not the French Grand Prix,» Ecclestone said. «The concern is the location. Ecclestone has previously said that Magny-Cours, located about 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast of Paris in the Burgundy region, is not up to Formula One standards and .. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:52:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ecclestone-says-2008-will-be-the-r584403.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ecclestone-says-2008-will-be-the-r584403.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) FETHARD, Ireland (AP) - Sadler's Wells' days as a sire are over. The 27-year-old thoroughbred who sired Galileo, High Chaparral and Montjeu among 69 Group One winners retired from stud duties at Coolmore on Monday. «I think Sadler's Wells is generally acknowledged as the best sire Europe has ever seen and we feel very privileged to have been associated with him,» Coolmore manager Christy Grassick said. «Despite his advancing years, he is still in remarkably good condition and I hope he enjoys a long and happy retirement. His influence will be felt for many .. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:32:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sadler-s-wells-retires-after-24-years-r584367.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sadler-s-wells-retires-after-24-years-r584367.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency has spent more than US$1 million in legal costs in the Floyd Landis appeal. WADA president John Fahey said Monday that the organization has contributed US$1.3 million _ 5 percent of its total budget of US$26 million _ to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's case against the American cyclist, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for a doping offense. In a conference call with reporters, Fahey said he and WADA director general David Howman would meet with CAS president Mino Auletta next .. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:22:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/wada-spent-us-1-3-million-to-help-r584350.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wada-spent-us-1-3-million-to-help-r584350.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Spain's choice of a Madrid bullring as the venue for its Davis Cup semifinal series against the United States was officially announced Monday by the International Tennis Federation. Spain's national tennis federation decided Friday to host the defending champion Americans on outdoor clay at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas despite pressure from the players to use a different venue. In the other best-of-five semifinal series, Argentina will host Russia on outdoor clay at the Estadio Parque Roca in Buenos Aires. The semifinals will be played from Sept. 19-21. Second-ranked Rafael .. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:09:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/both-davis-cup-semifinals-to-be-r584323.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/both-davis-cup-semifinals-to-be-r584323.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MILAZZO, Sicily (AP) - Results Monday from the third stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, a 221-kilometer (137-mile) leg from Catania to Milazzo 1. Daniele Bennati, Italy, Liquigas, 5 hours, 37 minutes, 1 second. 2. Erik Zabel, Germany, Milram, same time. 3. Danilo Hondo, Italy, Gerolsteiner, same time. 4. Thomas Fothen, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time. 5. Alberto Loddo, Italy, Tinkoff, same time. 6. Koldo Fernandez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time. 7. Tiziano Dall'Antonia, Italy, CSF-Navigare, same time. 8. Marlon A. Perez Arango, Colombia, Caisse d'Epargne, same time. 9. Mark Cavendish, England, High Road, same time. 10. Oscar Gatto, Italy, Gerolsteiner, same time. ___ Overall Standings (After .. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:49:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/giro-d-italia-results-r584283.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/giro-d-italia-results-r584283.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Roger Federer's birthday is on the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, and the top-ranked tennis player hopes to be bearing the Swiss flag when the athletes march in at the opening ceremony. He may run into Rafael Nadal. «I would be very proud to carry the Swiss flag again, like I did in Athens,» Federer said Monday at the Hamburg Masters, where he is the defending champion. Federer will turn 27 on Aug. 8. «To be at the Olympics, it's one of the greatest things for an athlete,» said the 12-time Grand .. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:48:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/federer-and-nadal-looking-forward-to-r584281.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/federer-and-nadal-looking-forward-to-r584281.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) 1, Kyle Busch, 1,690. 2, Jeff Burton, 1,611. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,556. 4, Denny Hamlin, 1,500. 5, Clint Bowyer, 1,490. 6, Jimmie Johnson, 1,442. 7, Carl Edwards, 1,400. 8, Tony Stewart, 1,397. 9, Kevin Harvick, 1,396. 10, Jeff Gordon, 1,326. 11, Greg Biffle, 1,308. 12, David Ragan, 1,266. 13, Ryan Newman, 1,264. 13, Kasey Kahne, 1,264. 15, Martin Truex Jr., 1,230. 16, Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,190. 17, Brian Vickers, 1,161. 18, Travis Kvapil, 1,155. 19, Bobby Labonte, 1,128. 20, Matt Kenseth, 1,113. Money 1, Ryan Newman, $2,935,988. 2, Carl Edwards, $2,701,675. 3, Kyle .. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:21:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/nascar-sprint-cup-leaders-r584232.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nascar-sprint-cup-leaders-r584232.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) The Castleconnell Area Committee of Limerick County Council hosted the event in recognition of the school's historic Munster schools rugby double this year. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Councillor Marty Harty, Chairperson of the Castleconnell Area Committee, said, 'Castletroy College has represented Limerick with distinction at provincial level, and has further enhanced Limerick's proud sporting tradition and ability to compete at the top level. The fact that Castletroy College are only in their fifth season as Senior Cup participants makes this achievement all the more special.' Commenting on Castletroy College's meteoric rise to prominence in local school's rugby, Councillor Harty .. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:07:30 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/castletroy-college-junior-and-senior-rugby-r584201.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/castletroy-college-junior-and-senior-rugby-r584201.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MILAZZO, Sicily (AP) - Daniele Bennati won the third stage of the Giro d'Italia on Monday in a massive sprint finish, and Franco Pellizotti held onto the overall lead. Bennati, who rides for Liquigas, finished the 221-kilometer (137-mile) leg from Catania to Milazzo in an unofficial time of 5 hours, 37 minutes, 1 second. Erik Zabel finished second, followed by Danilo Hondo. Pellizotti arrived with the main group of riders in the same time. .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:59:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/bennati-wins-giro-stage-pellizotti-retains-r584184.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/bennati-wins-giro-stage-pellizotti-retains-r584184.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - China reached the quarterfinals of two badminton championships Monday, beating Canada in the men's Thomas Cup and Germany in the women's Uber Cup. Led by top-ranked single shuttler Lin Dan, the Chinese men's team beat Canada in straight sets in all five matches to lead Group A, which also includes Nigeria. In the women's competition, China won the opening four matches in straight sets before Gao Ling and Zhao Tingting lost the last to German pair Carola Bott and Karin Schaase. Indonesia also made the final eight in both Cups, the .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:58:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/favorite-china-indonesia-score-easy-r584181.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/favorite-china-indonesia-score-easy-r584181.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made some history for himself Monday in the first round of the Hamburg Masters. The Australian Open runner-up rallied to beat Nicolas Mahut 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 for his first win after coming back from a knee injury _ and his first on the tour on clay. Tsonga missed a month because of the right-knee injury and lost in the first round of the Rome Masters last week to Gilles Simon. Tsonga is seeded 14th at the Hamburg event, a major clay-court warmup for the French Open. A serve-and-volley .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:53:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/tsonga-beats-mahut-to-advance-at-r584168.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tsonga-beats-mahut-to-advance-at-r584168.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Move over, Sir Alex, and give someone else a chance. Aren't 10 Champions League titles in 16 years enough? And, at age 66, aren't your arms tired from lifting 21 trophies in 22 seasons at Old Trafford Why not call it a day if Manchester United beats Chelsea in next week's Champions League final? What a way to go out that would be. But Alex Ferguson isn't ready to retire. Not this season, and probably not next. In fact, bookmakers William Hill are saying it's even odds that Fergie will still be at .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:47:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/another-title-inspires-manchester-united-r584146.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/another-title-inspires-manchester-united-r584146.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) x-Jan. 18-20 _ Women's World Cup of Golf (Jennifer Rosales-Dorothy Delasin, Philippines Feb. 14-16 _ SBS Open at Turtle Bay (Annika Sorenstam Feb. 21-23 _ Fields Open in Hawaii (Paula Creamer Feb. 28-March 2 _ HSBC Women's Championship (Lorena Ochoa March 14-16 _ MasterCard Classic (Louise Friberg March 27-30 _ Safeway International (Lorena Ochoa April 3-6 _ Kraft Nabisco Championship (Lorena Ochoa April 10-13 _ Corona Championship (Lorena Ochoa April 17-20 _ Ginn Open (Lorena Ochoa April 24-27 _ Stanford International Pro-Am (Annika Sorenstam May 1-4 _ SemGroup Championship (Paula Creamer May 8-11 _ Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill (Annika Sorenstam May 15-18 _ Sybase Classic, Upper Montcalir CC, .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:44:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/lpga-tour-schedule-winners-r584138.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lpga-tour-schedule-winners-r584138.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:42:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/lpga-money-leaders-r584134.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lpga-money-leaders-r584134.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Jan. 18-20 _ MasterCard Championship (Fred Funk Jan. 25-27 _ Turtle Bay Championship (Jerry Pate Feb. 8-10 _ Allianz Championship (Scott Hoch Feb. 15-17 _ The ACE Group Classic (Scott Hoch Feb. 23-24 _ Wendy's Champions Skins Game (Fuzzy Zoeller/Peter Jacobsen March 6-9 _ Toshiba Classic (Bernhard Langer March 14-16 _ ATandT Classic (Denis Watson March 28-30 _ The Ginn Championship (Bernhard Langer April 4-6 _ The Cap Cana Championship (Mark Wiebe April 18-20 _ Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (Tom Watson April 25-27 _ Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (Tom Watson-Andy North May 2-4 _ FedEx Kinko's Classic (Denis Watson May 16-18 _ Regions Charity Classic, RTJ Golf Trail at .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:41:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/pga-champions-tour-schedule-winners-r584132.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pga-champions-tour-schedule-winners-r584132.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:40:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/champions-tour-money-leaders-r584130.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/champions-tour-money-leaders-r584130.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:39:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/world-golf-ranking-r584127.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-golf-ranking-r584127.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:38:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/presidents-cup-standings-r584125.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/presidents-cup-standings-r584125.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:37:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ryder-cup-points-r584123.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ryder-cup-points-r584123.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Jan. 3-6 _ Mercedes-Benz Championship (Daniel Chopra Jan. 10-13 _ Sony Open in Hawaii (K.J. Choi Jan. 17-20 _ Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (D.J. Trahan Jan. 24-27 _ Buick Invitational (Tiger Woods Jan. 31-3 _ FBR Open (J.B. Holmes Feb. 7-10 _ ATandT Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Steve Lowery Feb. 14-17 _ Northern Trust Open (Phil Mickelson Feb. 21-24 _ WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (Tiger Woods Feb. 21-24 _ Mayakoba Golf Classic (Brian Gay Feb. 28-March 2 _ The Honda Classic (Ernie Els March 6-9 _ PODS Championship (Sean O'Hair March 13-16 _ Arnold Palmer Invitational (Tiger Woods March 20-23 _ WGC-CA Championship (Geoff Ogilvy March 20-23 _ Puerto Rico Open .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:36:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/pga-tour-schedule-winners-r584120.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pga-tour-schedule-winners-r584120.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The 2011 Champions League final could be headed for Wembley after the British government said any overseas teams playing in that match would receive a tax exemption. Players from foreign teams are liable to pay tax on earnings from bonuses and endorsements when they appear at events in Britain, such as Wednesday's UEFA Cup final in Manchester between Rangers and Russia's Zenit St. Petersburg. But Andy Burnham, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, announced in the House of Commons on Monday that players in foreign teams .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:35:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/british-government-drops-tax-charges-on-r584117.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/british-government-drops-tax-charges-on-r584117.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:34:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/pga-tour-fedexcup-leaders-r584114.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pga-tour-fedexcup-leaders-r584114.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Dec. 30-Jan. 4 _ ASB Classic, HO (Lindsay Davenport Dec. 30-Jan. 5 _ Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, HO (Li Na Jan. 6-11 _ Medibank International, HO (Justine Henin Jan. 6-11 _ Moorilla Hobart International, HO (Eleni Daniilidou Jan. 14-27 _ Australian Open, HO (Maria Sharapova Jan. 28-Feb. 3 _ Fed Cup I Feb. 4-10 _ Open Gaz de France, HI (Anna Chakvetadze Feb. 4-10 _ Pattaya Women's Open, HO (Agnieszka Radwanska Feb. 11-17 _ Proximus Diamond Games, HI (Justine Henin Feb. 11-17 _ Cachantun Cup, RCO (Flavia Pennetta Feb. 18-24 _ Qatar Total Open, HO (Maria Sharapova Feb. 18-24 _ Copa Colsanitas, RCO (Nuria Llagostera Vives Feb. 24-March 1 _ .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:33:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-tour-schedule-winners-r584110.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-tour-schedule-winners-r584110.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:32:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-tour-money-leaders-r584107.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-tour-money-leaders-r584107.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Dec. 31-Jan. 5 _ ExxonMobil Open, HO (Andy Murray Dec. 31-Jan. 6 _ Chennai Open, HO (Mikhail Youzhny Dec. 31-Jan. 6 _ Next Generation Adelaide Interational, HO (Michael Llodra Jan. 7-12 _ Medibank International, HO (Dmitry Tursunov Jan. 7-12 _ Heineken Open, HO (Philipp Kohlschreiber Jan. 14-27 _ Australian Open, HO (Novak Djokovic Jan. 28-Feb. 3 _ Movistar Open, CO (Fernando Gonzalez Feb. 8-10 _ Davis Cup First Round Feb. 11-17 _ Brasil Open, CO (Nicolas Almagro Feb. 11-17 _ Delray Beach International Championships, HO (Kei Nishikori Feb. 11-17 _ Open 13, HI (Andy Murray Feb. 18-24 _ ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, HI (Michael Llodra Feb. 18-24 _ .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:31:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-schedule-winners-r584104.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-schedule-winners-r584104.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:28:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-money-leaders-r584100.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-money-leaders-r584100.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ROME (AP) - Maria Sharapova reached a compromise with the WTA Tour and completed a promotional photo shoot before the Italian Open began Monday. The second-ranked Russian was opposed to the shoot because she does not like distractions before tournaments, and claimed the WTA threatened to fine her more than US$300,000 (¤200,000) if she refused. Sunday's photo shoot to build publicity for the tour championships was reduced to 90 minutes from several hours, Sharapova said. «I was riding around in a car for an hour talking _ pretending like I'm talking on the phone,» .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:27:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sharapova-reaches-compromise-with-wta-r584098.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sharapova-reaches-compromise-with-wta-r584098.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Volleyball's governing body agreed to limit the number of foreign players on club teams Monday, a decision likely to rile European lawmakers. The FIVB will restrict players who come from outside a club's national federation to two from a team of six on court _ a so-called «4+2» rule. «Today the board agreed on a historical decision for the volleyball family,» FIVB president Ruben Acosta said. The FIVB wants to stop wealthy teams from monopolizing the world's best players. It also believes the rule will create opportunities for local players at European .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:21:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/volleyball-passes-new-rule-to-limit-r584088.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/volleyball-passes-new-rule-to-limit-r584088.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Roy Hodgson's work at Fulham isn't done. Sunday's 1-0 win at Portsmouth was Fulham's fourth in five matches and just enough to keep the Cottagers in the Premier League for next season. That completed the brief Hodgson was given when he took over the team in late December, but he is already looking ahead to next season. «We'll enjoy this result for a couple of days,» Hodgson said. «But then we've got to get our feet back on the ground and start making certain that next season we've got a stronger platform .. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:17:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/hodgson-looking-to-make-sure-fulham-r584077.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hodgson-looking-to-make-sure-fulham-r584077.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ROME (AP) - Tenth-seeded Vera Zvonareva extended her impressive streak of clay-court victories Monday, cruising past Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open. Zvonareva won the Prague Open earlier this month and lost to Serena Williams in the final at Charleston, South Carolina, in her previous tournament. In between, Zvonareva posted a three-set win over Vania King on clay to clinch victory for Russia in the Fed Cup semifinals against the United States. Zvonareva improved to 32-7 overall this year. Also, 11th-seeded Agnes Szavay of Hungary routed China's .. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:53:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/zvonareva-continues-her-clay-court-streak-r584032.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zvonareva-continues-her-clay-court-streak-r584032.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rallied to beat Nicolas Mahut 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the first round of the Hamburg Masters on Monday, his first win after coming back from a knee injury. Tsonga, the Australian Open runner-up, missed a month because of the right-knee injury and lost in the first round of the Rome Masters last week to Gilles Simon. Tsonga is seeded 14th at the Hamburg event, a major clay-court warmup for the French Open. Also, 10th-seeded Mikhail Youzhny lost to Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2 and 12th-seeded Juan Monaco .. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:52:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/tsonga-beats-mahut-to-advance-at-r584030.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tsonga-beats-mahut-to-advance-at-r584030.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MADRID, Spain (AP) - Jerzy Dudek believes his recent impressive display for Real Madrid still won't convince Poland coach Leo Beenhakker to recall him for next month's European Championship. The goalkeeper replaced first-choice Iker Casillas for his Spanish league debut on Sunday and made a string of saves during the Spanish champion's 2-2 draw at Zaragoza. «I'm not sure if this will be enough for Beenhakker to take me to the European Championship,» Dudek said in Monday's editions of Spanish newspaper As. «It's tough because I've also got one of the best in .. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:45:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/goalkeeper-jerzy-dudek-fears-omission-from-r584015.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/goalkeeper-jerzy-dudek-fears-omission-from-r584015.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) .. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:18:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/nhl-playoff-scoring-leaders-r583969.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nhl-playoff-scoring-leaders-r583969.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) FG Percentage  FG FGA PCT Gasol, LAL 63 105 .600 Haywood, Wash. 26 44 .591 Prince, Det. 73 124 .589 Walton, LAL .. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:16:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/nba-playoff-leaders-r583965.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nba-playoff-leaders-r583965.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) SOCCER MAN UNITED-FERGUSON: Ferguson cements domination of English soccer with 10th Premier League title WIGAN, England _ Alex Ferguson gazed affectionately at the 21st winner's medal of his 22nd season at Manchester United and began reminiscing about his former teams and players. The prelude to a retirement announcement? Quite the opposite. BC-EU-SPT-SOC--MAN UNITED-FERGUSON. Has moved. By Rob Harris. UEFA CUP: Zenit coach Advocaat out to derail former side Rangers' quadruple dreams MANCHESTER, England _ Dick Advocaat steered Rangers to the treble in 1999. A fine feat for a debut season and he's not ready to .. Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/world-sports-at-1330-gmt-r583933.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-sports-at-1330-gmt-r583933.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ROME (AP) - Results Monday from the Italian Open, a US$1.34 million (¤870,000) WTA event on clay at Foro Italico (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Vera Zvonareva (10), Russia, def. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, 6-3, 6-3. Agnes Szavay (11), Hungary, def. Yan Zi, China, 6-1, 6-1. Virginie Razzano, France, def. Julia Vakulenko, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2. Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-2. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3. .. Mon, 12 May 2008 15:54:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-italian-open-results-r583922.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-italian-open-results-r583922.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Results of Monday's group matches in the qualifying rounds of the finals of the 2008 Thomas and Uber Cups badminton championships at Jakarta's indoor Senayan Sports Palace: Thomas Cup Group A China 5, Canada 0 Singles Lin Dan, China, def. Andrew Debesa, Canada, 21-11, 21-15. Bao Chunlai, China, def. Bobby Milroy, Canada, 21-14, 21-8. Chen Jin, China, def. Stephan Wojckiewicz, Canada 21-17, 21-10. Doubles Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, China, def. Mike Beres and William Milroy, Canada, 21-11, 21-10. Xie Zhongbo and Guo Zhendong, china, def. Toby Ng and Alvin .. Mon, 12 May 2008 15:42:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thomas-and-uber-cups-qualifying-results-r583899.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thomas-and-uber-cups-qualifying-results-r583899.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ROME (AP) - Dinara Safina pulled out of the Italian Open on Monday due to a back injury. The 14th-ranked Russian won the biggest title of her career Sunday, beating Elena Dementieva in three sets at the German Open. Two years ago, Safina reached the Italian Open final but lost to Martina Hingis. Top-ranked Justine Henin and two-time champion Amelie Mauresmo previously pulled out of this clay-court warmup for the French Open, which begins in less than two weeks. Sybille Bammer became the 19th-seeded player and lucky loser Ekaterina Makarova entered the draw in Safina's .. Mon, 12 May 2008 15:28:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/safina-withdraws-from-italian-open-with-r583869.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/safina-withdraws-from-italian-open-with-r583869.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - The Romanian squad traveled to Turkey on Monday to train for the European Championship without striker Adrian Mutu. Mutu, who is the fourth leading goal scorer in the Serie A with 16 goals for Fiorentina this season, stayed behind because his wife is about to give birth to their second child. Romania will play a friendly against Montenegro on May 22 before traveling to Switzerland for Euro 2008 on June 2. Romania was drawn with Italy, France and the Netherlands at the June 7-29 tournament. .. Mon, 12 May 2008 15:22:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/romanian-squad-travels-to-turkey-for-r583857.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/romanian-squad-travels-to-turkey-for-r583857.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Results Monday from the Hamburg Masters, a ¤2.27 million (US$3.5 million) ATP event on clay at Rothenbaum Club (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Juan Monaco (12), Argentina, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-1, 4-0, retired. Fernando Verdasco (10), Spain, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14) France, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 7-5, 6-2. Ivo Minar, Czech Republic, Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Gianluca Naso, Italy, 7-6 (11), 2-6, 6-4. .. Mon, 12 May 2008 15:10:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-hamburg-masters-results-r583836.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-hamburg-masters-results-r583836.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW DELHI (AP) - An inquiry into the Harbhajan Singh slapping row is complete and the Indian cricket board will receive the findings on Tuesday. «Inquiry commissioner Sudhir Nanavati will give his report to the board tomorrow,» Board of Control for Cricket in India's chief administrator Ratnakar Shetty said Monday. Singh has already been banned from a domestic Twenty20 tournament and could face suspensions from international cricket. Nanavati interviewed Singh, who slapped fellow Indian test player Shantakumaran Sreesanth during a domestic Twenty20 match last month, and Sreesanth last Friday. Singh already has been banned .. Mon, 12 May 2008 15:09:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/slapping-row-inquiry-over-report-to-r583832.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/slapping-row-inquiry-over-report-to-r583832.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Sven-Goran Eriksson will take Manchester City on a postseason tour of Thailand on Wednesday not knowing whether he will come back with his job. The former England coach had already been in trouble with Thai owner Thaksin Shinawatra before Sunday's crushing 8-1 loss at Middlesbrough because City had slipped to ninth place and out of a top-five finish for a place in next season's UEFA Cup. «Sven has not heard any more,» City assistant coach Tord Grip told the BBC on Monday. «He will go to Thailand on .. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:04:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/eriksson-flies-to-thailand-to-see-r583698.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/eriksson-flies-to-thailand-to-see-r583698.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Plenty of magazines cover pro racing, so Magicalia felt that they needed to add to this. Instead they have opted to allow people to celebrate their own riding experiences, rather than other peoples'. SHIFT is aimed at people who like to ride for the sake of riding, maybe pushing their own limits but always with the sheer joy of bikes at the heart of it. Also, you won't find news or endless bike tests - Magicalia have already got great websites to cover these areas. SHIFT brings together in-depth features, glorious photos and a handy portable format that needs no batteries. .. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:02:55 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/magicalia-home-of-the-leading-cycling-r583694.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/magicalia-home-of-the-leading-cycling-r583694.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Grand champion Asashoryu rebounded from a shocking opening-day loss, defeating Estonian wrestler Baruto at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Asashoryu, who is aiming for his 23rd Emperor's Cup, grabbed his opponent by the belt with both hands, then toppled him to the ground with a twisting underarm throw. The Mongolian improves his tournament record to 1-1. In the last bout of the day, Asashoryu's main rival Hakuho was in top form again, driving Kokkai of Georgia out of the ring for a comfortable win. Hakuho, also a yokozuna from Mongolia, .. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:01:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/grand-champion-asashoryu-rebounds-on-r583685.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/grand-champion-asashoryu-rebounds-on-r583685.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) 1. Justine Henin, Belgium, 5,695 points. 2. Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,986. 3. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,922. 4. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,755. 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3,605. 6. Serena Williams, United States, 2,836. 7. Elena Dementieva, Russia, 2,670. 8. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 2,596. 9. Venus Williams, United States, 2,516. 10. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 2,257. 11. Marion Bartoli, France, 2,178. 12. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 1,915. 13. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 1,742. 14. Dinara Safina, Russia, 1,732. 15. Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 1,712. 16. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 1,508. 17. Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, 1,434. 18. Shahar Peer, Israel, 1,245. 19. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 1,189. 20. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 1,186. .. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-tour-rankings-r583683.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-tour-rankings-r583683.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - River Plate beat Gimnasia y Esgrima 4-2 Sunday to stay at the top of the Argentine league on goal difference, and Estudiantes kept pace with a 1-0 victory over Boca Juniors. River and Estudiantes both improved to 30 points, three points ahead of Velez and San Lorenzo with five games remaining. Boca and Independiente share fifth place with 26 points. River twice rallied from a one-goal deficit with two goals from Matias Abelairas, including the eventual winner early in the second half. Abelairas matched Ignacio Piatti's left-footed strike in .. Mon, 12 May 2008 13:57:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/river-plate-estudiantes-both-win-to-r583677.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/river-plate-estudiantes-both-win-to-r583677.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) 1. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 6,825 points. 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 5,435. 3. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 5,125. 4. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 3,290. 5. David Ferrer, Spain, 2,780. 6. Andy Roddick, United States, 2,410. 7. David Nalbandian, Argentina, 2,115. 8. James Blake, United States, 2,055. 9. Richard Gasquet, France, 1,660. 10. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 1,545. 11. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 1,490. 12. Carlos Moya, Spain, 1,440. 13. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 1,410. (tie) Andy Murray, Britain, 1,410. 15. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 1,405. 16. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 1,400. 17. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 1,380. 18. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 1,395. 19. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 1370. 20. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 1,340. Champions Race 1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 476 points. 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 410. 3. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 290. 4. Nikolay .. Mon, 12 May 2008 13:51:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-rankings-r583669.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-rankings-r583669.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Result of Monday's ninth-round match in Australia's National Rugby League Melbourne 18, Newcastle 4 .. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:57:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/australian-rugby-league-result-r583569.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/australian-rugby-league-result-r583569.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt will take charge of Wednesday's UEFA Cup final between Rangers and Zenit St. Petersburg with three countrymen as his assistants. Frojdfeldt, who will also officiate at next month's European Championship in Austria and Switzerland, will have Steffen Wittberg and Henrik Andren as his linesmen and Martin Ingvarsson as the fourth official at the City of Manchester Stadium in England. The 44-year-old Frojdfeldt refereed Liverpool's 4-2 Champions League quarterfinal win over Arsenal on April 8. .. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:37:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sweden-s-frojdfeldt-in-charge-of-uefa-r583540.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sweden-s-frojdfeldt-in-charge-of-uefa-r583540.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MADRID, Spain (AP) - Atletico Madrid wants Javier Aguirre to stay as coach next season, although the Mexican is remaining noncommittal. Atletico clinched a place in next season's Champions League when his side beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 on Sunday, the first time the club has reached Europe's top club competition for 12 years. Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said Aguirre's contract had a clause in which it would be renewed automatically if the team reached Europe this season. «At Atletico, we like to respect contracts. Aguirre is a magnificent coach and an even better .. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:20:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/atletico-hopes-aguirre-will-stay-on-r583510.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/atletico-hopes-aguirre-will-stay-on-r583510.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) For all those questions his win in The Players Championship answered, two big ones remain. No. 1: Where was THAT Sergio Garcia the last half-dozen years No. 2: How soon can we expect him to show up at a major Garcia hinted at the answer to the first question the moment after he wrapped his hands around the large crystal trophy. «First of all,» Garcia said, «I want to thank Tiger for not being here. That always makes things a little bit easier. How much easier, as well as a definitive answer to the second question, won't be .. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:10:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/the-kid-plays-like-the-man-r583493.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-kid-plays-like-the-man-r583493.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) MADRID, Spain (AP) - FC Barcelona's incoming coach, Pep Guardiola, praised the achievements of his predecessor Frank Rijkaard, describing them as «extraordinary. Guardiola, who currently coaches Barcelona's B team, will take charge on July 1 in place of Rijkaard, who led the team to the 2006 Champions League and two Spanish league titles in five years. «What he has done makes you want to take your hat off to him. It's extraordinary. He is an example to all of us,» Guardiola said in Monday's editions of sports daily Mundo Deportivo. Guardiola was speaking publicly .. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:06:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/guardiola-applauds-outgoing-barcelona-coach-r583484.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/guardiola-applauds-outgoing-barcelona-coach-r583484.htm