Tennis-Australian Open order of play - day one

MELBOURNE, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Order of play on the mainshowcourts at the Australian Open on Monday (play starts at 0000GMT on all courts, prefix denotes seeding):Rod Laver ArenaOlga Puchkova (Russia) v 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia)Chang Kai-chen (Taiwan) v 9-Samantha Stosur (Australia)1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Paul-Henri Mathieu (France)From 0800Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) v 8-Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia)13-Ana...

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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Sony Open scores

Jan 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Sony Open at the par-70 course on Saturday in Honolulu, Hawaii193 Russell Henley (U.S.) 63 63 67Scott Langley (U.S.) 62 66 65196 Tim Clark (South Africa) 64 66 66197 Scott Gardiner (Australia) 68 64 65Charles Howell III (U.S.) 66 64 67198 Matt Jones (Australia) 66 68 64Danny Lee (New Zealand) 66 66 66Pat Perez (U.S.) 68 63 67Chris Kirk (U.S.)...

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Tennis-Tomic and Stosur carry Australian hopes in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Take a walk around the Grand Slam Oval at Melbourne Park and it is easy to see why Australia has such high expectations of tennis success.A long semi-circle of bronze busts of the likes of Rod Laver, Margaret Court, Roy Emerson and Evonne Goolagong bear witness to an era when Australian winners at majors were the rule rather than the exception.Those expectations have...

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Rampant Bulls run struggling Cavaliers ragged

game in Miami, Florida January 4, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity(Reuters) - Carlos Boozer and the Chicago Bulls recovered from a slow start to pummel the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers 118-92 on Monday and take over top spot in the Eastern Conference's Central division.In-form forward Boozer scored a game-high 24 points along with 11 rebounds, while Luol Deng added 19 points as the Bulls recorded...

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NBA-Skiles steps down as Bucks head coach

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Scott Skiles has stepped down as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks after more than four seasons in charge, General Manager John Hammond announced on Tuesday.Skiles compiled a 162-182 regular season record since replacing Larry Krystkowiak and made the playoffs once, in 2009-10, when the Bucks lost to Atlanta in the first round.Assistant Jim Boylan will assume head coaching duties for...

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NBA-Celtics guard Rondo suspended game for bumping referee

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended one game without pay for making contact with a referee and failing to cooperate with a league investigation, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Monday.The incident occurred with 3:19 left in the third quarter of Boston's 89-81 win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday after Rondo was called for an offensive foul...

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An iPhone priced below $200 would devastate RIM and Nokia – and Apple’s margins

Both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal now believe Apple (AAPL) is seriously considering launching a cheap iPhone. Speculation about this has been going on for years. But the probable price range mentioned by Bloomberg is a huge shock: The rumored retail price range of $100 to $150 is far below what had earlier been assumed. The iPhone 5 tends to sell for more than $700 in emerging markets. The...

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Mayor seguridad por violación en escuela de Ohio

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, EE.UU. (AP) — Un distrito escolar en el este de Ohio agregó guardias de seguridad desarmados a sus edificios en momentos en que ha aumentado la atención sobre dos jugadores de fútbol americano de una escuela secundaria y que enfrentan cargos por violación.Mike McVey, superintendente de las escuelas de la ciudad de Steubenville, dijo el martes que un guardia permanecerá afuera...

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The FBI Is Now Investigating the Steubenville Backlash

It's probably fair to say that things have gotten a little out of hand in Steubenville, Ohio, where two high school football players are accused of raping a 16-year-old while she was drunk. If you've read anything about the investigation and court case that's now unfolding you'll know that what started out as a suspicious sexual assault has turned into a national outrage, and local authorities are...

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Railway & Underground Railway Construction in the UK Industry Market Research Report Now Updated by IBISWorld

The impetus from the landmark rail projects like Crossrail and Thameslink, other publicly funded capacity enhancement initiatives and stable maintenance spending have more than doubled the annual level of railway construction since the mid-2000s with the value of construction expected to climb by an annualised 21.4% over the five years through 2012-13. Over the next five years, the industry is expected...

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