вторник, 13 марта 2012 г.

WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMT

TOP STORY:

SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool begins its Premier League season by hosting Arsenal with the future ownership of the 18-time English champions no closer to being resolved. Expected by 1700 GMT.

NEW/DEVELOPING:

OLY--YOUTH OLYMPICS

SINGAPORE — Japan's Yuka Sato wins the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics, racing to a comfortable victory in the women's triathlon. Meanwhile, British diving phenom Tom Daley said he may not take part in the games after tearing his tricep. Moved. By Michael Casey.

WITH:

— SINGAPORE — BC-OLY--YOUTH OLYMPICS-IRAN. Moved. By Michael Casey.

— SINGAPORE — BC-OLY--YOUTH OLYMPICS-FIRST GOLD. Moved. By Michael Casey.

— SINGAPORE — BC-OLY--YOUTH OLYMPICS-DALEY. Moved. By Michael Casey.

FOOTBALL:

SOC--FRENCH ROUNDUP

PARIS — Title contenders Bordeaux, Lyon and Lille are still chasing their first victory this season. They will face teams that won in the opening round. Bordeaux hosts Toulouse, Lyon visits promoted Caen, and Lille plays Paris Saint-Germain. Expected by 1730 GMT. By Trung Latieule.

SOC--ENGLAND-CAPELLO

LONDON — England's Football Association wants an English coach to succeed Fabio Capello. Moved.

ALSO:

— LIVERPOOL, England — BC-SOC--LIVERPOOL OWNERSHIP. Moved.

— MANCHESTER, England — BC-SOC--MAN UNITED-FERDINAND. Moved.

— LONDON — BC-SOC--ASTON VILLA-LERNER. Moved.

— SANDY, Utah — BC-SOC--MLS ROUNDUP. Moved.

— MEXICO CITY — BC-SOC--MEXICAN ROUNDUP. Moved.

— BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — BC-SOC--ARGENTINE ROUNDUP. Moved.

GOLF:

GLF--PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin — Nick Watney opens a three-stroke lead at the U.S. PGA Championship by making birdies on five of his first seven holes on his way to 12 under in the third round on Saturday, ahead of Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy. Tiger Woods is 10 shots back. Moved. By Nancy Armour.

WITH:

— SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin — BC-GLF--PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-MCILROY. Moved. By Nancy Armour.

— SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin — BC-GLF--PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS-NOTEBOOK. Moved. By Doug Ferguson.

— SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin — BC-GLF--PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-WOODS. Moved. By Nancy Armour.

TENNIS:

TEN--ROGERS CUP

TORONTO — Andy Murray will face Roger Federer in the final of the Rogers Cup after the Briton beat top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 in the first semifinal while the resurgent Swiss advanced with a 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic. Moved.

TEN--CINCINNATI OPEN

MASON, Ohio — Kim Clijsters reaches the final of the Cincinnati Open when Ana Ivanovic hurts her left foot only 12 minutes into their semifinal and leaves the court in tears. In the final, Clijsters will play Russia's Maria Sharapova who beat compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the other semifinal. Moved. By Joe Kay.

BOXING:

BOX-PASCAL-DAWSON

MONTREAL — Canada's Jean Pascal retains his WBC light heavyweight title by beating Chad Dawson on points Saturday after the fight was stopped in the 11th round. Moved.

ALSO:

— DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka — BC-CRI--YUVRAJ-DENGUE FEVER. Moved.

— LONDON — BC-CRI--ENGLAND-PAKISTAN. Moved.

— SYDNEY — BC-RGL--AUSTRALIAN ROUNDUP. Moved.

— SYDNEY — BC-SOC--A-LEAGUE ROUNDUP. Moved.

— JOHANNESBURG — BC-RGU--CURRIE CUP-ROUNDUP. Moved.

— BRNO, Czech Republic — BC-MOT--CZECH GP. Moved.

— NEW DELHI — BC-COM--INDIA GAMES RESCUE. Moved. By Nirmala George.

— BUDAPEST, Hungary — BC-SWM--Europeans. Moved. By Pablo Gorondi.

— MELBOURNE, Australia — BC-FBO--AUSTRALIAN RULES ROUNDUP. Moved.

— NEW YORK — BC-BKL--WNBA ROUNDUP. Moved.

— ARLINGTON, Texas — BC-BBA--AL Roundup. Moved.

— SAN FRANCISCO — BC-BBN--NL Roundup. Moved.

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