Reuters Sports News: 28 November 2008
November 29th, 2008 • Reuters, Sport
- Brilliant Spain storm to four-shot World Cup lead
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal stormed to a four-shot lead at the 54th World Cup of Golf after carding a remarkable nine-under-par 63 in the second round on Friday. - IAAF wants Russian doping bans doubled to four years
LONDON (Reuters) - The world governing athletics body has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to double the two-year suspensions imposed on seven female Russian athletes for manipulating doping samples. - Coe plays down London 2012 security fears
LONDON (Reuters) - London 2012 Olympics chief Sebastian Coe said on Thursday that Britain was well-equipped to deliver a safe Games after the attacks in Mumbai put security of major events back in the spotlight. - Honors even after opening day of Lexus Cup
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korea’s Lee Seon-hwa maintained her perfect Lexus Cup record to help defending champions Asia share the honors with Annika Sorenstam’s Internationals after Friday’s opening foursomes. - Cammalleri hat-trick helps Flames edge out Canucks
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Michael Cammalleri recorded his first career hat-trick to help the visiting Calgary Flames beat the surging Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Thursday. - Hornets finish hot to sting Nuggets 105-101
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets hit several clutch baskets down the stretch in a 105-101 road victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. - Knicks suspend Marbury for refusing to play
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury was suspended for one game and will forfeit close to $400,000 in salary after refusing to play against the Detroit Pistons, the NBA team said on Friday. - Titans send hapless Lions to 12th successive loss
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Tennessee Titans handed the Detroit Lions a 47-10 Thanksgiving Day thrashing on Thursday to send the toothless hosts to their 12th successive defeat of the season. - McNabb rallies Eagles to rout of Cardinals
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Quarterback Donovan McNabb rallied from a poor performance last time out to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to an explosive 48-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday. - Cowboys thrash Seahawks to stay in playoff hunt
DALLAS (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys continued their resurgence on Thursday in their final Thanksgiving Day game at Texas Stadium with a 34-9 romp over the Seattle Seahawks.
