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Football: Nigeria ask for qualifying reschedule

March 29, 2013 06:00
Nigeria have asked FIFA to reschedule their World Cup qualifiers in June for fairness, arguing that all games in their group be played on the same day. Nigeria are top of their qualifying group on five points from three matches with Malawi also on five points but with an inferior goal difference. Last week, FIFA adjusted Nigeria World Cup qualifiers because of their participation at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.

Panama surprise leaders in CONCACAF as big guns tie

March 27, 2013 05:00
By Simon Evans MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Panama's surprise 2-0 victory over Honduras on Tuesday took them to the top of the table in CONCACAF qualifying for next year's World Cup finals while big guns Mexico and the United States ended their clash goalless. Costa Rica picked up their first win of the 10-game campaign with a 2-0 victory over Jamaica in San Jose.

Football: Asian zone World Cup qualifying tables

March 25, 2013 03:45
Group tables for the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, goal difference): Group A Uzbekistan 5 2 2 1 5 4 1 8 South Korea 4 2 1 1 9 4 5 7 Iran 5 2 1 2 2 2 0 7 Qatar 5 2 1 2 3 5 -2 7 Lebanon 5 1 1 3 2 6 -4 4 Group B Japan 5 4 1 0 13 2 11 13 Australia 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 Iraq 5 1 2 2 4 5 -1 5 Oman 5 1 2 2 4 7 -3 5 Jordan 5 1 1 3 4 11 -7 4

Football: CONCACAF World Cup 2014 standings

March 24, 2013 22:15
Standings in CONCACAF final-round qualifying for the 2014 Brazil World Cup ahead of Tuesday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points) Honduras 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 United States 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Panama 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 Mexico 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Jamaica 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Tuesday fixtures at Mexico City Mexico v United States (02:30 Wed GMT) at Panama City Panama v Honduras (02:00 Wed GMT) at San Jose

Late Smith goal ensures New Zealand win Oceania World Cup qualifiers

March 22, 2013 05:45
(Reuters) - Central defender Tommy Smith scored a stoppage time goal to give New Zealand a 2-1 victory over New Caledonia in Dunedin on Friday and qualify for the intercontinental playoff for a place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. New Zealand had been staring at the ignominy of a 1-1 draw against Les Cagous and being forced to at least draw their last match of the final round of Oceania qualifying against the Solomon Islands before Smith's 94th minute effort after a goalmouth scramble.

Football: World Cup 2014 CONCACAF qualifying standings

March 20, 2013 21:45
Results and standings ahead of Friday's matches in CONCACAF final-round qualifying for the 2014 Brazil World Cup: Standings (p w d l gf ga pts) Honduras 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Panama 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Jamaica 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Mexico 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 United States 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Top three teams advance to the 2014 World Cup while fourth-place team will face Oceania team to decide another berth Friday's matches: Jamaica v Panama Honduras v Mexico

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday Feb 8

February 6, 2013 10:30
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday: - - - - NBA La Dolce Vita escapes Raptors Bargnani TORONTO - In seven enigmatic seasons with the Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani has seldom experienced La Dolce Vita. The sweet life has so far escaped the quiet 27-year-old Roman, the first European drafted first overall, whose play is often as bewildering as a Federico Fellini movie. (NBA-RAPTORS/BARGNANI (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 600 words) - -

Football: 2015 Asian Cup qualifying results

February 6, 2013 09:30
Results from qualifying matches for the 2015 Asian Cup on Wednesday: Group E Uzbekistan 0 Hong Kong 0 Vietnam 1 (Huynh Quoc Anh 60) UAE 2 (Ahmed Khalil 8-pen, Habib Fardan 67) Playing later Group A Oman v Syria Jordan v Singapore Group B Iran v Lebanon Thailand vs Kuwait Group C Iraq v Indonesia Saudi Arabia v China Group D Yemen v Bahrain Qatar v Malaysia afp
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