Saturday, August 14, 2010

Sports Digest: Andy Murray Defeats Top-Ranked Rafael Nadal

Andy Murray beat top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 in the Rogers Cup in Toronto is a Saturday and              will face Roger Federer in today's final. 

Federer beat Novak Djokovic 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in the semifinals. 

  • Kim Clijsters reached the Cincinnati Open final in only 12 minutes, as Ana Ivanovic hurt her left foot in the opening set, forcing Her to Withdraw in tears with the rest of her season in doubt. Maria Sharapova beat fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the semifinal on the other. 


Motor sports 

Brad Keselowski grabbed the lead on a restart with eight laps to go and Pulled away to win the NASCAR Nationwide race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. 

Carl Edwards finished second, edging a charging Kyle Busch. 

  • Todd Bodine led the final 47 laps at Darlington (SC) Raceway Thurs guarantees at his second straight victory in NASCAR's truck series. 


Miscellany 

Russell Baze rode the winner of 11.000 th at his career, capturing the fourth race at the Sonoma County Fair aboard Separate Forest. Baze, 52, Passed Laffite Pincay Jr. in 2006 as North America's winningest jockey. 

  • Rebecca Bross won the U.S. National Gymnastics title in a runaway over Mattie Larson in Hartford, Conn. 


  • Edson Buddle scored at his MLS's leading 13th goal early as the Los Angeles Galaxy won 1-0 over the host New York Red Bulls. 


  • Former Stanford star Cassidy Krug won the women's 3-meter title and the platform synchro title with Kassidy Cook at the U.S. diving championships in College Station, Texas.

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