Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Contra Costa Times | 03/03/2004 | Trinidad unretires, eyes bout vs. Mosley
NEW YORK - Felix Trinidad ended his retirement Tuesday, and Shane Mosley could be his first opponent.
Promoter Don King said a fight is set with Mosley, provided Mosley wins his March 13 bout with Winky Wright in Las Vegas.
"I wasn't wrong when I retired. I just changed my mind," said Trinidad, 31, who won titles as a welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight.
Trinidad (41-1) will fight as a middleweight. In his last bout, in May 2002, he stopped journeyman Hacine Cherifi.
-- Associated Press
Soccer
MURCIA, Spain -- The Earthquakes earned a 1-1 tie against Viking Stavangar (Norway) in the semifinals of the La Manga Cup but lost the penalty kick shootout 5-3. The Earthquakes will play in Friday's third-place game against Dynamo Kiev. Dwayne De Rosario tied the match in the 36th minute, but San Jose couldn't break through in the second half. In the shootout, Jeff Agoos was the only Quake not to score.
-- sjearthquakes.com
• Ronaldo extended his contract with Real Madrid through 2008. The 27-year-old striker joined Europe's most successful club from Inter Milan for 45 million euros ($55.7 million) in 2002, two months after helping Brazil win the World Cup. His previous Madrid contract ran through 2006. Ronaldo has 22 goals in 25 league games this season and is the top-scorer in Spain's Primera Liga.
-- Bloomberg News
• Chelsea signed PSV Eindhoven's Arjen Robben for a transfer fee of 12 million pounds ($22.3 million). Robben will join the Premiership team at the end of the season. His signing takes the team's spending to more than 140 million pounds since Roman Abramovich bought the club in July.
-- Bloomberg News
Motor sports
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR suspended Busch series driver Kevin Grubb for violating its zero-tolerance substance abuse policy. The suspension begins immediately and will last until Grubb meets terms outlined by NASCAR, including periodic random testing. Grubb, 25, had planned to run a partial schedule this season for Team Rensi.
-- Associated Press
• FONTANA -- California Speedway will install soft wall barriers in time for the April 30 Auto Club 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
-- Associated Press
Tennis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Roger Federer beat Marat Safin 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) at the Dubai Open in a rematch of the Australian Open final. Federer also defeated Safin in Melbourne.
-- Associated Press
• SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Robby Ginepri routed Tripp Phillips 6-2, 6-0 in the first round of the Franklin Templeton Classic.
-- Associated Press
• DOHA, Qatar -- Jelena Dokic rallied to beat Nicole Pratt 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Qatar Open. Pratt took the first set in just 16 minutes.
-- Associated Press
• ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Emilie Loit ousted former Stanford star Anne Kremer 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Mexican Open. In men's play, Guillermo Canas beat Marc Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
-- Associated Press
Cycling
MILAN, Italy -- Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich will skip the Giro d'Italia in May to concentrate on the Tour de France in July. Armstrong, who has won the Tour the last five years, and Ullrich feel they would lose too much energy by racing in the Giro, the second most prestigious race.
-- Associated Press
Horse racing
Richard O'Connell, who trained 1992 Travers Stakes winner Thunder Rumble, died following complications with lupus. He was 54.
NEW YORK - Felix Trinidad ended his retirement Tuesday, and Shane Mosley could be his first opponent.
Promoter Don King said a fight is set with Mosley, provided Mosley wins his March 13 bout with Winky Wright in Las Vegas.
"I wasn't wrong when I retired. I just changed my mind," said Trinidad, 31, who won titles as a welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight.
Trinidad (41-1) will fight as a middleweight. In his last bout, in May 2002, he stopped journeyman Hacine Cherifi.
-- Associated Press
Soccer
MURCIA, Spain -- The Earthquakes earned a 1-1 tie against Viking Stavangar (Norway) in the semifinals of the La Manga Cup but lost the penalty kick shootout 5-3. The Earthquakes will play in Friday's third-place game against Dynamo Kiev. Dwayne De Rosario tied the match in the 36th minute, but San Jose couldn't break through in the second half. In the shootout, Jeff Agoos was the only Quake not to score.
-- sjearthquakes.com
• Ronaldo extended his contract with Real Madrid through 2008. The 27-year-old striker joined Europe's most successful club from Inter Milan for 45 million euros ($55.7 million) in 2002, two months after helping Brazil win the World Cup. His previous Madrid contract ran through 2006. Ronaldo has 22 goals in 25 league games this season and is the top-scorer in Spain's Primera Liga.
-- Bloomberg News
• Chelsea signed PSV Eindhoven's Arjen Robben for a transfer fee of 12 million pounds ($22.3 million). Robben will join the Premiership team at the end of the season. His signing takes the team's spending to more than 140 million pounds since Roman Abramovich bought the club in July.
-- Bloomberg News
Motor sports
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR suspended Busch series driver Kevin Grubb for violating its zero-tolerance substance abuse policy. The suspension begins immediately and will last until Grubb meets terms outlined by NASCAR, including periodic random testing. Grubb, 25, had planned to run a partial schedule this season for Team Rensi.
-- Associated Press
• FONTANA -- California Speedway will install soft wall barriers in time for the April 30 Auto Club 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
-- Associated Press
Tennis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Roger Federer beat Marat Safin 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) at the Dubai Open in a rematch of the Australian Open final. Federer also defeated Safin in Melbourne.
-- Associated Press
• SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Robby Ginepri routed Tripp Phillips 6-2, 6-0 in the first round of the Franklin Templeton Classic.
-- Associated Press
• DOHA, Qatar -- Jelena Dokic rallied to beat Nicole Pratt 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Qatar Open. Pratt took the first set in just 16 minutes.
-- Associated Press
• ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Emilie Loit ousted former Stanford star Anne Kremer 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Mexican Open. In men's play, Guillermo Canas beat Marc Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
-- Associated Press
Cycling
MILAN, Italy -- Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich will skip the Giro d'Italia in May to concentrate on the Tour de France in July. Armstrong, who has won the Tour the last five years, and Ullrich feel they would lose too much energy by racing in the Giro, the second most prestigious race.
-- Associated Press
Horse racing
Richard O'Connell, who trained 1992 Travers Stakes winner Thunder Rumble, died following complications with lupus. He was 54.
