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West Ham are in talks with several top European clubs about being their first opponents at the Olympic Stadium in the summer - with Barcelona among them, Sky Sports understands. Luis Enriques side are believed to one of the potential opponents for the game, which is expected to be on August 3. West Ham play their last game at Upton Park - their home since 1904 - against Swansea on May 7 before moving two miles north-west to the 54,000-capacity Olympic Stadium. And Lionel Messi could be one of the first players to grace the turf if West Ham can secure a pre-season friendly with the Spanish giants. Also See: West Ham video West Ham fixtures West Ham stats Get ￡10 free bet . PETERSBURG, Fla. . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz could have his next start pushed back at least a couple days. Buchholz, 9-0 with a 1.71 ERA this season, left his start Saturday in the seventh inning in the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader with what the team called "neck tightness." Red Sox manager John Farrell indicated that Buchholz may not be ready to throw his normal between starts bullpen session on Wednesday. His next scheduled start is Friday. "I think over the next couple days well get a better read on when his next start will line up," Farrell said before Monday nights game against Tampa Bay. "But most importantly he feels improvement over yesterday." Buchholz said he didnt plan to throw for the second consecutive day Monday. "I want to be out there ... I want to help the team," Buchholz said. "Me, going out there at 80 per cent is not going to help anybody because theres going to be an apprehension of me throwing a pitch. Id rather take care of it now." Also, the Red Sox reinstated third baseman Will Middlebrooks from the 15-day disabled list.dddddddddddd Sidelined by a lower back strain, Middlebrooks was in the starting lineup for Mondays game with the Rays. With Middlebrooks back, Jose Iglesias, who had been filling in at third, will move into a utility role. Farrell said Iglesias should play at least three times a week on the left side of the infield. "Will is healthy, hes back and in the lineup," Farrell said. "Jose knows that hes got a bright future here and hes earned his way to remain on this roster rather than go back down to Triple-A." Iglesias entered Monday with a 13-game hitting streak, hitting .435 (20 for 46) over the stretch. "Of course you want to play, but bottom line Im happy to be here," Iglesias said. To make room on the roster, Boston designated infielder Pedro Ciriaco for assignment. "I think there will be a lot of interest in him," Farrell said. "Hes a good player, and hes done a good job while here in Boston." ' ' '
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