BEIJING -- Adelina Sotnikova of Russia took the lead after the short program at the Cup of China on Friday. [url=http://www.socc

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BEIJING -- Adelina Sotnikova of Russia took the lead after the short program at the Cup of China on Friday. Alfredo Talavera Jersey . The 17-year-old from Moscow skated to "Habanera" and earned a score of 66.03 points. Sotnikova, the 2011 world junior champion, opened with a triple loop-triple loop combination and received high marks for her technical elements. Carolina Kostner of Italy, the 2012 world champion, fell on her opening combination jump and is second with 62.75. Anna Pogorilaya of Russia is third heading into Saturdays free skate. Pogorilaya, who took the bronze medal at last seasons world juniors, is competing in her first senior Grand Prix event. Kanako Murakami of Japan is fourth after getting relatively low technical scores, while Agnes Zawadzki of the United States fell on a double toe loop and is seventh with 53.73 points. In mens singles, Han Yan of China opened with a triple axel and landed a quad toe loop on the way to a personal-best score of 90.14. The 2012 world junior champion has a huge nine-point lead over Maxim Kovtun of Russia. Yan, a 17-year-old from Harbin, skated to "Vipers Drag" and thrilled the home crowd with his excellent technique. His score is five points higher than he has ever achieved in the short program. Kovtun is second with 81.84 after landing two quads in a routine that was marred only by a fall in the step sequence. Takahiko Kozuka of Japan two-footed the landing on his quad and struggled with his combination jump and is third with 81.62, followed by Denis Ten of Kazakhstan in fourth with 77.05 despite touching the ice on his triple axel and missing his combination jump. Florent Amodio of France is fifth after hitting the ice on his quad salchow and struggling with his program, and Richard Dornbush of the United States botched his opening quad salchow and touched the ice on a tripel axel and stands sixth. In ice dance, Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloview of Russia are first after the short dance. The duo scored 65.70 points and lead second-place Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France by more than three points. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States are third with 56.77. The Cup of China is the third stop on the six-event Grand Prix circuit this season. The competition will culminate with the Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan, in early December. Raul Jimenez Jersey . - San Diego Padres centre fielder Cameron Maybin is going to be out two to three months after rupturing his left biceps tendon during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Jurgen Damm Jersey . Blatter also told reporters Saturday after meeting with Qatars emir that the decision to award the tournament to the desert nation is "not reversible." There have been calls to move the tournament because of Qatars intense heat. http://www.soccermexicojerseysteamshop.com/jesus-duenas-mexico-jersey/ . Spencer Abbott and Trevor Smith scored third-period goals erasing a 2-1 deficit giving Toronto a late 3-2 lead.Bucharest, Romania - Romanian star Simona Halep was an easy first-round winner Wednesday at the inaugural Bucharest Open tennis tournament. The top-seeded French Open runner-up rolled past Dutchwoman Indy De Vroome 6-0, 6-4 on the red clay at Arenele BNR. Halep, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist last week, will face Serb Aleksandra Krunic on Thursday. In second-round action on Day 3, eighth-seeded Slovenian Polona Hercog held off Pole Katarzyna Pitter 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4); Slovak Kristina Kucova topped Romanian Cristina Dinu 6-2, 6-3; Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena outlasted Turk Cagla Buyukakcay 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6); and Romanian veteran Monica Niculescu bested Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova 7-5, 7-5. Eduardo Herrera Jersey. . Another opening-round result on Wednesday saw Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens sneak past Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. The maiden Bucharest champion will pocket $43,000. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '