U.S make winning start in Gold Cup

SEATTLE, July 4 (Reuters) - The United States made a winning start to their defence of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Grenada while Group B rivals Honduras beat Haiti 1-0. The U.S, featuring a different lineup to the one that reached the final of the Confederations Cup last month, took the lead in the eighth minute when Freddy Adu calmly slotted home after good work from Robbie Rogers. The impressive Rogers had a hand in the second goal, crossing for debutant Stuart Holden to head home and then added... [read full story]                    

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