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Wrist bandaged, Rory McIlroy falls 10 off pace at PGA
Bandaged from the start to protect his ailing right wrist, Rory McIlroy struggled to find his touch in a 3-over-par 73 Friday that left him 10 strokes off the pace midway through the second round of the PGA Championship. The 22-year-old pro actually struck the ball well during his second trip around Atlanta Athletic Club, [...]
Aussie cricket sets standard in Sri Lanka
Captain Michael Clarke told his Australian team they set a standard to build on with their crushing victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international. Inspired by a man-of-the-match bowling display from left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson in his 100th ODI, Australia romped to a comfortable seven-wicket win over the World Cup finalists in Kandy [...]
Spanish football players threaten strike
Football players from Spain’s top two divisions vowed to go on strike at the start of the season if the team owners don’t provide “guarantees” that hundreds of players who are owed back wages are actually paid, the players association announced on Thursday. “We’re not asking for more money. We’re just asking to be paid [...]
England Increases Pressure on India, Trails by 67 Runs in 3rd Cricket Test
England increased the pressure on India in their third cricket Test, cutting the visitors lead to 67 runs after reaching 157-0 at lunch on the second day. Alastair Cook is on 51 and captain Andrew Strauss is 84 not out as the hosts respond to India’s first innings total of 224. England picked up 73 [...]
Schiavone gains 3rd round at Rogers Cup
TORONTO (AP) — Francesca Schiavone of Italy gained the third round of the Rogers Cup with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ekaterina Makarova of Russia on Wednesday. The eighth-seeded Schiavone capitalized on five of her nine break-point opportunities to win in just over an hour. Makarova also lost to Schiavone in the second round of last [...]
Zaheer nominated in three categories for ICC Awards
DUBAI: Ruled out of cricket for the next four months due to hamstring and ankle injuries, India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan has something to cheer about as he has been nominated in as many as three categories for this year’s LG ICC Awards to be held in London on September 12. Besides Zaheer, three other [...]
Financial losses mar Zimbabwe’s Test return
Zimbabwe’s return to Test cricket was a success on the field, but it will take at least “five to ten years” to have the same effect on the board’s bank balance. Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) will incur over US$2 million in losses as they re-enter into the game’s premier format this summer. ZC are hosting three [...]
Volleyball: Lady Goats, Lady Lions no match for Cove
COPPERAS COVE — It’s not going to be perfect on the opening night of the volleyball season. And Cari Lowery doesn’t expect it to be. “If it’s perfect this time of year, you’re in trouble,” said the Copperas Cove head coach. “Because there’s nowhere to go.” So, even though the Lady Bulldawgs picked up a [...]
Mid-Ohio could become more than it is today
LEXINGTON — Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was built to be a playground for Les Griebling and his friends. It soon became much more than that, hosting the biggest names in racing in the 1960s and ’70s. When Jim Trueman bought it in 1981, he was a multi-millionaire businessman who moonlighted as a racer. Buying Mid-Ohio [...]
Agnieszka Radwanska uses finesse to win Mercury Insurance Open title
Agnieszka Radwanska celebrates with the winner’s trophy after defeating Vera Zvonareva in the Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad on Sunday afternoon. Reporting from Carlsbad— Agnieszka Radwanska plays subtle tennis filled with little touches that go unappreciated unless her game is watched closely. It is as if she is wearing an intricate dress and if you [...]
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