Stenson leads after late birdie blitz (Reuters)
(Reuters) – A late birdie blitz from Henrik Stenson took the Swede into a one-shot lead at 11 under par after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday. Stenson, joint overnight leader with South African Jaco van Zyl, heads the 30-man field after carding a 67 […]
Atlanta police charge 18-year-old in shooting death of former boxing champ (Reuters)
By David Beasley ATLANTA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Atlanta police on Thursday charged a young man with the fatal shooting last month of former cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell. Bell, 40, was killed during a robbery after leaving a bus, said police, who found him lying in the street on Nov. 25. Tycorion Davis, […]
Golf-Stenson overcomes illness to share Sun City lead (Reuters)
(adds quotes) SUN CITY, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Sweden’s Henrik Stenson overcame a bout of illness to share the lead with South African Jaco van Zyl after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Thursday. Stenson, a previous winner of the tournament dubbed ‘Africa’s Major’, had felt […]
Rum-fuelled Pampling on his way to Troon after course record (Reuters)
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fueled by a dose of Queensland rum, Rod Pampling sank a 60-foot eagle putt on the 18th green for a course record 10-under-par 61 in the final round of the Australian Open on Sunday. The Australian got the shot back at the second, however, and picked up a further […]
Ill wind blows some good for Sydney local Jones (Reuters)
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Having missed the cut last year, Matt Jones knows that local knowledge alone is not enough to challenge at the Australian Open but the Sydneysider’s mastery of the wind has put him right in contention this week. The U.S.-based PGA Tour regular shot a superb 67 in round one […]
Kaymer happy with top-10 finish in Dubai after tough year (Reuters)
By Matt Smith DUBAI (Reuters) – Martin Kaymer said he was happy with his form after a final round 68 earned him a top-10 finish at the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, providing an upbeat ending to what the German described as an average season. The former world number one faltered in the middle […]
De La Hoya has golden vision of future (Reuters)
De La Hoya, who won 10 world titles in six weight classes after claiming 1992 Olympic gold at age 19 in Barcelona, believes in “daring to be great” and said hard-hitting Alvarez faces a pivotal opportunity on Nov. 21 against Miguel Cotto. Alvarez, a 25-year-old red-haired, freckle faced Mexican with power in both hands and […]
Young gun Fitzpatrick in shock after Woburn victory (Reuters)
By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England (Reuters) – England’s Matt Fitzpatrick was in shock after completing a wire-to-wire victory in the British Masters on Sunday at the tender age of 21. “It’s unbelievable, it really is,” Fitzpatrick told reporters after a closing three-under-par 68 left him two strokes clear of Dane Soren Kjeldsen, Shane Lowry of […]
IAAF will do everything to protect clean athletes: Coe (Reuters)
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Athletics has been at the forefront in the fight against doping and its world governing body will do everything to protect the clean athletes, president Sebastian Coe said on Monday. The twice Olympic 1,500 meters champion was elected in August to head the International Association of Athletics Federations […]