Spain’s Beatriz Recari fired a six-under-par 65 Friday to match Paula Creamer and Alison Walshe for the lead at the LPGA Marathon Classic, with world No.1 Park In-Bee lurking two …
Continue reading Three-way lead at LPGA golf in OhioA British Open win by Miguel Angel Jimenez could set golf back by 20 years. Not because the Spaniard would be the oldest player to win a major championship – …
Continue reading Jimenez could be oldest to win golf majorRory McIlroy was put out of his Muirfield misery on Friday with the struggling Northern Irishman saying he would play as much as he can over the next few weeks …
Continue reading McIlroy’s British Open maulingHad he been given the task of choosing Manchester United’s new manager, Rio Ferdinand says he would have followed the club’s decision to pick David Moyes. Moyes was handed a …
Continue reading Ferdinand backs Moyes as United managerBelgium striker Christian Benteke withdrew his transfer request and agreed a four-year contract with Aston Villa, the club confirmed on Friday. The news comes just 11 days after Benteke had …
Continue reading Benteke signs new Villa dealNathan Foley has been through too much in his nine years as a senior Richmond player to call this the best Tigers side of his AFL career. Like everyone else …
Continue reading Tigers must prove themselves in AFL: FoleyPatersons Stadium has caused plenty of teams nightmares over the years, but it’s fast turning into an unlikely graveyard for West Coast. The Eagles won 23 of a possible 26 …
Continue reading Home not a happy place for Eagles in AFLWorld number one Serena Williams extended her unbeaten run on clay this season to 26 matches as she dismantled Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez 6-1 6-1 and eased into the semi-finals of …
Continue reading Williams eases into Swedish tennis semisRoger Federer needed almost two hours to see off Germany’s Florian Mayer in three-sets on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Hamburg claycourt tennis tournament. The Swiss top seed, …
Continue reading Federer digs deep to reach Hamburg semisWest Indies’ No.11 batsman Jason Holder pulled off a sensational tie in the third one-day international against Pakistan on Friday by clubbing 14 runs in the last over. The home …
Continue reading Windies tie with Pakistan in one-dayerNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott is confident the Kangaroos will eventually gain from their season of AFL pain. Friday night’s 16.13 (109) to 16.12 (108) loss to Carlton at Etihad …
Continue reading Kangaroos can grow from AFL pain: ScottGeoff Ogilvy was in no mood to discuss a second-round performance he thought would send him packing from the British Open. “I had too many shots,” was the Australian’s blunt …
Continue reading Ogilvy frustrated but survives Open cutAdam Scott and Jason Day are hanging tough at Muirfield with solid second-round performances keeping the Australians in British Open contention. Masters champion Scott posted a one-over-par 72 while three-time …
Continue reading Scott, Day stay in Open huntKarin Knapp of Italy routed second-seeded Annika Beck of Germany 6-0 6-1 to advance to her third WTA semi-final of the season at the Gastein Ladies on Friday. Knapp, who …
Continue reading Knapp, Meusburger in Austrian WTA semisWorld champion Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time of the week as he gave a powerful display on the final day of F1 testing at Silverstone on Friday. Red Bull …
Continue reading Vettel on top in F1 testsManchester City completed their swoop for Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic on Friday as the Premier League club’s close-season spending spree reached STG83 million ($A138 million). “Manchester City are delighted to …
Continue reading Man City splash out with $A138 millionWorld number one Serena Williams extended her unbeaten run on clay this season to 26 matches as she dismantled Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez 6-1 6-1 and eased into the semi-finals of …
Continue reading Williams eases into Sweden WTA semi-finalsAdam Scott is hanging in contention at the British Open after a one-over-par 72 in his second round at Muirfield on Friday. While Scott failed to make inroads on the …
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