Golf: Late double bogey is costly for Pieters at Dunhill Links
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Thomas Pieters, the leading scorer at last week’s Ryder Cup with four points from five matches, came unstuck at his penultimate hole in the Dunhill Links Championship second round on Friday.
Radwanska, Keys seal semi-final spots in China Open
(Reuters) – Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska stormed into the semi-finals of the China Open on Thursday with a 6-1 6-2 win against Yaroslava Shvedova, while American Madison Keys edged past Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(5).
F1 teams divided over Bahrain testing
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Formula One teams are divided over next year’s pre-season tests, with champions Mercedes keen on going to Bahrain but Williams and others opposed to leaving Europe on cost grounds.
Dimitrov upsets Nadal to join Murray in China Open semis
(Reuters) – Bulgarian’s Grigor Dimitrov claimed a first career win over former world number one Rafael Nadal at the eighth time of asking to reach the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday.
Kvyat bemuses with ‘baby octopus’ remark
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Russian driver Daniil Kvyat caused bemusement in Friday’s Japanese Grand Prix practice when he told his Toro Rosso Formula One team that a “baby octopus” had appeared on his car.
Woods to make PGA Tour return next week
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods will make his long-awaited return to competitive golf at next week’s Safeway Open in Napa, California, the PGA Tour said on Friday.
Sauber to use 2016 Ferrari engine next year
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Sauber will continue to use 2016-specification Ferrari engines next season after deciding to focus their resources on building a better chassis, team principal Monisha Kaltenborn said on Friday.
Rosberg fastest on opening day of practice at Suzuka
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – World championship leader Nico Rosberg ended the opening day of practice for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix in a strong position after setting the pace in both sessions on Friday.
Button and Alonso struggle in Honda homecoming
SUZUKA, Japan, (Reuters) – McLaren duo Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso did not have as smooth an opening day of practice as they might have hoped on Friday ahead of their engine supplier Honda’s home Japanese Formula One Grand Prix.
Bradley can pave way for more American coaches, says Keller
LONDON (Reuters) – Swansea City manager Bob Bradley can open a new frontier for Americans harboring ambitions of coaching in Europe’s big leagues, says former trans-Atlantic trailblazer Kasey Keller.
