Embarrassed Els salvages pride with solid second round
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Ernie Els, a proud professional, was embarrassed in front of the world when he six-putted the first green at the Masters on Thursday, but he proudly persevered a day later and held his head high in the second round.
Day survives brutal conditions to hang tough at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Jason Day was buffeted but not broken by the wind as he eked out a respectable one-over-par 73 to remain in contention for a second consecutive major after his second round at the 80th Masters on Friday.
Walsh out of Grand National after fracturing wrist
LONDON (Reuters) – Twice Grand National-winning jockey Ruby Walsh will miss Saturday’s race after fracturing his wrist, trainer Willie Mullins said on Friday.
Kerber eases into semi-finals in Charleston
(Reuters) – Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber eased past nemesis Irina-Camelia Begu with a 6-2 6-3 victory on Friday that put her into the semi-finals of the Volvo Car Open clay court event in South Carolina.
Ice hockey-Russia’s world under-18 squad replaced amid meldonium fears
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia have replaced their men’s under-18 ice hockey squad with the under-17s for this month’s world championships amid concerns the players could test positive for meldonium, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) said on Friday.
Lee high on leaderboard despite bogey, bogey finish
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Danny Lee lamented three-putt bogeys at the final two holes but was generally pleased with his second round at the Masters in difficult conditions on Friday.
NFL receiver Marshall cleared in civil trial of punching woman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall was found not liable on Friday following a trial in a lawsuit brought by a California woman who alleged he punched her in the face outside a Manhattan nightclub in 2012.
Weightlifting could hand doping control to WADA
FORDE, Norway (Reuters) – Weightlifting took a significant step on Friday toward becoming the first sport to hand over control of its governing federation’s anti-doping program to WADA, after enduring six months of relentless bad publicity.
Rousseff scraps torch-lighting trip to Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has canceled plans to attend the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia later this month, Greece’s Olympic Committee (HOC) said on Friday.
Jaguar Land Rover in talks to lease Silverstone
LONDON (Reuters) – British Grand Prix track Silverstone is in talks to lease the circuit’s property to Jaguar Land Rover, the owners of the Formula One site said after a vote of its members authorized the board to continue discussing the deal.
