Canadian teenager Henderson on verge of joining elite group
Brooke Henderson could become the third player in LPGA history to win a tour event before turning 18, after opening a five-stroke lead at the Cambia Portland Classic on Saturday.
Cars on fairway: Pebble Beach Concours culminates auto-mania week
MONTEREY, Calif. (Reuters) – When it began 65 years ago, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was just a one-day affair. Car enthusiasts raced around Pebble Beach’s famed 17-Mile Drive and hung around afterwards to admire each other’s hardware.
UEFA complain to FIFA over alleged Platini smear campaign
ZURICH (Reuters – European soccer’s governing body have asked FIFA to investigate the alleged distribution from their headquarters of an anonymous heavily critical ‘dossier’ on UEFA president Michel Platini, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported on…
McIlroy squanders ‘dream start’ in PGA third round
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy failed to capitalise on “a dream start” to the third round of the PGA Championship as he faded from contention on Saturday.
Djokovic dominates Chardy to reach Rogers Cup final
MONTREAL (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic continued his domination over Jeremy Chardy, powering into the final of the Rogers Cup on Saturday with a straight-forward 6-4 6-4 win over the unseeded Frenchman.
Halep beats heat and Errani to reach Rogers Cup final
TORONTO (Reuters) – Second seed Simona Halep beat the heat and Italian Sara Errani 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to move into the final of the Rogers Cup and a potential showdown with world number one Serena Williams.
Coveted Cup spot looks likely for in-form Lahiri
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) – A strong showing by Anirban Lahiri at the PGA Championship has put the Indian golfer in a prime position to achieve one of his biggest goals for this year — a spot on the International team at the Presidents Cup.
Brazil prosecutors find Olympic village workers living in squalor
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A company working on the Olympic village that will receive athletes in Rio de Janeiro next year has housed some of its own workers in conditions that public prosecutors compared to slavery.
Struggling Woods misses cut at third major in a row
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Tiger Woods plumbed new depths when he missed the cut in a third successive major for the first time in his career at the storm-delayed PGA Championship on Saturday.
Australian Jones moves two ahead at Whistling Straits
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Unheralded Australian Matt Jones birdied two of his last six holes to seize a two-shot lead when the storm-delayed second round of the PGA Championship was completed at Whistling Straits on Saturday.
