Johnson leads way as Watson and Faldo bid farewell
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Floods, fireworks and farewells were the order of the day as a rain-interrupted second round ended with Dustin Johnson occupying first place on the leaderboard in the 144th British Open on Friday.
Exclusive: SEC launches civil probe into FIFA bribery case – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. securities regulators are examining the behavior of several companies with links to FIFA or other soccer bodies caught up in a major corruption scandal to see if there were possible violations of U.S. federal bribery laws, a…
Canadian Weir takes indefinite break from competition
(Reuters) – Former Masters champion Mike Weir says has taken “an indefinite leave of absence” from competitive golf to focus on his personal life and his two children.
FIFA powerbrokers to plot future in Monday meeting
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA’s future will begin to take shape on Monday when its executive committee meets to choose a date for the presidential election and discuss proposed reforms to soccer’s discredited governing body.
Jang extends lead early in rain-delayed second round
(Reuters) – First-round leader Jang Ha-na fired a bogey-free four-under 67 to extend her lead at the Marathon Classic to two strokes midway through Friday’s second round, which was delayed over two hours due to wet conditions.
Johnson leads way as Watson and Faldo bid farewell
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Floods, fireworks and farewells were the order of the day as a rain-interrupted second round ended with Dustin Johnson occupying first place on the leaderboard in the 144th British Open on Friday.
FIFA, others defeat U.S. soccer concussion lawsuit
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit by soccer players and parents seeking to force FIFA and other governing bodies to change the sport’s rules to limit the risk of concussions and other head injuries, especially for children.
Dibaba breaks 23-year-old world record in 1,500 meters
MONACO (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s world indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba broke the 22-year-old world women’s 1,500 meters record on a sultry night at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday with a time of three minutes 50.07 seconds.
Karlovic and Sock reach last four in Newport
(Reuters) – Second seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia served 23 aces as he overpowered Germany’s Dustin Brown 7-6(3) 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship in Newport, Rhode Island on Friday.
Thompson fights on despite boxing injury from photo shoot
(Reuters) – Lexi Thompson fired a four-under 67 to give herself a fighting chance at the Marathon Classic on Friday, but grimaced in pain at the 17th from a wrist injury she revealed came while boxing for a magazine photo-shoot.
