Horschel charges three ahead at BMW
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE Colorado (Reuters) – Billy Horschel, seeking a second PGA Tour win, fired a sizzling 63 to surge three shots clear after a wildly fluctuating third round of multiple lead changes at the BMW Championship on Saturday.
‘I just wasn’t myself’, says Djokovic after stunning loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic had no explanation for his flat performance in a stunning semi-final loss to Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the U.S. Open on Saturday.
Cilic upsets Federer in second U.S. Open shocker
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marin Cilic completed a sensational set of shocking semi-finals by upsetting 17-times grand slam winner Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the U.S. Open.
Marathon man Nishikori stuns Djokovic to reach final
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marathon man Kei Nishikori secured a monumental upset by sweating out a 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 win over world number one Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open on Saturday to become the first Asian man to reach a grand slam final.
U.S. and Spain stay on course for World Cup showdown
MADRID (Reuters) – Holders the United States and hosts Spain remained on course to reach the basketball World Cup final after powering into the last eight where they were joined by France and Slovenia on Saturday.
Bradley pulls out of BMW due to infraction concerns
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE Colorado (Reuters) – American Keegan Bradley pulled out of the BMW Championship on Saturday before teeing off in the third round because of his unease about a potential rules infraction over a drop taken in the opening round.
Williams, Wozniacki put friendship aside in final
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki, there is a time for friendship and a time for business, and business does not get much more serious than a grand slam final.
FIFA finance watchdog member arrested on corruption charges
MIAMI (Reuters) – FIFA faces more embarrassment after a member of its financial watchdog was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering in the Cayman Islands.
Hamilton beats Rosberg to Italian GP pole
MONZA Italy (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton set himself up as favorite for Sunday’s Italian Formula One Grand Prix after beating championship-leading team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg to pole position on an all-Mercedes front row.
Pacesetting Storm wins sportscar for Swiss hole-in-one
BERNE (Reuters) – A hole-in-one helped lift European Tour journeyman Graeme Storm to the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the European Masters in Switzerland on Saturday.