What a difference a year makes for Holywood great McIlroy
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – New British Open champion Rory McIlroy does not do ‘dull’ but perhaps that is no surprise for a man with a glamorous-sounding birthplace like Holywood.
McIlroy joins greats after repelling Garcia charge
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy suffered several anxious moments but kept the jitters in check to rubber-stamp his status as the newest golfing great by landing the first British Open title of his career on Sunday.
Watson ready to make tough Ryder Cup calls
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – Tom Watson looked the picture of charm and grace as he outplayed scores of golfers half his age at last week’s British Open but, make no mistake, he did not win eight majors without having a steely edge.
Tomic tantalizes wary Australia with Bogota win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s frosty relationship with bad boy Bernard Tomic looks set to thaw after the 21-year-old displayed grit and passion to grind down big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Colombian Open final on Sunday.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics chief quits
SEOUL (Reuters) – Kim Jin-sun quit as head of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organizing committee on Monday, the second senior official to step down in recent weeks.
Bolt to run at Copacabana, Gatlin race unlikely
RALEIGH North Carolina (Reuters) – Usain Bolt will return to Rio de Janeiro next month to run a special 100 meters on the beach, he said on his website on Sunday, but the Jamaican world record holder is now unlikely to race against Justin Gatlin this y…
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – A Toronto investment group led by rock star Jon Bon Jovi would not plan to move the Buffalo Bills out of western New York if it buys the team, according to the Toronto Sun.
Red Wings reveal plans for new home
(Reuters) – The Detroit Red Wings revealed plans for a new home on Sunday as part of a re-energizing of the Motor City’s downtown core.
Rain creates double trouble for IndyCar
TORONTO (Reuters) – Double-headers have long been part of baseball and it is nothing to see golfers pull double duty, but rarely are drivers forced to take on the challenge of two races in the same day as they did on Sunday at the Toronto Indy.
McIlroy joins greats after repelling Garcia charge
HOYLAKE England (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy suffered several anxious moments but kept the jitters in check to rubber-stamp his status as the newest golfing great by landing the first British Open title of his career on Sunday.
