McIlroy’s woes continue at Conway Farms
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy’s dwindling hopes of qualifying for next week’s season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta all but disappeared on Friday after he struggled once again at the BMW Championship.
‘Mr 59’ Furyk joins Snedeker at the top
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – Jim Furyk stole the limelight in stunning fashion at the BMW Championship on Friday, rocketing into a share of the second-round lead after becoming only the sixth player to shoot a 59 on the PGA Tour.
Steaming Woods docked two shots at BMW Championship
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – A fuming Tiger Woods refused to speak to reporters following his second round at the BMW Championship on Friday after he was penalized two shots due to his ball moving on his opening hole.
Furyk becomes sixth member of ’59 club’
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – Jim Furyk became only the sixth player to shoot a magical 59 on the PGA Tour with a sizzling display of near flawless shot-making in Friday’s second round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club.
Czechs go 2-0 up in Davis Cup semi with Argentina
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek powered defending champions Czech Republic to a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup encounter against Argentina on Friday, moving them within one win of their third final in five years.
Djokovic puts Serbia ahead before Canada hit back
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia and Canada were level at 1-1 in their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday after Milos Raonic beat Janko Tipsarevic to redress the balance following Novak Djokovic’s straight-sets win over Vasek Pospisil.
Don’t switch to marathon, Gebrselassie tells Farah
LONDON (Reuters) – Athletics great Haile Gebrselassie warned Britain’s double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah on Friday not to make a premature switch from the track to the marathon.
The trickle-down technology of the America’s Cup
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Software titan Larry Ellison’s decision to race the 34th America’s Cup on high-speed 72-foot catamarans, which are harder to build and sail than keelboats, has been criticized for pushing the competition too far beyond traditi…
Nadal subdues Stakhovsky to put Spain in control
MADRID (Reuters) – A ruthless Rafa Nadal made a seamless transition from hard court to clay when he crushed Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-0 6-0 6-4 to give Spain a commanding 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group playoff in Madrid on Friday.
Conviction of baseball’s Barry Bonds upheld by U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the felony conviction of baseball home run king Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice over his testimony to a grand jury probing the sale of steroids.
