Putter magic on slick green earns Els a surprise par
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – Former world number one Ernie Els needed a moment of magic with his putter to salvage one of the most unusual pars of his career at the Wyndham Championship on Friday.
Williams storms into last four in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams was at her lethal best as she crushed Romanian Simona Halep 6-0 6-4 to romp into the semi-finals of the Western and Southern Open on Friday.
Manuel fired as manager of slumping Phillies
(Reuters) – Charlie Manuel, who led the Philadelphia Phillies to the 2008 World Series championship during a triumphant run of five division titles, was sacked as manager of the slumping Major League Baseball team on Friday.
Top seeds tumble in quarter-final chaos
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic and number two Andy Murray crashed out of the Western and Southern Open within an hour of each other on Friday, creating shockwaves that will carry through to the U.S. Open.
Brilliant Farah and Fraser-Pryce at the double
MOSCOW (Reuters) – It was doubles all round as Britain’s master of distance running Mo Farah and Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won their second gold medals of the world championships on Friday.
Brilliant Farah completes distance double double
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Briton Mo Farah added the world distance double to the one he achieved at the London Olympics when he bravely held off the Ethiopian and Kenyan challenge in belligerent style to win the 5,000 meters on Friday.
Brain training turns Fraser-Pryce into double champion
MOSCOW (Reuters) – With Olympic and world championship 100 meters golds to her name Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce knew she had fast legs but to make the move up to 200m the Jamaican said she had to train her mind, as well as her body.
Europe lead U.S. 3-1 after opening Solheim foursomes
(Reuters) – With Swedes Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall setting the tone in the first match, holders Europe seized a 3-1 lead over the United States after Friday morning’s opening foursomes at the 13th Solheim Cup in Parker, Colorado.
Raikkonen tests GP3 car at Barcelona circuit
(Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen got back on track a week ahead of his Formula One rivals when he completed 270km of testing in a GP3 car at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya on Friday.
Europeans change method of selecting Ryder Cup captain
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Ryder Cup captain will in future be chosen by a select five-man panel instead of the 15-strong Tournament Committee made up of tour players.
