McIlroy storms into title hunt with stunning finish
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Two moments of magic, a monster putt and a chip-in, gave Rory McIlroy a spectacular birdie-birdie finish to Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship to get his title defense back on track.
Farah’s triumphant revenge opens worlds in style
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Mo Farah and Usain Bolt ignited the first day of the athletics world championships on Saturday but the event was blighted by dire crowds and yet another high-profile doping scandal for a leading sprinter.
No frills or fanfare as Bolt eases into his stride
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Usain Bolt ignored the false start by his nearest rival, reviving memories of the Jamaican’s disqualification from the 2011 100m final, to safely negotiate his first foray at the world championships on Saturday.
Woods struggles early as Oak Hill bares teeth
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Tiger Woods failed to make up any ground early in the penultimate round of the PGA Championship on Saturday as tougher conditions kept some of the game’s top players in check.
Champion Hardee out of decathlon, Eaton leads
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Double defending decathlon world champion Trey Hardee was dumped out of the competition on Saturday as he no-heighted in the high jump leaving fellow Americans Ashton Easton and Gunnar Nixon fighting it out at the halfway mark.
Kiplagat denies Straneo to retain marathon title
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kenyan Edna Kiplagat defied hot and humid conditions and a brave front-running display from Italian Valeria Straneo to become the first woman to retain the world marathon title on Saturday.
Coe rejects Sochi boycott suggestion
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sebastian Coe’s life was changed by his 1,500m gold medal at the politically riven 1980 Olympics so it came as no surprise to hear him argue on Saturday that a suggested boycott of next year’s Sochi Games was misplaced.
Broken nose shatters Semenova’s discus hopes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Natalia Semenova’s hopes of reaching the discus final at the world championships were shattered when the Ukrainian suffered a bloodied and broken nose in a freak accident just before Saturday’s qualifying round.
Kenya acknowledges growing doping problem
ITEN, Kenya (Reuters) – With limited resources to catch cheats, Kenya sees education as the best tool to fight doping as it comes to terms with the reality that performance enhancing drugs are threatening its reputation for producing world-class runner…
‘Perfect’ Djokovic sends message ahead of U.S. Open
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic laid down an early marker ahead of the U.S. Open when he produced what he described “as close to perfection” as he could be in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup on Friday.
