Dufner takes run at PGA leaderboard and history
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Jason Dufner brightened up a dreary day with a charge up the PGA Championship leaderboard and a run at golf history, carding a seven-under 63 on Friday to match the best score for a round at a major.
Kvitova stunned but Radwanska, Li through in Toronto
TORONTO (Reuters) – Defending champion Petra Kvitova suffered a shock exit when unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea beat the Czech 4-6 7-5 6-2 to move in the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup on Friday.
Chamley-Watson becomes first U.S. man to win world title
(Reuters) – Miles Chamley-Watson won the men’s foil at the World Championships on Friday, becoming the first American man to win an individual world title in fencing.
Sharp-shooting Rose charges into contention
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Chock full of confidence less than two months after capturing a maiden major title, Justin Rose used a spectacular inward nine to surge into contention at the PGA Championship on Friday.
Raonic and Pospisil reach Montreal semis
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Local favorite Milos Raonic held his nerve to beat Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in a thrilling quarter-final at the Rogers Cup on Friday to join fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil in the semis.
Luna Rossa makes it 3-0 over Artemis in America’s Cup
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Italy’s Luna Rossa coasted to another victory over Artemis Racing on Friday to open a commanding 3-0 lead in the semi-finals of their series to eventually decide the America’s Cup challenger.
Rio doping lab suspended by WADA
(Reuters) – World anti-doping body WADA has suspended the accreditation of a testing laboratory in 2016 Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro.
Major hungry Scott says his time is now
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Timing is everything in sport and Adam Scott believes the window of opportunity has never been better for him to try and win more majors following his triumphant breakthrough at the Masters in April.
Slate.com, others to ban ‘Redskins’ name from their pages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The online magazine Slate.com and two other publications have said they will no longer refer to the National Football League’s Washington, D.C., football team as “Redskins,” a name Native Americans have condemned as offensive.
McIlroy uses late flurry to keep Oak Hill dream alive
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Staring into the eyes of a second consecutive missed cut at a major, defending champion Rory McIlroy mounted a late charge on Friday that ensured he will see weekend action at the PGA Championship.
