Wrestling chiefs send message from Ancient Olympia
ATHENS (Reuters) – International wrestling president Nenad Lalovic hopes showcasing the modern face of the sport in a tournament at Ancient Olympia will convince the IOC to include wrestling at the 2020 Games.
Stankowski looks for third win, 16 years on
(Reuters) – Thunderstorms continued to play havoc on the PGA Tour Sanderson Farms Championship on Friday, where blast-from-the-past 43-year-old Paul Stankowski sits part of a six-way tie on top of the leaderboard in the incomplete second round.
Woods primed for British Open tilt
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Tiger Woods will start the British Open third round on Saturday perfectly placed to mount a strong challenge for his 15th major title.
Barca coach Vilanova steps down due to illness
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona’s preparations for next season were thrown off course on Friday when the Spanish champions unexpectedly announced coach Tito Vilanova was stepping down due to ill health.
Wolff makes full test debut with Williams
LONDON (Reuters) – Susie Wolff made her full test debut with former champions Williams on Friday, the biggest step by a woman driver in Formula One for more than 20 years, with race regulars paying her compliments.
Relentless Kiprop races to fastest time since 2004
(Reuters) – World champion Asbel Kiprop’s relentless pace proved too much for his rivals, including Mo Farah, as the Kenyan clocked the fastest 1,500 meters time since 2004 at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Jimenez leads, Woods lurks in Muirfield dogfight
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Wily Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez led the way and Tiger Woods ground out a second-round 71 to stay right in the mix as the British Open turned into a dogfight at Muirfield on Friday.
Players unhappy about treacherous 15th green
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Muirfield’s par-four 15th hole seemed to grate on the nerves of the players at the British Open on Friday with Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Ian Poulter and Angel Cabrera summing up the general mood of discontent.
Yankees put Jeter on 15-day disabled list
(Reuters) – New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quad muscle, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday.
McIlroy bows out of Open after ‘practice round’
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy turned the last 11 holes of his British Open into a glorified practice round on Friday as the Northern Irishman missed a British Open cut for the first time.
