Back injury could force Swede Hanson out of British Open
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – European Ryder Cup player Peter Hanson may have to pull out of this week’s British Open at Muirfield because of a recurring back problem.
Faldo says he couldn’t have coped with Watson near miss
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Nick Faldo is a part-time golfer these days but he showed on Monday the fire still burns as strong as it did in his heyday by saying it would haunt him to mess up a chance to win the 142nd British Open.
Contador will fight until the end of the Tour
AVIGNON, France (Reuters) – Alberto Contador has already won the Tour de France twice and the Spaniard is not ready to settle for second this time even though he enters the final week of the race trailing overall leader Chris Froome by more than four m…
Sky would give WADA data to prove team are clean
ORANGE, France (Reuters) – Facing yet another barrage of doping questions after Chris Froome’s awe-inspiring victory up Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France, Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford said he was ready to give the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)…
Randall is third Jamaican to admit positive dope test
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Olympic discus thrower Allison Randall on Monday became the third athlete to confirm a positive drugs test from the Jamaican trials in June following Sunday’s revelations by sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson.
Sauber to fast-track Russian teenager into F1
LONDON (Reuters) – Russian teenager Sergey Sirotkin could become Formula One’s youngest ever driver next season as part of a financial lifeline keeping the Swiss Sauber team in the sport.
Muirfield is No. 1 on Open rota, says champion Els
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Title holder Ernie Els believes Muirfield, the venue for this week’s 142nd British Open, is the finest links course on the championship rota.
Adidas suspends contract with Tyson Gay
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Adidas AG has suspended its contract with Tyson Gay after the former double world sprint champion failed an out-of-competition dope test, the German sportswear company said on Monday.
Susie Wolff joins F1 men at Silverstone test
LONDON (Reuters) – Susie Wolff will get to test her mettle alongside some of Formula One’s regular male racers after former champions Williams included the Scot in their test line-up for Silverstone this week.
Woods drawn with McDowell and Oosthuizen at Muirfield
GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods has been drawn to play alongside former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and South African Louis Oosthuizen in the first two rounds of this week’s British Open at Muirfield.
