Steven Gerrard pounded home his first MLS goal and sprinted to the corner, sliding on his knees and spreading his arms in triumph while the LA Galaxy’s sellout crowd roared. The Liverpool icon already looks quite comfortable on the West Coast, and that could be bad news for the rest of this league. Gerrard scored in the 37th minute of his official MLS debut before assisting on Robbie Keane’s tiebreaking
Mike Trout proved once again that he knows as much about ending games with a dramatic flair as he does starting them. Trout returned from his second straight All-Star MVP performance with a two-out walkoff home run in the ninth Friday night, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox after they were no-hit through six innings by Wade Miley. One of those weeks
Mike Trout proved once again that he knows as much about ending games with a dramatic flair as he does starting them. Trout returned from his second straight All-Star MVP performance with a two-out walkoff home run in the ninth Friday night, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox after they were no-hit through six innings by Wade Miley. One of those weeks
The British Open was blown off course on Saturday with organisers forced to call a delayed Monday finish for just the second time in its 155-year long history. The only other time there has been a Monday finish in 143 previous British Opens was in 1988 when Seve Ballesteros won the last of his three crowns at Royal Lytham. It was a momentous decision by golf’s ruling body, which has
The British Open was blown off course on Saturday with organisers forced to call a delayed Monday finish for just the second time in its 155-year long history. The only other time there has been a Monday finish in 143 previous British Opens was in 1988 when Seve Ballesteros won the last of his three crowns at Royal Lytham. It was a momentous decision by golf’s ruling body, which has
Next year’s Rio Olympics may have to do without Tiger Woods, IOC chief Thomas Bach said Saturday, as the former world number one struggles with his game. Golf returns to the Olympics in Brazil and much has been made of big-name, highly-paid professional golfers teeing off in the multi-sport event. Bach said he had no problem with that aspect as long as they were “the best athletes” in their sport.
Next year’s Rio Olympics may have to do without Tiger Woods, IOC chief Thomas Bach said Saturday, as the former world number one struggles with his game. Golf returns to the Olympics in Brazil and much has been made of big-name, highly-paid professional golfers teeing off in the multi-sport event. Bach said he had no problem with that aspect as long as they were “the best athletes” in their sport.
(Reuters) – South Korean Kim Meen-whee, seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour, birdied three of his last eight holes to shoot into a tie for the lead with Australian Mark Hensby after Friday’s second round of the inaugural Barbasol Championship in Auburn, Alabama. The 23-year-old from Seoul, whose self-taught swing was borrowed from watching video footage of former world number one Tiger Woods, fired a five-under-par 66 on
(Reuters) – South Korean Kim Meen-whee, seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour, birdied three of his last eight holes to shoot into a tie for the lead with Australian Mark Hensby after Friday’s second round of the inaugural Barbasol Championship in Auburn, Alabama. The 23-year-old from Seoul, whose self-taught swing was borrowed from watching video footage of former world number one Tiger Woods, fired a five-under-par 66 on
(Adds details, byline) By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 18 (Reuters) – The British Open will end on a Monday for the first time since the late Seve Ballesteros won at Royal Lytham in 1988 after high winds caused havoc on Saturday. The Royal and Ancient (R&A) organisers announced their plan for the delayed second round to be completed later on Saturday, for the third round to be played
