By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – England’s Danny Willett made good early progress to seize the initiative in the weather-interrupted second round of the 144th British Open on Friday. After a torrential downpour left pools of water lying all over the iconic St Andrews layout and caused play to be suspended for three hours and 14 minutes, it started to rain birdies for double European Tour winner Willett.
Danny Cummins has been promoted to the Galway starting line-up for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC Qualifier against Derry at Pearse Stadium.
-Hardware matters, but often it’s the software that tells the hardware how to operate that makes the difference. That’s true for smartphones that tech websites tear down to reveal $40 worth of parts, but increasingly also for cars—even the ones that don’t drive themselves around racetracks. The new Audi R8 is perhaps the greatest example of tuning through 1s and 0s. There’s no question the hardware here is superb. The
-BMW aficionados are living through tough times. Beyond downsized engines and the heavy focus on the “i” sub-brand, they have to get used to front-wheel-drive vehicle architectures. North America’s first sample is the new X1. It replaces the outgoing, rear-drive-based model, which only just arrived three years ago. The new version—which comes standard with all-wheel drive, although the Euro-market FWD model could eventually reach our shores—shares its platform with the
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Chris Froome retained his overall lead of the Tour de France as Greg van Avermaet held off Peter Sagan in an uphill sprint finish to win stage 13.
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is confident Arsene Wenger will remain in charge for the foreseeable future.
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-The Shelby Daytona coupe is one of the most beautiful and desirable racers in the history of American motorsport. Originals, of which only six were built, now demand upwards of $7 million at auction. Numerous kit car manufacturers have taken a stab at building rough approximations, but now Shelby American is getting in on the act, with a limited run of 50 brand-new Daytona Coupes to commemorate the 50th anniversary
By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – German lawmakers gave their go ahead on Friday for the euro zone to negotiate a third bailout for Greece, heeding a warning from Chancellor Angela Merkel that the alternative to a deal with Athens was chaos. Popular misgivings run deep in Germany, the euro zone country which has already contributed most to Greece’s two bailouts since 2010, about funneling yet more aid to Athens.
