Jordan Spieth is bouncing back in the British Open after a major mistake at one of the shortest holes on the Old Course. One shot off the lead as he went to the 174-yard eighth on Monday, Spieth hit an errant tee shot that wound up at least 100 feet right of the flag. Spieth putted back up to about 4 feet, but missed the short one for a double-bogey.
A British comedian disrupted a news conference by Sepp Blatter on Monday, showering the FIFA president with fake money. As Blatter took his seat, performer Simon Brodkin rose from a front-row seat to confront him. ”This is for North Korea 2026,” Brodkin said as he put the bills on the desk in front of Blatter.
Zach Johnson made the turn in the final round of the British Open with the outright lead. Five players are within one shot of the lead, including Jordan Spieth. Paul Dunne finally looks like an amateur at the British Open.
Sepp Blatter says he definitely will not be a candidate in the next FIFA presidential election on Feb. 26. Asked to dispel any doubt that he would go back on his promises to leave, Blatter folded his arms and chuckled. Four days after being re-elected in May, Blatter announced that he would resign as FIFA president.
Zenit St. Petersburg’s star striker Hulk says he encounters racism in ”almost every game” in Russia and the Brazil international fears it could tarnish the country when it hosts the 2018 World Cup. Hulk, the most expensive signing in Russian Premier League history, has repeatedly faced monkey chants in Russia and also accused a referee of racially abusing him. ”If (racism) happens in the World Cup, it will be really
