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Williams avoids early upset, Nadal advances with ease (Yahoo Sports)
Top-ranked Serena Williams avoided an early upset when she rallied from one set down to beat unheralded German Anna-Lena Friedsam 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the French Open on Thursday. There was no such trouble for Rafael Nadal who eased into the third round of the men’s draw with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 win against countryman Nicolas Almagro. Seeking her 20th career Grand Slam title, and a
Rory blown away on home turf, risks early exit at Irish Open (Yahoo Sports)
Rory McIlroy can’t seem to perform in front of a home crowd. The Northern Ireland star looked bewildered as he shot a 9-over-par 80 – his worst score of the season – in Thursday’s opening round of the Irish Open. France’s Alexander Levy, midway through his round, led the field at 4 under par.
Blatter calls crisis meeting, skips 3rd public appearance (Yahoo Sports)
FIFA President Sepp Blatter chaired an emergency meeting with continental soccer bodies Thursday while staying out of public view himself. Blatter called together leaders of FIFA’s regions as world soccer is rocked by an American federal racketeering case. ”There was a meeting today with the president with the representatives from the confederations to discuss the current situation,” FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said in a statement.
NFL lineman Ray McDonald arrested again (Yahoo Sports)
NFL lineman Ray McDonald has been arrested for the second time this week. The Santa Clara Police Department said the former San Francisco 49ers defensive end was arrested Wednesday for violating a restraining order by being at a residence in Santa Clara. The restraining order was issued after a domestic violence incident Monday in Santa Clara in which the 6-foot-3, 290-pound McDonald allegedly broke down a bedroom door to get
Warriors G Klay Thompson suffers concussion (Yahoo Sports)
Golden State guard Klay Thompson has a concussion after getting kneed in the side of the head by Houston’s Trevor Ariza. Thompson was injured after he faked a shot and Ariza knocked him to the floor with a knee to the head in the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday night. Thompson received stitches in his right ear and passed a concussion test during the
McIlroy in nine over nightmare at Irish Open
The world number one failed to record a single birdie in a shock round of nine-over par 80 on a day of constant wind along with intermittent showers at Royal County Down, Newcastle in Northern Ireland. McIlroy’s score left the four-time Major Champion with the embarrassment of being last among the morning starters while fellow PGA Championship and US Open winner Martin Kaymer, who played alongside McIlroy, was only marginally
Misfiring McIlroy faces missing cut for second week running
By Bernie McGuire NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – World number one Rory McIlroy faces missing the cut for a second week in succession after posting a nine-over-par 80 in the opening round at his home event, the Irish Open, on Thursday. On a day of strong winds and intermittent showers, McIlroy failed to record a single birdie in a nightmare round at the par 71 Royal County Down course. “So,
