By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 23 (Reuters) – Matteo Manassero has endured a frustrating time since winning the BMW PGA Championship two years ago but is refusing to panic because he believes he is performing well enough to turn the corner. Manassero underlined his immense promise by following up with victories at the Malaysian Open in 2011, the Singapore Open in 2012 and at Wentworth 24 months ago.
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 23 (Reuters) – Matteo Manassero has endured a frustrating time since winning the BMW PGA Championship two years ago but is refusing to panic because he believes he is performing well enough to turn the corner. Manassero underlined his immense promise by following up with victories at the Malaysian Open in 2011, the Singapore Open in 2012 and at Wentworth 24 months ago.
Sepp Blatter divides opinion so much even his opponents are charmed by him. Two sides of the FIFA president’s reputation were summed up by a former rival in the re-election campaign he seems sure to win next week. ”I like you very much,” Michael van Praag told Blatter when European soccer leaders verbally ambushed the sport’s most powerful man in Brazil last June.
The NHL’s hottest real estate in May is about 30 square feet in front of each goal. Anaheim got another scoring tip in a 2-1 victory over Chicago in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night, helping the Ducks to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. While the Eastern Conference finals has been a more free-wheeling showdown, traffic in front of goaltenders Henrik Lundqvist of the
Stephen Curry has been playing like the MVP he is to help the Golden State Warriors to 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. ”You put a lot of hard work into your craft, and when you rely on that work, you kind of just are in the moment, and those shots, when you rise up to take them, it feels natural, it feels normal,” Curry said. ”I feel confident,
They call the Indianapolis 500 ”The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for its high speeds, rich history, enormous crowd and the take-your-breath-away competition. This year, IndyCar is hoping the 99th running of the event won’t be a spectacle because of a serious on-track incident. Concern hangs over Indianapolis Motor Speedway after the cars of Helio Castroneves, Josef Newgarden and Ed Carpenter all went airborne during practice sessions in the 10 days
There are two distinct sounds one hears when Roger Federer graces the courts of Roland Garros. At age 33, with 34 bearing down in August, time is increasingly the enemy to Federer’s quest to add to his already record haul of Grand Slam titles. In Federer’s golden spell from 2004-2009, there were 24 Grand Slam finals.
