Alexander Levy of France fought his way back to the top of the leaderboard on the third day of the Volvo China Open Saturday, overtaking compatriot Julien Quesne in the $3.2 million tournament. Levy was in a group of four players including England’s David Howell and China’s Wu Ashun and Li Haotong finishing the round with eight under overall at the par 72 Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club. The quartet
Briton Lee Westwood produced a sparkling back nine of just 29 shots to wrest control of the Asian Tour’s Indonesian Masters on Saturday. The former world number one will take a five-shot lead into Sunday’s final round after his seven-under-par 65 as he bids to claim the title for the third time following wins on his two previous appearances in 2011 and 2012.
Kawhi Leonard showed why he is worthy of being named the defensive player of the year, putting his complete game on display for the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard scored a career-high 32 points to carry the Spurs to a 100-73 win over the Los Angeles Clippers and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series. In the other playoff contests Friday, the Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards also
Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson shot a tournament-record seven-under 65 to grab a two-shot lead after the second round of the LPGA Tour’s Swinging Skirts tournament. The 17-year-old Henderson finished 36 holes at nine-under 135 at the Lake Merced Golf Course. “It’s pretty cool,” Henderson said about setting the record. Henderson broke Stacy Lewis’ (2014) record of 138 by three shots.
