Monday, 17 June 2013 01:59
Posted by Asad Naeem
ARDMORE: South Africa's Charl Schwartzel opened with a birdie to match Phil Mickelson for the lead at one-under par as the final round drama of the US Open began Sunday at Merion Golf Club.Mickelson, playing on his 43rd birthday, lipped out birdie putts on the first two holes to stay level with the 2011 Masters champion as he began his quest to finally win an event where he has settled for second place a record five times.The US left-hander, seranaded with "Happy Birthday" by spectators at the driving range, set up a dramatic Father's Day finish to the year's second major championship with a par 70 third round to reach one-under par 209 for 54 holes.Three-time Masters champion Mickelson could complete three-quarters of a career Grand Slam with a victory, having also won the 2005 PGA Championship, and ease the sting of US Open second places in 1999, 2002, 2004, ...
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ARDMORE: South Africa's Charl Schwartzel opened with a birdie to match Phil Mickelson for the lead at one-under par as the final round drama of the US Open began Sunday at Merion Golf Club.Mickelson, playing on his 43rd birthday, lipped out birdie putts on the first two holes to stay level with the 2011 Masters champion as he began his quest to finally win an event where he has settled for second place a record five times.The US left-hander, seranaded with "Happy Birthday" by spectators at the driving range, set up a dramatic Father's Day finish to the year's second major championship with a par 70 third round to reach one-under par 209 for 54 holes.Three-time Masters champion Mickelson could complete three-quarters of a career Grand Slam with a victory, having also won the 2005 PGA Championship, and ease the sting of US Open second places in 1999, 2002, 2004, ...
BRASïLIA: Brazilian media lashed out on Sunday at what they saw as an excessive police response to protesters ahead of Saturday's Confederations Cup opener between Brazil and Japan, which the hosts won 3-0.The run-up was marred by protests in the capital by several thousand people angry at hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on a new stadium in the city.They were also protesting at the displacement of tens of thousands of residents for infrastructure ...
LONDON: Andy Murray will face defending champion Marin Cilic in his third Queen's Club final as the world number two fought back to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.Murray was forced to wait several hours before finally getting on court due to heavy rain in west London, but he recovered from a slow start to inflict another defeat on French fourth seed Tsonga at the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event.The US Open champion had won ...
BIRMINGHAM: Donna Vekic, the 16-year-old whose grass court promise has been likened to that of Maria Sharapova at the same age, upset the seedings a third time to reach the Birmingham WTA final on Saturday.Vekic did that with a staccato, tortuous, frequently rain-interrupted 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 6-3 win over the former champion, Magdalena Rybarikova, to move into the final of the Wimbledon warm-up event.Vekic's opponent in the final will be Daniela Hantuchova, the experienced former ...
LONDON: Lleyton Hewitt launched a scathing attack on ATP Tour officials after the Australian paid the price when heavy rain caused scheduling chaos at Queen's Club.Hewitt's semi-final against defending champion Marin Cilic at the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event had been severely disrupted by the weather, with the start delayed for two hours before another downpour kept them off court for a further two hours.When the rain finally relented late in the day, tournament officials took the ...
BAD RAGAZ: Slovakian rider Peter Sagan, of the Cannondale team, won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday with home star Mathias Frank keeping the yellow jersey.Sagan, who had also won Monday's third stage, was the strongest over the last few metres of the 180.5km run from Zernez and Bad Ragaz.He finished ahead of Italy's Daniele Bennati and Philippe Gilbert of Belgium."I have to thank all my ...
ARDMORE: Phil Mickelson's US Open lead lasted just three holes on Saturday as the third round unfurled, with Australian John Senden and English pair Justin Rose and Luke Donald taking over.Seeking to win the tournament for the first time after a record five runner-up spots, the American started the day at Merion Golf Club as joint leader with countryman Billy Horschel.He said he was expecting an all-out assault from the 73 players that made the ...
