Sunday, 12 May 2013 04:11
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Henrik Stenson was clinging to a narrow lead in the weather-hit third round of the Players Championship on Saturday, trying to gain some space over Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods.Stenson was two-under through eight holes, and one shot in front of Garcia and Woods, when thunderstorms halted play for just under two hours on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course.Sweden's Stenson had birdied the fourth and sixth holes to get to 11-under for the tournament, with Woods and Garcia both at 10-under when play was stopped.Overnight leader Garcia nabbed his first birdie of the day after the break, picking up a stroke at the ninth hole to get back to even par for the day and 11-under for the tournament.Stenson kept his nose in front however, with a birdie of his own at the ninth.Woods remained at 10-under through nine holes, with one birdie and one bogey.US veteran ...
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Henrik Stenson was clinging to a narrow lead in the weather-hit third round of the Players Championship on Saturday, trying to gain some space over Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods.Stenson was two-under through eight holes, and one shot in front of Garcia and Woods, when thunderstorms halted play for just under two hours on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course.Sweden's Stenson had birdied the fourth and sixth holes to get to 11-under for the tournament, with Woods and Garcia both at 10-under when play was stopped.Overnight leader Garcia nabbed his first birdie of the day after the break, picking up a stroke at the ninth hole to get back to even par for the day and 11-under for the tournament.Stenson kept his nose in front however, with a birdie of his own at the ninth.Woods remained at 10-under through nine holes, with one birdie and one bogey.US veteran ...
BELGRADE: Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade and bitter city foes Red Star set up a potentially explosive derby next weekend after winning on Saturday to continue their two-horse title race.Partizan, aiming for a record sixth successive league crown, triumphed 1-0 at struggling Radnicki Kragujevac to stay two points clear of second-placed Red Star who beat OFK Belgrade by the same score.With three games remaining, the eagerly-awaited clash at Partizan's stadium will attract a full house and ...
STOCKHOLM: Switzerland stretched their unlikely streak to five wins at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday, beating Denmark 4-1 to secure a place in the quarter-finals.In Helsinki, co-hosts Finland also qualified for the last eight after hammering Austria 7-2 with Petri Kontiola grabbing a goal and two assists for the home side.Tournament surprise package Switzerland are unbeaten and already boast the scalps of co-hosts Sweden and champions Russia among their victories.Luca Cunti, Ryan Gardner ...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Henrik Stenson of Sweden made a pair of birdies to leapfrog Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia into the lead before weather suspended play during Saturday's third round of the Players Championship.Stenson, the 2009 champion, took advantage of bogeys by overnight leader Garcia and world number one Woods to seize the lead with a birdie at the sixth hole that lifted him to 11 under par for the tournament.Two holes later a warning ...
ATHENS: Olympiakos Piraeus overcame Asteras Tripolis 3-1 after extra time to win the Greek Cup for the 26th time in the club's history on Saturday and complete a domestic double.Michel's team fell behind to an early strike from Asteras' Spanish captain Rayo, but the Reds drew level just before half-time thanks to David Fuster's goal.Substitute Rafik Djebbour rammed home from a corner in the first period of extra time to make it 2-1.Djamel Abdoun then ...
JOHANNESBURG: Kaizer Chiefs need just one point from two games to secure the South African Premiership title after challengers Platinum Stars and Orlando Pirates faltered Saturday.Inactive Chiefs players saw Platinum lose 2-1 away to lowly Golden Arrows while a stoppage-time goal condemned Pirates to a 1-0 home defeat by Mamelodi Sundowns.Platinum trail Chiefs by three points, have a much poorer goal difference and only one match left while Pirates, champions for the past two seasons, ...
LONDON: Manager Roberto Mancini said speculation about his Manchester City future was "rubbish" and vowed to still be at the club next season after his side were stunned 1-0 by Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final on Saturday.Spanish media reports claim Mancini could be replaced by Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini in the close season and City's defeat at Wembley Stadium left them without a major trophy for the first time in three years.However, Mancini ...
