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Republic of Ireland's Shane Lowry during a press conference after completing the third round of Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Saturday. — Reuters
Brilliant Lowry shoots 63 to seize four-shot Open lead on 'incredible day'
PORTRUSH, United Kingdom — Ireland's Shane Lowry said it had been "the most incredible day" after firing a stunning eight-under-par 63 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood into the final round of the 148th British Open at Royal Portrush.The 32-year-old delighted the thousands of fans following him around the course in the first Open to be held in Northern Ireland since 1951, pouring in eight birdies in his bogey-free third round, the best of the championship.His 16-under overall total of 197 is the lowest after 54 holes in British Open history.Lowry saw a 20-foot putt to tie the major record of 62 on the 18th green slip narrowly past the edge of the hole, but put himself in total control at the top of the leaderboard."Honestly, that's the most...
July 21, 2019

Brilliant Lowry shoots 63 to seize four-shot Open lead on 'incredible day'

Brooks Koepka of the US on the 11th hole during the third round of Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Saturday. — Reuters
Koepka welcomes wild Open weather forecast for final round
PORTRUSH — Brooks Koepka is well-placed to complete one of the greatest major seasons as he goes into the final round of the British Open in equal fourth place on Sunday.The relentless Koepka has hardly hit a bad shot all week, boldly proclaiming that nobody has played better, only a cold putter preventing him from being closer to leader Shane Lowry at Royal Portrush on Saturday.Koepka will tee off on Sunday trailing Lowry by seven strokes, but only three shots behind second-placed Tommy Fleetwood.And the American was licking his lips at the wild weather forecast of strong winds and rain, which he thinks will give him a better chance than calm conditions."It's going to be an advantage for me," he said after a four-under-par 67 in benign conditions."Nobody has hit it...
July 21, 2019

Koepka welcomes wild Open weather forecast for final round

Jim Herman of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee during the third round of the Barbasol Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky, on Saturday. — AFP
Phone call from Trump buoys Barbasol leader Herman
NEW YORK — Jim Herman played with precision to make a president proud, matching his career-best score on the PGA Tour with a 10-under-par 62 in the third round at the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky on Saturday.Buoyed by a Friday night phone call from US President Donald Trump, Herman wielded a hot putter at Keene Trace in Nicholasville, reeling off two eagles and six birdies in a flawless performance.He posted a 24-under 192 total and will go into Sunday's final round one shot ahead of fellow American Kelly Kraft (61).Herman used to be an assistant pro at Trump National in New Jersey, and has known the president for years."The president of the United States called me and wished me good luck today and congratulated me on a couple of good rounds the first two days here,"...
July 21, 2019

Phone call from Trump buoys Barbasol leader Herman

Teammates Cydney Clanton of the United States (R) and Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand walk off the 18th green after winning the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club in Midland, Michigan, Saturday. — AFP
Clanton, Jasmine sizzle to win inaugural LPGA team event
LOS ANGELES — Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura combined to fire an 11-under 59 in Saturday's final-round four-ball to win the LPGA's Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Michigan by six strokes.America's Clanton and Thailand's Jasmine opened the day at Midland Country Club with a five-stroke lead.They both bogeyed the opening hole, but from there they were off and running, putting 12 birdies on their team scorecard on the way to a 27-under par total of 253.They were six strokes clear of South Korea's Ko Jin-young and Australian Minjee Lee, who posted a 58.Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn and South Korean duo Choi Na-yeon and Jenny Shin both posted 61s to share third on 260.Jasmine notched her second LPGA title while Clanton won her first – punching her...
July 21, 2019

Clanton, Jasmine sizzle to win inaugural LPGA team event

MS Dhoni might have left his captaincy role but he still remains the go-to man. — AFP
Indian selectors bet on Pant as Dhoni's future remains unclear
MUMBAI — India's cricket selectors on Sunday named Rishabh Pant as their preferred wicketkeeper for all three formats for next month's tour of West Indies with the future of long-serving glovesman Mahendra Singh Dhoni still shrouded in mystery.Dhoni, 38, has been the subject of intense speculation on his retirement from international cricket over the past few days since India's semi-final exit from the World Cup.The veteran of 350 one-dayers, who quit playing tests at the end of 2014, has not provided even a hint of what his plans are and made himself unavailable for the trip to the Caribbean where India will play three T20s, three ODIs and two tests."He's expressed his unavailability for this series," Chief selector MSK Prasad told reporters."We had...
July 21, 2019

Indian selectors bet on Pant as Dhoni's future remains unclear

India's MS Dhoni (L) and Rishabh Pant during nets session at  Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain, in this June 29, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
Line of duty: Dhoni to serve with army instead of touring West Indies
NEW DELHI — Former India captain M.S. Dhoni is to skip his country's tour of West Indies to spend two months in the army but is not planning retirement, reports said.The 38-year-old Dhoni, a national hero having led India to their 2011 World Cup triumph, is an honorary lieutenant colonel in a reserve force parachute regiment.The wicketkeeper batsman has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he wants to miss the tour so he could spend time with the regiment, a BCCI official told Press Trust of India news agency late Saturday."M.S. Dhoni is not retiring from cricket right now," the official insisted."He is taking a two month sabbatical to serve his paramilitary regiment which he had committed much earlier," the official added.Dhoni got into...
July 21, 2019

Line of duty: Dhoni to serve with army instead of touring West Indies

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi plays a shot during her match against Taiwan's world number one Tai Tzu-ying at badminton's Indonesia Open at Istora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, on Saturday. Yamaguchi soundly beat Tzu-ying to reach the women's final.— Courtesy photo
Yamaguchi crushes badminton women's No.1 at Indonesia Open
JAKARTA — Japan's Akane Yamaguchi soundly beat Taiwan's world number one Tai Tzu-ying at badminton's Indonesia Open on Saturday to reach the women's final.Yamaguchi, who is ranked world number four, defeated an out-of-sorts Tai 21-9, 21-15 in a little over 30 minutes at Jakarta's Istora Senayan Stadium."This is my first Indonesian Open final -- I'm very happy," Yamaguchi said after the match.She will play India's Pusarla V. Sindhu.The 25-year-old Tai said she was not feeling well and was unable to play at her best."Today I couldn't play at my usual speed," Tai said. "So my performance was hampered a little."World number three Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan was too strong for young Thai shuttler Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the men's...
July 21, 2019

Yamaguchi crushes badminton women's No.1 at Indonesia Open

Filipino fans watch Philippines' Manny Pacquiao fight agains Keith Thurman from the US, at a covered basketball court in Manila on Sunday, during their world welterweight boxing championship in Las Vegas. Pacquiao rolled back the years with a vintage display to defeat reigning WBA welterweight champion Thurman by split decision in a thrilling 12-round battle. — AFP
'Wow, wow, wow!' Philippines goes wild for 'force at 40' Pacquiao
MANILA — Fans in the Philippines roared their approval and rose to their feet Sunday, imitating the punches of Manny Pacquiao, as they declared that their idol was still a boxing force at the age of 40 with his stunning victory over American Keith Thurman.Filipinos from street vendors to lawmakers went wild, pumping their fists in the air during the first round of the welterweight fight as Pacquiao floored the WBA champion 10 years his junior, and went on to win by split decision.Despite Thurman's threat to send Pacquiao into retirement in the Las Vegas showdown, fans of the eight-division world champion were thrilled to see him eat his words as they packed into gyms, military camps and movie theaters all over the country to watch the fight."It was wow, wow, wow! He is amazing....
July 21, 2019

'Wow, wow, wow!' Philippines goes wild for 'force at 40' Pacquiao

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao (C) celebrates after defeating US boxer Keith Thurman during their WBA super world welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Pacquiao won a 12 round split decision. – AFP
Brilliant Pacquiao downs Thurman to capture WBA crown
LAS VEGAS — Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to become the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history with a thrilling split decision victory over WBA champion Keith Thurman on Saturday.The 40-year-old Pacquiao, 10 years older than the previously undefeated Thurman, delivered a vintage performance before a sell-out MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd of 14,356 which included former welterweight king Floyd Mayweather.Pacquiao floored Thurman with an electrifying combination in the first round and remained on the front foot throughout a pulsating 12-round duel.Although the bloodied Thurman rallied in the later rounds to narrow Pacquiao's lead, the judges scored it in the Filipino's favor. Two judges scored it 115-112 for Pacquiao with the third scoring it 114-113...
July 21, 2019

Brilliant Pacquiao downs Thurman to capture WBA crown

Khris Davis of the Oakland Athletics hits a two-run single against the Minnesota Twins during the ninth inning of the game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday. The Athletics defeated the Twins 5-4. — AFP
Davis, A's rally to top Twins
NEW YORK — Khris Davis hit a two-run single with two outs in the top of the ninth, as the Oakland A's rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis.Oakland was down to its final out against Twins' reliever Taylor Rogers (2-2) when Mark Canha was hit by a pitch. Ramon Laureano followed with a double down the left field line, with Canha stopping at third. Davis then cracked a line drive off the glove of diving first baseman Ehire Adrianza to bring home the game-winning runs.Laureano finished a triple shy of the cycle, and Canha hit a two-run homer and scored twice for Oakland, which won for the eighth time in nine games. Robbie Grossman and Chris Herrmann each had two hits for the A's.Blake Treinen (3-3) picked up the win with an inning of...
July 21, 2019

Davis, A's rally to top Twins

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