Sports / Golf

Rookie Moriya dominates in New Jersey 02 Jun 2013 - 12:55 am

GALLOWAY, New Jersey: LPGA rookie Moriya Jutanugarn and fourth-year pro Amanda Blumenherst shared the first-round lead yesterday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Thailand’s...

PSG’s Leonardo is handed 9-month ban! 01 Jun 2013 - 01:26 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo was handed a nine-month suspension after being found guilty of pushing a referee. The ban, handed down...

Schwartzel seizes Memorial lead 01 Jun 2013 - 01:18 am

Charl Schwartzel of South Africa hits his tee shot on the par 4 13th hole during the first round of the Memorial Tournament...

McIlroy misery continues 01 Jun 2013 - 01:14 am

DUBLIN, Ohio: World number two Rory McIlroy continued to wrestle with his game yesterday, battling to a six-over par 78 in the first...

Golf: Woods seeks to put Garcia spat behind him 30 May 2013 - 11:51 pm

Cheyenne Woods, niece of US golf star Tiger Woods, hits the ball during a training session near Markt Indersdorf, Germany. Cheyenne, 22, was...

Pirates beat Tigers in pitching duel; Mets win 30 May 2013 - 12:15 am

Pittsburgh: Neil Walker blasted a game-winning home run to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 pitcher’s duel win over the Detroit Tigers...

Aussie Day added to US Open field 30 May 2013 - 12:12 am

Far hills, New Jersey: Former tournament runner-up Jason Day and last week’s Colonial winner Boo Weekley were added to the field for the...

Manassero claims flagship win at EPGA 27 May 2013 - 05:05 am

WENTWORTH, United Kingdom: Italy’s Matteo Manassero rewrote the history books when he became the youngest ever winner of the European PGA Championship at...

Golf: India’s Singh hopes injection will end 10 months of severe pain 27 May 2013 - 05:00 am

VIRGINIA WATER, England: Jeev Milkha Singh will battle through the pain of a finger injury in 36-hole US Open qualifying today before having...

I can never thank the fans enough, says Garcia 25 May 2013 - 11:53 pm

VIRGINIA WATER, England: Sergio Garcia spoke of his unending gratitude to the Wentworth galleries after soaring into title contention at the PGA Championship...

Canizares shows form to lead Championship field 25 May 2013 - 11:52 pm

VIRGINIA WATER: Spain’s Alejandro Canizares, playing his first event since a meningitis scare, leads Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood by a single shot...

Kuchar one ahead at weather-hit Colonial 25 May 2013 - 11:47 pm

Fort Worth, Texas: American Matt Kuchar held a one-shot lead at 10 under par after 15 holes when the weather-hit second round was...

Two share lead in Bahamas 25 May 2013 - 11:46 pm

NASSAU, Bahamas: Italy’s Silvia Cavalleri and American Heather Bowie Young shared the clubhouse lead yesterday as weather continued to bedevil the inaugural Pure...

Molinari flourishes while Donald and McIlroy falter 25 May 2013 - 03:03 am

Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia watches his shot from the second tee during the second round of the PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club...

EPGA chief regrets remark 24 May 2013 - 03:10 am

WENTWORTH, United Kingdom: George O’Grady, the chief executive of the European Tour, has apologised for using the phrase “coloured athletes” as the Sergio...

Tomic will play at Roland Garros, says Woodbridge 23 May 2013 - 01:23 am

MELBOURNE: Bernard Tomic will play at next week’s French Open despite his off-court troubles if only to keep some momentum going for the...

Garcia wants Woods talks to diffuse racist row 23 May 2013 - 01:23 am

WENTWORTH, United Kingdom: A contrite Sergio Garcia said yesterday he wants a meeting with Tiger Woods to apologise directly for the racist row...

McIlroy not affected by off course speculation 23 May 2013 - 01:22 am

WENTWORTH, United Kingdom: World number two Rory McIlroy insists the speculation about his off course future will not harm his chances of winning...