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Young Americans will hit back, says Poulter
Tue,13 Dec 2011 10:43 PM PST
Reuters -  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - While European golfers are currently hogging the limelight and dominating the world rankings, Briton Ian Poulter expects a crop of talented young Americans to be challenging for top honors before long.
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Golf-Young Americans will hit back, says Poulter
Tue,13 Dec 2011 10:40 PM PST
Reuters - MELBOURNE, Dec 14 (Reuters) - While European golfersare currently hogging the limelight and dominating the worldrankings, Briton Ian Poulter expects a crop of talented youngAmericans to be challenging for top honours before long. Luke Donald (Britain), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), LeeWestwood (Britain) and Martin Kaymer (Germany) hold golf's topfour spots with the United States' highest-ranked player SteveStricker in sixth. Europe's rise has coincided with the struggles of formerworld number one Tiger Woods, now 22nd, while fellow AmericanPhil Mickelson has also slipped to 14th. ... Full Story | Top |
New Zealand beams with pride after Australia win
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:59 PM PST
Reuters - WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand reacted with understated pride on Tuesday after their young cricket team completed their first test win over Australia in 18 years and first across the Tasman Sea in more than quarter of a century. The Auckland-based New Zealand Herald splashed the victory celebrations over its the front page with the focus on bowler Doug Bracewell's match-winning six for 40 in Australia's second innings. ... Full Story | Top |
Australia's Paine ruled out for season, Watson unlikely
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:20 PM PST
Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's backup wicketkeeper and top order batsman Tim Paine has been ruled out of the entire four-test series against India after being forced to undergo surgery on an injured finger. All rounder Shane Watson has meanwhile indicated that he should be able to bat against the Indians in the first test starting on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but was unlikely to be fit to bowl because of a hamstring injury. ... Full Story | Top |
Guildford banned for four games for naked rampage
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:18 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - New Zealand winger Zac Guildford has kept his lucrative New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) contract but been banned for four games and ordered to undergo alcohol counselling after a naked, drunken rampage in the Cook Islands last month. The 22-year-old Guildford, a member of New Zealand's World Cup winning squad, was reported last month to have stormed into a Rarotonga bar bleeding and naked before punching two customers. He was not charged by local police. The NZRU held a disciplinary hearing with Guildford and imposed the four-match sanction. ... Full Story | Top |
Ronaldo on target in Real Cup win
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:17 PM PST
Reuters -  MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo struck a late goal to help Real Madrid beat third tier Ponferradina 2-0 away in a King's Cup last-32, first-leg match on Tuesday, as the holders looked to recover from their demoralising 'Clasico' defeat by Barcelona at the weekend. Jose Callejon gave an under-strength Real side the lead in the 30th minute and, after defender Raul Albiol was sent off in the 70th, Ronaldo responded to criticism of his performance against Barca by sprinting clear to notch the second goal. ...
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Vitali Klitschko to fight Chisora in February
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:17 PM PST
Reuters -  BERLIN (Reuters) - WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will fight Britain's Dereck Chisora on February 18 at the Olympiahalle in Munich, the Ukrainian said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Chisora was twice scheduled to fight Vitali's younger brother Vladimir, who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles, but the Ukrainian pulled out injured both times. "Chisora has shown, not only in his last fight which he lost, that he is comfortable with bigger opponents," Klitschko said in a statement. ...
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Donald named PGA Tour Player of the Year for 2011
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Luke Donald was named the 2011 PGA Tour Player of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the first Briton to win the award since it started in 1990. The award, decided by votes from PGA Tour players, was announced just two days after the current world number one became the first player to top the money-lists on both the European and U.S. Tours. American Keegan Bradley, who won this year's PGA Championship in Atlanta, was named the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year. ...
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Blackburn reassure fans over financial fears
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:10 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The wages of Blackburn Rovers players are safe and the club is not suffering a financial crisis, the Premier League team told their fans on Tuesday. Rovers are second-bottom of the table and fighting a fierce relegation battle after collecting only 10 points from the first 15 games of the season. Disgruntled fans have turned on manager Steve Kean and the pressure on the coaching staff was compounded on Sunday when Rovers lost 2-1 to Sunderland, direct rivals in the relegation scrap. Blackburn lie 19th in the standings, four points from safety. ...
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Allenby to take a break after mentally tough year
Tue,13 Dec 2011 08:26 PM PST
Reuters -  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Under-fire Australian golfer Robert Allenby is to take a break from the game in the wake of a controversy-charged return to his home country, citing mental fatigue and the need to spend more time with his children.
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Golf-Allenby to take a break after mentally tough year
Tue,13 Dec 2011 08:23 PM PST
Reuters - MELBOURNE, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Under-fire Australiangolfer Robert Allenby is to take a break from the game in thewake of a controversy-charged return to his home country, citingmental fatigue and the need to spend more time with hischildren. Allenby, who has had a frosty relationship with Australianmedia for years, endured a poor Presidents Cup at RoyalMelbourne last month as one of Greg Norman's two captain'spicks, becoming only the second player in the tournament's nineeditions to lose all four of his matches. ... Full Story | Top |
Olympic champion Rice has more shoulder surgery
Tue,13 Dec 2011 07:36 PM PST
Reuters -  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice, who won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, has had surgery on her troublesome right shoulder but reckons she will be back in the water next week.
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Donald on course for work of art on Aussie study tour
Tue,13 Dec 2011 06:27 PM PST
Reuters -  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fresh from graduating top of the class on the U.S. and European tours, Luke Donald plans to use this week's Australian Masters as a study tour of Melbourne's famed sandbelt golf courses. Donald, who studied art theory and practice at Chicago's Northwestern University, kicked off his course architecture career with a project in Vietnam earlier this year. The 34-year-old hopes to find some inspiration as he strolls the fairways at Victoria Golf Club and the neighboring Royal Melbourne. "(Victoria) looks amazing. It's one of the reasons I wanted to come to Australia. ...
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