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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AFP) - Shanshan Feng fired an eight-under par 64 to seize a one-shot lead after the first round of the LPGA State Farm Classic.Published: 06/11/2010 at 01:55:02 GMT |
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AFP) - Lee Westwood made the most of a rain-softened course to fire a sizzling seven-under 63 Thursday and grab the lead in the weather-disrupted first round of the St. Jude Classic.Published: 06/11/2010 at 00:57:41 GMT |
NEW YORK (AFP) - Tyson Gay is nursing a tight hamstring and won't run in Saturday's Diamond League meeting in New York, the US sprinter has confirmed.Published: 06/11/2010 at 00:40:18 GMT |
CAPE TOWN (AFP) - French captain Thierry Dusautoir says his team’s ability to adapt to rugby union’s new breakdown laws could be a key factor in the one-off Test against South Africa at Newlands on Saturday.Published: 06/11/2010 at 00:28:18 GMT |
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Double Olympic 200m breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima of Japan was pipped by America's Eric Shanteau in the second stage of the Mare Nostrum circuit here on Thursday.Published: 06/10/2010 at 20:49:44 GMT |
BIRMINGHAM, England (AFP) - India's Sania Mirza saw her comeback to tennis halted when she lost to Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn in the second round of the WTA tournament here on Thursday.Published: 06/10/2010 at 19:44:04 GMT |
ROME (AFP) - Jamaica's Asafa Powell lowered his own year-best time in the 100 metres on Thursday after clinching victory at the Rome leg of the Diamond League in a time of 9.82sec.Published: 06/10/2010 at 19:37:40 GMT |
LONDON (AFP) - Rafael Nadal edged into the quarter-finals at Queen's Club with a 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-4 win over Denis Istomin on Thursday, while Israel's Dudi Sela knocked out four-time champion Andy Roddick.Published: 06/10/2010 at 18:26:24 GMT |
MONTREAL (AFP) - Brazilian Felipe Massa said he was thrilled to have extended his contract with Ferrari ahead of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.Published: 06/10/2010 at 18:20:23 GMT |
PARIS (AFP) - England, France and Italy may have six World Cup titles between them, but the trio of European football heavyweights enter the 2010 edition in less than convincing form with tempers fraying as the pressure of expectation grows.Published: 06/10/2010 at 17:34:55 GMT |
