Golf-Sad Scott will be scarred for life, says Faldo
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 23 (Reuters) - Adam Scott'sheartbreaking late meltdown at the 141st British Openrepresented one of those rare seminal moments in sport thatremain etched in the memory forever. His sudden implosion on Sunday, bogeying the last four holesto lose by one shot to South African Ernie Els, evoked memoriesof Jana Novotna's collapse in the 1993 Wimbledon tennis finalwhen she surrendered a 4-1 lead to Steffi Graf in the decidingset. It was also a reminder of the 'Lay Down Sally ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-sad-scott-scarred-life-says-faldo-140736768--golf.html ]

Woods ready to wait for 15th major
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - Tiger Woods crawled his way up to the second place in world rankings on Monday but the American, fresh from his joint third finish at the British Open, is unlikely to make a song and dance about that. For a man who has spent 623 weeks at the summit, a greater craving would be to add to his already impressive list of 14 majors. There was no hint of impatience in his voice after the famously focused American had a final round to forget at a sunny Lytham, carding ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/woods-ready-wait-15th-major-112951900--golf.html ]

Golf-Woods ready to wait for 15th major
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 23 (Reuters) - Tiger Woodscrawled his way up to the second place in world rankings onMonday but the American, fresh from his joint third finish atthe British Open, is unlikely to make a song and dance aboutthat. For a man who has spent 623 weeks at the summit, a greatercraving would be to add to his already impressive list of 14majors. There was no hint of impatience in his voice after thefamously focused American had a final round to forget at a sunnyLytham, carding ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-woods-ready-wait-15th-major-112423835--golf.html ]

RPT-Golf - Scott Piercy takes out Canadian Open
(Repeats to fix headline) July 29 (Reuters) - American Scott Piercy has won theCanadian Open by one shot at the Hamilton Golf and Country Clubin Ontario on Sunday after countrymen William McGirt and RobertGarrigus missed chances on the final hole to force a playoff. Piercy won his second PGA Tour title after firing athree-under par 67 in the penultimate group to post 17-under263, but had to nervously watch as McGirt (69) bogeyed out of ashare of the lead and Garrigus (70) left a 14-foot birdie effortshort ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/rpt-golf-scott-piercy-takes-canadian-open-024555259--golf.html ]

Scott Piercy takes out Canadian Open golf
(Reuters) - American Scott Piercy has won the Canadian Open by one shot at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ontario on Sunday after countrymen William McGirt and Robert Garrigus missed chances on the final hole to force a playoff. Piercy won his second PGA Tour title after firing a three-under par 67 in the penultimate group to post 17-under 263, but had to nervously watch as McGirt (69) bogeyed out of a share of the lead and Garrigus (70) left a 14-foot birdie effort short on the 72nd hole ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/scott-piercy-takes-canadian-open-golf-233628849--golf.html ]

Briton Khan knocked out in fourth round by Garcia
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - American Danny Garcia knocked out Britain's Amir Khan in the fourth round to add the WBA light-welterweight crown to his WBC super-lightweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday. Khan, 26-3 (18 KOs), looked the superior fighter early on, showing vastly superior hand speed as he landed right hands behind a long jab and opened up a cut on Garcia's eye with a left hook. Garcia's defense remained tight and effective, however, and in the third round began throwing thudding shots to Khan ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/briton-khan-knocked-fourth-round-garcia-044906582--box.html ]

Froch tells Amir Khan to quit after Garcia loss
Britain's Amir Khan should think about retirement following his defeat by Danny Garcia, according to his world champion compatriot Carl Froch.Khan was stopped in just the fourth round by Garcia in Las Vegas on Saturday, and suffered three knockdowns in total, as the American added the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight title to the World Boxing Council (WBC) belt he already held in a dramatic unification bout.It was Khan's second straight defeat following his controversial loss to ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/froch-tells-amir-khan-quit-garcia-loss-113357805--box.html ]

Bungei urges Kenya to tap uniting power of sport
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya should use the London Olympics to strengthen unity among its ethnic communities ahead of an election that has created fears of a return to the violence of 2008, gold medallist Wilfred Bungei has said. The now retired athlete won the 800 metres four years ago and said Kenya's best ever Games performance in Beijing helped to heal the nation. "We had just come from a bloody presidential election in which thousands of people were either killed or displaced from their homes, ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/bungei-urges-kenya-tap-uniting-power-sport-121451030--box.html ]

Garcia upsets Khan to claim WBA title
WBC champ Danny Garcia added the WBA light welterweight belt to his collection with a stunning fourth-round upset of Britain's Amir Khan in a unification title fight.American Garcia, of Philadelphia, knocked Khan down three times with the end coming with 32 seconds left in the fourth round when referee Kenny Bayless stopped the bout on Saturday.Garcia, who already had the WBC title, now has 24 wins and no losses. He kept his perfect record intact by surviving the first two rounds before using a perfectly ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/garcia-upsets-khan-claim-wba-title-053443790--box.html ]

Haye targets Klitschko after Chisora victory
David Haye declared he wants to face Vitali Klitschko next after his fifth round demolition of British heavyweight rival Dereck Chisora.The former world heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion on Saturday managed to do what Vitali failed to do in the last defence of his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title in February: stop Chisora.Haye, 31, lost a version of the world title to Vitali's younger brother Wladimir a year ago and was criticised for his passive performance and post-fight ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/haye-defeats-chisora-fifth-round-214209630--box.html ]

Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open scores
July 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open at the par-70 course on Sunday in Ancaster, ON 263 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 62 67 67 67 264 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 64 66 64 70 William McGirt (U.S.) 63 66 66 69 266 Josh Teater (U.S.) 67 65 68 66 Bud Cauley (U.S.) 70 63 67 66 Chris Kirk (U.S.) 69 66 63 68 268 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 65 67 69 67 Bo Van Pelt (U.S.) 65 66 67 70 Scott Stallings (U.S.) 69 66 63 70 270 Gary Christian (Britain) 71 68 65 66 Troy Matteson (U.S.) 65 68 69 ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-u-pga-tour-canadian-open-scores-215025069--golf.html ]

Golf-Garrigus grabs slender lead at Canadian Open
July 28 (Reuters) - Robert Garrigus grabbed a one-shot leadas American players took a stranglehold on the Canadian Openafter the third round in Ontario on Saturday. Garrigus fired a six-under-par 64 to move to 16-under 194,one clear of William McGirt (66) and two in front of ScottPiercy (67). McGirt and Piercy had shared the lead overnight. American players made up the top 10 players on theleaderboard with former major winners Retief Goosen of SouthAfrica (63) and Fijian Vijay Singh (69) the best ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-garrigus-grabs-slender-lead-canadian-open-234333223--golf.html ]

UPDATE 1-Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open scores
July 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open at the par-70 course on Saturday in Ancaster, ON 194 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 64 66 64 195 William McGirt (U.S.) 63 66 66 196 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 62 67 67 198 Scott Stallings (U.S.) 69 66 63 Chris Kirk (U.S.) 69 66 63 Bo Van Pelt (U.S.) 65 66 67 200 J.B. Holmes (U.S.) 68 68 64 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 69 67 64 Josh Teater (U.S.) 67 65 68 Bud Cauley (U.S.) 70 63 67 201 Retief Goosen (South Africa) 68 70 63 Brendon Todd (U.S.) ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-u-pga-tour-canadian-open-scores-000359199--golf.html ]

Golf-European PGA Tour Austrian Open scores
July 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European PGA Tour Austrian Open at the par-72 course on Saturday in Atzenbrugg 269 Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) 71 66 67 65 272 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 70 68 68 66 Thomas Levet (France) 65 70 69 68 273 Rikard Karlberg (Sweden) 70 67 66 70 274 Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 64 68 68 74 275 Chris Doak (Britain) 73 66 68 68 Benjamin Hebert (France) 72 68 64 71 276 Scott Jamieson (Britain) 71 67 70 68 Richard Bland (Britain) 69 67 68 72 277 Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-european-pga-tour-austrian-open-scores-150816612--golf.html ]

Piercy grabs share of Canadian Open lead, Els misses cut
(Reuters) - Americans Scott Piercy and William McGirt held a one-shot lead after Friday's second round of the Canadian Open while Ernie Els missed the cut five days after winning the British Open. Piercy, who shot a course-record 62 in the opening round at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club, returned a three-under-par 67 for an 11-under 129 while McGirt joined the overnight leader with a four-under 66. The duo were one shot clear of American Robert Garrigus (66), who is alone in third at 130 while ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/piercy-grabs-share-canadian-open-lead-els-misses-091110554--golf.html ]

Column: Boxing digging out of hole in London
LONDON (AP) - Just why Muhammad Ali was trotted out to make a cameo appearance at the opening ceremonies remains a mystery that organizers have yet to fully explain. Surely, the sight of the former gold medalist so terribly frozen by Parkinson's couldn't have done anything to further the Olympic ideal or help the sport that made him, at one time, perhaps the most famous man on earth.What could help boxing is an Olympic-sized comeback in the ring. And there's no better spot than in a country where ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/column-boxing-digging-hole-london-222929169--box.html ]

Judges biased towards Brits, says irate Brazilian
LONDON (Reuters) - Brazilian lightweight Robson Conceicao claimed he was the victim of biased judging after he lost in the first round to Britain's Josh Taylor on Sunday. Conceicao, who pushed world amateur champion Vasyl Lomachenko all the way in last year's championships, lost 13-9 but was convinced he won every round. "They (the judges) were very malicious. It's not fair because I think the judges favored him because of the crowd and that shouldn't happen in a competition like this," Conceicao ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/judges-biased-towards-brits-says-irate-brazilian-213936038--box.html ]

Frenchman puts teary Beijing exit behind him
LONDON (Reuters) - Four years after leaving Beijing in tears when a last-minute warning for holding cost him a shot at a gold medal, France's Alexis Vastine was just happy to be back in an Olympic ring on Sunday. The centre of a heated dispute described as "a murder" by France's head coach in 2008, the experienced 25-year-old dispatched tidy German fighter Patrick Wojcicki in much calmer fashion on Day Two of the Olympics at London's boxing arena. Vastine, a soldier who works at Paris' ministry of ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/frenchman-puts-teary-beijing-exit-behind-him-174652889--box.html ]

Gausha pays Cleveland back with stunning win
LONDON (Reuters) - After friends and neighbors in Cleveland raised over $8,000 to fly his mother and sister to London and pay for their stay, there was no way Terrell Gausha was going to let them down when he took to the Olympic ring for the first time on Saturday. The 24-year-old middleweight didn't disappoint but he left it mighty close. Trailing Andranik Hakobyan by a single point with a round to go, Gausha came out swinging and floored the rangy Armenian twice in the final minute, the second ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/gausha-pays-cleveland-back-stunning-win-230853257--box.html ]

Ogogo does ailing mother proud
LONDON (Reuters) - The pressure of being the first host nation boxer to fight at the 2012 Olympics was nothing compared to the trials Britain's Anthony Ogogo had to go through just to make it to the ring on Saturday. The 23-year-old middleweight, whose hopes of making it to his first Olympics were nearly ruined by a serious shoulder injury last year, has had to spend much of the last six weeks by his mother Teresa's bedside after she suffered a brain hemorrhage. While she was not well enough to watch ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/ogogo-does-ailing-mother-proud-205016302--box.html ]

Feel good factor adds to Britain's confidence
WOKING (Reuters) - Four days after celebrating on the Champs Elysees, British riders are still buzzing from a monumental Tour de France campaign and, beaming with confidence, look to ride the crest to kick start their Olympic campaign in style. Four years after winning eight Olympic cycling gold medals, seven of them on the track, Britain have taken road racing by storm with Wiggins claiming the Tour title in a British one-two ahead of Chris Froome. On Saturday, world champion Cavendish, backed by ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/feel-good-factor-adds-britains-confidence-234946739--spt.html ]

French fly the flag at London Games
AVELIN, France (Reuters) - France will play a prominent role in the medal ceremonies at this year's London Olympics with all the athletes who make it onto the podium saluting French-made flags. French company Doublet, based near the northern city of Lille, is the flag maker for the Games so even the beloved Union Jack of hosts Britain will have a Gallic touch. That may well irk patriotic British sports fans who delight in harping on about the centuries old Anglo-French rivalry. From William the Conqueror ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/french-fly-flag-london-games-202739159--spt.html ]

Cavendish win not a given: McQuaid
LONDON (Reuters) - Having ridden the course during his college years, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid knows that Saturday's Olympic men's road race will be no easy task for Mark Cavendish. Briton Cavendish, the world champion, is regarded as one of the favorites for gold in front of his home fans having won the last two sprints of the Tour de France in awe-inspiring fashion this month. Irishman McQuaid, a former professional rider, picked the 250-km course himself and thinks ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/cavendish-win-not-given-mcquaid-170520344--spt.html ]

Cavendish has target on his back
LONDON (Reuters) - Unlike Tour de France champion and team mate Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish does not have a RAF roundel on his helmet, but he will have a big target on his back when he starts Saturday's Olympic road race. Wiggins's fashion sense on and off the bike is influenced by the "mods" of the 1960s, whose badge of identity was the "target" roundel used as an identifier on Royal Air Force aeroplanes. Cavendish, however, is the man the rest of the pack will focus their attention on as the ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/cavendish-target-back-104808487--spt.html ]

Australians out to gatecrash Britain's party
LONDON, July 25 - More than a century of fierce sporting rivalry means there is nothing the Australian team would like more than to add a little more rain to the deluge already threatening Britain's parade at the London Olympics. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) have set themselves the goal of fifth place on the medals table, an optimistic target that would probably require them to approach the 49-medal tally they achieved in Athens eight years ago. Britain's unexpectedly good showing at the ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/australians-gatecrash-britains-party-225810981--spt.html ]

Factbox: Rafa Nadal's injuries
LONDON (Reuters) - Factbox on some of the injuries that have dogged Rafa Nadal's career after the Spaniard pulled out of the London Olympics on Thursday. Nadal misses what would have been his first French Open in 2004 after suffering a stress fracture in his left ankle. A foot injury prevents him from competing in the 2005 year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai and the 2006 Australian Open. He withdraws from the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, citing tendinitis of the knee. Suffering from tendinitis ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/factbox-rafa-nadals-injuries-135313019--ten.html ]

Wimbledon to move back a week from 2015
LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon organisers have bowed to players' wishes by announcing a later start date from 2015, extending the tennis grass-court season and increasing the gap with the French Open, they said in a statement on Thursday. The grand slam will be pushed back a week, giving players three weeks to adjust from the slower French Open clay courts. "The best interests of tennis will be served by allowing the players more time to recuperate and to adjust from the clay of Roland Garros to the ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/wimbledon-move-back-week-2015-055007302--ten.html ]

Nadal out of London Games with injury
MADRID (Reuters) - Olympic champion Rafa Nadal's withdrawal from the London Games because of injury deprived the tournament of one of its biggest attractions and left Spain reeling on Thursday. The gold-medal winner in Beijing four years ago has failed to recover from a knee problem, and so will also miss out on the honor of carrying his nation's flag at the opening ceremony. The Spanish tennis federation (RFET) said Feliciano Lopez would be his replacement in the singles, while Marc Lopez would ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/nadal-london-games-knee-injury-174333599--ten.html ]

Olympic spectators give new-look Wimbledon the thumbs up
LONDON (Reuters) - There was a party atmosphere as spectators arrived for the first day of Olympic tennis at Wimbledon on Saturday, with music blaring from loudspeakers as fans clad in their country's flags sipped drinks on the sun-drenched grassy hill by Court One. The All England Club has undergone a complete makeover since the Wimbledon Championships finished less than three weeks ago, with the courts now decked in bright purple and the normally dark green site dotted with pink signs and London ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/olympic-spectators-look-wimbledon-thumbs-120653094--ten.html ]

Games are rare new experience for Clijsters
LONDON (Reuters) - Fifteen years into her career and just months from retiring for a second time, Belgium's Kim Clijsters does not come across many new experiences in tennis but playing in the Olympics will be one of them. The former world number one, who missed Beijing in 2008 after retiring a year earlier to have her daughter, plays the opening match on Wimbledon's court two on Saturday against Italy's Roberta Vinci. "You kind of feel like you are going on a school trip, when we took the train ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/games-rare-experience-clijsters-124709574--ten.html ]

INTERVIEW-Golf-Lytham pro sad about growth of "snooker" golf
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 24 (Reuters) - Lytham headpro Eddie Birchenough, who has seen four British Opens passthrough his gates, lives and breathes links golf and wants tosee more of it to test the world's best players. After 25 years at the Lancashire course that hosted its 11thBritish Open last week, Birchenough retires at the end of theyear and told Reuters that links-style golf needed to beembraced, not feared. "I'm not one for this American trait of controllingeverything," he said while ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/interview-golf-lytham-pro-sad-growth-snooker-golf-113616196--golf.html ]

Golf-World rankings
July 23 (Reuters) - World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Luke Donald (England) 9.81 average points 2. (4) Tiger Woods 8.45 3. (2) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 8.41 4. (3) Lee Westwood (England) 7.89 5. (5) Webb Simpson 6.47 6. (13) Adam Scott (Australia) 6.27 7. (6) Bubba Watson 6.23 8. (7) Jason Dufner 5.87 9. (8) Matt Kuchar 5.75 10. (9) Justin Rose (England) 5.47 11. (12) Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 5.38 12. (11) Zach Johnson 5.31 ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-world-rankings-172943565--golf.html ]

Golf-PGA Tour money list
July 23 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2012 PGATour on Monday (U.S. unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods $4,685,123 2. Jason Dufner $4,124,137 3. Zach Johnson $4,037,284 4. Bubba Watson $3,792,822 5. Hunter Mahan $3,661,488 6. Matt Kuchar $3,449,695 7. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) $3,183,992 8. Ernie Els (South Africa) $3,050,548 9. Webb Simpson $2,949,232 10. Phil Mickelson $2,857,371 11. Rickie Fowler $2,778,693 12. Justin Rose (England) $2,636,250 13. Carl Pettersson (Sweden) $2,624,362 ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-pga-tour-money-list-172940862--golf.html ]

Golf-PGA Tour FedExCup points table
July 23 (Reuters) - PGA Tour 2012 FedExCup points table onMonday (U.S. unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods 2,132 points 2. Zach Johnson 1,988 3. Jason Dufner 1,888 4. Hunter Mahan 1,705 5. Bubba Watson 1,662 6. Matt Kuchar 1,491 7. Ernie Els (South Africa) 1,402 8. Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 1,385 9. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 1,382 10. Webb Simpson 1,378 11. Phil Mickelson 1,313 12. Rickie Fowler 1,236 13. Luke Donald (England) 1,185 14. Justin Rose (England) 1,169 15. Johnson Wagner 1,148 16. Kyle ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-pga-tour-fedexcup-points-table-172936468--golf.html ]

Golf-U.S. Ryder Cup points standings
July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup points standings onMonday: 1. Tiger Woods 5598.863 points 2. Bubba Watson 5446.483 3. Jason Dufner 5383.502 4. Webb Simpson 4635.500 5. Zach Johnson 4402.544 6. Matt Kuchar 4292.112 7. Phil Mickelson 4107.108 8. Hunter Mahan 4022.923 9. Keegan Bradley 3382.206 10. Rickie Fowler 3268.838 11. Brandt Snedeker 3099.707 12. Dustin Johnson 2920.770 13. Steve Stricker 2898.069 14. Bo Van Pelt 2662.165 15. Jim Furyk 2653.116 (Top eight on the list qualify. Captain Davis ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-u-ryder-cup-points-standings-172933361--golf.html ]

Golf-European Ryder Cup points standings
July 23 (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup points standings on Monday: European points list: 1. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 2635952.52 points 2. Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 2197505.29 3. Justin Rose (England) 2062615.50 4. Paul Lawrie (Scotland) 2033778.14 5. Francesco Molinari (Italy) 2001002.18 6. Martin Kaymer (Germany) 1814796.42 7. Peter Hanson (Sweden) 1801021.67 8. Luke Donald (England) 1746016.38 9. Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 1690342.14 10. Lee Westwood (England) 1656035.42 World ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-european-ryder-cup-points-standings-172930197--golf.html ]

Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list
July 23 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2012 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday: 1. Justin Rose (England) 1,836,334 euros 2. Ernie Els (South Africa) 1,674,725 3. Francesco Molinari (Italy) 1,633,853 4. Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 1,518,324 5. Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 1,437,909 6. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 1,399,626 7. Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 1,390,815 8. Lee Westwood (England) 1,381,376 9. Branden Grace (South Africa) 1,355,241 10. Luke Donald (England) 1,307 ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-european-tour-race-dubai-money-list-172927320--golf.html ]

Only Els thought he could win this major
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) - Still in shock over winning the British Open, Ernie Els walked onto the 18th green to collect the claret jug. He looked at thousands of people in the grandstands who only an hour earlier had celebrated this 42-year-old champion making one last birdie."I have to ask you all a question," Els said to them. "Were you just being nice to me? Or did you actually believe?"Perhaps the Big Easy should have asked that of himself.He had every reason to beat ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/only-els-thought-could-win-major-161842631--golf.html ]

Absolute madness, says R&A chief of unlikely caddie Tevez
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - The Royal & Ancient (R&A) organizers gave a mixed reaction to the sight of Manchester City footballer Carlos Tevez caddying for fellow Argentine Andres Romero in the final round of the British Open. "I think we may need to look at this particular case," R&A championship committee chairman Jim McArthur told reporters on Monday. "The strange thing for me was he never put the bag down so when he was standing on the green he was carrying the bag all over the place ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/absolute-madness-says-r-chief-unlikely-caddie-tevez-141948127--golf.html ]

Golf-Absolute madness, says R&A chief of unlikely caddie Tevez
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 23 (Reuters) - The Royal &Ancient (R&A) organisers gave a mixed reaction to the sight ofManchester City footballer Carlos Tevez caddying for fellowArgentine Andres Romero in the final round of the British Open. "I think we may need to look at this particular case," R&Achampionship committee chairman Jim McArthur told reporters onMonday. "The strange thing for me was he never put the bag down sowhen he was standing on the green he was carrying the bag allover the place ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-absolute-madness-says-r-chief-unlikely-caddie-141753203--golf.html ]

U.S. rally to rout Spain in warm-up
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain stood tall early but sharp-shooting Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James helped the U.S. team overcome a shaky start for a 100-78 win Tuesday in a potential preview of the gold-medal game at the London Olympics. "We are very pleased with the win and we know what an outstanding team Spain is," U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said after the Americans completed a sweep of their five warm-up games before opening the defense of their Olympic title. The U.S. team beat Spain in ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/u-rally-rout-spain-warm-001343211--nba.html ]

Spain coach sees positives in defeat to U.S.
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain gained some useful pointers as to how they might overcome the United States if they meet at the London Olympics despite Tuesday's drubbing at the hands of the 2008 gold medalists, coach Sergio Scariolo said. Led by towering forwards Pau Gasol and Serge Ibaka, the Spanish surged into a nine-point lead in the first quarter at Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi but were unable to maintain their early intensity and slipped to a 100-78 defeat. The height of Gasol and Ibaka troubled ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/spain-coach-sees-positives-defeat-u-013447606--nba.html ]

U.S. rally to edge Spain in last warm-up
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain stood tall early but sharp-shooting Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James helped the U.S. team overcome a shaky start for a 100-78 win Tuesday in a potential preview of the gold-medal game at the London Olympics. The U.S. team beat Spain in the gold medal game at the 2008 Beijing Games but a rash of injuries to some of their tallest players has since raised concerns about how they would fare against a bigger Spanish squad. Spain used their edge in height to their advantage ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/u-rally-edge-spain-last-warm-231117917--nba.html ]

Hornets sign top pick Davis to multi-year deal
(Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets laid the groundwork for future success by signing number one overall draft choice Anthony Davis to a multi-year contract, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Tuesday. In addition to Davis, the team signed Austin Rivers, the 10th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The 19-year-old Davis, currently playing with the U.S. Olympic basketball team, was the consensus national player of the year during his one ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/hornets-sign-top-pick-davis-multi-deal-163509158--nba.html ]

US Dream Team not unbeatable: NBA star Parker
French NBA star Tony Parker told his teammates on Tuesday not to be intimidated by the mighty Americans and insisted the Dream Team can be defeated.Defending champions United States and France clash in their opening match at the Olympics on Sunday where Parker, who plays point guard with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, believes the injury-hit Americans can be defeated."All teams can be beaten," he said of the United States. "They are not unbeatable. In competition anything can happen."France lost ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/us-dream-team-not-unbeatable-nba-star-parker-142332846--nba.html ]

Klitschko stops Thompson in round six
BERNE (Reuters) - Vladimir Klitschko retained his world heavyweight titles when he knocked down challenger Tony Thompson in the sixth round of a one-sided contest on Saturday. The 36-year-old Ukrainian, who knocked out Thompson when they met four years ago, extended his unbeaten run to 16 fights, his last defeat coming when he challenged Lamon Brewster for the WBO title in 2004. Klitschko, who has won 58 and lost three of his professional bouts, holds the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO titles while his older ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/klitschko-stops-thompson-round-six-090156690--box.html ]

Wladimir Klitschko defeats Thompson
Wladimir Klitschko defended his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles against American Tony Thompson in a one-sided bout stopped in the sixth round here on Saturday.The 36-year-old Klitschko was winning his 58th fight, 51 by KO for only three defeats.Thompson, 40, survived a fifth round count after hitting the canvas with a jab from Klitschko, but his number was up after a series of punches forcing the referee to stop the contest in the next round. [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/wladimir-klitschko-defeats-thompson-223720304--box.html ]

Women's boxer Taylor named as Ireland's flag bearer
LONDON (Reuters) - Women's boxing gold medal favorite Katie Taylor will lead the Ireland team out at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics on Friday after being named as her country's flag bearer on Tuesday. The four-times world lightweight champion has played a major role in women's boxing, winning a place at the Olympics for the first time in London where she is Ireland's best hope of a gold medal. One of the country's most popular athletes, the 26-year-old's appointment to the role was well ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/womens-boxer-taylor-named-irelands-flag-bearer-181527063--box.html ]

London Games open in troubled times
LONDON (Reuters) - London, an ancient city steeped in theatre and pageantry, stages its third summer Olympics against a sombre backdrop tempering the excitement and anticipation before the world's greatest sports festival. Euphoria in Singapore, where London secured the Games in 2005, was succeeded within 24 hours by horror in the British capital when 52 commuters were killed by four suicide bombers. Consequently the Games of the XXX Olympiad, opening at the Olympic stadium in east London on Friday ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/london-games-open-troubled-times-120149235--box.html ]

London OIympic Games open in troubled times
LONDON (Reuters) - London, an ancient city steeped in theatre and pageantry, stages its third summer Olympics against a somber backdrop tempering the excitement and anticipation before the world's greatest sports festival. Euphoria in Singapore, where London secured the Games in 2005, was succeeded within 24 hours by horror in the British capital when 52 commuters were killed by four suicide bombers. Consequently the Games of the XXX Olympiad, opening at the Olympic stadium in east London on Friday ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/london-oiympic-games-open-troubled-times-120622065--box.html ]