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NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - England captain Andrew Strauss was determined to post an even bigger score after his unbeaten century saw the hosts reduce West Indies' first innings lead in the second Test here at Trent Bridge. More »Cricket: Run-hungry Strauss keen to press on
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Course designer Ernie Els let rip at the European Tour and Wentworth's greenkeeping staff on Saturday after brushing aside strong winds to move to the fringes of contention at the PGA Championship. The 42-year-old South African's ire was raised after he hit an excellent approach shot at the par-five 18th and the ball bounded through the green into a deep bunker. "I hit a four-iron and it pitched pin high," Elsctold reporters after shooting a two-under-par 70 for a five-under aggregate of 211, six behind third-round leader Luke Donald. ... More »Angry Els hits out over Wentworth greens
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Title holder Luke Donald prompted cries of 'Luke, Luke' after cajoling a 15-foot birdie putt into the cup at the 18th to open a two-stroke lead after the PGA Championship third round on Saturday. The world number two, who needs to finish eighth on his own to take over from Rory McIlroy at the top of the rankings, was at his scrambling best to return a three-under-par 69 for an 11-under 205 total as gusts up to 40-kph swirled around Wentworth. "That was by far my best round of the week," Donald told reporters. ... More »Donald shrugs off strong winds to lead PGA
ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Adrian Lopez scored on his debut to set Spain on the way to a 2-0 win over Serbia in a friendly in Switzerland on Saturday, handing Sinisa Mihajlovic a losing start as coach of the Serbs. Lopez, one of four players making their debuts for Spain, headed in the first goal in the 63rd minute and won the penalty from which Santi Cazorla added the second 10 minutes later. Cazorla had to wait to take the penalty as Serb fans behind the goal through a smoke bomb into the area. ... More »Lopez scores on debut as Spain beat Serbia
MONACO (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher's chances of racing on in Formula One next year looked a lot more likely on Saturday after a pole-worthy performance by the 43-year-old Mercedes driver in Monaco Grand Prix qualifying. But for a five place grid penalty carried over from Spain, the seven times world champion would have been celebrating the first pole position of his comeback and the first since his Ferrari days in 2006. ... More »Schumacher shows he still has what it takes
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - England captain Andrew Strauss struck his second hundred in as many matches to answer one earlier Saturday from West Indies skipper Darren Sammy in the second Test here at Trent Bridge. More »Cricket: Strauss answers Sammy ton with unbeaten century
LONDON, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - English county scores on Saturday: More »Cricket: English county scores
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - England captain Andrew Strauss struck his second hundred in as many matches to answer one earlier Saturday from West Indies skipper Darren Sammy in the second Test here at Trent Bridge. More »Cricket: Strauss answers Sammy ton with unbeaten century
NOTTINGHAM (Reuters) - Captain Andrew Strauss hit his second century in as many matches to leave England in the driving seat and in clear sight of West Indies' first innings score of 370 at close on the second day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. England had reached 259-2 with Strauss on 102 and the aggressive Kevin Pietersen on 72. It was the 21st century of Strauss's career and puts him only one short of England's joint record holders Wally Hammond, Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Boycott. ... More »Strauss century puts England in driving seat
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - England were 259 for two in reply to West Indies' first innings 370, a deficit of 111 runs, at the close of the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. More »Cricket: England 259-2 against West Indies at stumps
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - Scoreboard at stumps on the second day of the second Test between England and the West Indies at Trent Bridge here on Saturday: More »Cricket: England v West Indies 2nd Test scoreboard
VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Lee Westwood's up and down display in Saturday's third round summed up the world number three's wildly fluctuating week at the PGA Championship. The former European number one fired his second two-under-par 70 of the tournament but a three-over 75 sandwiched inbetween has stymied his bid to make a move on the players at the top of the leaderboard. Westwood said he had been fighting a hook throughout the event and had missed too many short putts. ... More »I'm not swinging well, says tired Westwood
KARACHI, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - Pakistan on Saturday awarded former captains Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik central contracts, which saw players given a 25-percent hike in their monthly salaries. More »Cricket: Afridi, Malik given Pakistan contracts
London, May 26 (ANI): Kate Upton's see-through dress left little to the imagination as she made an appearance on the red carpet at a Cannes film festival gala. More »Kate Upton flaunts her curves in see-through dress at Cannes gala
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - England captain Andrew Strauss led England's reply after West Indies skipper Darren Sammy scored his maiden Test hundred on the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Saturday. More »Cricket: Rival skippers in runs in second Test
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - Scoreboard at tea on the second day of the second Test between England and the West Indies at Trent Bridge here on Saturday: More »Cricket: England v West Indies 2nd Test scoreboard
KARACHI (Reuters) - Experienced duo Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq missed out on central contracts on Saturday when the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a list of 21 players who will receive pay increases. Players will get a 25 percent increase in their monthly contract retainers and another 10 percent hike in their match fees. "After three years we have increased the fees payable to the players which we hope will be a morale boost for them," PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf said in a statement. ... More »Pakistan cricket board announces central contracts for players
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - England were 123 for one in reply to West Indies' first innings 370, a deficit of 247 runs, at tea on the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Saturday. More »Cricket: England 123-1 against West Indies
MONACO (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher rolled back the years in electrifying fashion to qualify fastest for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday, only to be deprived of a sensational pole position by a five place grid penalty. Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber, who was second, inherited the top slot - which will make it the second time in two races that the quickest driver on Saturday has not started first on Sunday. ... More »Schumacher hands Monaco pole to Webber
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Former British Open champion Ben Curtis's 35th birthday celebrations on Saturday were somewhat muted after ending his PGA Championship third round with two triple-bogey eights to slump to an 81. The American came badly unstuck in winds gusting up to 40-kph at Wentworth, going out of bounds at the two par-five closing holes to finish on 10-over 226 at the European Tour's flagship event. "I've been hitting it badly all week," Curtis told Reuters in an interview on another glorious summer's day on the outskirts of London. ... More »Not such a happy birthday for Curtis after 81