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Cricket: Run-hungry Strauss keen to press on

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:35:11 +0530

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.

Angry Els hits out over Wentworth greens

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:52 +0530

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. ...

Donald shrugs off strong winds to lead PGA

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:51:54 +0530

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. ...

Lopez scores on debut as Spain beat Serbia

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:50:57 +0530

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. ...

Schumacher shows he still has what it takes

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:49:59 +0530

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. ...

Cricket: Strauss answers Sammy ton with unbeaten century

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:30:48 +0530

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.

Cricket: English county scores

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:20:16 +0530

LONDON, May 26, 2012 (AFP) - English county scores on Saturday:

Cricket: Strauss answers Sammy ton with unbeaten century

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:05:10 +0530

Strauss century puts England in driving seat

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:03:40 +0530

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. ...

Cricket: England 259-2 against West Indies at stumps

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:00:31 +0530

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.