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Cameron Smith advances at WGC Dell Match Play
Justin Thomas , who can replace defending champion Dustin Johnson as world number one with a victory, thrashed Francesco Molinari 7&5 to join Sergio Garcia , Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Charles Howell, Patrick Reed and Alex Noren as advancing to the knockout stage with ideal 3-0 records. [Full Article...]
NASCAR Cup Series, Truck races at Martinsville moved to Monday
Saturday's qualifying session was then cancelled. NASCAR stopped trucks on pit road after the 23rd lap. That race will resume at 11 a.m. ET Monday, with the NASCAR Cup series STP 500 to follow at approximately 2 p.m. USA Today has a great look at a memorable snowfall that took place at Atlanta back in 1993, a huge blizzard that dropped more than three feet of snow and led to the race being post... [Full Article...]
Rain 'frustrating' for Black Caps: Southee
The innings was only into its third over when Cook was dismissed, and when the swing started to fade Neil Wagner used his bouncers in the final session to remove Stoneman to reduce England to 94 for 2. England restricted Australia to 149-8, despite Australia captain Rachael Haynes top-scoring with 65, as Jenny Gunn plundered three wickets . Southee fell in the middle session for 25 when he... [Full Article...]
Jayhawks defeat Clemson 80-76 and advance to Elite Eight
West Virginia's Jevon Carter . "It's going to be an awesome game". "It'll be a good one", Duke star Marvin Bagley III said. I just don't think we played very well. OMAHA, Neb . - No insane comeback story here. Top-seeded Kansas brought at least a temporary halt to the insanity this March, withstanding a wild comeback from fifth-seeded Clemson for a too-close-for-comfort, 80-76 victory ... [Full Article...]
Australian GP: Beaming Lewis Hamilton burns Sebastian Vettel with 'smile' jibe
Red Bull's Max Verstappen will join the latter in the second row after finishing fourth while his teammate Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth Saturday. "I'm not always able to do that but I was really happy with today's performance. Obviously the lap time difference is quite big", the Finn said. [Full Article...]
As US gets tough with China, Wall Street gets weak-kneed
In the latest in a series of aggressive moves on trade, mostly targeting China, Trump authorized new sanctions on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports to retaliate against "theft" of American intellectual property. pork, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Chinese officials are trying to figure out how to address US concerns, said Jake Parker, vice president for China operations of t... [Full Article...]
Lionel Messi Isn't Missed as Argentina Down Italy in Manchester
And at 30, the World Cup could be Messi's final opportunity to crown his glorious career by winning a major worldwide tournament with Argentina for the first time. "We always want to play against the best players; so if Messi players, then even better", he told the media on Saturday. Messi will have also noted that key Argentina team-mates Sergio Aguero , Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria , ... [Full Article...]
Man United announce plans to form professional women's team
Mancheter United have submitted an application to the English Football Association with hopes that they will be granted permission to start their own women's team. And just a month after turning 17, Ramazani has signed his first professional contract as United moved quickly to tie him down to a long term deal. [Full Article...]