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/ 1 February 2007
Ernie Els edged first round honours over Tiger Woods at the Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday but they were both upstaged by joint leaders Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland and Ross Fisher of England. Woods defeated Els in a dramatic play-off for his first Gulf title last year and the South African is out for revenge after finally getting back to full fitness.
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/ 21 September 2006
He’s made all the right noises and done all the proper things — all that’s left now for Tiger Woods is to deliver when it matters most at the Ryder Cup. The world’s foremost golfer clearly wants to erase the one blemish he has on his peerless track record and he has decided that now is the time and the K-Club outside Dublin is the place to do it.
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/ 11 September 2006
Roger Federer freely admits that he even shocks himself at times. Speaking after winning the US Open and three Grand Slam events in the same year for the second time in three years, the Swiss star says he never expected to achieve so much. ”I always knew I was talented, I had potential and everything,” he said.
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/ 7 September 2006
Amelie Mauresmo and Justine Henin-Hardenne stayed on course on Wednesday for their third Grand Slam final of the year when both scored straight sets wins in the quarterfinals of the United States Open. Top seed Mauresmo of France, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles, cruised past Dinara Safina of Russia 6-2, 6-3 in a lop-sided encounter.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both took confident first steps towards an eventual third straight grand-slam final showdown in the first round of the United States Open on Wednesday. Top seed Federer of Switzerland needed just one hour and 40 minutes to dispatch Wang Yeu-Tzuoo of Taiwan 6-4, 6-1, 6-0.
Rain wrecked the second day of the US Open on Tuesday with only an hour of play possible all day. A three-and-a-half hour delay kept players off court to start with as heavy showers swept through the New York area and when they did begin hitting balls, it was women’s top seed Amelie Mauresmo who got the action under way.
Tiger Woods left the best to last as he closed with a stunning eagle to prowl just one stroke off the British Open first-round lead held by Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell on Thursday. The world’s top player opened with a bogey and looked out of sorts for most of his round over a Royal Liverpool course that was hosting the world’s oldest tournament for the first time in 39 years.
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Germany go up against Italy in Dortmund with a slot in the World Cup final at stake on Tuesday, while France and Portugal head for Munich and their clash on Wednesday in the second semifinal. German hopes of reaching a second successive final were dealt a body blow late on Monday with the news that midfield dynamo Torsten Frings would miss the game after being suspended.
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Classic match-ups steeped in history and involving teams that have won 15 out of the 17 World Cups contested feature in Friday and Saturday’s spectacular World Cup quarterfinals. It’s a long way from four years ago in East Asia when South Korea, Turkey, the United States and Senegal all gave the last eight line-up an unconventional look.
Amelie Mauresmo goes into the French Open as top seed for the first time, but her hopes of finally banishing the demons that have haunted her at Roland Garros are endangered by a new and unexpected threat. Twelve months ago, no-one would have given credence to the idea that former tennis queen Martina Hingis could still win the one Grand Slam title that has eluded her.