Serena Williams won her first tournament title since returning to competition, beating Marion Bartoli, 7-5, 6-1, to win the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif. Her appearance in a final was the first for Williams since she won Wimbledon in 2010, and it was her best showing since missing nearly a year because [...]
Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods has been back to the field and formally entered the PGA Championship after missing 2 other majors earlier this year. Tiger Woods — the world’s most famous and controversial golfer — is expected to play in next month’s PGA Championship in Johns Creek. Tiger Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, [...]
Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke held off 2 Americans to win the 140th British Open on Sunday. Golfers from Northern Ireland have now won 3 of the last 6 major titles. Phil Mickelson had to settle for his 7th runner-up finish in a major, although there was some consolation in seeing Darren Clarke on his [...]
Rory McIlroy shot a 6-under-par 65 on Thursday to sit atop the leaderboard after the first round of the US Open Golf. McIlroy leads Y.E. Yang and Masters champion Charl Schwartzel by 3 shots. These bravura opening-round performances in major championships are becoming second nature for Rory McIlroy, the 22-year-old sensation from Holywood, Northern Ireland. [...]
Rory McIlroy found himself in a familiar position after posting a seven-under 65 Thursday in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic 2011. Rory McIlroy, whose lone European Tour title came at the Emirates Golf Club in 2009, had 8 birdies and 1 bogey in his opening round to move 2 shots clear of [...]
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have been like two planets in separate orbits. Their trajectories collide Sunday at the Australian Open. The two men who have come to be considered as the best of the rest – that is, after Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal – will contest their first match in a Grand Slam. [...]
Second-seeded Roger Federer lost in the Australian Open semifinals Thursday to Novak Djokovic. The women’s No. 1 was also sent packing as Caroline Wozniacki lost to Li Na. This is not a defining moment for Roger Federer. It looks like one, but it isn’t. It is a failed moment. The new Federer had been reconfigured [...]