(Adds quotes) By Julien Pretot HADLEIGH, England Aug 12 (Reuters) - Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy made a decisive move in the closing stages to claim the Olympic men's mountain bike title on Sunday after defending champion Julien Absalon of France suffered a game-changing early puncture. World champion Kulhavy produced an impressive ride on the seven 4.7-kilometre laps … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-Olympics-Cycling-Kulhavy sprints to mountain bike gold
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Golf-Groupings for PGA Championship final round
Aug 12 (Reuters) - Tee times and groupings for Sunday's weather-delayed final round of the PGA Championship on the par-72 Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in South Carolina (listed times are local, for GMT add four hours; U.S. unless stated; third-round total): Starting on first hole 1144: J.J. Henry (219), Paul Lawrie (Britain) (219), John Senden (Australia) (219) 1155: … [Read more...] about Golf-Groupings for PGA Championship final round
UPDATE 2-Cricket-Pietersen ‘gutted’ to be dropped by England
(Adds Pietersen statement) * Conciliatory interview fails to sway ECB * Pietersen "gutted" to be dropped * Bairstow replaces Pietersen for final test Aug 12 (Reuters) - Controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen said he was "gutted" after being dropped on Sunday from the England squad for the third and final test against South Africa amid speculation of dressing … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-Cricket-Pietersen ‘gutted’ to be dropped by England
Golf-McIlroy remains three ahead at Kiawah
By Mark Lamport-Stokes KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina Aug 12 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy, seeking his second major title, preserved his three-shot lead by making a comfortable par on the par-four opening hole in Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship. Wearing a last-day red shirt in the trademark manner of 14-times major champion Tiger Woods, McIlroy found the … [Read more...] about Golf-McIlroy remains three ahead at Kiawah
Two guards killed in S.African mine violence
JOHANNESBURG Aug 12 (Reuters) - Two security guards were hacked to death at a South African mine operated by the world's number three platinum producer Lonmin on Sunday in new violence between rival unions, company officials said. They said the violence involved the National Union of Mineworkers and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union whose turf war shut … [Read more...] about Two guards killed in S.African mine violence
