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Phil Mickelson at 2007 Barclays Singapore Open (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jason Day would rather prefer to steal the US Open trophy and give Australia back-to-back major winners for the first time than receive an invitation to Phil Mickelson‘s birthday on Sunday. Day enters the final round at Merion Golf Club in eighth place just three shots behind Mickelson, a four-time major … [Read more...] about Day ready to spoil Mickelson’s US Open party

South Africa through to semis of Champions Trophy. Photo: ZeeNews It was Kieron Pollard‘s wicket at a crucial juncture that proved to be the difference as South Africa barely managed to secure a semifinal berth in the Champions Trophy despite their Group ‘B’ match against the West Indies ending in a tie under the Duckworth/Lewis method, here on Friday. Chasing an imposing … [Read more...] about Proteas advances to semis of Champions Trophy

Gerald Ciolek (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Team MTN-Qhubeka made its mark on the first stage of the five-day Skoda Tour of Luxembourg on Thursday, with Gerald Ciolek finishing second after team-mate Jay Thomson spent most of the stage in a breakaway. Ciolek challenged in the mass sprint in bad weather conditions in Hautcharge, and was beaten only by Alexander Porsev … [Read more...] about Ciolek second on first stage in Luxembourg

Cross-country mountain biking: Competitors in the under 23 men’s division at the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships held at Mount Stromlo, near Canberra, Australia. Photo: Wikipedia Starting in Cairns, it has been announced that the Australian city will host the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike Trials World Championships along with the Mountain Bike World Cups in 2014 … [Read more...] about Sport news ahead of long weekend

Phil Mickelson on the 14th fairway during the first round of the U.S. Open. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times The first time Phil Mickelson finished second at the United States Open was in 1999 when he lost to Payne Stewart by one stroke. This defeat was made easier to swallow by the fact that he was about to become a father. The following day, Mickelson’s wife, Amy, gave … [Read more...] about Mickelson’s eye-opening start at U.S. Open