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Phil Mickelson wins British Open for 1st time

One of the greatest final rounds in a major. Two of the best shots he ever struck with a 3-wood. The third leg of the Grand Slam.Phil Mickelson never imagined any of this happening at the British Open.No wonder he never took his hand off the base of that silver claret jug as he talked about the best Sunday he ever had at a major. Five shots out of the lead, Mickelson blew past Tiger Woods, caught up to Lee Westwood and Masters champion Adam Scott, and won golf's oldest championship with the lowe

GolfJuly 22, 2013

Phil Mickelson wins British Open for 1st time

N. Korea triumphs in inter-Korean match at East Asian Cup

North Korea defeated South Korea 2-1 in a football match played under political tension at the Women's East Asian Cup tournament here on Sunday.At Seoul World Cup Stadium, Ho Eun-byol scored two first-half goals as North Korea overcame an early one-goal deficit to beat South Korea for the 10th time in their 12th meeting.This is the first trip to South Korea by a North Korean women's football team since the 2005 East Asian Cup. The match was played under a cloud of lingering tension on the divid

SoccerJuly 21, 2013

N. Korea triumphs in inter-Korean match at East Asian Cup

Froome effectively wins Tour de France

ANNECY-SEMNOZ, France (AP) ― Chris Froome has two hands firmly on the Tour de France trophy. All that remains is for the British rider to raise it above his head before cheering crowds in Paris on Sunday. The Team Sky rider retained his big race lead Saturday in the penultimate stage to ensure he will become Britain’s second successive champion after Bradley Wiggins.Only an accident or other freak mishap Sunday on the largely ceremonial final ride to the Champs-Elysees could stop Froome from win

More SportsJuly 21, 2013

Recari, Creamer share lead at Marathon

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) ― The Marathon Classic isn’t a match-play tournament.Except for maybe this year.Beatriz Recari birdied the two closing par 5s to catch Paula Creamer atop the leaderboard through 54 holes Saturday, setting up a head-to-head battle between players who are three shots clear of the field.Recari, a 26-year-old Spaniard who has won twice on the LPGA Tour, conceded that it’s hard not to get caught up in a two-person competition.“Definitely, it’s easier because you’re playing with th

GolfJuly 21, 2013

Choo extends hitting streak in win

CINCINNATI (AP) ― Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs, and Choo Shin-soo extended his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games on Saturday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates that revolved around an early rain delay.The third-place Reds have won the first two games in the NL Central series, closing their gap with second-place Pittsburgh to two games. The Ohio River rivals have split their 12 games this season.Cincinnati’s Mat Latos (9-3) and Pittsburgh’s A.J.

BaseballJuly 21, 2013

S. Korea, Australia play to scoreless draw at East Asian Cup

South Korea and Australia played to a 0-0 draw in the opening men's match at the East Asian Cup football tournament here on Saturday, as the host country failed to capitalize on a series of opportunities. At Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Koreans saw their offensive efforts go for naught, as Australian keeper Eugene Galekovic was largely responsible for keeping this a scoreless affair. Japan and China are the other men's teams in this round-robin tournament, which will end on July 28. South

More SportsJuly 21, 2013

Gwangju picked to host 2019 swimming championships

The South Korean metropolitan city of Gwangju was selected on Friday as the host of the 2019 world swimming championships.In Barcelona, Spain, the international governing body of swimming, known as FINA, announced Gwangju as the host of the event, which was formally called the FINA World Aquatics Championships. The decision was reached without an election during the FINA Bureau Meeting in Barcelona, the host of the 2013 world championships this month.Budapest, Hungary, which was in the bidding f

More SportsJuly 19, 2013

Johnson leads as Muirfield mauls big names

GULLANE, United Kingdom (AFP) ― Zach Johnson used a red-hot putter to lead the British Open at scorching Muirfield on Thursday on a pulsating opening day when some of the biggest names in the game were left reeling.The 2007 Masters champion fired an eagle at the par-five fifth and used that as the springboard toward a five under 66 that held firm throughout the day.Indian qualifier Shiv Kapur briefly threatened to dislodge him from atop the leaderboard as he went six under after just seven holes

GolfJuly 19, 2013

Walshe beats heat in Marathon Classic LPGA first round

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) ― Alison Walshe put herself in prime position at the Marathon Classic for her first LPGA Tour victory. But as the name of the tournament implies, the race has just begun. Walshe shot a 6-under 65, her best score in her four years on the LPGA Tour, to take a one-stroke lead Thursday in the opening round of the tournament formerly known as the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic.Also daunting is the ‘Who’s Who’ of stars on her heels. Paula Creamer, who won the tournament five years ago,

GolfJuly 19, 2013

Finally, France tastes victory on its 100th Tour

L’ALPE D’HUEZ, France (AP) ― After five grueling hours of riding, as he strained and sweated to victory in an eye-popping Tour de France stage with crowds that turned cycling’s most famous climb into a huge and raucous high-mountain party, Christophe Riblon didn’t want it to stop. Winning a Tour stage is always special. Becoming the first French stage winner at the 100th Tour was doubly special. Doing all this in front of hundreds of thousands of screaming fans, several rows deep up 21 steep hai

More SportsJuly 19, 2013

Finally, France tastes victory on its 100th Tour

Champs on top, chased by surprising contenders, as KBO ends first half

As the first half of the 2013 Korea Baseball Organization season drew to a close this week, a familiar name sat atop the standings, chased by a pair of surprising contenders.The two-time defending champions Samsung Lions are in first place at the All-Star break for the second straight season. The Lions have played in each of the past three Korean Series. The first-place team in the regular season earns the bye to the championship round, and the Lions have positioned themselves for another run at

BaseballJuly 19, 2013

Korea’s new coach to face early test in East Asian Cup

South Korea will host a continental football tournament starting this weekend, as the leadership of the new men’s national team head coach faces an early test.The July 20-28 East Asian Cup will bring together South Korea, Australia, China and Japan on the men’s side, and South Korea, North Korea, China and Japan in the women’s competition.The biennial round-robin tournament is organized by the East Asian Football Federation. South Korea is hosting the event for the second time. The first men’s t

SoccerJuly 19, 2013

Champs on top, chased by surprising contenders as KBO ends first half

As the first half of the 2013 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season drew to a close this week, a familiar name sat atop the standings, chased by a pair of surprising contenders.The two-time defending champions Samsung Lions are in first place at the All-Star break for the second straight season. The Lions have played in each of the past three Korean Series. The first-place team in the regular season earns the bye to the championship round, and the Lions have positioned themselves for another

BaseballJuly 19, 2013

Prepping for Open unlike other majors

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) ― The practice round schedule posted each day at Muirfield is not the only way to determine how players are getting ready for the British Open.Johnson Wagner’s name was on the tee sheet at St. Andrews over the weekend.Geoff Ogilvy could be found on the other side of the country, on links courses like Turnberry, Royal Troon and Western Gailes. Justin Rose was at North Berwick. So were Bubba Watson and Luke Donald, who got in plenty of golf along the Firth of Forth the week

GolfJuly 18, 2013

Chelsea bid for Rooney rejected

LONDON (AP) ― Chelsea’s bid to sign Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been rejected by the English Premier League champion.The 27-year-old Rooney has been pushing for a move since expressing his frustration to the club about his lack of playing time at the end of last season.Alex Ferguson and David Moyes, who succeeded his fellow Scot as manager in May, have insisted Rooney was not available.But Chelsea maintained its pursuit of the England striker, culminating in a formal bid submitted

SoccerJuly 18, 2013

Park, top field set for Marathon LPGA

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) ― Gone is the Jamie Farr name atop the marquee.Even though it’s now the Marathon Classic for the first time in its 28 years ― and the actor who played the cross-dressing Corporal Klinger from MASH has stepped into the background ― a major drawing card for some of the LPGA’s finest players remains unchanged.“When I first came here to Highland Meadows, I thought this was a tough golf course,” Park In-bee said. “But it seemed like everybody was scoring so low out here that I cou

GolfJuly 18, 2013

Pro-N. Korea cheering squad to enter South for soccer tourney

A cheering group from Japan will start entering South Korea to root for the North Korean women’s national football team that is scheduled to play in a continental tournament here, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.A total of 33 Koreans living in Japan will enter the country from Thursday to Tuesday to join the squad organized to cheer for North Korea in the July 20-28 East Asian Cup tournament.The ministry approved the entry of the group of Japanese residents holding North Korean nationality as

SoccerJuly 18, 2013

F1 boss Ecclestone charged in bribery case

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been charged by German prosecutors with paying a $44 million bribe, placing his future as head of the motor sport series in doubt.The 82-year-old British billionaire has been under investigation since a German banker was convicted of taking the payment from him in connection with the sale of a stake in F1.The Munich state court said Ecclestone has until mid-August to respond to charges of bribery and incitement to breach of trust in connection with Gerhard

More SportsJuly 18, 2013

Formula One: Ecclestone charged with bribery in Germany - court

BERLIN (AFP) - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was on Wednesday charged with bribery by German prosecutors.The 82-year-old motor racing magnate has been charged by state prosecutors in Munich in relation to a $44 million payment he made to German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky, which was linked to the sale of the Formula One rights in 2006.Last month, Gribkowsky was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail in Munich and Ecclestone has always denied bribing the German to avoid a British tax inqu

More SportsJuly 17, 2013

AL limits NL to 3 hits in win

NEW YORK (AP) ― Mariano Rivera reported for work an inning early, and walked off to a fitting tribute.Summoned in the eighth to make sure he would pitch in his final All-Star Game, the New York Yankees’ indomitable closer tossed a perfect inning and soaked up a pair of standing ovations while helping the American League to a 3-0 victory over the National League on Tuesday night at Citi Field.Rivera, who took home MVP honors, and nine other pitchers combined on a three-hitter for the AL, which sn

BaseballJuly 17, 2013