Tiger, Mcilroy to start together

MISSOURI, US: Tiger Woods, Rory Mcilroy and Justin Thomas are in the same group for the first two rounds at next week’s PGA Championship in Missouri, organisers announced on Friday.

Woods, winner of 14 majors, remains the game’s biggest drawcard despite a long drought in the four championships that comprise the grand slam.

Mcilroy is a four-times major champion, including the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships, while Thomas is defending champion after last year’s triumph at Quail Hollow in North Carolina.

They will tee off at Bellerive in St. Louis on Thursday.

The 44-year-old was detained on Friday afternoon for “forceful entry and threats” on his neighbour.

KOLESNIKOV SETS 50M BACKSTROKE RECORD

GLASGOW: Kliment Kolesnikov broke the men’s 50m backstroke world record at the European Championships in Glasgow on Saturday. The 18-year-old Russian clocked a time of 24.00 seconds to win gold, shaving 0.04sec off the previous mark set by Britain’s Liam Tancock in 2009.

PEATY SMASHES OWN 100M WORLD RECORD

GLASGOW: Adam Peaty broke his own world record for the 100 metres breaststroke on Saturday with a time of 57.00 seconds in the final of the event at the European Championships in Glasgow.

DOVIZIOSO BEATS ROSSI, MARQUEZ TO BRNO POLE

BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC: Andrea Dovizioso will start the Czech Moto GP on pole after pipping Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez in qualifying on Saturday.