Bradley wins BMW Championship to end six-year drought
PHILADELPHIA, US: American Keegan Bradley snapped a six-year US PGA winless skid on Monday, parring the first playoff hole to defeat the new world No1 Justin Rose for the BMW Championship crown.
Bradley won his fourth career title, his third in a playoff, to deny Rose his third triumph of the season even though the runner-up effort was enough to see the Englishman atop rankings for the first time in his career.
Rose lipped out a 15-foot par putt at the 72nd hole to shoot three-under par 67 and match Bradley, who closed with a 64, on 20-under 260 at rain-softened Aronimink in a final round delayed a day by showers.
Tiger Woods, a 14-time major champion in his comeback season from spinal fusion, produced a closing 65 to share sixth place on 263 and ensure himself a spot in the 30-man finale.
Jordan Spieth is likely to be fined $20,000 for failing to play the minimum 25 tour events after failing to reach the Tour Championship. By posting a 73 to share 55th, Spieth was one spot outside the qualifiers.
KENYA’S KIPCHOGE EYES WORLD RECORD
NAIROBI: Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge leaves for Berlin on Tuesday, with his sights trained on running his best ever race in the German capital on Sunday.
The 33-year-old, widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, has won almost every major marathon on the calendar, but the world record has eluded him.
“I am in good shape and feeling good. My training has gone on well. I just want to run my personal best, which stands at 2:03:05. If a world record also happens, that will be good enough,” he said.
OLY HEAD CALLS FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
TOKYO:THE head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says he favours moving to daylight saving time so sports events can be held in cooler temperatures.
Yoshiro Mori says “we can use this opportunity of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the government to make a bold decision. I have asked the government to seriously consider it.”
Mori is the president of the local organising committee. His support for moving the clocks forward in Japan comes after a deadly heat wave this summer in Tokyo.
FENATI LOSES LICENCE FOR INSANE ACT
MILAN: Disgraced Moto2 rider Romano Fenati has lost his licence and been banned from competing in all events by the Italian motorcycling federation for grabbing a rival’s brake during the San Marino Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old Fenati had earlier announced he was retiring after being sacked by his Marinelli Snipers team and the Forward Racing team he was due to join next season. He has also been ordered to appear before a disciplinary hearing of the Italian federation on September 14.