Sportsinbrief

SPAIN’S RECARI STRETCHES LPGA LEAD

CARLSBAD, California: Spain’s Beatriz Recari had an eagle and one birdie in a three- under par 69 on Saturday ( Sunday in Manila) to stretch her lead in the LPGA Kia Classic to two strokes. Recari had a 54- hole total of 11- under par 205 and a two- stroke lead over Australian Hall of Famer Karrie Webb.

MURRAY RIPS TOMIC

MIAMI: Britain’s second-seeded Andy Murray mastered the tricky conditions to make short work of Australian Bernard Tomic on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to reach the third round of the Miami ATP Masters and WTA tournament. Tomic managed to win only 10 points in the final set of a 56-minute match dominated by Murray.

SEVENS TEAMS SET SIGHTS ON OLYMPIC GLORY

HONG KONG:

With rugby sevens making its debut as an Olympic sport in Rio in 2016, coaches and players across the world are setting their sights on a place at the Games. There was already an Olympic buzz at this weekend’s Hong Kong Sevens, as training and team selection is being tailored to 2016 ambitions.

PORTE WINS CORSICA STAGE

PORTO- VECCHIO, France: Team Sky’s Australian rider Richie Porte won the second stage of the Criterium International, a seven kilometre time trial, here on Saturday ( Sunday in Manila). Porte edged out Italian Manuele Boaro by one second, with American Tejay Van Garderene in third.

COSTA RICA DEMAND REPLAY OVER US BLIZZARD DEFEAT

SAN JOSE: Costa Rican football officials said Saturday ( Sunday in Manila) they have requested a replay of their snow- hit World Cup qualifying defeat to the United States, insisting the game should have been called off. AFP