Karlberg leads in Shanghai
Rikard Karlberg made his World Golf Championships debut with an eight-under 64 on to take a one-shot lead over Rickie Fowler in the HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Defending champion Russell Knox, Daniel Berger and Hideki Matsuyama were at 66.
In Kuala Lumpur, Amy Yang took the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia lead, and Michelle Wie had her best score in more than a year. Yang shot an eight-under 63 for a two-stroke lead over American Marina Alex. Wie opened with a 66, breaking 70 for only the fourth time in 68 rounds this year.
Kevin Streelman shot a nine-under 63 to take the first-round lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss. Trey Mullinax, Seamus Power and Carl Pettersson were tied for second at 65. Seven others, including Lucas Glover and Camilo Villegas, were three back of the lead.
The latest lawsuit accusing a former USA Gymnastics doctor of sexually abusing a longtime member of the U.S. women’s national team is the first to name husband-and-wife coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi, alleging they turned a blind eye to molestations. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles, does not provide specifics about what the Karolyis allegedly were told about the abuse, just that they knew about it and did nothing to stop it. The Karolyis didn’t return messages seeking comment.
The civil lawsuit, filed by the now 24-year-old former gymnast, claims Dr. Larry Nassar repeatedly sexually abused her when she was on the national team from 2006 to 2011. It accuses the Karolyis of creating a toxic environment that allowed the alleged abuse to thrive at their ranch north of Houston, where gymnasts received instruction from the national staff and medical attention from Nassar.
At the WTA Finals in Singapore, Angelique Kerber, who had already advanced to the semifinal round, beat Madison Keys, 6-3, 6-3, to finish 3-0 in the round robin and eliminate her American opponent. Keys’ loss, paired with Dominika Cibulkova’s 6-3, 7-6 (5) defeat of Simona Halep earlier in the day, sent Cibulkova to semifinals.