Lowry leads, Harrington soars as Irish shine in Abu Dhabi
Shane Lowry ties the lead while Pádraig Harrington fired into contention on a stunning day for the Irish challenge at the Abu Dhabi Championship in Yas Island.
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What's on the box: The best televised sport this weekend
There's plenty of sporting action to look forward to this weekend including the All-Ireland club senior hurling and football finals, and some mouthwatering Premier League clashes.
Lowry three strokes adrift of Italian pair in Abu Dhabi
Shane Lowry is three shots adrift of Italian pair Francesco Molinari and Guido Migliozzi at the halfway stage in the Abu Dhabi Championship after carding a two-under par-round of 70 on Friday at Yas Island.
Voeller to be German team director after World Cup disaster
BERLIN: Former German international Rudi Voeller will take over as director for the men’s national team, the German Football Association said Thursday, following a disastrous World Cup campaign in Qatar. Voeller’s job would be to “lay the foundations for a successful home European Championship in 2024,” which will be hosted in Germany, he said in a statement. The four-time winners crashed out in the group stages of the World Cup for the second time in a row, leading team director Oliver Bierhoff to step aside in December.
Late drama as Iraq seal Gulf Cup title in match marred by crush death of at least 1 fan
BASRA: Iraq defeated Oman 3-2 on Thursday to lift the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time since 1988, but the match was marred by a crush in the crowd before kickoff that resulted in the death of at least one supporter.
Mercedes' 2022 F1 car tested the relationship between team and Hamilton
Mercedes-AMG's Andrew Shovlin has admitted that the car they gave to Lewis Hamilton during some points of the 2022 season was "bordering on dangerous".
The CW Network, LIV Golf forge multiyear broadcast rights agreement
BURBANK, CA/WEST PALM BEACH, FL: LIV Golf and The CW Network on Thursday announced they have entered LIV’s first-ever US broadcast television and streaming agreement.
Murray wins Australian Open epic as Djokovic overcomes injury fear
MELBOURNE: Andy Murray triumphed in an epic, five-set Australian Open battle which finished in the early hours of Friday in Melbourne after nine-time champion Novak Djokovic defied injury and a drunken heckler to progress to the third round.Murray hit back to defeat home hope and 159th-ranked Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 7-5 — the match finishing at just after 04:00.At five hours and 45 minutes it was the longest match in Murray’s career.Djokovic, chasing a 10th Australian Open and men’s record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam, defeated 191st-ranked French qualifier Enzo Couacaud 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-0.Ons Jabeur was prime among the numerous seeds to crash out on Thursday although most of the carnage occurred in the men’s draw — second seed Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev and Diego Schwartzman were all sent packing.Former world number one Murray, 35, will play 24th seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in round three after his second successive five-set triumph this week.“It was unbelievable that I managed to do it, to turn it around,” said the three-time Grand Slam champion, who has a metal hip and looked on the verge of retirement four years ago at Melbourne Park.“I don’t know how I managed to get through it.”Murray had stunned Italian 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in his opening match in another five-setter.Despite the drama, serious questions were being asked of the late finish.“It is essential we create better rules in tennis regarding the weather (light and wind) and starting times or cutoff times for matches,” tweeted tennis legend Martina Navratilova.“Murray and Kokkinakis will finish around 4am.