BRIEFLY : ELS WINS IN MATCH PLAY QUARTERFINALS.Can anyone match Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy", for his imposing physical stature (he stands 1. in the World Match Play Championship? The South African - the three-time defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre and defending U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
n. The holder of a competitive title; a champion: a chess titlist. titlist a champion or one who holds a title. See also: Athletics - beat two-time winner Ian Woosnam Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March, 1958) is a British professional golfer from Wales. He was born in the town of Oswestry in England, and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin's in Shropshire. of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. 7 and 6 in Friday's quarterfinals in Virginia Water, England, for his 10th victory in 10 matches since 1994. His good friend Nick Price, is next up in today's semifinals on the West Course at Wentworth. Price beat New Zealand's Frank Nobilo 6 and 5. American Brad Faxon, a 2-and-1winner over flu-weakened Colin Montgomerie, faces Vijay Singh in the other semifinal. Singh defeated Australian Steve Elkington 5 and 4. Duffy Waldorf shot a 2-under-par 69 to keep the lead in the Michelob Championship in Williamsburg,Va., with a 10-under 132, and David Duval shot a 66 to move into second place, one shot off the lead. Larry Nelson shot a tournament-record-setting 8-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead after the opening round of the Transamerica seniors tournament in Napa. TENNIS: Top-ranked Martina Hingis beat Manuela Maleeva 6-2, 6-3 and reached the semifinals of the Porsche Cup in Filderstadt, Germany, where she will have the opportunity to avenge a defeat by Amanda Coetzer. Coetzer beat the 17-year-old Swiss prodigy in the semifinals last week in Leipzig, handing Hingis only her third defeat of the year. Coetzer beat Patty Schnyder 6-2, 7-5 to reach the semifinals. Third-seeded Goran Ivanisevic defeated Bohdan Ulihrach 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-3 to advance to his third CATrophy tournament semifinal in Vienna. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Former Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims pleaded guilty in Tulsa, Okla, to a misdemeanor charge of nonpayment of child support, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Sims owes $32,900 in back child support. BOXING: Andrew Golota, hospitalized after being stopped in the first round by WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis last Saturday night, has agreed to undergo a complete neurological work-up in Totowa, N.J. BASKETBALL: Questions about Steve Fisher's job as Michigan's coach lingered following a report linking him to a man suspected of giving cash and gifts to Fisher's players. In its bulky report released Thursday, a Kansas law firm hired by the school to investigate the Wolverines' basketball program called into question Fisher's role in arranging complimentary tickets for booster Eddie Martin. Fisher told investigators with the Bond, Schoeneck & King law firm he was responsible for only a few of the 32 complimentary tickets Martin received during a three-year period. But investigators found that Fisher made out 16 of the passes, and that his secretary or other clerical workers made out 10. ALSO: WFAN-AM radio in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of would consider offering disgraced broadcaster Marv Albert a job, a station official said. WFAN WFAN Women, Food and Agriculture Network (Atlantic, Iowa) general manager Joel Hollander said the station would consider hiring Albert if he was able to work through his problems in a structured program, and by taking time off. . . . Marlboro Team Penske has fired driver Paul Tracy, who hasn't won a CART race in more than five months, the team said. . . . Former world cycling champion Lance Armstrong was dropped by the French team that signed him just before he was diagnosed with testicular cancer testicular cancer Malignant tumour of the testis, or testicle. Although relatively rare, testicular cancer is the most common malignancy for men between the ages of 20 and 34. It typically affects men between 15 and 39 years old. last year. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Ernie Els of South Africa smiles as he leaves the 12th hole in second-round play. Associated Press |
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