SATURDAY 25 JANUARY 2020 SPORTSPORT 17 TENNIS FOOTBALL We always know coming to Eden Park, it's Australian Open QNB Stars League: not easy to defend. They certainly showed matches at Round 13 matches in their class in chasing down that total: Kane Melbourne Park Doha ACTION Williamson after defeat to India in first T20 TODAY’S Woods opens with 69 as Cappelen, Bradley share Torrey Pines lead AFP — LOS ANGELES first time since 2013, when Rahm played alongside he captured his most recent Woods and 22-year-old Tiger Woods, seeking an Farmers Insurance Open American Collin Morikawa unprecedented 83rd career victory on his way to five -- who wasn’t born when US PGA Tour victory, fired a titles that year. Woods made his pro debut. three-under par 69 that left “I definitely was feeling McIlroy was back in him three off the first-round it,” Woods said of the adren- action after a six-week break. lead shared by Sebastian aline competition brings. “I “I drove the ball well for Cappelen and Keegan missed the competition. the most part,” he said. Bradley at Torrey Pines. “I tried to keep every- “A little rusty around the At the famed tract north thing as calm as I possibly greens but with a little more of San Diego, where the could. I didn’t do well at the practice I’ll feel a little more 44-year-old American has start with a bogey. I fought composed as the week goes Team Lotto Soudal rider Caleb previously captured eight back. I take a lot of positives on. I feel like I need to Ewan of Australia celebrates titles, Woods closed with a to the South Course.” improve every day and if I do his stage four win yesterday. five-foot birdie putt on the Danish rookie Cappelen that I’ll be right in ninth hole of Torrey Pines’ made eight birdies and two contention.” North Course, with golfers bogeys on the South Course Woods, who began on the also competing on the to seize his share of the lead. north’s back nine, found a Ewan wins harder-playing South Course. He was joined on six- bunker at the par-4 11th and “Overall, I’m pleased to under by 2011 US PGA Cham- made bogey but answered again, Porte’s shoot in the 60s. The course pionship winner Keegan with a birdie at the par-4 was gettable today,” Woods Bradley, who had an eagle 13th. He struck again for a tour lead cut said. “I felt like I hit the ball and four birdies on the North birdie at the par-5 17th but well. Course. took a bogey at 18 to make “I’m very pleased to get Rory McIlroy, who can the turn level. by Impey something in the red and get regain the world number one Woods reached 2-under over to south tomorrow.” ranking with a victory this on his second nine by sinking AFP — ADELAIDE Sixth-ranked Woods week, headlined an eight- a six-foot birdie putt at the matched US legend Sam strong group sharing third first hole and tapping in for Australia’s Caleb Ewan won a Snead for the all-time US place on 67 that also included birdie at the par-5 fifth after second stage of the Tour Down PGA title record on 82 by two-time Masters champion missing left on a 20-foot Under yesterday as Richie winning last October’s Zozo Bubba Watson, South Korean eagle putt. Porte’s overall race lead was Championship in Japan and An Byeong-hun, China’s At the par-3 eighth, clipped to just three seconds this is his first opportunity to Zhang Xinjun and Americans Woods found a greenside by defending champion Daryl Tiger Woods plays his shot from claim sole possession of the Kevin Tway, Joel Dahmen bunker but blasted out and Impey. the eighth tee during the first mark. and Matthew NeSmith. sank his par putt, setting the Ewan, who won Wednes- round of the Farmers Insurance Woods, who won his 15th Spain’s Jon Rahm and stage for his closing birdie. day’s second stage for Belgian major title at the Masters last Australians Marc Leishman “That was nice to keep the team Lotto Soudal to lead the Open on Torrey Pines North in April, broke 70 in an opening and Cameron Percy were in round going,” Woods said of general classification for a day, San Diego, California. round at Torrey Pines for the another big group on 68. his penultimate-hole par save. sprinted past Irish first stage winner Sam Bennett to win the fourth stage of the UCI season- opening tour at Murray Bridge. Belgian Jasper Philipsen LPGA: Korda shoots 66 to (UAE Team Emirates) was third ahead of Germany’s two- time TDU winner Andre Greipel. take 2-shot lead in Florida South African Impey, AFP — MIAMI darkness halted play with start of the offseason, which seeking three consecutive tour several groups still on the was kind of stressful,” Patty wins in Australia, claimed Jessica Korda waited out a late course. said, admitted that she was “a three crucial bonus seconds in rain delay to cap her “It’s just not wanting to little intimidated” by the idea the intermediate sprints and six-under-par 66 with her come back in the morning and of being on the LPGA tour. moved to within three seconds eighth birdie of the day, putt it,” she said, adding that “After I cut out those of the race leader. seizing a two-shot lead over it wasn’t only the prospect of thoughts and focused on what Mitchelton-Scott con- a chasing trio in the Gain- an early wake up call but also I have to do, it has been trolled the first 40kms of bridge LPGA at Boca Rio in knowing that conditions on working pretty well,” said. racing in an attempt to set Florida. the greens would likely be dif- “I didn’ really think about Impey up for intermediate Korda had taken a one- ferent in next round. trying to play well today, I was bonus seconds to reduce shot lead at five-under with a Kim, a 10-time winner on just trying to be in the Porte’s GC lead heading into birdie at her penultimate hole, the LPGA tour, fired four of moment,” she said. the weekend’s final two the eighth, and was playing her six birdies on her inward Kawamoto was also stages. the ninth when rain halted run to pull level with rookies making her rookie season play. Patty and Kawamoto. debut, and the 21-year-old said After a 40-minute delay Kawamoto, a 21-year-old she is aiming to emulate the the American returned and who earned her LPGA card success of her high school drained a 25-foot birdie putt through Q-school, had five friend Nasa Hataoka -- already Ride with that put her two up on South birdies in her four-under a three-time LPGA winner. Korean Kim Sei-young, Thai- effort while Patty, who won “My goal is to win, obvi- Armstrong? land’s Patty Tavatanakit and three times on the Symetra ously win and also top-10 on Japan’s Yui Kawamoto. Tour last season, had four the (money) list -- and to do Jessica Korda hits her tee shot It will cost “It’s only Thursday, so a lot birdies without a bogey in her that I need to play solid golf,” on the second hole during the of golf to be played, but nice first LPGA round as a tour Kawamoto said. first round of the Gainbridge you $30,000 to put a good round up there,” member. “I’ll try my best. I want to LPGA at Boca Rio in Boca Raton, said Korda, who was pleased “I’ve been waiting to come play with the top players, too, Florida. to complete her round before out for three months, since the so that’s my goal.” REUTERS — PARIS Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is offering people the chance to join NBA: James records triple-double in battle with Irving him for five days riding around Mallorca - but guests will have to fork REUTERS — NEW YORK Cleveland Cavaliers 112 Portland Trail Blazers 125 out a hefty $30,000. 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