Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | Tiger Woods is “awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room” from emergency surgery after suffering serious injuries in a roll-over car accident in Los Angeles County, California on Tuesday. According to a statement posted on Woods’ official Twitter account, the golfer had “undergone a …
Read More »Sport in 2019: Twelve big moments
Paris, France | AFP | The action was spectacular, exciting and colourful for 12 months around the globe, but the thrilling and sometimes surprising images also caught the wider significance of modern sport. Megan Rapinoe Megan Rapinoe lapped up the rapturous reception when the US women’s football team appeared in New …
Read More »Fit Tiger Woods hints he’ll pick himself for Presidents Cup
Narashino, Japan | AFP | Tiger Woods said Monday his fitness was ahead of schedule after arthroscopic knee surgery, and dropped a heavy clue he might use one of his four Presidents Cup captain’s picks on himself. “I’m probably a week early. My season had ended a little bit earlier than …
Read More »Nadal reigns in clash of former US Open champs as Zverev exits
New York, United States | AFP | Rafael Nadal ramped up his quest for a fourth US Open title Monday with an impressive win over 2014 champion Marin Cilic to advance to the quarter-finals while Alexander Zverev slumped to a four-set defeat. Second seed Nadal — the winner at Flushing Meadows …
Read More »Five drugs found in Tiger Woods’ system after arrest
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Tiger Woods had five drugs, including the opioid painkiller hydrocodone, in his system when he was arrested in May on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a toxicology report released Monday. A urine test revealed four other medications along with hydrocodone …
Read More »Golf: Tiger says ‘I haven’t felt this good in years’
Miami, United States | AFP | Former world number one Tiger Woods said Wednesday he is feeling better than he has for years and the 14-time major winner remains committed to playing pro golf again. In a blog posting through his Twitter feed, Woods spoke for the first time about …
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