The Fort Worth Press

Scheffler, Hovland and Conners share lead at PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners delivered clutch birdies and grinded out par saves to share the lead late in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship as rivals stumbled at rainy Oak Hill.

Jones, Tipuric retirements 'huge blow' for Biggar's Wales

Fly-half Dan Biggar said on Friday Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric's shock Test retirements are a huge blow for Wales.

LeBron, Obama lead tributes to Ohio NFL icon Jim Brown

NBA superstar and Ohio kid LeBron James led the tributes to NFL great Jim Brown on Friday, after the legendary Cleveland Browns running back and civil rights campaigner died at the age of 87.

Ten Hag upbeat over new United deal for Rashford

Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United and Marcus Rashford will "find each other" in the quest to secure a new Manchester United contract for the England forward.

Chelsea's Lampard says road to success paved with a 'lot of failure'

Frank Lampard has urged his Chelsea plyers to learn from the example set by Manchester City's treble challenge when the teams meet at the Etihad on Sunday.

Suspended Halep charged with second doping breach

Former world number one Simona Halep has been charged with a second breach of anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Friday.

Rybakina to clash with Kalinina in Rome final

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina fought from 4-1 down in the second set to overhaul Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Italian Open.

Klopp ready to bolster Liverpool defence

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he could enter the post-season transfer market to strengthen his side's defence.

Ahly cruise to fourth straight CAF Champions League final

Hussein el Shahat scored to give Al Ahly of Egypt a 1-0 win over Esperance of Tunisia on Friday, and a fourth consecutive CAF Champions League final appearance.

World champions South Africa to train in Corsica

Rugby World Cup holders South Africa will hold a training camp in Corsica before beginning their title defence against Scotland in Marseille on September 10.

Parisse rolls back the years to guide Toulon to Challenge Cup title

Italy veteran Sergio Parisse scored as Toulon beat Glasgow 43-19 on Friday to win their first Challenge Cup title.

Legendary Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown dies at 87

Jim Brown, the legendary Cleveland Browns running back who was one of the NFL's most prolific players and a civil rights icon has died at the age of 87, his family and the team confirmed on Friday.

Australia's Smith misses out on Sussex century

Australia star batsman Steve Smith was dismissed just 11 runs short of a hundred on Friday in what could be his final innings for English county Sussex.

Suspended Halep receives additional doping charge

Former world number one Simona Halep has been charged with a further breach of anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Friday.

Nuggets coach blasts 'national narrative' spotlighting Lakers

Denver coach Michael Malone thinks the world should wake up to the greatness of two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets teammates -- who incidentally have a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals.

Scheffler, Hovland charge at PGA as DeChambeau tees off

Second-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Norway's Viktor Hovland made birdie-birdie starts to leap atop the leaderboard as Bryson DeChambeau teed off in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship.

Hetmyer, Jaiswal dump Curran's Punjab out of IPL

Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal starred as Rajasthan Royals dumped Punjab Kings out of the IPL on Friday, capping a poor season for the league's most expensive ever player Sam Curran.

Haney puts undisputed lightweight title on line against Lomachenko

Unbeaten Devin Haney puts his undisputed lightweight world title on the line against former three-division Vasiliy Lomachenko of Ukraine on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Club pro Block puts himself in the hunt at PGA Championship

Michael Block, a club professional living out a golf fairy tale, has put himself into contention at the PGA Championship after back-to-back rounds of level par 70 at Oak Hill.

Young gets two-shot PGA penalty for playing from wrong spot

World number 15 Cameron Young was given a two-stroke penalty in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship after making a tap-in putt from an incorrect spot.

Anderson adamant 'nobody in the world' can handle England at their best

James Anderson believes "nobody in the world" can cope with England at their best as they bid to regain the Ashes from arch-rivals Australia.

Ukraine's Kalinina outduels Russia's Kudermetova to reach Rome final

Anhelina Kalinina of the Ukraine reached the second WTA final of her career with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 defeat of Russia's Veronika Kudermetova at the Italian Open on Friday.

No revenge mission for Cullen's Leinster in Champions Cup final rematch

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen said on Friday revenge is not on his mind as they face La Rochelle again in this weekend's Champions Cup final.

Young gets two-shot PGA penalty for playing fron wrong spot

World number 15 Cameron Young was given a two-stroke penalty in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship after making a tap-in putt from an incorrect spot.

Wales suffer double blow as Jones and Tipuric retire before Rugby World Cup

Wales were hit by a dramatic double blow on Friday as Alun Wyn Jones, the world's most-capped international, and fellow senior forward Justin Tipuric both announced their retirement from Test duty just four months before the side's Rugby World Cup opener against Fiji in Bordeaux.

No revenge mission for Cullen's Leinster in Champions Cup final rerun

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen said on Friday revenge is not on his mind as they face La Rochelle again in this weekend's Champions Cup final.

Rubio takes maiden win in shortened Giro stage 13

Colombian Einar Rubio came through in the final kilometre to overtake Thibault Pinot and Jefferson Cepeda and claim a maiden grand tour win in a shortened stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday.

Rose charges into contention at PGA Championship

England's Justin Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, made three long birdie putts and charged within a shot of leader Bryson DeChambeau early in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship.

Lampard told Chelsea to sign Haaland before Man City star's rise

Frank Lampard tried to persuade Chelsea to sign Erling Haaland before the Manchester City star established himself as the world's most feared striker.

Wales suffer double blow as Jones and Tipuric retire before World Cup