Abu Dhabi: Robert Rock held his nerve Sunday to beat U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship for the biggest win of the Englishman's career. The 117th-ranked Rock shot a 2-under 70 for an overall 13-under 275 to beat the 22-year Northern Irishman by a shot and the 14-major winner by two. Woods finished in a tie for third with Thomas Bjorn (68)...
08:17 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Tiger Woods shot a 6-under 66 Saturday for a share of the lead after the third round at the Abu Dhabi Championship. The 14-time major winner played a consistent round to move to 11 under for the tournament. "It just seemed like I didn't do a lot of things right but I didn't do a lot of things wrong today, it was just very consistent," Woods said. "You...
08:47 PM, Jan 28, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Struggling Indian golfer SSP Chowrasia (72) sank a birdie on his closing hole of the second round to make the midway cut at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championships here. Chowrasia finished the second round with a card of even par 72 and was two-over for 36 holes and finished right on the cut line at tied 59th. Jeev, who started the second round at three over, had three...
12:13 PM, Jan 28, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Tiger Woods moved into contention after the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship with a 3-under 69 on Friday, two shots behind leader Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark. Olesen shot a 67, making seven birdies in his first 12 holes for a one-shot lead over 18-year-old Gareth Maybin of Northern Ireland (70) and Matteo Mannasero of Italy (65). "For me it's very special. It's not many years...
12:10 AM, Jan 28, 2012
Abu Dhabi: The Indian duo of SSP Chowrasia and Jeev Milkha Singh had a disappointing start to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championships as they carded 74 and 75 respectively on the opening day of the Middle East swing on the European Tour on Thursday. Chowrasia, winner of the Avantha Masters in 2011, had one birdie against three bogeys, while Jeev, looking for his first win since 2008, had two bogeys,...
07:11 PM, Jan 26, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Former world number one Tiger Woods on Tuesday admitted his increasing interest in cricket which coincides with the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, saying it's similar to baseball which he loves. The 36-year-old is here to feature in the January 26-29 Abu Dhabi Golf championship, which goes side by side to the second Test between Pakistan and England at Abu Dhabi Stadium from Wednesday. "Baseball is huge in Japan...
08:00 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Novak Djokovic showed he remains the player to beat in 2012, routing David Ferrer 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to win the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament. The top-ranked Djokovic also beat Gael Monfils and then routed Roger Federer en route to his first Abu Dhabi title. "This is the best way to start the 2012 season," Djokovic said. "I must say I'm really happy with the way I'm...
01:16 PM, Jan 01, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic swept aside Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1 on Friday and will play David Ferrer in the final of the World Tennis Championship exhibition. The fifth-ranked Ferrer defeated second-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2 in the other semifinal. Nadal, who won the tournament the past two years, was nursing a sore shoulder and never seriously challenged his fellow Spaniard. Nadal said his shoulder "felt OK, not perfect" since...
10:54 PM, Dec 30, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Novak Djokovic's preparation over the next two weeks will be key to holding on to top spot in the rankings next year, the world number one said on Thursday. The Serb enjoyed some outstanding form in 2011, winning 41 matches in a row, lifting three Grand Slam titles and knocking Rafa Nadal off the top of the rankings. "If I have the right mindset, if I do my...
03:41 PM, Dec 30, 2011
Abu Dhabi: After winning three Grand Slams, seven other titles and claiming the No. 1 ranking, Novak Djokovic briefly abandoned his strict diet to toast a season of triumph with a glass of wine. "More than one, actually," a smiling Djokovic said on Saturday. "It did not end up well the next day, but I did not have a practice so it was a good excuse." Djokovic went 70-6 for...
10:14 AM, Dec 18, 2011
London: Tiger Woods will make his debut in the Abu Dhabi Championship next year in what will be his only competitive appearance in the Middle East, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. Woods has reshuffled his schedule to play at the $2.7-million event rather than his usual season-opener, the Farmers Insurance Open in Torrey Pines. Both tournaments are scheduled from January 26-29. "I've heard a lot about Abu Dhabi and the...
10:44 PM, Nov 16, 2011
London: Pirelli have ruled out a structural failure of their tyre as the cause of Sebastian Vettel's sudden puncture at last weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Italian company, Formula one's sole tyre provider, suggested in a statement on Wednesday that debris on the track could be to blame for the double world champion's first race retirement in more than a year. "Having subjected the tyre to minute analysis, structural...
05:34 PM, Nov 16, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Sahara Force India drivers, Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta managed eighth and ninth place finishes at the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, to further consolidate the team's sixth position in the constructors' championship, here on Sunday. Force India earned six points to take their tally to 57 and increase the gap with nearest rival Sauber by 15 points, with just one race left in the season....
09:58 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Lewis Hamilton showed signs of his old self as he stormed to victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, after Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel retired on the first lap. Vettel's Red Bull picked up a right rear puncture and spun off at Turn Two. The German driver made it back to the pits, but was forced to retire for the first time this season....
08:13 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Double Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel suffered his first retirement of the season on Sunday after his Red Bull spun off at the second corner of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 24-year-old German, who has already clinched this year's title, had made a clean start from a record-equalling 14th pole position of the season but appeared to suffer a sudden puncture to his rear-right tyre. Vettel...
07:58 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta provided Force India a good chance to consolidate its sixth position in the constructors' championship by qualifying ninth and tenth respectively for Sunday's F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel recorded a record 14th pole by clocking a 1:38.481 in the dying moments of Q3 at Yas Marina circuit, here on Saturday. McLaren's Jenson Button had just set the...
09:13 AM, Nov 13, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday on the final lap of qualifying, matching Nigel Mansell's record of 14 poles in a season and putting him in prime position to equal the record for most wins. The Red Bull driver clocked 1 minute, 38.481 seconds at the Yas Marina circuit, 0.14 seconds quicker than McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton...
08:13 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Abu Dhabi: He was supposed to know his fate with Force India by now but Adrian Sutil is still clueless as to whether he would be competing for it next season and the German driver has no idea why it is taking so long for the outfit to decide. Sutil was to know whether he would be part of the team ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but...
02:17 PM, Nov 12, 2011
