Virginia Water: Francesco Molinari flourished while five of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead after the PGA Championship second round on Friday. Luke Donald, the 2011 and 2012 winner, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie all missed the halfway cut after struggling in cold, dank conditions at the European Tour's flagship event.
A miserable Wentworth course almost turned into 'Wetworth' as driving rain, eight-degree temperatures and 15-mph winds brought out the multi-coloured umbrellas, waterproofs, mittens and beanies for the second day in a row. The bad weather played right into Molinari's hands though as he fired a four-under 68 for a six-under tally of 138.
British pair Marc Warren (70) and Mark Foster (69), Spain's Alejandro Canizares (70) and South African George Coetzee (70) were all one stroke off the pace. "This weather is the same for everyone but I think in some ways, for me, it's almost better because it makes it even tougher," Molinari told reporters.
"If I'm playing well I hit quite a lot of fairways and greens so I can take advantage of it," said the Italian who is renowned for the excellence of his long game. "I'm hitting the ball well off the tee and with the irons, I'm getting a few chances and the putter is working well so I'm really happy where I am at the moment."...
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10:06 AM, May 25, 2013
Kavarna, Bulgaria: Britain's Graeme McDowell and South African Branden Grace set up a mouth-watering showdown in the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship by winning on Saturday. World number eight McDowell, the highest-ranked player in the field, avenged his defeat in last year's final by easing past holder Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium 2 & 1. Colsaerts was already trailing when his drive at the 10th hole found a hazard...
09:22 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: A Delhi court will on Wednesday begin hearing charges in a defamation case filed by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit against BJP leader Vijender Gupta. Sheila had filed a defamation suit when Gupta allegedly called her 'villain' and 'cheat' before the MCD elections in April 2012. Sheila moved court against Gupta after he refused "publicly apologise" for putting up posters, banners and hoarding across Delhi accusing the Chief Minister...
06:54 AM, May 15, 2013
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11:40 AM, May 13, 2013
Mumbai: Fast food chain McDonalds Corp plans to increase prices in India for the second time in 2013, responding to rising inflation which, along with an economic slowdown, it expects to temper demand growth for at least the next seven months. The company said on Tuesday it would raise prices by 5-6 per cent. That follows a 5 per cent hike after the government increased the service tax rate in...
07:59 PM, May 07, 2013
Los Angeles: Graeme McDowell held his nerve in fierce winds to clinch his second PGA Tour title with a playoff victory over U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday. Northern Irishman McDowell sealed the win with a regulation two-putt par at the first extra hole, the 18th, where Simpson three-putted for bogey after missing the green to the right with...
12:38 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Former Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner KS Mehra on Monday lodged a complaint against his ex-wife Vimla Mehra, who is Tihar Prison director general, accusing her of trying to extort money and property from him, police said on Monday. "We have received a complaint and an inquiry is on," said a senior police officer. KS Mehra, a 1978 batch IPS officer, said in his complaint that he...
09:58 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins has replaced Brian McDermott who was axed by the Premier League club two weeks ago. ...
03:46 PM, Mar 26, 2013
United are 12 points clear of second-placed City and can take another step towards an unprecedented 20th title while pushing Reading closer to the drop. ...
11:08 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Reading, who won promotion to the Premier League for the second time in their history last season, have struggled to kick on and lie second-bottom of the standings and four points from safety after 29 games. ...
11:56 PM, Mar 11, 2013
In a further indication of his increasing role in the day to day affairs of the Congress, Rahul Gandhi on Monday held separate meetings with party MPs from Delhi and Tamil Nadu in Parliament House, an exercise earlier done by party president Sonia Gandhi during every session. ...
07:32 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Three days after the rape of a minor in a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) school in Delhi's Mangolpuri, the police have prepared a sketch of the accused with the help of the rape survivor. The 7-year-old also told the police that she did not see the accused at school regularly. ...
10:25 AM, Mar 03, 2013
"To me it is not equipment, it is all technique and a little bit of belief inside his own head. He [McIlroy] will be okay," McDowell added. ...
09:49 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Even though there has been no breakthrough in the Mangolpuri rape case so far, the principal and four other officials of the school where a 7-year-old child was raped have been suspended by the Muncipal Corporation of Delhi. ...
07:25 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Rapid Action Force, police in riot gear and water cannons greeted the residents of Mangolpuri on Saturday as violent protests continued over the rape of a minor girl at an MCD school. A day has passed, but the police are yet to identify the rapist. ...
07:01 PM, Mar 02, 2013
A 7-year-old girl was raped in an MCD school on Thursday at Mangolpuri, leading to violent protests. "We are examining all those people who are connected with the school, either teachers or support staff. All those people are under the scanner," DCP (outer) BS Jaiswal said on Saturday. ...
03:37 PM, Mar 02, 2013
A 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside an MCD school in Mangolpuri on Thursday leading to violent protests in Delhi. "I have given instructions to the police. I said in Parliament yesterday in relation to the Bhandara case in Maharashtra that such cases need to be treated seriously. The government is currently prosecuting a case strongly, and has introduced an ordinance calling for the death penalty for heinous crimes in ...
01:45 PM, Mar 02, 2013
The police claim to have recovered vital clues saying they are close to a breakthrough and have ruled out the role of an outsider in connection with the rape of a seven-year-old girl inside an MCD school in Mangolpuri on Friday. Four people including two teachers were questioned on Friday. ...
10:08 AM, Mar 02, 2013
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11:23 PM, Mar 01, 2013
The North Delhi MCD on Friday evening ordered an internal inquiry into the rape of a minor girl student at its Mangolpuri school. The inquiry committee consists of four members and it has been asked to submit a report at the earliest. The Delhi Police is on the lookout for the suspect in the case. The seven-year-old girl student reportedly told her family that she was gagged, tied and threatened...
10:24 PM, Mar 01, 2013
