FARMINGDALE (New York) - HEAVY rains forced an early end to first-round play Thursday in the 109th US Open as water-logged Bethpage Black became unplayable and stars such as Tiger Woods battled through a deluge.
PRETORIA - BRAZIL cruised to a 3-0 win over the United States, who for the second game running finished with 10 men, here on Thursday to all but seal their place in the Confederations Cup semi-finals.
MADRID - REAL Madrid president Florentino Perez on Thursday declared that the transfer of Valencia's Spanish international striker David Villa to the nine-time European champions was 'a matter of time'.
ROME - INTER Milan are willing to sell Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the right price, the club's chief executive Ernesto Paolillo told La Gazzetta dello Sport's website (www.gazzetta.it) on Thursday.
