July 17, 2009 Friday
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TURNBERRY (Scotland) - TWELVE months after posting his best finish in a major with a runner-up spot at Royal Birkdale, Ian Poulter crashed out of the British Open with an ugly nine-over-par 79 on Friday.

The flamboyantly-dressed Englishman struggled in tricky winds and intermittent rain during the second round, two double-bogeys and one triple ensuring he would miss the cut by a considerable margin.

 
Monty says Lyle is distracting

TURNBERRY (Scotland) - WITH a missed cut at the British Open looking likely, Colin Montgomerie complained Friday that he has been distracted by the comments made by Sandy Lyle, a fellow Scot who said Monty may have cheated at a tournament four years ago.

Bayern warns Madrid

MADRID - BAYERN Munich will report Real Madrid to Fifa if the Spanish team continues to pursue of Franck Ribery, the Bundesliga club said Friday.

Madrid and Barcelona have been in pursuit of the France winger, but persistent comments by Zinedine Zidane - who is working as a special adviser to Madrid president Florentino Perez - seemed to irk the Germans.

Marino first, Tiger moves up
TURNBERRY (Scotland) - STEVE Marino made the most of a last minute call-up to the British Open by moving into the lead on Friday as Tiger Woods embarked on a catch-up mission at Turnberry.
   
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