TULSA, May 21 (ABC):American Will Zalatoris fired a bogey-free five-under-par 65 to seize a one-stroke lead late in Friday’s second round of the PGA Championship while Tiger Woods grinded his way into the weekend in his amazing injury comeback. Aided by gusting winds that vanished in the afternoon, late-starter Zalatoris reeled off three birdies in a row starting at the …

TULSA, , May 20 (ABC):Justin Thomas battled through blustery conditions to seize the early lead in Friday’s second round of the PGA Championship as 18-hole leader Rory McIlroy prepared to challenge daunting Southern Hills. Ninth-ranked Thomas, the 2017 PGA champion, sank a nine-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole, his final hole of the day, to shoot a second consecutive …

LONDON, May 20 (ABC):Three of New Zealand’s touring party have tested positive for coronavirus but their four-day warm-up match against English county Sussex will still go ahead, cricket chiefs said on Friday. Batsman Henry Nicholls, seamer Blair Tickner and bowling coach Shane Jurgensen were flagged after a round of tests on the first morning in Hove and will undergo five …

PARIS, May 20(ABC): As the football world prepares to head to Qatar in six months’ time, this World Cup is set to bookend the era in which Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the sport’s two pre-eminent players. At the time, it felt like the 2018 tournament in Russia marked a turning point as a teenage Kylian Mbappe became …

PARIS, May 20 (ABC):La Rochelle might have qualified for their second successive European Champions Cup final, but a week before that continental showpiece comes a crucial Top 14 match. Having lost to Toulouse in last year’s Euro final, La Rochelle beat Racing 92 in the semis and will be hoping for better fortunes when they take on Leinster in the …

LONDON, May 19(ABC): England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out for the season with a stress fracture in his back, the country s cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday. Archer has not played international cricket since March last year due to an elbow injury, and had a second round of surgery on his elbow in December. It is …

LONDON, May 19(ABC): Newly-appointed England Test coach Brendon McCullum says improving the team s flagging fortunes will also help secure the red-ball game s international future. The former New Zealand captain will take charge of an England side that have won just one of their past 17 Tests, with fans hoping his partnership with new skipper Ben Stokes proves the …

LONDON, May 19(ABC):  Ben Stokes is the subject of a new documentary created with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes focusing on the peaks and troughs of his action-packed cricket career. The all-rounder, announced as Joe Root s successor as England Test captain last month, will star in Prime Video s “Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes”. The 30-year-old will talk about his man-of-the-match …

KARACHI, Nay 19, (ABC): Sri Lanka women s cricket team has reached Karachi to play T20 and ODI series against Pakistan. According to the details, all the members of the Sri Lankan squad were tested on arrival in Karachi. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will train at South End Club from May 21. The squad includes 14 players and 8 officials. …

LAHORE, May 19(ABC):  Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received compensation from New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for abruptly cancelling their tour to Pakistan citing a ‘security threat’ last year in September. The Kiwis were due to play a limited-overs series in Pakistan, but they opted not to play the series against the Men in Green and cancelled their visit just before …