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PGA Tour bans Garrigus for three months after positive drug test

MIAMI: Robert Garrigus, an American golfer who hailed conquering substance abuse in 2010 after his lone PGA title, was banned three months Friday by the tour for a positive drug test. The 41-year-old Phoenix resident, ranked 450th in the world, was found to have violated the PGA Tour anti-doping program

Defending champ Casey holds share of halfway lead

MIAMI: Defending champion Paul Casey fired a five-under par 66 to grab a share of the 36-hole lead alongside American Austin Cook at the US PGA Tour Valspar Championship on Friday. England’s Casey and Cook each stood on six-under 136 after two rounds at the Innisbrook Resort Copperhead course in

Top-ranked Park, Liu share LPGA Founders Cup lead

LOS ANGELES: China’s Yu Liu made the most of her early morning start, firing an eight-under par 64 on Friday to join world number one Park Sung-hyun atop the leaderboard of the LPGA Founders Cup. Liu matched France’s Celine Boutier, a former teammate at Duke University, for low round of

IADB Bank leaves China in Venezuela row

WASHINGTON: The Inter-American Development Bank said Friday its annual meeting would exit China after the United States led objections to Beijing’s refusal to grant a visa to the Venezuelan representative backed by Washington. The bank, which provides development funding for Latin America and in which Washington holds 30 percent of

Visual discovery startup Pinterest files for IPO

SAN FRANCISCO: Pinterest, the online visual discovery platform with an estimated 250 million users, filed for a public share offering Friday, the latest of the big venture-backed startups to hit Wall Street. The San Francisco-based bulletin board that connects people with interests including food, fashion, travel and lifestyle said it

China urged to continue opening upits economy

BEIJING: Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Saturday urged China to keep opening up its economy as local rivals bit into the profits of the US tech giant caught in the crosshairs of a trade spat between Beijing and Washington. “We have seen China continue to change and evolve… We encourage

China can speed up financial sector opening, official says

BEIJING: China can speed up the opening of its financial sector if the United States is unhappy with the pace because it will be good for both countries, Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said on Saturday. “If the U.S. side complains that we have opened

Deadlock in Greek state’s bid to reform Church salaries

ATHENS: Efforts by Greece’s leftist government to overhaul historically close links between the state and the powerful Orthodox Church has ended in deadlock, the head of the Church of Greece said Friday. Archbishop Ieronymos said the Holy Synod, governing body of the Church of Greece, had this week “unanimously” decided

Hazard lifts Belgium in Euro qualifying as Depay triggers Dutch rout

PARIS: Eden Hazard ensured Belgium kicked off their qualifying campaign for Euro 2020 in style on Thursday with a brace in a home victory over Russia, while a Memphis Depay-inspired Netherlands romped to a 4-0 win over Belarus. World Cup semi-finalists Belgium earned a battling 3-1 win over Russia in

Quagliarella finding a spot among young guns

MILAN: At 36, Fabio Quagliarella has put his years of torment at the hands of a stalker behind him as he prepares to line up for Italy over eight years after his last cap thanks to the best season of his career in Serie A, where he is the top