Friday Sports Round Up For August 5, 2011: Tiger Woods Returns With A Bang
Tiger Woods has returned to golfing action at the Bridgestone Invitational, with a two-under-par 68. "I have done all the work. I have done all the training and all the rehab. It’s time to let it go … to let it rip," Woods is reported to have said, after his brilliant performance that was advance warning for rivals who had written Woods off.
Football: Tevez Out Of Community Shield
Carlos Tevez will miss Manchester City’s Community Shield match with Manchester United, in Wembley, after being given an extension to his holiday up to Monday. Tevez is currently on a break after representing Argentina in the Copa America. His late arrival at Man City’s pre-season preparation could also rule the striker out of his side’s Premier League opener against Swansea City.
Cricket: Swann Cleared For Third Test, X-ray Shows No Damage To Hand
Graeme Swann who injured his left hand during the second test against India at Trent Bridge has been cleared to play in the third test at the same venue after an x-ray showed there was no damage to his hand. England are due to announce their squad for the third test, on Saturday, and are likely to go with the same 12 as in the first two test matches. England lead the test series 2-0 and will gain the world number one ranking in tests if they win the ongoing series by a margin of two matches or more.
Cricket: Sehwag’s Return To Boost India
Sehwag has returned from injury to the Indian team, after a long hiatus and the dashing opener’s return will boost India’s chances of fighting back in the test series with England that they currently trail by 2-0. Sehwag will get much needed practice in India’s two-day match against Northampton starting on Friday.
Rugby Union: Manu Tuilagi Expected To Be England’s Trump Card Against Wales
Samoan-born centre, Manu Tuilagi, will make his debut for England in their world cup warm up against Wales, at Twickenham, on Saturday. The 20-year old player is expected to boost England’s prospects in the upcoming world cup, and has been cited by Jonny Wilkinson as the most striking game-changing talent introduced by England since Jason Robinson.
Athletics: Asafa Powell Aims For Gold At World Championships
Asafa Powell who has run the years fastest 100m, at 9.78 secs, is in a hurry to add a world cup gold to the one he won at Luasanne in June. the former world record holder sees his brightest chance at this year’s world championships, in Duegu, S Korea, three weeks from now, with Usain Bolt currently placed at a lowly 6th in the world rankings.
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It is good to see that Tiger is playing well. I think he kept things in low gear for the opening round, and has a couple of gears left for when the competition gets going. This is what he has done when he is sure to make the cut then makes his move on the weekend instead of just blowing it out like he did when he won the masters by 12 and the US Open by 15. He just wants to make sure that he makes the cut right now. His caddy seems to be very knowledgeable, and he is not afraid to tell Tiger what should be said as they have been friends for a long time. He seems like a good caddy for Tiger. I was looking at some of his pictures from when he was in highschool, and his caddy was in them.