darren clark played the front nine even but would get back to five under after the birdie on number 12-year-old shoots a 69 and is 18 holes away from his first ever major title. >> darren clark back to the top of the leaderboard. >> i felt if i won the open it would be my lifetime dream if i was to win it. all players are judged on the majors. you are judged on your majors record. >> not the typical athlete that everybody else is. i'm not the guy that goes to the gym all the time. a little bit on the heavy side. i like a drink. i like to socialize. i like to relax and i think most of the people that come watch identify with that. that's probably why they seem to like me so much. >> clark will play with dustin johnson who has also never won a major. glover shot a 73 dropping to fifth. no american has won a major since phil mickelson won the masters in 2010. >>> little lighter tournament in lake tahoe. dan quail learning the carlton dance. normally the best part is the golf highlights making fun of charles barkely's swing but nothing to laugh about here. sir charles hits it right in the

open now darren clark has a chance to break through.ot exactly a picture-perfect summer day in england. barring a record comeback tomorrow rory mcilroy won't be winning back-to-back majors. he shoots a four over 74 and is nine shots off the lead. >> ricky fowler made his way up the leaderboard with three birdies. he came within an inch. 4th. he is three shots back. >>> phil mickelson has never won an open championship and he has his work cut out for him tomorrow after shooting a one over 71 to leave him four back. >>> dustin johnson. briefly with a share of the lead and will head into the final round one shot back. darren clark played the front nine even but would get back to five under after the birdie on number 12. the 42-year-old shoots a 59 and is 18 holes away from his first ever major title. >> i thought in the open it would be my lifetime dream if i was to win it. it is that sort of thing. all players are judged on their majors. we are not judged on what tournaments we win. >> not the typical athlete like everybody. i don't go to

does a does it south or a twenty year long way darren clarke claims his inaugural major title of the british open becoming the third northern irishman in thirteen months to win one of goals for premier tournaments. motoring ahead or teach us to jenson button us the truth always the nine formula one champion returns to the russian capital to take part in the moscow city recent defense. let's get the ball rolling pitch side where yet another giant of world football has full enough to call america brazil going i thought the last eight stage on sunday just like argentina a day before that's why the side taking care of the sun but always after a penalty shoot out brazil though with plenty of opportunities to end the tie well before that but they just couldn't convert them a bad tempered affair in la plata finishing scoreless out for extra time and so it's penalties where the brazilians miss alledged to miss four of the reference meaning par wise brace was enough to send them into the sentence i mean which of us had so much confidence in my team mates and how we were going to rise to the c

beautiful indeed he's forty two there's not a six pack in sight but darren clarke is the british open champ and we're going to have a look at how he did it in just a second. welcome to sports to be here with me union o'neal plenty to head over the next ten minutes including. american shot brazil joined argentina exiting the at the quarter final stage holding the feet to part of what. does its after a twenty year long wait darren clarke cleans his major title at the british open becoming the third northern irishman in thirteen months to win one of goals for premier tournaments. motoring ahead to jenson button of the truth. nine formula one champion returns to the russian capital to take part in the moscow city ri sing effects. let's get the ball rolling pitch side where yet another giant of world football has full enough to cop america brazil going i thought the last eight stage on sunday just like argentina a day before that poor guy the side taking care of the samba boys after a penalty shoot out brazil though with plenty of opportunities to end the tie well before that but they just

but little-known darren clarke seems to like the conditions just fine.r leader through three rounds. here's what we've got. royal st. george's in search of the claret jug, the 140th year, most of them wet. rory mcilroy having a tough day. he shot a plus 4 on the day and sits tied for 25th. phil mickelson gets a bunker. plus 1 for the day. fowler birdieing on 16 and he finishes 2 under. and second dustin johnson for birdie on ten, 4 under for the tournament. your leader is northern ireland's darren clarke, the last time he contended for a major was ten years ago. he misses by inches for eagle, and leads the field at 5 under par heading into sunday. >> that's where you need to be, you know, tomorrow the forecast is wind again. it's going to be tough. and i know what to expect, so i'll go out tomorrow and do my best, and if my best isn't good enough, then i'll be trying again the next day. >>> a's a winner last night, today a scheduled doubleheader with the angels game one. top of the seventh, angels up 2-0, aybar, 3-0 halos and they do the happy dance. bot

our very best to her let's move to golf for darren clarke will enter the last day of this year's british open as the man to catch the overnight leader firing off ron paul sixty nine on saturday to ensure he would take a one stroke lead into the final day dustin johnson taken the lead from one stage during the bok nine but northern irishman clarke wrestled it back with a twelve foot putt on the fourteenth hole rickie fowler and thomas bjorn lie to shelter behind american johnson with the lurking well. alongside clever tied for fifth. football and scottish midfielder charlie adam has opened his goal scoring a conference liverpool as the red thrashed on malaysian select six. three in a pre-season friendly former block them hitting the net from the spot midway through the first off an equaliser from a free kick have the hosts back on level terms shortly before the break though. however it was essentially one we read trust for the restart david end dog netting twice as many minutes before. his follow up with a sliding fourth goal for liverpool a comfortable for one margin by the. local top sc

does it sell for a twenty year long wait darren clarke wins his inaugural major title at the british open becoming the third northern irishman in just over a year or two in one of golf's top four tournaments. on motoring ahead or teach us to jenson button as the two thousand and nine four zero one champion returns to the russian capital take part in the moscow city recently at the. let's get a bowling pitch side where yet another giant of world football has fallen out the cut emerick at brazil going on about the last eight stage on sunday just like argentina a day before that part of why the side taking care of the some boys after a penalty shoot out brazil though with plenty of opportunities to end the tie well before that but they just couldn't convert them a bad tempered affirmed classification scoreless after extra time and so on all things for the brazilians but i somehow missed four of the records meaning part of wise brace was enough to send them into the seventies. i had so much confidence in my team mates and how we were going to rise to the challenge and also confidence in

but first the gulf and darren clarke shares the lead at the lucas club are open championship northern irishman firing a second straight under par around of sixty eight to tie with the american although the world number one link donald and number two believe west would have both missed the cut american glover was aiming to build on his opening round of sixty six in could have ended de to be out right lead if he'd sunk this equal chance at the seventh hole but he had to settle for a birdie and carded a seventy to leave in the four and a par and joining him there at the top of the leaderboard is clarke meant to be an eagle in five including that it be eighteen posts in over sixty eight four plays or a shot back including martin primacy here to steady round of sixty nine first round leader thomas bjorn along with chad campbell are also tied in second place and so this rico angle jimenez sunk this long birdie putt at the six before finishing on three and. well to tom lewis grabbed the headlines when he led on the opening day and although he slid down the field and still only three shots of

hello there thanks for watching the sport on this what is coming up holding off the pack darren clarke and lucas glover lead the open championship by single shot at the halfway stage. plus viking victory norway store who shot when stage thirteen of the tour de france a local hero almost hangs on to the lead his yellow jersey. and cancer battle russian tennis star lisa kleybanova reveals she's fighting the disease on her twenty second birthday. but first darren clarke shares the lead with lukas clever at the halfway stage of the open championship the northern irishman following a second straight two under par round of sixty eight a time with the american although the world number one luke donald and number two believe west would have both missed the cut american glover was aiming to build on his opening round of sixty six and could have ended the day as the right lead if it sunk this eagle but he carded is seventy thirty from a four under par and joining him at the top of the leaderboard is clark the northern irishman hit an eagle and five birdies into this one post another sixty eight

darren clarke leads the way off with three days of the british open with dustin johnson alone in second as bad weather continues to play the one hundred and forty is efficient of the major. and local dollars but better examines the yellow jersey two weeks into the tube for all this while here live on the desert belgium when saturday's stage fourteen. and that start with the warehouse of the coupe america's semifinalists have been decided here a while through often knocking out this all started to see their own penalty is your why me to six minutes that's a good lead to go free kick foam had a romero in the area who calls the ball to get the paris to open the scoring belgians on is equalized in the eighteen for minute masses sending it resized cross to the head of the boring so the match for one one ninety minutes of play didn't find the win then neither did extra time forcing the highly intense much into pounds to shoot out. the city's carlos sevens couldn't be the keeper many euro was homesick osiris with them for home the winning goal for the fourth same time copa america win as europ

all to golf where darren clarke is the third no one irishman in just thirteen months to win a major tournament after claiming the open by three shots americans phil mickelson and dustin johnson standing for joint second as clark a rank outsider before the tournaments and in sunday's final round with a one stroke lead and didn't let the wind and rain put him off only seven players overall finishing level car or sandwiched you something where the last round of seventy on sunday the very different. than the raising of a large jar thank you chances are. that . he said that actually the same thing communication morning. and playing at least a few boys the boys but that's it do you think. the competition tiger last night as well you just said you've been telling me what to do and what not to do. and that's the difference mark cavendish won sunday's thirteenth stage but thomas voeckler is still leading overall of the covering nearly two hundred kilometers from the north two months a year to see rider cavendish and his nineteenth carry a stage where the two are and the fourth in this in addition sprin

the first to go off and darren clarke has fired his second straight two hundred are round of sixty eight to take a joint one shot lead at the british open at the halfway stage along with two thousand and nine u.s. open champion lucas glover while a host of names looks set to miss the cut on a low scoring day american glover was aiming to build on his opening round of sixty six and could have ended a day to rest the out right leader if you'd like to see equal chance at the seventh hole he had to settle reverting to the seventy two leaving at four in the park while parked i reckon champion tom watson there it goes down an early marker with a hole in one six of the sixty one year old needed replaced as the drop into the hole joint first round leader ahmed said tom lewis hit two bogeys on his front nine and a good chip at the ninth saw him save par late broke you saw him finish a one under par. and leading the way along with bubba was clark the northern irishman hit an eagle and five birdies including this at the eighteenth post another sixty eight for the overall mountain climber also produ

hello welcome to the sports news and these other headlines times at the top darren clarke leaves a two way tie at the top of the leaderboard and tough day to continue the british open. while vikings victory early tour de france lead at the top of norway when stage thirteen in the mountains as local hero thomas butler retains the overall lead. and the media rivals twice russian champions ribena draw against dunaway kirov in the third qualifying round of the champions league. let's start with goal for northern ireland's darren clarke is part of a two way type of a lead on four under par on the second day of the british open with joint overnight leader thomas you want to shop behind with one hole left to play tom lewis finished a one under well clarke carded a solids two hundred sixty eight for a second day running and is now tied for the overall lead the former u.s. open champion lucas glover joins our overnight leader thomas bjorn his ball and one shots behind. while the shot of the day belongs to veteran tom watson the americans in a stunning holy one are three six but this car was the

to go now where darren clarke will answer the last day of the british open as the man to gauge. and i played the firing off a round of sixty nine to ensure he would take the wants to lead into the final day dustin johnson had taken coming from clarke at one stage during the back nine o'clock wrestled him back with a twelve to fourteen rickie fowler seen here and thomas bjorn two shots behind jostling around humanise alongside lucas glover tied for fifth rory mcilroy meanwhile dropped from the dogs and for overall training next round of seventy four . other people from. here this week you know i think they were expecting you to be speaking to rory at this stage and so i think that. you know if you supported me which is fantastic but not just a bit different every put it all the way through the crowd you know sort of i don't know maybe the end of the for a little bit more with me just a guy that likes a painter to just enjoy himself and you know the credit been fantastic cycling and we're now two thirds of the way through this year's tour de france with belgium here live on the ce

darren clarke leads the whale for three days of the british open with tough jobs and a low second as bad weather continues to plague the one hundred ten point two edition of the major. but also local man thomas voeckler retains the yellow jersey two weeks into the front while getting beyond the dirt of belgium when saturday's stage fourteen. let's start with the bowl where half of the copa america semifinalists have been decided you're a while through after knocking all the stars started have seen our own penalties your whining to just six minutes just laying deledio four miles for a cake found to have their hero merrily the area the boss the bolts of g.i. bill paris to open the scoring the argentines equalized in the eighteenth minute though messy sounding the size poster of the game the head of the ball and someone at the one now ninety minutes of play didn't find the women either did extra time forcing the highly tense much into a penalty shoot out plans to seek to strike a promise to have is a big ok but meaning here it was said to sara's would then thought the winning goal for t

and wet windy and wide open rain fails to stop darren clarke taking the sole lead heading into the final day of the british open but dustin johnson sits just to show behind the one hundred fortieth edition of the all this major. let's kick off with football where the shock of the cup america to date has been recorded lionel messi on his argentina team it's knocked out of their own tournaments by europe why in the quarterfinals the leaving just six minutes to seize the advantage to go for a free kick climbing ahead of surgery would emerge area with the ball eventually landing in the path of this diego per is he makes no mistake they are sometimes equalizing the minute though messi crossing for one one one ninety minutes of play in half an hour of extra time couldn't muster up a winner and so to assure manchester city striker parlous tab is the only man to miss meeting who said this is no nonsense strike with the favorites the time it seems the result well it wasn't based on luck. but i did truth is that yesterday we were watching a compilation of penalties from the comp game so that time

. >> darren clarke, 42 years old. 40 guy to win a major since mark o'meara in 1998. and he was in the lead. mickleson made a surge, but they say clark is the best on the tour. and when mickelson's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, darren clarke lost his wife to breast cancer and reached out. one of the good guys in sport. >> the nfl having important talks, and labor disputes they're trying to work out. >> you've heard about it before. it's closed and this week a lot of talks and we're down to the wire here, morn they wi mon in new york and meetings in atlanta on thursday. the football metaphor, they're on the goal line, put it in for a touchdown. if we get the deal done it doesn't look like we'll be losing pre-season football. with the lockout. you never know. >> harris: we're in the red zone as they say. peter, good to he zoo you. >> thanks so much, harris. >> harris: let's recap the top stories. casy anthony nowhere in sight. whisked away with jose baez, sent text to her parents saying she's safe. the jury acqu

darren clark tied with glover. he ends it all alone in 1st, 1 under, 69, dropping clark to 5 under for the turnment. he tees off bright and early at 6:15. >> that was your clock going off. >> i know you're staying up to watch that. >> you bet cha all night. >> remember we are always on at our website. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it.

darren clark has his major. >> northern ireland darren clark won his first major title yesterday with an even par 70 in the final round. that gave the 43-year-old a three stroke victory. in tahoe actor jack wagner held off a late charge by dallas cowboys quarterback tony romo to win the american century championship. wagner is the only nonprofessional athlete to have won the tournament in its 22 years. but the shot of the day belonged to former nhl mvp joseph sac ky. he hit a hole in one. winning $1 million. half of that money is going to go to charity. >>> all right well the world watch as the women of the u.s. and japan battled it out. the final result left many people breathless. >>> plus the changes some drivers will notice this morning on one bay area freeway. >>> here's a looks at 280 near san jose. we'll take a looks at the mccarthur maze coming up. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news it's monday, july 18 it i'm kraig debro. >> i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the day off. we will head over to meteorologist steve paulson who is working on a warmup for me. >> pers

the co-leader is darren clarke, drain a long one. clarke and lucas glover at 4- under par. and funny, you can get up or stay up around 2:00 in the morning and see some of the british open third round stuff. when you're just getting in you want to see good putting. >> i don't know why you think i go out all hours of the night. we don't go out prancing around the city. >> just a couple that likes to stay home and quietly love. that's nice. me too. the nfl lock out appears on the home stretch, you don't have nfl lock out fatigue by now, there's smith strutting. i'll spare you the propaganda, the only bottom line here that's floated around by next friday they could have something signed and why nobody is really a fan will sweat when they miss games. we're hearing a billionaire versus a millionaire, it's almost over. >> okay. you sound relieved. >> it's good. glad to see both sides happy. >> have a good night and a great weekend everybody. see you later. ]s

. >> charlie: what darren clarke might do. >> i started thinking about the 12th hole. i'm on 11 and the next shot and how to birdie the next hole and other things than making this putt were going through my mind and that's something i have to work on. i have to work on my focus. missing a three-foot putt is a mental focus. >> charlie: you call it a brain freeze. >> yeah. >> charlie: what ha happene at e round. >> i've had a few breaks throughs in links golf is one is getting a shot that doesn the wind so a drive that doesn't even have an apex to its flight and gets rolling on the ground quick and i've been able to get the ball in play better than i've ever had and didn't have a big miss. i didn't have a big miss the whole tournament because i was table to keep it on the ground and will help my links play in the future but almost got me to victory this year. >> charlie: when you're in a groove does the hole look this big when you're putting. what happens? >> it becomes more reactionry like throwing a ball. you just throw a ball. when i'm playing like that i just see the

five years ago, darren clark's wife lost his battle with cancer, now, 32, his best golf thought to be behind him. he was scheduled to work for tv this weekend if he missed the cut. instead, he held the lead. wild weather, it was raining dance moves on the practice rain. phil mickelson and -- getting -- mickelson might do that more often. he tore up the front nine. no. 7, eagle. he caught clark. it's raining eagles, serious storms in the middle of the final round. a chance for an eagle at seven, and he also takes advantage. he's back in front by two. to the ninth, clark with a tough line off the fairway. it's a low approach. it somehow got over the bunker, rolled up to the green. he saved par. this is an awfully fortunate bounce and clark knew it. mickelson trying to save par at 11. this bogey spelled the end of his bid for the title. clark, won the challenge and element and was able to soak up the applause on 18th fairway. 42-year-old taps in to win. his first major championship over three strokes over mickelson and johnson. prominent victory for one of golf's most prominent players.

mean when we go to the market to openly we can go to the market into the proper business golf and darren clarke is soaking in the glory of the moment after winning his first of a major title in twenty years at sandwich plenty of things to raise for the northern irishman with the british open clare a jog family in hand and many more rounds away from the golf course now likely await the charismatic with. quite a few pints and. quite a few beers and quite a few glasses of wine and. it's all continued into. thirty minutes ago. i didn't watch before set up so it did take a while but it's been a very good night you know. it will. benefit me and i'm straight but it's more. money on there which is the most important thing . now nataly she is simply in a class of her own off to adding another gold medal to have historic hul in the well swimming championships in shanghai so the medal mushin adjoining her compound had for that child from the do it section two members of the top place lympics school in beijing reuniting to secure russia its second gold of the two an immense local favorites new once or shan

. >>> to golf, darren clarke had a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of the open and phil mickelson made him sweat it out. drilled the long eagle on 7. lefty pulled even but couldn't get over the hump. clarke with room for error on 18. two-putt for the win. at 42 years of age, the irishman finally wins his first major, taking the open by three strokes. and the shot of the day wasn't from the open. former colorado avalanche joe sakic on the million dollar 17th hole. he shoots. he scores! 500,000 for him and another 500 grand for charity. not a bad day on the links. that's your early look at sports on "early today," i'm bill seward. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >>> well, an iconic american director sneaks in a personal milestone on harry potter's big weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, endangered by environmental pollution, and banged up by abusive boaters, they're making their bid to stick around no matter what. and they may have found their poster boy. you're watch

now 42, his best golf thought to be behind >> five years ago darren clark's wife lost his battle forr. now, 32 being his best golf behind him, he was scheduled to work tv if he missed the cut. wild weather day, it was raining on the practice range. miguel jimenez getting loose. mickelson might start dancing more often. he tore up the front nine. no. 7, eagle, yes. he caught clark for the lead at five under. it's raining with serious storms in the middle of the final round. clark's turn. chance for eagle at the 7 and he takes advantage. he's back in front by two. ninth hole, clark with a tough one off the fairway. low approach shot. it just gets over the green side. rolls up to the green. saved par. a fortunate bounce, and clark knew it. mickelson to save par at 11. this bogey spelled the end of his bid for the title. his mind went downhill after that. clark weathered the challengers and the elements and was able to soak in the applause, the tap-in for his championship. improbably victory for one of golf's most popular players. >> i want to share with everybody. i'm your normal ordina

darren clarke, he's been described as the every man, a few pounds overweight, always fancies a pint of moniker. the 42-year-old from northern ireland embraces. the every man is leading the 140th open championship. conditions to start round three in a word miserable. 25 to 30-mile-an-hour winds and raining. welcome to summer in southeast england. shot of the day. the dane, the approach shot on the par 4 ninth. a few hops, checks, spins in for the eagle. hansen is even par tied for seventh. phil mickelson has long struggled in the british open. he's in the hunt this year. his third shot on nine looked like it would drop for birdie. only three guys were under par today. one was ricky fowler, burying the birdie putt on 16. with a 68, he's two under. dustin johnson will be playing in the final group for the third time in the last six majors. johnson sticks his approach from 150 out on 15. he birdied to go to 5 under and finish at minus 4 with a 68. johnson is one back of clarke. he should consider that lucky. clarke the only player today to birdie the first hole. while he shot a one under 6

your leader is northern ireland's darren clarke.t time he contended for a major was ten years ago. he misses by inches for eagle on 7. he's five under par heading into sunday. >> i am older, so i'm supposed to be wiser. i've been very, very patient and that's the way you need to be. you know, tomorrow the forecast is wind again. it's going to be tough and i know what to expect. so i'll go out tomorrow and do my best. >> and finally, diane, the u.s. women's soccer team is playing for the world cup title on sunday. they take on a japanese national team that's playing to inspire an entire nation following the devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. it is a compelling story and one that will be fun to watch. >> absolutely. thanks a lot, jim. >>> as jim mentioned, the soccer team is gearing up for the world cup tomorrow. we have the scoop on viewing parties if you want to watch. the party starts at 11:45. san jose is hosting an outdoor party. >> still to come, we have a change coming up in your weather forecast. plus, what

but leader, northern ireland's darren clarke. the last time he contended for a major was ten years ago. here, putting for eagle, misses by inches and leaves the field at 5 under par heading into sunday. >>> a's a winner last night, today a scheduled doubleheader with the angels, angels with a 2-0 lead and then eric aybar, 3-0 halos. bottom of the seventh, a's down 3-1. a base hit to center, cliff pennington scores. we're now at 4-2, l.a., bottom of the ninth. crisp swings at the first pitch. this is still a tough pitch buff the a's lose 4-2. oakland's first loss to the angels at home this season. game two of the doubleheader, top of the second, no score. runner on for mark trumbo and he hammers one to right center. make it left center. comcast sportsnet california sign getting some play here. that's his 18th home run of the year. they're in the fifth and oakland has taken a 3-2 lead. >>> on sunday, the u.s. women's soccer team will play for the world cup title. and soccer excitement is everywhere. tonight it's at at&t park. mexic

he's 4-under right now. 42-year-old darren clark two shot lead. a 68 today and the man from northern ireland makes a 90 feet eagle put. look at the fancy stuff he does with the arrows too. he is-4. it is open for all to take. meantime the giants getting ready for game two of the series with san diego. made a roster move today. pat burrell has a mild foot strain. they bring in a catcher by the name of hector sanchez who got rave reviews from barry zito when he was down there. we'll see how things are going with the nfl labor problems. they may have a settlement in the next 46 to 48 hours. that is the sporting life. >> all right. >> mark, thank you. >>> a stretch of san francisco coastline is suddenly faces a rocky future. coming up, winter storms last year forced lengthy closures for the great highway along ocean beach. it finally opened again but the city is now being told the repairs aren't good enough. find out why in 30 minutes on tv 36. >>> and at the circus of fire on ktvu.com. watch our special report on the crucibal playing this week end. y

on the same continent, darren clarke, the same sentiment. he lost his wife to cancer.e wins the british open. one of the most popular places in northern ireland. two great stories. >> that's what sport is all about. >> it's about passion. >> see you at 11:00. verizon claims its 4g lte is twice as fast as at&t. we're putting them to the test against the speed of a rescue unit. go ! they're downloading a music album. the first network to finish gets rescued. does your phone know that we're racing ? done ! verizon's done ! i've got seven left ! the fastest network in america. verizon. built so you can rule the air. now powering the lg revolution.

to pull ahead especially clarke of a three zero darren justin johnson he is on three under after seven rickie fowler and thomas bjorn running off the top five on two on their. turn your attention across. think where p.g.a. tour rookie chris kirk is making things look easy at the viking classic the american playing like a veteran carving a sixty four for a one shot lead ahead of the final run the weather finally clearing up after heavy rain here is well along the players to finish the second on third rowand kirk taking advantage of calm winds carting eight birdies on the day the twenty six year old making four straights on the clock nine alone including this on the third d.j. tron sits in a group of four peers a shot behind a birdie on the twelfth going to distance for the thirty year old although he was forced to mark a double bogey to. the tell you is forever etched ternium amongst the legendary synchronized swimmers the russian becoming the first ever left in time world champion no less opera winning her latest gold at the finals in shanghai the twenty five year old getting her count

now darren clarke is soaking in the glory of the moment after winning his first of a major title in swansea as at sandwich plenty of things to raise it to for the north northern irishman with the british open clare a job family you had and many more hours away from the golf course now likely await a charismatic winner. quite a few times. very few beers and. thirty minutes to go so. i didn't watch before set up so i did think about it but it's been a very good. one for me usually for most people there's a mortar. which is the most important. i was on the news and the tally simply make laws of their own after adding another gold medal to her story who are the world swimming championships in shanghai or a martian adjoining her compound triple the triumph and they do it section two members of its own place the limbic school in beijing reuniting to secure russia its second gold of the tournaments local favorites and one suit to settle for silver so shannon also finished runner up to the soul of program the day before while the bronze medalist in that section andrea claimed another third place fi

but first the joint leaders of the open championship darren clarke and lucas glover will start their penultimate round of little later with clarke hoping to repeat the form that saw him shoot to the top of the leaderboard after carding a two under par sixty eight although there will be no world number one luke donald all number two the westwood who both missed the cut while american glover was aiming to build on his opening round of sixty six and could have ended day two as the out right leader if he had some busy goal he carded a seventy to leave him out for under par and joining him at the top of the leaderboard is clarke the norm marshman hidden ego in five birdies including this one eighty post another sixty eight now four plays are a shot back and that includes martin kaymer seen here he hit a steady round of sixty nine first round later to always be almost along with chad campbell also tied in second place and say to the spaniard me go angle him in there he sunk this long birdie putt at the six before finishing on three under. and i'm going to tom lewis grabbed the headlines whe

now darren clarke is soaking in the glory of the moment after winning his first of a major title in swansea as at sandwich plenty of things to raise it to for the north no the ny richmond with the british open calera job family had and many more hours away from the golf course now likely await the charismatic with. quite a few pints and. quite a few beers and then a few glasses of red wine and. thirty minutes to go so. i did the wash before set up so it did take a while but it's been very good and. it will. benefit me if i'm on straight but it's more. money on which is the most important thing. well it's all the news and. simply make laws of their own often adding another gold medal to story cool of the world swimming championships in shanghai or emotion a joint compound treat for the do it section two members of the top place the limbic school in beijing reuniting to secure russia its second gold of the tournaments local favorites and. to settle for silver so shannon also finished runner up to the soul of program the day before while the bronze medalist in that section. claimed another thi

just a moment but let's get underway with some life action on goal for joint british open leaders darren clarke and lucas bloomer they've just teed off. clark aiming for another strong showing after firing she runs of sixty eight on thursday and again on friday on the northern irishman has already birdie the first to take on our right lead with both being on the same putting him in the leaderboard joint first strong leader thomas bjorn the shots behind clark after carding a birdie at the second yesterday's yesterday i should say world number one looked on the field to make the cuts. now for some news russian tennis player. revealed she has counts for the world number twenty eight choosing to make the announcement on her twenty second birthday to hasn't played a much since may missing both the french open and wimbledon in a message on the w.t. website the muscovite said she's being treated for hodgkin's lymphoma but obvious she was hopeful she may have a chance to return to the sport if treatment is successful over the next few months . brings us to football where it's a blast from the pasta in

. >>> to golf, darren clarke with a three-stroke lead to the final round and phil mickelson, eagle on lefty pulled even. clarke with room for error on 18. two putt for the win at 42 years of age. the irishman finally wins his first major. taking the open by three strokes. >>> and the shot of the day wasn't from the open. former colorado avalanche joe sakic on the million dollar 17th hole. he shoots. he scores. $500,000 for him and another 500 grand for charity. not a bad day on the links. >>> that's your first look at sports. i'm bill seward. >>> and now for another quick look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, good morning once again do i'm not going to be a popular guy this week. no weather person is. we'll be hiding in the ac along with everybody else. let's break down the new england forecast. showers and storms that have rolled down through vermont, heading for southern new hampshire, in the boston area i think you'll get clipped by rain, portsmout, new hampshire. it's going to take too long for those showers and storms t

carving a seventy to leave him out of the top one four on the park joining him at the summit is darren clarke the northern irishman sinking an eagle and five birdies including this. post the second straight sixty eight for players or a shot clock including martin timer seen here who had a steady run sixty nine percent leader thomas bjorn along with chad campbell are also tied in second place and so to a spaniard miguel human is he sent this long birdie putt up the six before finishing and younger for the world's top two of luke donald number two leave west with both missed the cut to the same company set for amateur tom lewis and he made the headlines for all the right reasons sitting only three shots off the pace and in contention after this. some news russian tennis player lisa cleared by oliver has revealed that she has cancer the world number twenty eight choosing to make the announcement on her twenty second birthday. hasn't played a match since may missing both the french open and were moved in in a message on the w.t. a web search the moscow fight said she's being treated for hodgkin's