rory mcilroy joins me now. rory, as a fellow irishman, thank you for coming to america and beating them at their own game in their own backyard. >> yeah -- i mean, no, what can i say. it was one of the best weeks in my life. everything sort of just came together at the right time and it was a great win. >> i mean to come to america and win the u.s. open is a feat very few ever achieve outside of america. what do you think it takes to be a winner? when it actually comes down to it, when you enter that fourth day as you did, what is it that makes a champion compared to others who often fall by the wayside? >> i mean i think i know from this year's masters, what happened to me, 95% of it is mental. knowing you're going out with the lead and knowing that if you stumble at all, there's going to be someone that's going to take advantage of that. but you know, you just get weeks, you know that everything's going to fall into place. you know that mentally you're in the right place and i was great mentally all week and

open champion rory mcilroy and yannis saying the youngest player meal of females in the morning they were to win four major championships could this game have any bearing at various moments it's great for us to be have to say well that the whole program does well you can see kids here today oh i want to be the next rory mcilroy say they want to come play with us it's the fourth time before the serious has come to moscow and the event offers a unique chance for russia's young golfers to show off their skills and getting tournament experience and under the inspiring supervision for all those personal coach keith would the kids could hardly help but grow to love the sport and progress quickly but every year i come back i see a difference which is fantastic which is a credit to i think to your to your your whole development their year out of each time so physically they're changing and with that their golf swings are changing. and i think if you can if you can continue to develop the techniques through your through your coaches then there's no reason why you can't you can't really aggres

open golf champion rory mcilroy has decided to rest the head of the british open however at twenty two the norrish project could still be playing in the found a series which inspired him speak on a major when it is constant but reports now on the youth development program which has come to moscow to help produce a russian champion. british six time major winner certainly faldo founded his serious a ninety ninety six and a plethora of champions have already developed through the system including the likes of u.s. open champion rory mcilroy and yannis see the youngest player male or female in the morning to win four major championships could this scheme have any bearing advertisement it's great for us to have to say. that the whole program does well you can see kids here today. i want to be the next rory mcilroy say they want to come play with us it's the fourth time with all the serious has come to moscow and even and offers a unique chance for russia's young golfers to show off their skills and get into an experience and under the inspiring supervision for all those personal coach key

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stoddard and rory cooper. the front-runner mitt romney, or dr romney is 48, 35, 50/35 mishl. try to answer the question this time, how do you think any of them close the gap with the president? >> first off, obviously you're selectively choosing polls. >> there's -- >> hold it, rory. rory, you're quoting state polls, i'm quoting national polls. we vote for president? 50 states, not one. president obama is not in the primary against them. he's in the general. so try again. how do you close the national gap? >> you're asking about general election matchups. if you're looking at president obama because of his terrible jobs report, because of the economic growth, you have president obama coming out there at the press conference every day. jay tapper asked him, can you name one specific on entitlements? he can't name one specific reform he's willing to do. how can you lose all these states? >> it seems hopeless to get a republican on the show to answer the question. why don't you try for me. can you explain how the

and rory glory all eyes are on mcelroy as the twenty two year old goes for his second golf major in a row at the british open tees off on thursday. the first of football and you're a guy secured a corporate america quarter final against host argentina thanks to a narrow one zero victory over mexico in the latter the only goal was scored by alvira career after fourteen minutes picking up the rebound from diego for loans for a kick. the could have been even more year ago i fall on the cliff in the post minutes later. and in the second half they struck the woodwork again nicholas love their own getting it right this time mexico thought they'd equalize later on low but rafael marquez lugo's effort was ruled offside during his time to a group stage exit from the competition for the first time while you're why finish second in group say play argentina i know that if you were. important to me is that the team and now we know that we've qualified and that we managed to achieve our plans to this point as a forward as a player i just want to help out and do the best for the team in whatever way

well and their civil absentee from the tournament his us open golf champion rory mcilroy has decided to rest ahead of the british open however twenty say the northern irishman could still be playing in the faldo series which inspired him to become the major winner he is confident the top off reports on the us development programme which has come to moscow to help produce a russian champion. british six time major winner siri need for older founded his serious in one nine hundred ninety six and the black through of champions have already developed through the system including the likes of us open champion rory mcilroy and yet he is seeing the youngest player male or female in the mall in a ring to win four major championships could this game have any better at various moments it's great for us to be have to say with that the whole program does work you can see kids here today oh i want to be the next mori mcelroy say they want to come play with us it's the fourth time before the serious has come to be our scope and the band offers a unique chance for russia's young golfers to show off

i want to be the next rory mcilroy so they want to come play with us it's the fourth time before the su is has come to moscow and the man to offer is a unique chance for russia's young golfers to show off their skills and getting tournament experience and under the inspiring supervision for those personal coach mood bikies can hardly help but grow to love the sport and progress quickly but every year i come back i see a difference which is fantastic which is a credit to i think your to your goal the whole development there year to each time so physically they're changing and with that their golf swings are changing. and i think if you can if you can continue to develop the techniques to your to your coaches then there's no reason why you can't you can't really aggressively progress there with found his assistant the young players get ready to take the next step and break into the professional rinks as we like all the now and we have some might not have expected to produce such a talented young. as michael roy sold a deer is there with great passion and determination future champions

rory are in alternate universes here. president walked in at this time last week and specifically said from revenues to discretionary funds to entitlements what the proposal was that was laid out and there f there was a difference between he and boehner. is that not so? >> that is true. he did lay out some vision of what he would accept in terms after plan. there's no plan in writing is what jay carney said, the press second, said a couple of days ago. but this is a lin that the republicans are saying he had no plan of his own. i think what h is about is 2012. has the president helped his argument for reelection. what you will obviously see from the republicans is this argument that president is a big spending liberal, that has exploded deficits under his watch. and i think, while this might not make liberals happy. i think he will say that i did make cuts. i was willing to compromise with republicans. and you know, looking to slash and look at to entitlement. >> something that confused me that michele bachmann said, that

barring a record comeback tomorrow rory mcilroy won't be winning back-to-back majors.e 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 the gym every time. i like to socialize, relax, and i think most of the people that come to watch will identify with that. that's probably

george is in sandwiching, rory won't be running away with this one. the u.s.out early and shot a 1 under 71. 21-year-old 24 holes on the back nine to meet to the top of the leading board. the first immature to have it. >> lewis is tied for the league with a man twice his age. his dad passed away in may. >> would have been very proud and i've told them i am safe. >> it is time for your thursday night top five. dustin johnson was 4 over 13 holes, but birdied 13 and 14 and hit a hole in one. he finished at even par. a big popup. kevin reached out. suspended four games with the donnie brook friday night at fen way. at number three, he loses thomas and luckily is able to jump off the bike before falling down this side of mon tons. and the blue jays combined for one of the hits. makes the rouge davis. toronto wins 16-7. and maror ins and rangers, thr only one way to get ichiro out. won eight straight and that is bad news because they are now 12 1/2 games back in the west. that's not good. >> tom lewis is playing in the british open. >> after? >> how he was playing w

that sixty one he's a rank outsider for the tournament and is almost forty years older than favorite rory mcilroy but that isn't worrying the veteran he's won a major is he surprised the golf world in two thousand and nine when he led the final round at turnberry in scotland before losing in a playoff and says he knows how to tackle this links course. it takes takes. every bit of it would put a golfer has to play this golf course or play it well you have to drive it will be real it's your pretty modern approach boy risk of course the weighted shot to get the shot the right distance is going to be a very very difficult thing to do in this golf course now the tour de france heading to the pier in a stage eleven was the last chance for sprinters to grab some glory for a few days in britain's mark cavendish made sure he got his third stage win with an explosive finish to also claim a green point jersey while frenchman thomas voeckler did enough to keep the overall leaders yellow jersey cavendish keen to make up for his narrow loss to under good people the day before and again he was indebted

who leads the way he six under par with two holes left the play in his first round while favorite rory mcilroy is one over par as he starts the back nine well there are windy conditions at the moment plays tasted those during practice sessions seen here yesterday among them tom watson sixty one he's a rank outsider for the tournament and he's almost forty years older than favorite rory mcilroy but that isn't worrying the veteran he's won a major is he surprised the golf world in two thousand and nine when he led the final round at turnberry in scotland before losing in a playoff and watson tees off late this afternoon and says he knows how to tackle this links course. it takes takes. every bit of it would go to golf or he has to play this golf course or play it well you have to drive it well. you're pretty modern approach boy risk of course the weighted shop to get the shot at the right distance is going to be a very very difficult thing to do in this go of course in football the defending champions brazil have reached the quarter finals of the copper america therefore to win over ecua

goals open championship has got underway at royal st george's in kent with favorites rory mcilroy and world number one luke donald just starting their first round there are windy conditions at the moment though plays tasted those during practice practice sessions yesterday among them tom watson sixty one he's a rank outsider for the tournament and is almost forty years older than favorite rory mcilroy but that isn't worrying the veteran who's won eight majors he surprised the golf world in two thousand and nine when he led the final round turned green scotland before losing in a playoff and weather permitting watson later this afternoon says he knows how to tackle this slings caulks. it takes takes. every bit of wood a golfer has to play this golf course or play it well and you have to drive it well . it's you're pretty much out of pro-choice risk of course the weighted shot to get the shot the right distance is going to be a very very difficult thing to do in this golf course with the tour de france heading to the pyrenees stage eleven was the last chance the sprint is to grab some g

open champion and favorite rory mcilroy finished what i have a pop the northern irishman who's speaking to become the youngest open champion since eight hundred ninety three made a poor start with both his first and third holes before recovering to cart a seventy one. dollars you know the week changes very dramatically in a day. but. i will try and see if we can do the same tomorrow a long way in the distro woman but you always got to be pleased with shooting a good number the first day because you can play way out of it but you can never win it on the first day but we have to. carry on from. now to cycling and spain's olympic champion samuel sanchez has claimed his first of a stage win at the tour de france as the second grand two of the season and the peyronie's size twelve featured three steep climbs was the two thousand and eight men's road race alembic champion sanchez on top form during his grueling two hundred eleven kilometer right frenchman thomas voeckler retained the yellow jersey he's almost one minute and fifty seconds ahead of frank schleck he was third fastest on the day

opening thomas bjorn takes a surprise lead in the first round of the british open as red hot favorite rory mcilroy finishes up one over. maintaining the de france holders brazil reached the quarterfinals of the top or america along with paraguayan and others whaler. out west meets east the usa will take on japan in the final of the women's world cup. the first to go off and thomas bjorn has carded a five on the our opening round of sixty five to play in the early lead in the british open championship at wilson georges dane cast aside memories of his two thousand and three meltdown at the major he was denied the last time it came to this english course and eight years ago bjorn blew a three shot lead with four hours to play but erased some of those painful memories with a fine round the forty one year old dane only due on monday that he was playing event after the withdrawal of a.j. saying and he went on to take the early lead by a strike from this man i know him and us the spaniard played flawless golf seeking birdies at the fourth night's twelfth and seventeenth holes. however the galleri

bjorn lie to shots behind johnson with miguel on go humanise alongside lucas clover tied for fifth rory mcilroy meanwhile dropped from level par to four over a mixed crowd of seventy four. people from. here this week you know i think they were expecting you to be speaking to rory at this stage in a certain thing that. you know he supported me which is fantastic but not just a bit different every put it all the way through the crowd you know this sort of i don't know maybe the end of the fire a little bit more with me just a guy that likes a painter to just enjoy himself and you know the kind of been fantastic cycling and went out to thousands of the way through the to france with belgium and yet live on the debts of the bracing his maiden stage we don't sound that picture after stage see. and also sold the omega farm a lot to ride a go top of the king of the mountains classification vanda deaths just two points ahead of spain somewhere else sanchez who trailed by its way into one seconds to come in second andy schleck was third fastest twenty five seconds further back meanwhile local ho

i think they were expecting you to thank you rory at this stage and say anything but. you know it's supporting me it's been classic and not just a bit different every other way you know this. little bit more. and just enjoy it and. you know the creative been fantastic. now we're now two thirds of the way through this year's tour de france with belgian here in the depths of the breaking his maiden stage going on sounds as a that's victory after stage fourteen also saw the on their go far lots or go top of the king of the mountains faster creation bonded at just two points ahead of spain some well scientists and trailed bites when sea won seconds to come in second and to share was third fastest lines in five seconds for the back local hopefuls almost vertical i mean while retains the jersey after finishing with a palace on sunday's fifteen ses will be one hundred ninety five kilometer run from here like that and in a sprint finish. now misty may train and kerri walsh have won the moscow leg of the world beach volleyball to the reigning olympic champions upsetting the cur

and rory glory all eyes are on mcelroy of the twenty two year old goes for his second golf major in a row the british open tees off on thursday. the first of football and year ago i secured a corporate america quarter final against hosts argentina thanks to a narrow one zero victory over mexico in the latter the only goal was scored by al dora pereira after fourteen minutes picking up the rebound from playing a full and free kick and the could have been even lower for a year ago i fall and kick in the post minutes later. and in the second half i struck the woodwork again nicolas love their own right this time mexico thought they'd be quite late on luck but rafael marquez lugo's effort was ruled offside and then he signed to a group stage exit from the competition for the first time by europe i finished second in group c. play argentina. is important series that the team and i are winning with qualified and the tremendous she achieved our plans to be spawned as a forward as a club i just want to help out and do the best for the team in whatever way that can be. scary goals so now we ha

france did make things interesting day when they got back to the great sea with the gulf and rory yogas. but. settled germany the big goal the death forty dented germany how it ends and they will play to look for. more japan last drink so you know i'm white but the first in the spectacular gold to. the second hour strike from such a great game key sealed the win to set up a last meeting we. set blatter has reiterated faith this commitment to pour millions of dollars into the development of football in africa the president of the sport's governing body was speaking in zimbabwe after meeting top local officials blatter how closed door talks with both zimbabwean president robert mugabe and prime minister morgan chang are high as the fate of its chief returned to south africa for the first time since last year's world cup blatter also visited a local women's football match as well as construction sites and he pitches the seventy five year old swiss was re-elected is supremely last month amid an ongoing saga of corruption allegations but he pledged that the fee for initiative. to invest seve

>> wait until you find out what rory mcilroy d good story.mber 22-year-old rory mcilroy took the world by storm destroying the best field in golf in record fashion to wind u.s. open. is he the best player in golf? and does he need more majors to prove it? we are about to find out. mcilroy goes to the british open as favorite at royal st. john's which came alove when the young irishman arrived. he now drives a ferrari. >> wow. >> he bought his dad a mercedes. and he travels on his private jet. he has remarkable poise, a sense of humor and he doesn't mind the comparisons to tiger woods. >> the public and the media interest trying to look for the next tiger or the next whoever. and, you know, it just so happens to be me at the minute. you know, if a young guy wins this week it's probably going to be him. but, you know, i'm happy with that tag and i just need to go out and play and trying to win golf tournaments. that's all i can do. >> hm. >>> the man in the car making sure they don't hit in the stage 10 of the tour de france. we got a sprint to

sport now a break in the formula one calendar this weekend but no rest for some of the teams hi hi rory red bull and ferrari will be taking their cars to sochi at the sport in russia which will hold its first grand prix in the city in three years time a little way away but i've got more now plus a look at some a footballing davy to remember for one particular thing. other than thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up here is why big mexico one they want to set up a quarter final showdown with anjan tina america. plus all eyes on michael laurie's the twenty two year old goes to his second goal for major in iraq. the last i just saw with the latest on the longest rally in russia. but first the copper america where year ago i have set up a quarter final with argentina off for a one zero win over mexico the only goal scored by a pair early in the first half taking up the rebound from diego for lunch break take that and that could have been more for your why a full on clipping the post minutes later. on in the second half they struck the woodwork again nicholas low arrow h

another news pulse open championship has got under way rules and georges in kent favorite rory mcilroy tees off in just over an hour's time followed by world number one luke donald and defending champion new things and there are windy conditions though at the moment much like the practice sessions that were held yesterday by the plays among them u.s. p.g.a. when a martin eighty's off later this afternoon just before legend tom watson at sixty one he's a rank outsider for the tournament and so my sport he is older than favorite rory mcilroy but that isn't working the veteran he's won a major is he surprised the golf world in two thousand and nine when he led a final round it turned green scott and before losing in a playoff and says he knows how to tackle this links course. it takes takes. every bit of i would call it a goal for years to play this golf course put it well to drive it well. you're pretty moderate approach boy this golf course the weighted shot to get the shot the right distance is going to be a difficult thing to do. now the tour de france heading to the pier in a stage e

going to people from home here this week and i think they were expecting you to be speaking to rory at this stage and i certainly think that it's very rare that you know support a name which is fantastic but not just to people from where we put it all the way through the crowd you know this sort of for them they're going to benefit for a little bit more with me just a guy that likes a painter to just enjoy himself and you know the kind of confessor. cycling and we're now two thirds of the way through this year's to france with belgium year live on the celebrating his maiden stage we're on south as a that's victory after stage fourteen also saw the omega pharma lot to ride a go top of the king of the mountains classification just two points ahead of spain someone else searches who trailed by twenty one seconds to come in second and third fastest twenty five seconds for the back meanwhile local hopeful thomas voeckler retained the jersey after finishing with a peloton sunday's fifteenth stage will be one hundred ninety five kilometer run from lee morton on the year and in a sprint finish

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 celebrating his maiden stage we had on saturday that victory after stage fourteen also sold the omega farm a lot to ride a go top of the king of the mountains classification vanderjagt just two points ahead of spain someone else who trailed by twenty one seconds to come in second and the snake was third fastest twenty five seconds for the back meanwhile local hopeful told most vocal retained the jersey after finishing with the peloton sunday's fifteenth stage will be a one hundred and ninety five kilometer run from the momentum on the year likely to end in a sprint finish. mist

to have a reasonable and decent conversation about the legitimate business of the ratings agencies rory now if even if the downgrade that was justified shouldn't moody's have held off to preserve confidence and allow the e.u. to recover. well no hang on a second you know these ratings are indicative the whole point of a ratings agency is to basically give someone a school report it tells you that you know if johnson isn't doing his work then johnson needs to improve cetera no realistically i think the question the ratings agencies must ask themselves because they were at fault here was why they didn't give better ratings a couple of years ago when it was absolutely clear to a large number of us that the european union have really significant problems and they were caught up in the way of the euro euphoria that was going on at that stage however you know they're just doing their jobs and frankly the business of shooting masson sure isn't going to get anybody anywhere i mean that would be as ridiculous as saying we shouldn't discuss this on russia today because actually once the truth get

people from home here and here this week you know i think they were expecting you to be speaking to rory at this stage and i think that. you know it's supporting me which is fantastic but not just a bit different but everybody all the way through the crowd you know this sort of i don't know maybe the end of the fire a little bit more with me just a guy that likes a painter to just enjoy himself and you know the creative been fantastic. now we're now two thirds of the way through this year's tour de france with belgian the depths of the break he has made on stage when on sounds the same that's victory after stage fourteen also saw the omega pharma lots go top of the king of the mountains classification bonded just two points ahead of spain some while sanchez and trailed by when c. won seconds to come in second and cause third fastest lines in five seconds further back local hopeful to almost vertical and meanwhile retains the yellow jersey after finishing with the palettes on sunday's fifteen ses will be a one hundred and ninety five kilometer run from lee moved here like that to end in a