host the open championship from thursday the former world number one started practicing at the royal lytham and st annes course just hours after flying in from florida by private jet woods has won the open three times the last back in two thousand and six and studiously made notes on the lancashire course by which all accounts is very unforgiving well other players took some time out to watch a documentary at the golf course on monday night it was called inside the ropes but the rough so brutal at royal lytham and st annes makes it a say they'll be trying their hardest to stay on the fairway. it's tough it's very narrow very very effective. from what i can remember in the past the forecast that we're been given this week is going to be with a little bit of rain and so it's going to be a very very stern test but. really crucial for words for. the rock for sure it's brutal. you know you've got to keep your ball over the ground and keep people on. plenty to say now said rest on the tour de france and french when perry go will fail it is well after winning stage fifteen the former national cham

course record equalling sixty four to have a one stroke lead after the first round of the open royal lytham and sometimes. not in condition rafael nadal says he's unable to defend his a limp a title at the london games. meanwhile a medal hopes our team continues to build up to those fast approaching games by taking a look at russia's athletic squad. but let's start with gulf where australian adam scott sits top of the leaderboard heading into the second round of the open at royal lytham and st annes in england the thirty two year old world number twelve has never won a major scored a cool record including sixteen for iraq on an even going to day display on his heels though are american zach johnson and scotland's paul lawrie the pair just a short behind on private under well bubba watson this season's masters champion stormed out the leaderboard on sixteen strides but. it's nice just to take advantage of conditions today it was surprising but very pleasing to go play some solid golf. but i haven't done the first rounds of the majors this year and that was my goal ariely starting the way i w

for the fourth time the major the former world number one was one of the first to arrive at the royal lytham course in lancashire and will also play alongside spain's sergio garcia defending champion down class forty off alongside ernie els and zach johnson who won the john deere classic last weekend while some of the players took time out to watch a documentary at the golf course on monday night it was called outside the ropes but with the rough so brutal at royal lytham most play say they will be trying their best to stay on the fairway. it's tough it's very narrow very very very. green from what i can remember in the past the forecast that we're we've been given this week is going to be with a little bit of rain and so it's going to be a very very stern test is. really crucial for words here. which is a rocky road which is normally it's a very brutal. you know you've got to keep your ball grounded keep going to get on line and now it is a rest day on the tour de france and frenchman petit will feel it is well and after winning stage fifteen the former national champion got himself into a

and rough ride golfers get their pages beaten legible royal lytham course head of the championship. now former england manager fabio capello is poised to become the next russian coach the sixty six year old is expected in moscow in the next few days to sign a two year deal that is being reported he could earn up to twelve million dollars a year and would be tasked with taking russia to the twenty fourteen world cup his first game could be a friendly against ivory coast next month and that would be followed by world cup qualifiers against northern ireland and israel in september capello resigned as england boss in february after four years in charge while his biggest success came at club level where he's won league titles in spain and italy capello also guided ac milan to champions league glory almost two decades ago. now there are just ten days to go until the start of the lympics and thousands of athletes are starting to arrive at heathrow airport russia's sailing team were among the early arrivals on what was dubbed the prettiest day in the history of heathrow airport but they won

the culprit of difficult conditions...howev er today...the weather was perfect for scoring at royal lytham...and tiger was looking to take advan. advantage... tiger 3 strokes back coming into today...approach shot on 4...lands it on the green... sets up for an easy birdie... woods moves to 4-under.... tiger putting for birdie on 16...trying to move to 5-under...sinks it...he's 4 strokes off the lead after the 2nd round....thanks to this shot...out of the bunker on 18...right into the cup... birdies the final hole... shoots a 3-under 67 for the 2nd straight round...brandt snedeker leads at 10-under... yesterday's leader, adam scott is one shot back at 9-under... we'll have o's and indians highlights...coming up tonight at 10-50 and 11-30 on sports unlimited... some rain in store for the weekend ... when will the storms move out of our area. 3 meteorologist emily gracey has a look at the forecast. forecast. a mailman in texas is doing more than just delivering mail... he's stepping into the battlefield. battlefield.:05 whoa! whoa! whoa!for... the past 2 weeks... ron eudy... has been targeted

culprit of difficult playing conditions...however today...the weather was perfect for scoring at royal lytham.and tiger was looking to take advan. advantage... tiger 3 strokes back coming into today...approach shot on 4...lands it on the green... sets up for an easy birdie... woods moves to 4-under.... tiger putting for birdie on 16...trying to move to 5-under...sinks it...he's 4 strokes off the lead after the 2nd round....thanks to this shot...out of the bunker on 18...right into the cup... birdies the final hole... shoots a 3-under 67 for the 2nd straight round.... yesterday's leader adam scott...2nd shot on the par 5, 7th...bounces off the ridge and onto the green...2 putts for birdie....long putt on 10...scott using the long putter...on a line to the cup...drops it in the clown's mouth...improves to minus 7.... on 11...par 5...scott's 2nd shot...places it within few feet of the pin...another 2-putt for birdie...he shot a

. >>> all right, about a soggy second round on friday, today's weather at royal lytham was glorious. slight breeze. both rare occurrences at the british open but the leaders including tiger woods and adam scott took full advantage of mother nature's gift and even a hole in one. the big question, did american snedeker have an encore for yesterday's mind-blowing 64? someone's got to sign this kid up. look at this. >> no way. >> and he gets it. that's nice. the putter's almost as big as him. speaking of good shots, 25-year-old native of india, number 9. paul mcginley aced the same hole. here you go again, 16 years later's it is in there for a hole in one. that is his open debut. heck of a memory. all right, snedeker, leader after 36 holes. bogey week until this. like a gimme? not so much. he misses. that's on 5. starts a stretch of four bogeys and five hole, yet still tied for second with this guy, graeme mcdowell, long putt on 14. and he drains it to give him back-to-back birdies. mcdowell shoods a 3 under 67. at 7 under for the tournament and will be in tomorrow's final pairing. must

the world number four has won the event three times before but it makes this year's course at royal lytham incidents won't allow any room for error persistent rain has left the rough soggy underfoot and wind is also expected to make life difficult for the one hundred fifty six entries and woodward players will have to be on their game from the very first tee. it is different there's no doubt because we have to be precise rather gate. and hit a ball a specific number normally it's an iron hybrid drive off the first tee and you can hit it basically any distance you want and you're setting yourself up for the second shot but this is totally different and. psychologically it is different because you have to be on your game right away and you can't just you know hit a ball in a fairly any distance you want you have to have to the ball a precise number and that is different than we experience from you know week in week out. well that is all from the world of sport for now but i'll have more for you in a little under two hours time here naughty join me then the world whether it's next . well. it'

for the world number four has won the open three times before but it is this year's course at royal lytham and st annes will not allow any room for error and warns the players will have to be on their game from the very first tee when the opening round gets underway on thursday. it is different there's no doubt because we have to be precise rather gate. and had a ball a specific number normally it's an iron hybrid for i want our driver off the first team you can hit it basically distance you want and you're setting yourself up for the second shot but this is totally different and. psychologically it is different because you have to be on your game right away and you can't just you know hit a ball in the fairway any dissent she want you had to have tapped at the ball a precise number and that is different than what we experience from you know week in week out the british open starting tomorrow. with more. wealthy british songs on. the. markets weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the kinds of reports on our. or in more mouths to feed but where will the f

in goals and else has won the open chin but ship at royal lytham and st annes after finishing seven under par and open victory for the south africa and going into the last day his main rival adam scott failed to hold his final part and taken to play off this threat it would eventually finish second with six and while the pre-tournament favorite american tiger woods came home enjoying third place with competitor and brandt snedeker with three under. five you know this week. my wife's been telling me do you believe them are still going to believe in me you basically have made everybody else believe that you can do it you're going to start doing some of them and i just you know if you're going to do a week for some reason you know is that in a nice otoh you're staying in the same until the minus six or so tony jacklin thanks gerri. over to boxing now where managed to catch up with headway great vitali klitschko on a visit to moscow they saw week the w.b.c. world champ and a set to defend his crown against mine out of germany in the russian capital on the eighth of september and that's what t

open getting underway on thursday the big easy afforded only five practice holes after winning at royal lytham and st annes last weekend he finished his first round on two over par that's ten shots off the league it's american scott pacey who sat on top of the leaderboard he's the man to catch after shooting a course record eight under par sixty two that is all from the world of sports an obvious plenty more later here on r.t. the world weather is next for. well the truth science technology innovation all the moves developments from around russia we've got the future covered. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are the day. wealthy british scientists on hold some time to rise. above their. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports on our. the sky. and mind.

later on saturday american brandt snedeker is the man to catch after a full a second round at royal lytham and st annes the world number twenty nine is yet to hit a bogey in the opening two rounds he was in imperious form on friday carving a six hundred sixty four to tie the course record after thirty six holes he sits on ten under a shot play of first round leader adam scott and tiger woods is in contention to in third place he was on six under three time former champion chipping in on the last hole to ensure their leader is nervous looking over their shoulder. i think you look at the names that are five and six shots back means even less again so it's a world class leader board stacked up a few shots back and. i think no matter what the conditions are tomorrow one of those guys is going to have a good day and make up ground. now in football new lokomotiv moscow manager bennett just got off to a winning start in the russian premier league although the railway men didn't have it all their own way you're going to newly promoted more on friday evening and then standing affair at the start st

has clinched his second open title after a long time leader adam scott spectacularly crumbled at royal lytham and st john's the south african birdie the eighteenth to finish seven on the pa as australian scott bogeyed the last four holes to come second on one chills else began the day six trucks behind scott who led since the sixth haul on saturday and was four shots clear with four holes to go and then at the last he needed to hole from ten feet to force the play off and he failed to hand else a stunning victory return would favor tiger woods was joined third with ground snedeker. oh i just sort of did but you know this weekend. my wife's been telling me to. believe in myself like i believe in me you basically have made everybody else believe that you can do it you can start to save yourself and i just you know i felt good to a week for some reason and i started and i said tell your state the same i tell them minus six or so tony jacklin next champion. now is five days to go until the london olympics there are no real surprises on the roster for the russian people team coach david platt anno

also finished his second open title off the long time leader adam scott spectacularly crumbled at royal lytham in saddam's the south african birth to the eighteenth to finish seven on the pa as a story and scott both of the last four holes to come second by one shot else began with a six trucks behind scott who led since the sixth hole of sort of a and this four shots clear with four holes to go and then at the last he needed to hole from ten feet to force a pile and for files to hunt else a stunning victory we told him a favorite tiger woods was joined for with one side. oh i just said a good five you know this weekend. my wife's been telling me to. believe in myself like they believe in me you basically you know i mean everybody else believes that you can do it you better start behaving yourself and i just you know i felt good to a week for some reason you know i stayed in and i said tell your state the same i tell them ninety six or so tony jacklin thanks james. cycling now and bradley wiggins won't be celebrating his tour de france victory instead he's turning his focus to the london olymp

week's open world number four has won the open three times before but admits this year's course at royal lytham and st annes were not allow any room for error and warns players will have to be on their game from the very first tee when the opening round gets underway on thursday. it is different there's no doubt because we have to be precise for you. and hit a ball a specific number normally it's an iron hybrid for water dry rot the first tune you can hit basically any distance you want. you're setting yourself up for the second shot but this is toy different. psychological it is different because you have to be on a game right away and you can't just you know hit a ball of fur or any distance you want you have to have to the ball a precise number. that is different than what we experience from in a week in week out and that's all we've got time for for the moment so we've got the weather coming up next here on out. well for the future of science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style. markets why not scandals. fi

in golf or els has won the open championship at royal lytham and st annes after finishing seven and it's the second open victory for the south african going into the last day its main rival adam scott failed to haue his final part and take it to a playoff the australian eventually finished second with six and pre-tournament favorite american tiger woods came home enjoying a third place with competitor brant celek out with three and. just. you know this week you know. my wife's been telling me do you believe in myself no believe in me basically you know i mean everybody else believes that you can do it you can as dog days of them and i just you know feel good all week for some reason. is that in a nice photo you're still the same with the other minus six or so. exchange. but finally boxing where our team managed to catch up with heavyweight great vitali klitschko on a visit to moscow this week the w.b.c. world champ and a set to defend his crown against my no child of germany in the russian capital on the eighth of september and that's what the four two on iraq talked about first. he does

for you magic in his club's round snedeker storms to the top of the open leaderboard on day two royal lytham. pedal power mark cavendish claims the twenty second tour de france stage one of his career moves for from the all time list his teammate bradley wiggins who's closing in on the overall victory. and helping hand the group of russian volunteers made moscow for the london olympics which gets underway in less than a week. but let us start with gulf and american brand snedeker was in almost form as the power to the top of the leaderboard at the half way stage of the open the world number twenty nine started the day a lot earlier than those who taught the leaderboard after round one i'm sorry blazed a trail carving a six hundred sixty four to tie the course record after thirty six holes he's on ten under a shot clear a first round lead to adam scott and tiger woods is in contention and six under the three time for the championship ing in on the last to ensure the leaders are nervously looking over their shoulders. i think you look at the names that are five and six shots back and i mean se

getting underway on thursday the big easy though not quite reaching the same form as he did a royal lytham months and finishing his first try to have a part ten shots off the lead it's american scott pearcey who's top of the leaderboard after shooting a course record eight par sixty two incredible stuff. switching to motor sport mclaurin helping setting the tone early on ahead of the hungarian grand prix two thought is the nature world champions lewis hamilton and jenson button just one tenth of a second apart they dominated first practice on friday overall leader fernando alonso coming home third fastest in the session the spawn seeking to repeat his two thousand and three winning effort here and given the ultimate gift on his thirty first birthday which takes place on sunday. and squeezed into the top five right in between the two mercedes cars of nico rosberg and michael schumacher second practice on the day is now on the way. switching to two wheels or a volunteer rossi has been contemplating whether or not to keep the motor running in his moto g.p. career the thirty three year old's c

getting under way on thursday the big easy though not quite reaching the same form as he did a royal lytham months and finishing his first run to over par that's ten shots off the lead it's american school pearcey who's top of the leaderboard after shooting a course record eight par sixty two. switching to motor sport mclaren's lewis hamilton who set the pace ahead of the hungarian grand prix the two thought was the need world champion fastest in both of friday's practice sessions finishing up just two tenths of a second pace here than. well that was a surprise name in third groups and nephew of the late three time champion urging fellow brazilian fleet the muscles for the quickest overall while ferrari team is on season leader fernando alonso was. switching to two wheels an hour valentino rossi has been contemplating whether or not to keep the motor running his moto g.p. career the thirty three year old's contract with the county expires at the end of the year rossi a seven time champ and how the disappointing stretch racing for is so much you fracture and yet to win a race since switching

culprit of difficult playing conditions...however today...the weather was perfect for scoring at royal lythaman. advantage... tiger 3 strokes back coming into today...approach shot on 4...lands it on the green... sets up for an easy birdie... woods moves to 4-under.... tiger putting for birdie on 16...trying to move to 5-under...sinks it...he's 4 strokes off the lead after the 2nd round....thanks to this shot...out of the bunker on 18...right into the cup... birdies the final hole... shoots a 3-under 67 for the 2nd straight round...brandt snedeker leads at 10-under... yesterday's leader, adam scott is one shot back at 9-under... brad bergesen is no longer with the orioles....and jeremy guthrie gets traded... coming up at 11-30 on the late edition... a new bar has opened up in minnesota, but its not the menu people are talking about... its the bathroom. walk... into... the... women's restroom ... at... "pub 500"..../ and... you'll find... a machine... that dispenses... pregnancy tests.../. women... swipe.. .a... credit card, .../ and... for... 3 dollars, .../ they... can... get a test...//. it

second round of the british open underway at the royal lytham and st. annes course in northwest england. we saw this yesterday, the great britain tiger woods fan club. drum roll, please. and then tiger did not let the lads down, so to speak. good first round all together, 30 on the first nine holes, 37 for the last nine, 67 for tiger. he's three under. adam scott is the first-round leader, flirted with a 62 thanks to shots like this, birdied eight of his first 13, but he's six under after a first-round 64. phil mickelson having all kinds of problems. this is him yesterday, the search party had to look for the ball. he is now six over. he's three over today, six over for the tournament, and he is really struggling. tiger tees off at 9:43 this morning. opening ceremonies of the olympics one week from tonight. >> how about that? >> thanks, keith. 6:27, 73 degrees on tv hill. >> still ahead -- we'll have the latest on that late breaking news from colorado. plus -- >> could the dream act end before it even begins? we'll tell what you one delegate has to say.

. >>> golfers tackling another major, 141st open championship for royal lytham at st. annes.iger woods started fast. out of the gate, tee shot on 1, he would birdie this. fire a 30 on the front nine. woods finished with pars on eight of his last nine holes for a 67, 3 under par. 1999 open champion paul lowry from the hay on number 5, he holes it for birdie. he's tied for second at 5 under par. look at the smile on his face. masters champ bubba watson, is this bubbalicious. third shot on the par 5 gets it to within inches. he would birdie and finish with woods at 3 under par. phil mickelson had a rough day. lefty with a headache right here out of the bunker on 8. mickelson would have to take an unplayable. lefty saved bogey and finished at 3 overpar but adam scott for birdie and the lead at 13. he shoots a 64, one stroke off the major championship scoring record. of course we'll have highlights for you throughout the day. yankees and a's highlights coming up at 11:00. you know, jessica, i have to admit, i think raj is being rude to me. the guy didn't even invite me to london.

brant snedeker, the big move done on friday, all over royal lytham in st.hem like this one. he was in absolute cruise control. although not blowing everybody out. adam scott, he had a 64 on thursday, backs it up with a 67. you can smile at that, that was impressive. another fellow making a charge, one tiger woods. on 18, the moment for which tiger woods fans clamor for. he goes jar after being terribly frustrated with the approach that went into the bunker. a signature moment, the kind we used to see all the time from tiger, and maybe this will be the end of his streak where he has not had a major championship victory in four years. here, a look at the leaderboard after 36 holes. brant snedeker tied with nick faldo for the lowest ever, 36 holes total at an open championship. tiger woods there, four off the pace. we're back tonight at 6:00. >> thank you, pete. the time is 5:56, 64 degrees on tv hill. here's a look at what's up next in the next hour of 11 news saturday morning. >> horrifying shooting at a colorado theater leaves a dozen dead and has authoriti