Kaymer pips Westwood in French Open golf playoff
VERSAILLES (AFP) - Martin Kaymer of Germany won the 4million euros French Open at Le Golf National here on Sunday clinching a dramatic playoff victory over England's Lee Westwood.
July 6, 2009, 2:53 amLONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - The best quotes from the second
and final week of the Wimbledon Championships:
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Roger Federer became the first
man to win 15 grand slam singles titles when he triumphed over
American Andy Roddick to take his sixth Wimbledon crown on
Sunday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 5 (Reuters) - Palestine will host
African champions Egypt on Aug. 8 in probably their highest
profile match on home soil at their main stadium near Jerusalem,
the Palestinian FA chairman said on Sunday.
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - A collection of quotes about
Roger Federer, who won his 15th grand slam singles title at
Wimbledon on Sunday, taking him past the previous record of 14
he shared with Pete Sampras.
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Roger Federer, whose artistry and
courtcraft have redefined the notion of tennis greatness,
confirmed his status as the sport's finest player by winning a
record 15th major title in an epic Wimbledon final on Sunday.
GROS ISLET, St.Lucia, July 5 (Reuters) - India won the
one-day series against West Indies 2-1 after Sunday's fourth and
final match was abandoned due to heavy rain.
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Roger Federer beat
inspired American Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 in a
marathon Wimbledon's men's singles final on Sunday to claim a
record 15th grand slam title of his extraordinary career.
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Second seed Roger Federer beat
Andy Roddick of the United States 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 in an
epic Wimbledon final to win his sixth title at the All England
Club on Sunday.
PARIS, July 5 (Reuters) - The family of the late Robert
Louis-Dreyfus, Olympique Marseille's main shareholder, have
committed themselves to the Ligue 1 club.
ST QUENTIN, France, July 5 (Reuters) - German Martin Kaymer
won the French Open on Sunday after defeating former European
number one Lee Westwood of Britain in a sudden-death playoff.
ST QUENTIN, France, July 5 (Reuters) - Germany's Martin
Kaymer won the French Open on Sunday after defeating former
European number one Lee Westwood of Britain in a sudden-death
playoff.
ST QUENTIN, France, July 5 (Reuters) - The French Open moved
into a sudden-death playoff on Sunday when Briton Lee Westwood
and German Martin Kaymer both finished three shots ahead of the
field.