DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods picked up right where he left off last week — at the top of the leaderboard.
1. Woods (-7)
T-2. Milkha Singh (-5)
T-2. Edberg (-5)
T-2. Jimenez (-5)
T-2. 8 others (-5)
PLAYERS who start melees will be slugged with bigger fines in 2008, following an Australian Football League tribunal review.
A new offence of "misconduct – instigator of a melee” has been added to the charge sheet for the upcoming season.
It has been set with an initial penalty of $2400 ($1800 for an early guilty plea), rising to $3600 ($2700) and $4800 ($3600 for an early plea) for further offences.
Sooners enter duel meet ranked sixth as the Cornhuskers travel to Norman ranked No. 12.
Jan. 31, 2008
ESPN and ABC have made the speculation official, Dave O’Brien and Eric Wynalda are no longer commentators for their soccer broadcasts. This includes MLS and US soccer matches.
Replacing them will be JP Dellacamera doing play by play and John Harkes with analyst. The rest of the team will be Allen Hopkins (sideline reporter), Julie Foudy (studio Analyst) and Rob Stone who will sub in for Dellacamera.
I really like this lineup. Dellacamera knows the game well and can call a fine match while Harkes should be able to explain why things are happening without looking to pick fights about every little thing.
VINA DEL MAR, Chile – Italy’s Fabio Fognini reached his first ATP Tour quarter-final Thursday, beating Spanish qualifier David Marrero 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the second round of the Movistar Open.
Fognini, who eliminated second-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in the first round, will meet another Spaniard, Santiago Ventura, in the quarter-finals. Ventura squandered a 5-1 lead in the third set and three match points before putting away 2007 quarter finalist Sergio Roitman of Argentina, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Angola Advances
KUMASI, Ghana – Angola and Tunisia both advanced to the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations on Thursday after a 0-0 draw.
The result was enough to send both teams into the last eight with five points, with Tunisia finishing at the top of Group D on goals scored.
Totttenham have completed the signing of Brazilian left-back Gilberto from Hertha Berlin for a reported 1.9m.
The move had looked in doubt earlier on Thursday after problems with the 31-year-old’s medical but those difficulties have now been resolved.
Bucknell head men’s basketball coach Pat Flannery is continuing to undergo medical testing after removing himself from the bench due to illness in the second half of Wednesday’s home game against Lehigh.
Flannery was admitted to Evangelical Community Hospital on Wednesday evening. As of late Thursday afternoon, he was doing well and listed in satisfactory condition while still undergoing further testing and evaluation. Since this is a personal medical situation, Flannery and his family are requesting any further details be kept private at this time.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Adam “Pacman” Jones is busy clearing away the legal problems that led to his suspension from the NFL.
His biggest challenge may be proving he can control himself.
Suspended for the 2007 season, the NFL will review Jones’ status after the Pro Bowl. But commissioner Roger Goodell has said actions, not words, speak loudest.