Nicklaus backs Asian stars mission<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR: Jack Nicklaus is backing Thailand's Thongchai
\nJaidee and Zhang Lianwei of China to fly the flag for Asian golf
\nwhen they make a rare foray in the United States this week on the
\nUS PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
Both players have been invited to play in The Memorial event
\nhosted by Nicklaus and will be looking to eclipse the likes Tiger
\nWoods, Ernie Els and Vijay Singh.<\/p>\n
Nicklaus, arguably the best golfer of all time, was delighted
\nthat Chinese number one Zhang and Thailand's Thongchai, the
\ncurrent Asian Tour Order of Merit leader had been invited. -- AFP<\/p>\n
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\nRice collects record purse for Indy win
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Rice collects record purse for Indy win<\/p>\n
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: American Buddy Rice received a record
\npurse of US$1.76 million for capturing the Indianapolis 500 on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
Rice gave Rahal-Letterman Racing a sweep of every event at the
\ntrack in May, including the pole on May 15, a victory in the
\nRally's\/Checker's Pit Stop Contest last Thursday and a win in
\nSunday's race, which ended 50 miles short of its scheduled 500-
\nmile distance because of rain.<\/p>\n
Rice's winning share broke the record of $1.6 million earned
\nby Helio Castroneves in 2002. -- AFP<\/p>\n
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\nO's bats explode again
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O's bats explode again<\/p>\n
NEW YORK: Melvin Mora drove in four runs with a homer and two
\nsingles to help the Baltimore Orioles to a 13-4 pasting of the
\nhost Boston Red Sox in the American League (AL) Monday.<\/p>\n
BJ Surhoff also had a big part to play for the O's, collecting
\nfour of his team's 16 hits, including a solo home run.<\/p>\n
Newcomer Nick Green's three-run homer launched a six-run
\nseventh inning which propelled the host Atlanta Braves to an 8-2
\npounding of the Montreal Expos in the National League (NL)
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
Green's blast, his first in the majors, was served up by loser
\nLivan Hernandez (3-5), who surrendered an early home run to JD
\nDrew. -- Reuters<\/p>\n
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\nGreene sprints to victory
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Greene sprints to victory<\/p>\n
PALO ALTO, California: Three time world champion Maurice
\nGreene is back in Olympic form after winning the 100 meters at
\nthe Payton Jordan athletics meet here on Monday.<\/p>\n
With a strong breeze behind him, the reigning Sydney Olympic
\ngold medalist clocked a wind-aided 9.78 seconds, equaling the
\nsecond fastest time in history under any conditions.<\/p>\n
Greene also tied the world record but he benefited from a
\nfavorable wind of 3.7 meters per second which means he won't
\nshare the fastest man in the world title with fellow American Tim
\nMontgomery. -- AFP<\/p>",
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