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Most professional golf tournaments have a cut; that is, the field is reduced following (most typically) two rounds of play, with the lower half (or so) of the field going home and only the better scorers continuing until the tournament’s end. The specific regulations governing tournament cuts varies depending on the tour, and there is some variation among the major championships’ cut rules, too. Check out the following FAQ entries for the cut rules of each listed tour or tournament: MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and aggregation service, For more golf news see: What Are [...]

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Williams’ reserve driver Valtteri Bottas will test for the British team on the opening day of next week’s Mugello session. Bottas will take to the Italian track on Tuesday, whilst Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado will be in action on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Since commencing his current Williams role late last year, the Finn has enjoyed plenty of time behind the wheel of the FW34. As well as a pre-season test outing, the 2011 GP3 champion participated in Friday practice sessions at the Malaysian, Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix. Bottas joins a growing number of third drivers in action [...]

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Updated Apr 28, 2012 12:53 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain Six-time champion Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-4 Saturday to ease into the Barcelona Open final, where he will face fellow Spaniard David Ferrer for a fourth time. Nadal dominated from the start, winning 21 of 27 points to break Verdasco’s first three service games and set him on his way to his 33rd straight win at the competition. In the other semifinal, Ferrer held off Milos Raonic’s powerful serve for a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) victory to give him a shot at his fourth title of the year. “Rafa [...]

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Autosport is reporting that strategy is going to be much more important this year for teams to win races thanks to the wearing out of the tires. Teams have noted also that drivers’ observations are going to be much more important in terms of tire wear. Indeed, with a victory of Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari in the Malaysian Grand Prix, it is clear that not always the fastest car will win, but the driver and his mental approach will no doubt become more important. MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and aggregation service, For more [...]

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Rafael Nadal dispatched Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-2 Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semifinals, while Milos Raonic served 14 aces and upset second-seeded Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6 (3). The top-seeded Nadal moved his Serbian opponent around the red-clay court with his powerful forehand. The second-ranked Spaniard broke Tipsarevic in his first service game to set the tone for his 32nd consecutive win at the tournament. Tipsarevic earned three break points in the last game of the first set, but Nadal recovered to win five straight points. Nadal was broken for the first time to make it 2-2 in the [...]

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F1 in Schools, the Formula One technology challenge, has enlisted Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn as the global educational initiative’s latest, high profile patron. Kaltenborn joins an impressive roll call of F1 names which includes McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey, Caterham’s technical head Mike Gascoyne, and Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn. “F1 in Schools is an excellent educational programme which is introducing students to the many disciplines needed for careers within motorsport, offering an exciting and practical competitive environment to learn key skills used in racing, particularly within the engineering sector,” commented Kaltenborn. The [...]

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Red Bull may have bounced back to their winning ways in Bahrain but there was another success story from Sakhir, courtesy of Force India’s Paul di Resta. Despite high tyre wear at the circuit, Di Resta excelled after brilliantly exploiting his brave two-stop strategy to record the team’s highest finish so far this year with sixth place. The young Scot was the only driver to resist the call of a third pit stop and, although he started to struggle on his final set of rubber with over 10 laps to go before the chequered flag, helped by some shrewd KERS [...]

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Updated Apr 26, 2012 7:06 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarterfinals with straight-set victories on Thursday. Nadal broke Robert Farah of Colombia in the first game on his way to a 6-2, 6-3 victory for his 31st straight win at the tournament. Nadal set up a quarterfinal match with fifth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic after the Serbian beat Frederico Gil 6-2, 6-2. “It may sound stupid but against players like him you have to go for victory, if you look for a fight you’ve already lost,” Tipsarevic said. “Rafa is playing like he [...]

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