AKRON, Ohio-- Rickie Fowler used a sharp short game to offset a mediocre day of ball-striking as he took an early one-shot clubhouse lead at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in the opening round on Thursday.
KAZAN, Russia-- Katie Ledecky's bid to become the first swimmer to win four individual freestyle titles at a world championships remained on track as the American claimed a stunning gold in the women's 200 metres on Wednesday.
ZURICH-- Four-times European champions Ajax Amsterdam were knocked out of the Champions League in the third qualifying round on Tuesday after a dramatic 3-2 defeat at home to unsung Rapid Vienna.
BERNE- - Partizan Belgrade, Astana, Malmo and CSKA Moscow all pulled off impressive comebacks to reach the playoff round of the Champions League qualifiers on Wednesday.
Skenderbeu also qualified, putting themselves within two matches of becoming the first Albanian side to reach the group stage, after beating Milsami in another of the third round, second leg ties.
Former European champions Celtic went through after grinding out a 0-0 draw against Qarabag in the sweltering heat of Azerbaijan.
CSKA hit back from two goals behind at Sparta Prague to win 3-2 and qualify 5-4 on aggregate against the demoralised Czechs, who had only needed a goalless draw to progress.
Russian international Alan Dzagoev scored the winner in the 76th minute after two goals from Ahmed Musa had hauled the Russians back into the match.
KAZAN, Russia-- For the first time at this year's world championships, Katie Ledecky, the world's most dominant swimmer, experienced a fleeting moment of vulnerability after three days of hard racing.
