San Francisco (AFP) – Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy aced the par-3 15th hole at Spyglass Hill on Thursday, sinking a hole-in-one at the PGA Tour’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
McIlroy sinks hole
Stones lead tributes to 'beautiful' Marianne Faithfull, dead at 78
London (AFP) – The Rolling Stones on Thursday led tributes to Sixties music icon Marianne Faithfull, adding she would be forever remembered after her death at the age of 78.
Barca's Bonmati voices opposition to Saudi Arabia hosting Spanish Super Cup
Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona’s two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati said Thursday she was against Saudi Arabia hosting the women’s Spanish Super Cup.
On first trip, Rubio to wield big stick in Latin America
Washington (AFP) – Traditionally, when US secretaries of state make their international debuts, they travel to major US allies and offer bromides about working together.
Neymar announces return to Brazil's Santos
Sao Paulo (AFP) – Neymar announced Thursday he was returning to Brazilian club Santos, where he started his career, after ending his injury-plagued spell with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.
Marianne Faithfull: from muse to master
Paris (AFP) – Marianne Faithfull, who died on Thursday aged 78, was one of the great survivors of the Swinging Sixties, bouncing back from drink and drug oblivion to become a celebrated and distinctive singer-songwriter.
Benin court jails two ex
Cotonou (AFP) – A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of “conspiring against the authority of the state”.
Figure skating in shock as athletes, coaches perish in US crash
Washington (AFP) – Global figure skating’s tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed two former world champion coaches and young stars from the next generation of top US talent.
Trump blames deadly Washington air collision on 'diversity'
Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump — speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington’s Potomac River — launched a political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.
Easterby ready for long
London (AFP) – Ireland caretaker coach Simon Easterby insisted Sam Prendergast was the “right man” to help launch the champions’ Six Nations title defence as he forecast the fly-half would be involved in a lengthy rivalry for the Test No.10 shirt with Jack Crowley.
