DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Padraig Harrington was performing metaphorical handstands after shooting a five-under-par 67 at the DP World Tour Championship on Thursday despite frittering away a host of birdie chances in the opening round. The triple major winner found the Greg Norman-designed Earth layout a fearsome opponent in practice earlier this week and he was delighted to tame the course once the action started for real. “I shot 67 doing handstands today,” Harrington told reporters on an unusually overcast day in Dubai. “Sometimes you do that when your expectations are low. …
Handstands the order of the day for happy Harrington
DUBAI (Reuters) – Padraig Harrington was performing metaphorical handstands after shooting a five-under-par 67 at the DP World Tour Championship on Thursday despite frittering away a host of birdie chances in the opening round. The triple major winner found the Greg Norman-designed Earth layout a fearsome opponent in practice earlier this week and he was delighted to tame the course once the action started for real. "I shot 67 doing handstands today," Harrington told reporters on an unusually overcast day in Dubai. "Sometimes you do that when your expectations are low. … UPDATE 1-Rugby-Parra back as France make three changes for Samoa
(Adds details, quotes, byline) MARCOUSSIS, France, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Morgan Parra will start at scrumhalf against Samoa at the Stade de France on Saturday in one of three changes to Philippe Saint Andre’s winning side against Argentina last weekend. Parra replaces Maxime Machenaud, who started in France’s 33-6 win over Australia and the 39-22 victory against the Pumas. Thomas Domingo pushes fellow prop Yannick Forestier on to the replacements’ bench and hooker Benjamin Kayser takes Dimitri Szarzewki’s place. …
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