ABU DHABI, Jan 19 (Reuters) – World number five Justin Rose showed his title rivals a clean pair of heels in the Abu Dhabi Championship third round on Saturday, surging two strokes clear after cramming seven birdies in a four-under 68. After top-ranked Rory McIlroy and world number two Tiger Woods missed the cut on Friday, Rose had centre stage pretty much to himself at the European Tour event and again showed he revels in the spotlight. The 32-year-old Briton dropped a shot at the difficult par-four first before recovering with five birdies in six holes to the turn. …
Saddened Federer says Armstrong's cheating hurt all sport
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Tennis great Roger Federer said he was saddened by American cyclist Lance Armstrong's admission that he cheated his way to seven Tour de France wins and believed it would have a negative impact on all sport. Armstrong confessed in a televised interview with chat show host Oprah Winfrey this week to using banned performance-enhancing substances to establish himself as one of the biggest names in sport. "What a sad story," 17-times grand-slam winner Federer said after reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday. "I don't know what to say. … 
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