GOLF | TIGER'S NO.1 IN DANGER

Mickelson eyes Woods’ world crown at Colonial

FORT WORTH, Texas: Tiger Woods’ world number one ranking is on the line again this week, but Phil Mickelson said his only chance of seizing the top spot is to put the matter out of his mind.

“It would be something very special,” Mickelson said of the chance to gain the number one ranking for the first time in his career.

“But to accomplish that, I can’t focus on that,” said Mickelson, who could move atop the rankings with a victory. “I still need to go out and play like the number one player in the world.”

Woods, the 14-time major champion whose life erupted in turmoil last November amid lurid revelations of marital infidelity, has rarely loosened his grip on the number one place he first claimed in 1997.

He has been ranked number one a total of 601 weeks, and his latest spell at the top has lasted 259 weeks.

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Portugal tagih magis Ronaldo

MESKIPUN memiliki pemain termahal dunia - Cristiano Ronaldo, namun itu bukan jaminan buat skuad kebangsaan Portugal bagi merang- kul gelaran Piala Dunia 2010 yang akan berlangsung di Afrika Selatan, Jun depan.
Jika ramai pihak beranggapan Ronaldo bakal membuka lembaran baru buat skuad yang diberi jolokan Seleccao das Quinas itu pada kempen Piala Dunia kali ini, ternyata andaian tersebut jauh meleset.
Perkara tersebut diakui sendiri oleh Ronal- do yang juga bintang Real Madrid.
Secara terbuka, Ronaldo mengakui dia bukanlah seorang pemain yang mempunyai kuasa serta memiliki keajaiban bagi menentukan hala tuju pasu- kannya.
"Untuk sesebuah pasukan itu muncul juara pada Piala Dunia, mereka memerlukan sekurang-kurang 11 pemain terbaik.

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