Golf: Tiger Woods (picture, right) has made accommodation plans for the Memorial tournament in Ohio, sources told Reuters yesterday, suggesting the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event could mark the former world number one’s PGA Tour return from back surgery. Although Woods has made no commitment to the Memorial, and his plans remain fluid as he rehabilitates his body, it makes sense that he would want to compete in at least one tournament before the year’s second major, the US Open. The Memorial tournament, to be played between June 2 and 5, is held two weeks before the US Open.
Motorcycling: Chaz Davies completed a weekend double with a commanding victory in Race 2 of the Superbike World Championship at Imola, yesterday. The Aruba.it Racing Ducati rider led from start to finish after holding his lead from pole position and led home reigning champion Jonathan Rea and his Kawasaki Racing team-mate Tom Sykes. Davies’s team-mate Davide Giugliano held on for fourth place at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Rea leads on 221 points from Davies on 186 and Sykes on 154, and the series now heads to Sepang in Malaysia for round six.
Athletics: Jamaican Omar McLeod clocked the fastest time of the year to win the 110 metres hurdles at the Drake Relays in Iowa as Olympic champion Aries Merritt finished fifth on his return from a kidney transplant. Overcoming rainy conditions and a sodden track at the meeting in Des Moines, McLeod crossed the line first in a world-leading 13.08 seconds. American David Oliver, who won gold in the 110m hurdles at the 2013 World Championships, came in second (13.31) with London Olympic bronze medallist and Jamaican national record holder Hansle Parchment third (13.42).
Cricket: James Taylor has expressed gratitude for the support he has had since announcing his shock retirement with a heart condition. The England international was forced out of the sport at 26. Taylor underwent surgery and spent two weeks being treated in hospital last month. He has been inundated with messages and tweeted his thanks to the medical staff for “saving his life”. “Obviously when I was told I would never play cricket or exercise again, I was in hysterics,” Taylor said. “But the reaction and outpour of emotion towards me as a person has made it so much better and it is priceless.”