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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of this year's Presidents Cup, the second time he will fulfil the role at the biennial team competition, the PGA Tour said on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-presidents-obama-idUSBRE94N0UD20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-presidents-obama-idUSBRE94N0UD20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:38 -0400 (Reuters) - Canadian Graham DeLaet succumbed to the infamous 'Horrible Horseshoe' but rebounded with two closing birdies to move into an early one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-pga-idUSBRE94N0W520130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-pga-idUSBRE94N0W520130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:35 -0400 PARIS (Reuters) - Despite the popularity of social media and the widespread presence of traditional media, Novak Djokovic appeared to believe he could be spared the unbearable truth of discovering who his second-round opponent at the French Open might be. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-tennis-open-djokovic-idUSBRE94N0MD20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-tennis-open-djokovic-idUSBRE94N0MD20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 11:23:50 -0400 VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Francesco Molinari flourished while five of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead after the PGA Championship second round on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-european-idUSBRE94N0TO20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-european-idUSBRE94N0TO20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:49 -0400 MONACO (Reuters) - Tailenders Caterham could have been one of Formula One's midfield teams by now had they not tried to be too clever last season, owner Tony Fernandes said on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-motor-racing-prix-caterham-idUSBRE94N0PB20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-motor-racing-prix-caterham-idUSBRE94N0PB20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:10 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - Golfer Sergio Garcia is a "really good guy", the head of his sponsor Adidas said on Friday, indicating the sportswear company would not drop the Spaniard over a jibe directed at Tiger Woods. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-garcia-adidas-idUSBRE94N0PI20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-golf-garcia-adidas-idUSBRE94N0PI20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:01 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - World rowing federation (FISA) boss Denis Oswald became the fifth candidate for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Friday, with the Swiss sports administrator citing his long experience as an asset. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-olympics-presidency-oswald-idUSBRE94N0KV20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-olympics-presidency-oswald-idUSBRE94N0KV20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 11:17:34 -0400 FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma renew their own decades-old rivalry when soccer teams Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund meet in Europe's Champions League Final at Wembley on Saturday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-soccer-champions-sportswear-idUSBRE94N0N120130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-soccer-champions-sportswear-idUSBRE94N0N120130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:49 -0400 PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy (Reuters) - Heavy snow forced Giro d'Italia organizers to call off Friday's mountainous stage 19 from Ponte di Legno to Val Martello. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-cycling-giro-cancellation-idUSBRE94N0CC20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-cycling-giro-cancellation-idUSBRE94N0CC20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:43 -0400 PARIS (Reuters) - Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday as the Spanish claycourt machine chases a record eighth title at Roland Garros. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-tennis-open-draw-idUSBRE94N0DH20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-tennis-open-draw-idUSBRE94N0DH20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&rpc=930 sportsNews Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:11 -0400