Sharapova in semis

AMELIA ISLAND: Top-seeded Maria Sharapova endured a second successive three-set match at the Bausch & Lomb Championships on Friday. Sharapova was pushed by 10th-seeded Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine to win 6-7 (9), 6-3, 6-2 in quarter-final. Unseeded Alize Cornet beat No 13 Virginie Razzano 6-4, 6-2. — AP

Blind hits hole-in-one

GREEN VALLEY: An 85-year-old legally blind golfer from southern Arizona made a hole-in-one this week on a par-3 hole. Robert Dunham accomplished the feat on the third hole at Tortuga in Green Valley. Playing with a group of fellow blind veterans, Dunham hit the ball and it landed on the green, taking one hop before nestling into the bottom of the cup. — AP