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England's Simon Dyson shot an opening round 5-under 65 Thursday to tie for the lead with Marcel Siem on a day marred by vandals and torrential rainfall.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing plans to impose congestion fees on autos using certain roads and to encourage residents to buy alternative-energy cars in a drive to ease chronic traffic jams and cut pollution, Chinese media reported on Friday. Officials hope the fees will lead more residents to use public transport, according to the plans announced on Thursday, the state-run news agency Xinhua said. [More]

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) -Rory McIlroy shot a 6-under 65 in the European Masters first round on Thursday to share the early lead with Martin Kaymer.

For a guy who grew up in the South, the happiest times for William McGirt are coming to Boston.

U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy says an arm injury won't keep him out of the European Masters next week in Switzerland, and confirmed Thursday that he's dating top-ranked women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki

Ai Miyazato and Pernilla Lindberg shot 7-under 65s in wet conditions Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Canadian Women's Open, while Michelle Wie was two strokes back in her title defense.

By Neil Hartnell NASSAU (Reuters) - The northeast seaboard, including Washington and financial center New York, rushed to prepare on Thursday for a possible mauling from Hurricane Irene that will hit the U.S. coast this weekend. [More]

Adam Scott and J.J. Henry got off to a good start.

By Neil Hartnell NASSAU (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene washed away homes in the Bahamas on Thursday as its battering winds and rain headed toward the U.S. eastern seaboard including densely populated New York and New England. [More]

Jeff Sluman shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior Players Championship, the Champions Tour's final major of the season.

Peter Lawrie of Ireland shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Czech Open.

Defending champion Danielle Kang won two matches Thursday to advance to quarterfinals in the U.S. Women's Amateur at Rhode Island Country Club.

GolfChannel: If Tiger Woods ever deserved a "get out of jail free" card for facing the media, it was Thursday after the 14-time major winner shot a 7-over 77 in the PGA Championship.

PGT: When Tiger Woods was winning tournaments, he was considered to be an unstoppable machine — mechanically perfect, competitive like a Terminator and unflappable on any stage. After shooting a 7-over 77 at the PGA Championship on Thursday, Woods looks like a machine in need of emergency repair.

By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Natural gas drillers should reveal all chemicals they use in the drilling technique called "fracking" used to tap deep shale reserves, a government panel said on Thursday, even though the risk of water pollution from the technique is "remote." [More]