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Westwood takes lead

DUBAI: Lee Westwood shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World golf championship, increasing his chance of winning the European money title.

The English golfer put himself in a solid position to pick up two big prizes on Sunday. If he wins the last tournament of the European Tour season, he will receive $1.25 million in prize money — plus a $1.5 million bonus for winning the Race to Dubai money prize.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy also shot a 69. He was one of six players tied for second place at 7 under, two shots behind Westwood.

The others are Ireland’s Padraig Harrington, England’s Ross McGowan, Australia’s Robert Allenby, South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen and Colombia’s Camilo Villegas.

Shiv Kapur jumped into title contention after a second round card of five-under 67 that not only sent him soaring to second spot in the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open tournament but also brightened his chances of salvaging an Asian Tour card for next season.

Welshman Craig Smith fired six-under 66 to total nine-under 135 and open up a two-stroke lead over Shiv Kapur, Annop Tangkamolprasert (69) and Artemio Murakami (69). — Agencies

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