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James Nitties hit a sparkling seven-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead at the midway point of the Australian Open on Friday. Jordan Spieth charged but faltered and Adam Scott moved into contention at Royal Sydney, but it is Nitties who leads the way.The 34-year-old eagled the par-five second, his 11th hole, and mastered the gathering wind with five more birdies on the way home to storm to the top of the leaderboard at nine-under, a shot ahead of New Zealander Ryan Fox. World No 7 Scott also blitzed the back nine for a 65 and a share of fourth place on six-under, with American Spieth a further shot back in a share of ninth after a double bogey at the 15th left him with a 70. Europes top golfers have had a go at the Mannequin Challenge ahead of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai Australias Rhein Gibson, who holds the record for the lowest round in golf after shooting a 55 in Oklahoma in 2012, carded 66 to take third place on seven-under behind Fox, who mixed six birdies with two bogeys for a second 68.Asia-Pacific amateur champion Curtis Luck and Lucas Herbert, who shared the overnight lead, both shot 71 to drop to fourth with fellow Australians Scott, Rod Pampling and Todd Sinnott.Scott got an early chance to make up for his disappointing opening round of 73 but only got into his stride on the back nine, where he picked up four birdies as well as an eagle courtesy of a brilliant four-iron approach shot at his 16th hole.The former world No 1 was not happy with two or three short putts he missed, including a five footer at the last, but was pleased that his poor start to the tournament had spurred him into action. Adam Scott moved into contention on day two Another day around even par and Ill probably miss the cut, so theres no option but to play well, he said.Spending 27 holes finding [your rhythm] costs you a lot and I think it does often to me - or has this year - where I slow start but have good weekends.Im very happy with 65, but I can always do better.Spieth, Australian Open champion two years ago, started the day two shots off the pace and looked like launching an assault on the top of the leaderboard when he picked up four successive birdies from the sixth. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price But the birdies dried up after the world No 5 turned into the wind for the back nine and he missed the green with his approach shot then three-putted for the double bogey at the 15th.It was his lack of touch with the putter that bothered the twice major champion most.I made a six-footer today and other than that, I didnt make anything outside three feet, he said.Ive been very much brainless putting but Im still in contention in this tournament, so I feel like thats dangerous from our side. Live European Tour Golf November 19, 2016, 8:00am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Dont miss our live coverage of the DP World Tour Championship on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! 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After the teams combined for just nine shots in a scoreless first frame, the Flames found themselves with a 5-on-3 under five minutes into the second, but Calgary couldnt capitalize, as Price turned away all comers to keep the visitors off the board. Rene Bourque would later score with 3:45 left in the second period to give Montreal a 1-0 lead and the games only other goal was an empty-netter from David Desharnais in the closing seconds of regulation. "The turning point in the game was our 5-on-3 power play," Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said. "If we score, its a different game. We had a few good chances, but Price came up with some big saves." Reto Berra, starting between the pipes for the Flames in place of an injured Karri Ramo, stopped 25-of-26 shots in the setback. Ramo wont be able to play again before the Olympic break and Berra expects to gett another start tonight.dddddddddddd The Isles have fared very well against the Flames in recent years, winning three straight and five of the last six encounters in this series. New York has claimed the last three meetings on Long Island, including the most recent matchup on Dec. 29, 2011. The Islanders were suffering through an 0-4-1 slide before recording Tuesdays 1-0 victory in Washington. Andrew MacDonald scored the only goal of the game early in the third period to give the Isles their first win since beating the rival New York Rangers on Jan. 21. Evgeni Nabokov stopped all 22 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season. Nabokov helped the Isles kill off six Washington power-play chances in the game. New York went 0-for-5 with the man advantage. "Its a good win for our team," said Islanders coach Jack Capuano. "Were a desperate team and I thought our guys worked hard tonight right from the start. I thought we defended real well, we were structured tonight and guys played hard." Despite the win, the Isles still face an uphill battle to make the playoffs. The club is currently 14th out of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference and 10 points out of a postseason berth. New York is kicking off a five-game homestand on Thursday, although the club will only get to play the first two portions of the residency before the NHL goes on its break for the Winter Olympics. The Isles, who are 8-12-8 as the host, will welcome Colorado on Saturday in their final test before the two-week hiatus. ' ' '