Rain wrecks Russian Open

A day-long downpour washed out most of the third round of the BMW Russian Open to leave some players facing the prospect of having to squeeze in 35 holes on the final day.

The first group teed off in showers and the weather worsened as the day progressed with greens becoming waterlogged to such an extent tournament officials had no choice but to halt play at 1.20pm local time (10.20 Irish time).