Ryu recovers from bad second-round start to take halfway lead at Women's Open

July 31 : Favourite Ryu Hae-ran moved into the halfway lead at the Women's British Open after recovering from a rocky start to her second round to post a two-under 69 and reach seven under for the tournament at a sun-baked Royal Lytham on Friday.The world number three Ryu, bidding for her third successive major triumph after winning the PGA Championship and this month's Evian Championship, bogeyed her third hole and double-bogeyed the fifth to slip back.But the South Korean responded superbly and was flawless after that with five birdies, including one on the 18th that gave her the outright lead heading into the weekend.Ryu leads by a stroke from Japan's Shiho Kuwaki who went out early and carded a solid one-under 70 to be the long time clubhouse leader on a day marked by extremely slow pl