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Rory McIlroy remains upbeat about his chances of continuing his impressive record in Dubai after getting off to a steady start to the Dubai Desert Classic. The defending champion recovered from an opening-hole bogey to card a four-under 68 at Emirates GC, leaving the world No 2 within two strokes of early pacesetter Alex Noren.Beginning on the back nine, McIlroy reached the turn in 35 before bouncing back from another dropped shot to post three birdies in a four-hole stretch and move up the leaderboard. I thought I did well considering the start and considering some of the shots I hit throughout the round, McIlroy told Sky Sports 4. All in all it was a decent day and a decent score. McIlroy is chasing a third Desert Classic title I feel like 68 was a fair reflection of how I played. I dont think I couldve gone any lower than that, but at the same time I gave myself plenty of chances for birdies.Having taking two attempts to get out a greenside bunker to bogey the 10th, McIlroy bounced back with a tap-in birdie at the par-five 13th after negotiating a palm tree with his approach.An eight-foot gain at the next was followed by another at the 18th, where McIlroy found the water off the tee but struck his long iron to seven feet after a penalty drop and sunk the birdie putt. McIlroy was grouped with Henrik Stenson and Louis Oosthuizen for the opening round McIlroy posted a second dropped shot of the day when he hooked his drive at the second into trees and missed the fairway trying to escape, but immediately recovered to two-putt the next for birdie.A ten-foot gain at the fifth was followed by a kick-in birdie at the sixth when McIlroy almost holed his approach into the par-four, before he closed his round with three pars. It wasnt the best way to start in bogeying a par-five and with the bogey I made on the front nine, which is a birdie hole out here, McIlroy added. But to bounce back and birdie some of the tougher holes on the course, I was really pleased with that.When I got myself out of position I was able to get back in play and make my pars so considering my start Im happy with how the rest of the round went.Watch the Dubai Desert Classic throughout the week live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV Also See: Latest leaderboard McIlroys Dubai record Rorys decent day Golf live on Sky Sports 4 Justin Anderson Jersey . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months. Jose Rodriguez Angels Jersey . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. https://www.cheapangels.com/2373j-tommy-la-stella-jersey-angels.html .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Chuck Finley Angels Jersey . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. Fake Angels Jerseys . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.Novak Djokovic will start his pursuit of more silverware in the second round at Indian Wells, live on Sky Sports 3 from 6pm. The world No 1 has already retained his Australian Open title this year and he returns to action against American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo at the BNP Paribas Open.An eye problem forced Djokovic to pull out his quarter-final clash with Feliciano Lopez at the Dubai Tennis Championships, but he proved his fitness with two wins as Serbia claimed a Davis Cup win over Kazakhstan. Fourth seed Rafael Nadal will also make his first appearance at the hard court tournament when he faces Gilles Muller. Rafael Nadal will be targeting an opening win over Gilles Muller The Spaniard has won four of his prrevious five matches against Muller, but has not played against the world No 45 since a straight sets win at the US Open in 2011.ddddddddddddellow seeds Kei Nishikori, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga take to the court during a busy schedule at the ATP Masters Series event.Nishikori, who lost to Andy Murray in Japans Davis Cup defeat, will take on the dangerous Mikhail Kukushkin.Tsonga has been drawn against fellow Frenchman Vincent Millot, who came through the qualifying rounds, while exciting Austrian Dominic Thiem has been handed an opening match with another qualifier Jozef Kovalik.Watch Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as part of tonights live coverage at Indian Wells, starting at 6pm on Sky Sports 3. Also See: Murray wins opener Konta breezes past Brengle Kyrgios accused of swearing McEnroe: Hard to believe Sharapova ' ' '