Golf: McGowan shoots 60 to surge seven clear
English golfer Ross McGowan equaled the lowest round on the European Tour to take a huge seven-shot lead into the final 18 holes of the Madrid Masters on Sunday as he seeks his maiden title.
Nikolay Daydenko boosted his chances of qualifying for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London with victory in his opening match at the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
World number one Roger Federer is suffering from a lung infection and has pulled out of this week’s $2 million ATP tournament in Dubai.
Former BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld has joined Mercedes as back-up for Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg to complete the new team’s line-up for the 2010 Formula One season.
Serena Williams regained her world No. 1 women’s tennis ranking after cruising into the third round of the China Open on Tuesday.
Substitute Martin Palermo’s close-range finish deep into injury time earns Argentina a thrilling last-gasp 2-1 win over Peru in Buenos Aires just minutes after Diego Maradona’s side looked to have suffered yet another World Cup setback.
England coach Fabio Capello says the continued furore over John Terry’s private life will not affect his side’s preparations for the World Cup finals in South Africa later this year.
TP Mazembe claimed the African Champions League after beating Nigerian side FC Heartland 1-0 in the second leg of their final in Lubumbashi on Saturday, winning on away goals.
Defending champion Serena Williams will play the returning Justine Henin in the final of the Australian Open after the pair saw off Chinese opposition in Melbourne on Thursday.
Much-needed medical reinforcement arrives in Haiti on Wednesday in the form of a state-of-the-art hospital aboard a U.S. naval ship.
American Bill Haas claimed a one-shot victory in the Bob Hope Classic on the final hole to join his father as a winner of the tournament.
Felipe Massa is back in the fast lane after his life-threatening crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix just nine weeks ago which placed his Formula One future in doubt.
After two years of bitter legal wrangles, the start of the 33rd America’s Cup has been delayed yet again by a lack of wind off the coast of Valencia in Spain.
Roger Federer swept aside Britain’s Andy Murray in straight sets to win the Australian Open final and claim the 16th grand slam of his record breaking career on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of residents began evacuating Sunday morning from coastal Japan in anticipation of a possible tsunami following Chile’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
An 8.8-magnitude quake hit south central Chile on Saturday morning, and tremors rattled cities as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I live.