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Golf: Westwood wins Race to Dubai

2009-11-22 20:46:29Sports

Lee Westwood charges to a runaway victory in the inaugural Dabai World Championship on Sunday to be crowned Europe’s number one golfer this year.

John Terry is sacked as captain of the England national team with immediate effect following a meeting with national coach Fabio Capello.

Ukraine claimed a 1-0 victory over 10-man England which boosted their hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa via the playoffs.

England captain John Terry braves the public eye despite continuing revelations about his private life, but his table-topping Chelsea team are held to a shock 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Hull City.

Massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme, international aid agencies and the Haitian government will begin Sunday in the quake-ravaged capital.

American Andy Roddick secures his place at the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month, despite being forced out of last week’s Shanghai Masters due to a knee injury.

Chelsea have confirmed that Michael Essien is out of the African Nations Cup with a knee injury.

Former Ryder Cup hero Darren Clarke and in-form Charl Schwartzel set the early pace in the Joburg Open with eight-under-par 63s in the opening round of the European Tour event.

A French judge has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis for allegedly hacking into the computer system of the French anti-doping agency’s laboratory, the agency’s president said Tuesday.

Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini is under intense pressure after his side’s humiliating 4-0 defeat to third-flight minnows Alcorcon in the Spanish Cup.

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.

Ten-man Germany score the winning goal in the second minute of injury time to beat Nigeria 3-2 and secure a quarterfinal showdown with Brazil at the under-20 World Cup in Egypt.

A tearful Dinara Safina was forced out of the WTA Championships with a serious back injury and will lose her world number one ranking to Serena Williams.

Heavily populated parts of Chile still were without water service and electricity Sunday night because of Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake, and reports of looting raised fears about security in some areas.

Six Haitian orphans, at the airport and on their way to new lives in the United States, had their destination changed at the last moment. Now they are at an orphanage, under the custody of the Haitian government, while the details of their departure are sorted out.

Jacques Kallis moved into joint third place on cricket’s all-time Test century list as he helped South Africa recover from a disastrous start to the opening match of the series against top-ranked India in Nagpur on Saturday.

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