Rory McIlroy has been handed a fitness boost ahead of next week’s WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship in Arizona.
World champion Lewis Hamilton claims pole for the Singapore Grand Prix as current title leader Jenson Button suffers a “disastrous” qualifying session to be back in 12th on the grid.
Veteran Kenny Perry charges to the top of the Tour Championship leader board with a six-under 64 at East Lake to overtake world number one Tiger Woods in the FedEx Cup finale.
Rafael Nadal will meet Andy Murray in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after beating Ivo Karlovic 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4.
Didier Defago ends Switzerland’s gold-medal drought in the Winter Olympics downhill skiing event as American star Bode Miller is edged into the bronze position at Whistler in Canada on Tuesday.
Robert Fitts, author of books on Japanese baseball, says a 1934 tour of US all-stars helped spark Japan’s interest
Hundred’s of fans and former teammates of Robert Enke gathered to lay flowers and light candles outside of Hannover 96’s Niedersachsen Stadion after the club’s German goalkeeper was struck and killed by a train on Tuesday, in what police called an apparent suicide.
The New Zealand All Blacks gave their nation double reason for cheer with a 20-6 win Italy before a massive crowd at the San Siro in Milan.
Birmingham City avenged their FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday, beating the English Premier League bottom side 2-1 to nudge them closer to relegation on Tuesday.
David overcame Goliath as Britain’s David Haye claims the WBA world heavyweight title with a majority 12-round points victory over giant Russian Nikolai Valuev in Nuremberg on Saturday night.
Dutch international Ryan Babel threatens to leave English Premier League side Liverpool unless he is picked to play in more games by manager Rafa Benitez.
