Golf: McIlroy is handed fitness boost

Rory McIlroy has been handed a fitness boost ahead of next week’s WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship in Arizona.

David Beckham is mobbed by fans as he arrives for AC Milan’s Champions League tie against former club Manchester United but what part he will play in Wednesday’s match at Old Trafford is in some doubt.

Valentino Rossi was crowned MotoGP world champion for the sixth time as he took third place in Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang behind Casey Stoner of Australia.

Germany’s Maria Riesch adds slalom gold to her super-combined title while the United States rout Finland 6-1 to reach the ice hockey final.

The rain in Napier denied New Zealand the chance to claim a series victory on the final day of the third Test against Pakistan.

Unsung English Premier League side Fulham upset holders Shakhtar Donetsk to reach the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday night.

Bode Miller claims his first Olympic gold medal with victory in the super-combined event at Whistler Creekside on Sunday, his third medal of the Vancouver Winter Games.

Serena Williams regained her world No. 1 women’s tennis ranking after cruising into the third round of the China Open on Tuesday.

Millions of football fans around the globe will be glued to their television screens on Friday when the draw for the 32 nations involved in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is made in Cape Town.

SV Hamburg condemned Hertha Berlin to a seventh straight Bundesliga defeat with a 3-1 victory in the German capital on Sunday to continue their title charge.

Jean Todt has succeeded Max Mosley as president of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) after he was elected to the most powerful position in motorsport on Friday.