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HSBC Disappointed with Duo

The HSBC Champions event in China has lost some of its draw after the world's two top-ranked players, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods - withdrew from the event.
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Woods: Rory Battles Will Be Fun

They've seen a lot of each other in recent weeks, but Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will again be up against each other in China in a week's time.

Lowry Takes Portugal Crown

Shane Lowry overturned a four-shot deficit at the start of the final day to win the Portugal Masters by one stroke ahead of Ross Fisher.

Choi Retains Two-Shot Lead

Defending champion Na-yeon Choi maintained her two-shot lead after the third round of the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia.

Keating Grabs Four-Shot Lead

Australian Stacey Keating opened with an eight under par 62 in ideal conditions to grab a four shot lead at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France on Thursday.

Love: We Are All Kind of Stunned

Captain Davis Love III and the rest of the United States Ryder Cup team were left stunned on Sunday evening after they allowed Europe to 'steal' the trophy from out under their noses.

The Ian Poulter Factor

Like legends Seve Ballesteros and Colin Montgomerie before him, Englishman Ian Poulter seems to save his best golf for the Ryder Cup, when his emotional responses regularly motivates his European teammates.

Woods: I'm Feeling Good

Tiger Woods has insisted that he's still "feeling good" about his game, despite failing to win a single point at the Ryder Cup so far.

Aussies Easily Beat Befuddled Proteas

In a rather predictable turn of events, Shane Watson continued to win Australia's matches all by himself as he scored 70 to relegate South Africa to an eight-wicket defeat in Colombo on Sunday.

Saracens Upset Champs at the Stoop

Harlequins had their winning start to the Premiership campaign brought to an end on Sunday as Saracens beat them 18-16 at Twickenham Stoop.

Reid and Davies Set for Spain

The Tenerife Ladies Open, taking place at Golf Las Americas in the Canary Islands from September 20-23 this week, will feature a glittering cast of former champions.

Warm-up Wins for Australia, India

Australia and India kicked off their preparations for the ICC World Twenty20 with warm-up wins over New Zealand and Sri Lanka respectively.

Japan Welcomes Home Olympic Medallists with Big Celebration

Japan's swimming team brought home 11 medals from the 2012 London Olympic Games (three silver and 8 bronze). It is the second largest number of medals in Japanese Swimming history at the Olympics, together with the equally successful tally of 11 medals earned at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Japan picked up their biggest medal tally, 12, at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, USA.

AFL Star John McCarthy Dead: Suicide or Accident?

A Las Vegas coroner investigating the mysterious death of Port Adelaide football star John McCarthy said that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the tragedy. However, police are still waiting for the autopsy and scouring the CCTV footages for clues.

2012 London Olympics to Have Minimal Impact on Greene King’s Sales

2012 London Olympics is said to have quashed trade at Greene King's central London pubs but at the same time it helped increase Greene King's sales in the suburbs. According to Greene King's report published today, 2012 London Olympics had a minimal impact on the company's performance, which had been expected by its officials. However Greene King's sales increased despite the wet weather in the summer.

Quartet Thrilled by Ryder Cup Call

Steve Stricker can't wait to have "fun" at the Ryder Cup while Brandt Snedeker, Jim Furyk and Dustin Johnson are all delighted to be part of the team.

Five Medal Haul on Day One in London

Australia's cyclists have netted five medals on the opening day of racing at the velodrome with Canberra's Sue Powell claiming our first gold medal of the 2012 London Paralympic Games campaign in the C4 3km individual pursuit.

Australia Win Despite Afghan Heroics

In the end, despite a valiant fight, Afghanistan lost their most high-profile ODI by 66 runs, with Australia seamer Mitchell Starc the destroyer in chief as the Afghans were all out for 206, chasing 272 for victory.

Ghana Elevates its Open Water Swimming Officials

The Ghana Swimming Association hosted its first National Open Water Swimming Championship in June this year with races in the 14-16, 17-18, 19 & over age groups over 5 km, 7.5 km and 10 km courses.

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