A gang of 20-30 sword-wielding men stormed the Sikh temple in England apparently opposing a mixed race marriage between a Sikh and a non-Sikh couple.
Despite nursing a sore ankle, Tiger Woods maintained his grip at the top of the world rankings.
Arjun Atwal was tied 19th while Jyoti Randhawa rose to 33rd place in Shanghai.
Daniel Chopra braved icy conditions to shoot the day's best six-under 66 and jump to tied sixth at the Chrysler Classic.
The Indian golfer carded a one-under 70 in the final round of the Coca Cola Tokai Classic golf championship.
American Tom Pernice Jr. fired a flawless 10-under 62 to grab a share of the second round lead at the Funai Classic.
The Indian ace battled a bout of flu to lead Korean Yong-eun Yang and Japan's Takuya Taniguchi and Toru Taniguchi after the first round.
Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng won the Crowne Plaza Open, notching a play-off victory over Marcus Both of Australia on the final day.
The Chinese Taipei veteran and the 33-year-old India ace lead the field after the third round in the Crowne Plaza Open, in Beijing.
The Indian golfing ace shares the first place with Thai rookie sensation Chapchai Nirat at the halfway stage of the Crowne Plaza Open.
The Indian golfer's registered 12-under 272 to finish tied third at the Brunei Open.
The Indian stalwart stamped his return with a seven-under-par 64 to take the first round lead.
The Indian ace shot a two-under 70 for a 36-hole total of three-under and was lying in tied third place in the Sun Chlorella Classic.
Arjun Atwal's historic debut was a roller-coaster ride as he scrambled to a four-over-par 74
American Jeff Sluman fired a flawless seven-under 65 to take the first round lead at the Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio on Thursday.
The Indian golfer rolled in a card of four-under 66 to move into tied 14th place at the FedEx St Jude's Classic golf tournament.
India's teen golfer Aditi Ashok rounded off yet another week with a card of five-over 76 to end her campaign at the 41st spot in the women's golf event at Rio Olympics. Nine of the world's Top-10 took part in the event making it as strong as any Major and ensuring credibility for the sport, which made a re-appearance at the sporting extravaganza after 112 years. For Aditi to hold her own on first two days when her cards of 68-68 kept her in the Top-8 of the field was indeed a big step for Indian golf at world stage.
Amandeep Johl finished with a hat-trick of birdies to take a share of the third place in the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf
The Indian golfing ace is placed third after carding a six-under 64 in the first round of the Crowns 120 million yen event in Japan.
Indian ace Arjun Atwal failed to build on a good start on the front nine and slid to tied 69th place in the Wachovia Championship.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
The Indian golfer fired a four-under 68 to take sole possession of the second-round lead at the $5.5 million New Orleans Classic.
American Ryder Cup player Chris DiMarco reeled off three consecutive birdies to move one shot clear in the weather-delayed U.S. Masters first round on Thursday.
The Kolkata pro carded a seven under 65 leaving himself one stroke ahead of local lad Harinder Gupta in the 16th leg of the Amby Valley PGAI Tour.
The Kolkatan, with a final total of 15-under 269, thus registered back-to-back victories in as many weeks and took home a handsome cheque of Rs 1,89,840.
The Kolkata golfer has a three-day total of 12-under par 201at the Hero Honda Western Open.
The Indian golfer registered his best finish of the year at the AT and T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
The world number four claimed consecutive PGA Tour titles for the first time in his career with a four-stroke victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
The Lucknow pro submitted a card of 4-under 67 to claim the first day's honours in the Hero Honda Open West golf tournament.
The Indian stalwart opened up a four-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US$830,000 Asia Japan Okinawa Open.
Jyoti Randhawa sizzled with a five-under 65 to shoot up to the tied second at the UBS Hong Kong Open
Asian Tour star Anirban Lahiri wrote a small slice of Indian sporting history with an eye-catching equal fifth place finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday and reinforced his growing reputation in world golf.
American Jason Knutzon birdied the last two holes to win the US$275,000 Macau Open by one stroke in the final round.
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