Exactly a year after becoming a father for the first time, Tommy Fleetwood made his Ryder Cup debut look like child's play as he posted two vital points alongside British Open champion Francesco Molinari at Le Golf National on Friday.
A three-round aggregate of 207 has given him a two-stroke advantage over second-placed Jyoti Randhawa and Gary Rusnak of the USA.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Tiger Woods got a sneak preview of the venue for the US Open, playing his first round of golf since having knee surgery seven weeks ago.
Adam Scott soared back into contention with a five-under par 66 in the second round of the Australian Open on Friday, claiming a course record that lasted little more than half an hour.
US skier Lindsey Vonn is reportedly shattered and hurt after her recent break-up with golf ace Tiger Woods.
European Tour regular Shiv Kapur on Wednesday joined Arjun Atwal and said he was not impressed by the new bunkers added to the Delhi Golf Club layout for the Indian Masters.
The No. 1 player on the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour shot a four-under 68 on the opening day of the London Myanmar Open.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Englishman Lee Westwood surged to a seven shot victory at the Thailand Golf Championship, on Sunday, capping off another sparkling performance in Asia that is set to push him up to second in the world rankings.
The Delhi pro shot a superb 67 for a three-day total of 7-under 209 on the penultimate day of the Servo Masters golf tournament.\n\n
Leading rookie of the year Sandeep Syal shares the lead with the experienced Pappan and Gast Ram at the half-way stage.
The 43-year-old Kolkatan fired a career-best six-under par 66 on the opening day to take a three-strole lead.
The first round of the Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament was suspended on Wednesday 7after the death of a caddie on the course, the Ladies European Tour said in a statement.
According to official details unveiled by Downing Street on Friday, Trump will arrive for the two-day "working visit" next Thursday afternoon straight from a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.
After contrasting rounds, both golfers were tied at level par 144 on day 2 of the Cotton City Open.
Britain's Paul Casey retained his one-stroke lead at eight under par and Tiger Woods made the cut by two shots when the fog-delayed second round of the Frys.com Open was completed on Saturday.
Irish amateur Paul Dunne is in contention to become the first amateur to win the British Open for 85 years after a sensational third-round display sent him rocketing into a tie for the lead on Sunday.
Woods, who finished one stroke behind Casey, lamented a "couple of putts here and there" that could have led to his 80th PGA Tour victory.
As we sit at home and miss live action, the wondrous phenomenon of sport has delivered so many past glories that we will probably never run out of things to see, recalls Dhruv Munjal.
Shubhankar Sharma has two simple goals to achieve at this week's World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and one of them is to gather enough courage and introduce himself to Tiger Woods.
The Vadodara court has accepted a memorandum signed by 23 members of the Gaekwad royal family to end their feud of 23 years
Shubhankar Sharma, on Friday, became the youngest Indian golfer to make the cut in any Major after he capped a wonderful back nine to achieve the feat at the 147th Open Championships in Scotland.
India's top golfer Smriti Mehra carded three over par 76 in the opening round of the Hong Kong Ladies Masters.
Kolkata's Rafick Ali Mollah shot a sizzling seven under 63 in round two of the Crompton Greaves Open that catapulted him into the lead at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club course, in Mumbai, on Thursday.
Off-season rust and a cold putter spoilt the day for star attraction Arjun Atwal even as course familiarity worked to the advantage of some unfancied names such as Sanjay Kumar and Shamim Khan in the opening round of the Hero Honda Indian Open Golf Tournament in New Delhi, on Thursday.
Jesper Parnevik, who introduced Tiger Woods to his future wife Elin Nordegren eight years ago, said on Wednesday he owed an apology to his fellow Swede and former nanny.
Despite a tumultuous year on and off the course for Tiger Woods, the world number one will have one more chance for golfing glory after being named Tuesday as one of four wildcard picks for next month's Ryder Cup.
World No 1 golfer Tiger Woods has been told by The Open bosses at St Andrews to behave himself during the tournament.
'Were they two yaars of yesteryears brought together again by fate?' 'Were they two crafty spies hoodwinking each other?' wonders B S Prakash.
Jeev Milkha Singh brought home a sparkling four-under 68 to grab his slice of the six-way opening round lead in the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai on Thursday.
Shubhankar tied 110th after Rd 1 of English Championship
Strong-finishing Patrick Reed held his nerve to beat fellow American Jimmy Walker in a playoff for the $5.7 million Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Monday to clinch his fourth victory on the PGA Tour.
As Tiger Woods prepares for a comeback at next week's Augusta Masters, his caddie Steve Williams is hoping that spectators at the course would behave themselves and not taunt the embattled golfer about the sex scandal that triggered his fall from grace.
Vijay Kumar of Lucknow raced ahead into the lead after returning a five under 65 in the third round of the Crompton Greaves Open at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club Course, in Mumbai, on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Nearly every player who has lifted a club at the Ryder Cup has described that moment standing on the first tee as one of the most nervous of their professional lives.
The Indian golfer, playing with World No 1 Brooks Koepka (68), had 17 pars and his sole birdie was courtesy a brilliant 30-foot monster putt.
Japanese schoolboy golfer Ryo Ishikawa is being protected by a battery of security guards after a bomb scare before this week's Casio World Open.
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