Rory McIlroy won his first title of the year at the Australian Open by a single shot on Sunday after home favourite Adam Scott bogeyed the final hole to lose a tournament he had dominated since the opening day.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Frenchman Julien Benneteau caused a stir during an interview on French radio station RMC Sport on Sunday in which he said tournament referees were often kinder to Federer when it came to scheduling his matches.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
United States captain Tiger Woods led from the front as the Americans dominated the Sunday singles to overhaul the Internationals at Royal Melbourne and claim an eighth successive Presidents Cup. Woods clinched a record 27th win in the event with a 3&2 victory over Abraham Ancer to fire up his team and then beamed from the sidelines as they landed crushing early blows before sealing the event with a match to spare.
Once the private sanctuary for some of world's richest and most powerful men, Augusta National shed some of its stodgy old boy image during a 24-hour goodwill blitz.
World No 1 golfer Tiger Woods has been told by The Open bosses at St Andrews to behave himself during the tournament.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
With a resurgent Tiger Woods once again on the prowl and Rory McIlroy seemingly back in form, golf fans eagerly await the start of the 77th Masters which is now only hours away at Augusta National.
Ace golfer Vijay Singh dropped out of top-50 for the first time in nearly 18 years. The Fiji golfer slipped to No 51 after failing to qualify for the final 36 holes at the Texas Open -- first time since 1992.
The Indian golfer managed a one-over 71 to notch his eighth top-10 placing this year at the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship.
For the first time in 11 years, opening practice at the Masters was suspended and the merchandise shop can expect a run on umbrellas with more rain forecast for later in the week.
Italian teenager Matteo Manassero displayed all the nerve and experience of a seasoned veteran to edge out Louis Oosthuizen on the third hole of a playoff and claim a thrilling Singapore Open victory on Sunday.
"It's the other end of the spectrum now ... You can't wait just to get out there on the cricket field and running around with your mates, getting stuck into training and playing games."
Dustin Johnson led throughout, though only by one stroke early, and did not drop a shot in the final 13 holes on his way to a four-under-par 68 and an unprecedented 20-under-par 268 total.
Johnson matched Jordan Spieth's record low Masters total for the first 54 holes -- 16-under-par 200 -- while South Korean Im Sung-jae (68), Mexican Abraham Ancer (69) and Australian Cameron Smith (69) were equal second on 12-under.
Talented amateur Harinder Gupta is one stroke behind the leaders after the penultimate round in the Hero Golf Chandigarh Open 2004.
Tiger Woods may guarantee packed galleries but even the oil-rich Qataris cannot afford the former World No 1's appearance fee for the only European Tour event in the Gulf state.
Back after a six-month lay-off following a motorcycle accident, the 26-year old golfer was ahead of the pack at the half-way stage in the PSPB Open.
Amandeep Johl and Feroz Ali are in tied-second position after the opening day in the Petroleum Golf Championship.
Tiger Woods eased to a seven-shot victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday, earning his 79th win on the PGA Tour and sounding an ominous warning to his rivals ahead of next week's PGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy will not defend his British Open title at St Andrews next week after announcing on Wednesday he did not want to risk further damage to the ankle ligaments he ruptured playing football last weekend.
Rugby: Blues players sent home due to COVID-19 lockdown, still hoping to play last game.
The Indian team of Digvijay Singh and Gaurav Ghei finished joint second with China in the Natinas Cup to make the grade.
Shiv Kapur shot to tied seventh at the midway stage at the Asia Japan Okinawa Open
Some 40,000 golf fans are expected to attend each day of the 36th Ryder Cup tournament between Europe and the United States.
Shubhankar Sharma exited at the halfway stage of his maiden Masters, but insists he has learnt enough to come back and make a mark in the future. Playing way better than the first day, Sharma did a good job despite the strong breeze that made things difficult on Friday at the Augusta National Golf Club.
The Delhi golfer scored his third straight win on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour when he won t he HT Prof title.
Success eluded them on the European and the PGA Tour but Indian golfers enjoyed a decent run in Asia, with rising talents Rashid Khan and Anirban Lahiri sharing four titles between them even as some seasoned veterans struggled in a mixed year for the sport.
Former World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa is coming out of retirement to play in this week's Ladies French Open as a favour to her sponsors.
The trick-shots, underarm serves and tirades at spectators are all part of the theatre, and the 'what will he do next?' lure puts bums on seats, in much the same way John Daly still draws a crowd in golf.
With Tiger Woods hitting golf balls at a juniors clinic in South Carolina earlier this week, media speculation has been mounting that the former world number one could make his PGA Tour return within the next month.
Jyoti Randhawa tells Onkar Singh 'it just happened' and he 'took it in his stride'.
Amateur Harinder Gupta stole the limelight courtesy a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth hole in the Hero Golf Chandigarh Open.
The trio of Mukesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Jumman were sitting pretty atop the leader-board with identical cards of 69 on day one.
The Indian golfing ace is poised to return his best finish of the season on the Japanese PGA Tour.
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.
With the two-year anniversary of his last tournament win fast approaching, Tiger Woods is preparing for next month's Australian Open amid growing doubts over whether he can ever regain his former dominance.
Phil Mickelson totally upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods while charging past overnight leader Charlie Wi to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in spectacular fashion by two shots on Sunday.
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