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Kapur finishes second, five Indians in top six

Shiv-KapurNew Delhi, April 2 : Richard Karlberg of Sweden took the cake, winning the $300,000 SAIL Open, even as five Indians followed him in the second to sixth place in the Asian Tour event that concluded at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) Friday.  Read more »

Sponsors preparing to cash in on Tiger Woods brand again

Tiger WoodsLondon, Apr. 2 : Sponsors are now preparing to cash in on Tiger Woods return to the sport.

Sports memorabilia company Upper Deck Co is preparing to sell signed red shirts for more than 1,000 pounds.  Read more »

Shiv Kapur shoots one-over, Chowrasia further down

Shiv Kapur shoots one-over, Chowrasia further downMalaga (Spain), March 26 - Shiv Kapur made a modest start with a one-over 71 despite a stumble at the end in the first round of the European Tour event Open de Andalucia de Golf in Malaga Thursday.  Read more »

Chapchai Nirat looking forward to defend title at SAIL Open

Chapchai NiratNew Delhi, March 22 : Big-hitting Thai star golfer Chapchai Nirat is relishing his title defence of the SAIL Open on the Asian Tour next week by declaring his intention to rewrite his world scoring record over 72 holes.  Read more »

Tiger Woods pays wife $150m as ‘forgive me’ gift

Tiger Woods pays wife $150m as ‘forgive me’ giftLondon, Mar 21: Tiger Woods is desperately trying to redeem himself and has given wife Elin 150 million dollars as a “forgive me” gift, it has emerged.  Read more »

Chowrasia fires classic 65 to end 25-month title drought

Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia Mewat (Haryana), March 13 : Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia fired a blistering seven under 65 at the Classic Golf Resort to win the Solaris Chemtech Open Golf Championship 2010 with a 13-under 275 and end his two-year title drought here Saturday.  Read more »

Murthy leads by a stroke in Mewat golf

R-MurthyMewat (Haryana), March 12 : R. Murthy of Bangalore took a one-stroke lead in round three of the Solaris Chemtech Open Golf Championship as he dazzled with a five under-67 at the Classic Golf Resort here Friday.  Read more »

Woods on comeback course, hires former White House press secretary as advisor

Woods on comeback course, hires former White House press secretary as advisorLondon, Mar. 12 : Tiger Woods has hired former US President George W Bush's press secretary Ari Fleischer as an adviser amid reports  Read more »

Vijay Kumar keeps lead, Chowrasia in second place

Vijay-KimarMewat, March 11 : Lucknow's Vijay Kumar maintained his two-stroke lead in the Solaris Chemtech Open Golf Championship 2010 with a four under-68 to take his total to nine under 135, here Thursday.  Read more »

Gangjee four off the lead at British Open qualifiers

Rahil-GangjeeKuala Lumpur, March 10 : Rahil Gangjee, fresh from a top-10 finish at the Malaysian Open last week, shot a two-under 70, that placed him tied seventh and in with a chance to grab one of the four tickets  Read more »

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Beckham travels to China

Beckham travels to ChinaBeijing, June 19 - Retired soccer champ David Beckham is in China to build enthusiasm for the game in the world's most populous country, where fans are pretty discouraged at the moment over the poor performance of their national team.  Read more »

Coaching in China big challenge for Eriksson

Sven-Goran-ErikssonGuangzhou, June 18 : It certainly recalled the memory of Sven-Goran Eriksson from the 'good old days' in Italy and England, when he was surrounded by journalists and fans.  Read more »

Chanderpaul out of CPL, Pomersbach in

Shivnarine-Chanderpaul_Bridgetown (Barbados), June 18 : West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire.  Read more »

Champions Trophy: Srinath match referee for first semifinal

Javagal-SrinathLondon, June 18 : Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »