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Apostolos Vellios: Everton’s goal-getting Greek sensation

When Royston Drenthe netted the winner for Everton against Wigan at the beginning of the season, it ...

iBet: Sometimes the most obvious bets are the best

I don’t normally like to bet on friendlies, but World Cup winners Spain have picked a very strong sq...

Paralympian Paul Blake: ‘I used to run and I liked doing that…’

Paul Blake is working to reduce his 400m time in a bid to succeed over 400m and 800m at next year’s ...

Tiger Woods: The American former world No 1 showed hints of his best form

Woods wows Australia to lead the field for the first time in a year

2011-11-12 00:00:01.0

Whatever else Tiger Woods goes on to achieve in the remnants of this golfing year he can at least say he topped an overnight leaderboard in 2011.

Woods felt his advantage could have been a lot more comfortable

Impressive Woods leads in Australian Open

2011-11-11 11:02:15.0

Clubhouse leader Tiger Woods fired an ominous warning to the chasing pack at the Australian Open, saying he has played far better than his 36-hole score suggests.

John Daly quits the Australian Open halfway through his first round

'Wild Thing' in hot water Down Under after deliberately running out of balls

2011-11-11 00:00:01.0

There is only one golfer who could take the spotlight away from Tiger Woods, in this of all weeks. Step forward, John Daly. And then depart the scene, stage left, with noises off and a hail of ignominy.

Donald: 'With death there is pain and loss, but out of that comes light and appreciation'

Donald's father passes away

2011-11-10 00:00:01.0

Luke Donald's father, Colin, has passed away. He died suddenly on Monday night, the world No 1's management confirmed yesterday. Luke was at his home in Chicago awaiting the birth of his second daughter. Diane, his wife, was due last week.

Tiger Woods says his former caddie 'is not a racist'

'Hurt' Woods lets Williams escape

2011-11-09 00:00:01.0

It will puzzle a lot of people why Tiger Woods decided to give his former caddie Steve Williams such an easy ride yesterday – in public at least. "Stevie is certainly not a racist – there's no doubt about that," said Woods in Australia as if he was leaping to the defence of a close friend wrongly accused of saying something bad about somebody else.

Steve Williams pictured with Tiger Woods earlier this year

Steve Williams is 'not a racist' says Tiger Woods

2011-11-08 10:51:05.0

Tiger Woods has attempted to draw a line under the race row sparked by Steve Williams by insisting his former caddie is "not a racist" and has apologised for his comments.

Kiwi caddie was stunned by the reaction to his comments at an award ceremony

Williams claims race row 'blown out of proportion'

2011-11-08 00:00:01.0

Steve Williams still doesn't know what all the fuss is about. Yesterday the caddie who last week called his former employer, Tiger Woods, "that black arsehole", told a reporter he believes the race row has been blown out of all proportion.

The German trod all over a high-class field to re-state his supreme quality as a ball-striker and a finisher.

Kaymer's brilliance leaves McIlroy feeling second best

2011-11-07 00:00:01.0

Rory McIlroy yesterday moved up to the hitherto unvisited heights of the world top two – but was still made to feel inferior in the process.

Caddie Steve Williams appears to have plenty on his mind during Adam Scott's final round in Shanghai

Caddie's future lies in hands of former employer Woods

2011-11-07 00:00:01.0

So it took the Australians, those masters of diplomacy, to ensure the outrage does not boil over on to the fairways. After the game's two most powerful executives allowed caddie Steve Williams to carry on regardless, after referring to Tiger Woods as "that black arsehole", the officials in Sydney vowed to do all they could to take the heat out of the race-row.