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Nick Watney of the US kisses the trophy after winning the $6.1 million CIMB Classic golf tournament at The Mines Resort and Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Watney holds off Tiger to win in Malaysia

Nick Watney shot an electrifying 61 to win Malaysia’s CIMB Classic and hold off charges by Tiger Woods and defending champion Bo Van Pelt on Sunday.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton: Dad’s words stopped me quitting F1

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has revealed how his father’s advice to "never give up" stopped him from quitting during the dark days in his career.

Schwartzel

Schwartzel, Oosthuizen make positive Masters starts

Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel have eased into the Malaysian Masters on a high, despite Ooshuizen’s Masters loss to Bubba Watson.

Ferrari’s Alonso storms to victory in Malaysia rain

Ferrari’s Alonso storms to victory in Malaysia rain

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has claimed his first victory in eight months in thrilling style at the rain-interrupted Malaysian Grand Prix.

Djokovic

Djokovic, Murray on top form at Australia Open

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray hit top gear on Thursday as Petra Kvitova was the only top seed to encounter difficulties at the Australian Open.

Djokovic begins triple title quest

Novak Djokovic has begun his quest for a third straight Major title at the Australian Open, beating Paolo Lorenzi 6-2, 6-0, 6-0.

Fifa opens bidding on World Cup TV rights

Blatter takes a swipe at banned Asian football chief

Sepp Blatter has taken a barely concealed swipe at banned Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam in a fiery performance at the region’s awards night.

Fernandez-Castano wins Singapore Open play-off

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano has won the Singapore Open play-off, leaving the likes of Phil Mickelson, Retief Goosen and Louis Oosthuizen in his wake.

Thorpedo gets first-swim jitters out of the way

Ian Thorpe has said he was glad he made a successful return to international swimming in Singapore after a five-year retirement period.

India’s first Formula One hits top speed

India is known for a love of sports and an inability to organise them but that perception shifted this weekend with a successful Grand Prix.

‘Ballgate’ lands England coaches in trouble

England has suspended two coaches for this weekend’s World Cup game for illegally swapping balls used for conversions by Jonny Wilkinson.

Samoa win clash of the Pacific heavyweights

Samoa won the battle of the Pacific juggernauts with a 27-7 victory over Fiji which kept alive their bid for the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.

All Blacks annihilate Japan

All Blacks annihilate Japan

New Zealand has pummelled Japan 83-7 on Friday in an embarrassingly one-sided game at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Fiji slip through Namibia’s fingers

Fiji survived an unexpectedly stiff challenge from Namibia in a pulsating World Cup game that briefly threatened one of the tournament’s great upsets.

Cielo gets thumbs-down after World Championship win

Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo was given a thumbs-down from a fellow athlete after a controversial victory at the World Championships.

Asia: Every match-fixer’s dream destination

Asian players are easy prey for match-fixers, who are now so rampant they are believed to operate in nearly every Asian football league.

Djokovic strips Federer of last Slam title

Novak Djokovic sensationally knocked Roger Federer out of the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday.

Federer

Federer, Djokovic set up semifinal face-off

Defending champion Roger Federer demolished fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka to reach his eighth straight Australian Open semifinal on Tuesday.

Tennis stars take to pitch for Japan quake relief

Nadal storms into Aussie Open quarters

Rafael Nadal stormed past Croatia’s Marin Cilic into the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday in his bid to unite the Grand Slam title.

Record win for Federer as Henin crashes

Record win for Federer as Henin crashes

Defending champion Roger Federer enjoyed a record 57th win at the Australian Open on Friday as former winner Justine Henin was defeated.