Sports / Golf

McIlroy moves into contention in Abu Dhabi 17 Jan 2014 - 11:29 pm

ABU DHABI: Rory McIlroy stormed into contention at the $2.7m Abu Dhabi Championship, carding a second-round 67 to leave him two shots off...

Confident Stenson opens season with high hopes 16 Jan 2014 - 02:42 pm

ABU DHABI: World number three Henrik Stenson starts his 2014 season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship from today, hoping to continue...

Walker wins Sony Open 14 Jan 2014 - 09:19 am

Jimmy Walker of the US celebrates with the trophy and gestures a Hawaiian “shaka” hand sign after winning the final round of the...

Kirk leads in Hawaii 13 Jan 2014 - 10:54 am

HONOLULU: Chris Kirk sank a nine-foot birdie putt on the last hole to grab a one-stroke lead over fellow Americans Will Wilcox and...

Ernie Els, John Daly to play in Qatar Masters 13 Jan 2014 - 10:53 am

Doha: Four-time major winner Ernie Els and two-time major champion John Daly are the latest big names to confirm their participation in the...

Toulon, Clermont, Munster in European Cup quarter-finals 13 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

PARIS: Defending champions Toulon, heavyweight French rivals Clermont, and former winners Munster all secured places in the quarter-finals of the European Cup on...

New Year joy continues for Oosthuizen 13 Jan 2014 - 10:44 am

DURBAN: South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen won the first European Tour event of the calendar year for the fourth consecutive year when he retained...

Williams wins Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship 12 Jan 2014 - 02:20 pm

Max Williams of England, winner of the 28th edition of the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship, receives the winner’s trophy from Major General...

Technology for perfect jump shot, golf swing 12 Jan 2014 - 02:14 pm

LAS VEGAS: A connected basketball promises to improve your jump shot. Embedded sensors which gather and analyse data offer hope for a better...

Stuard leads field in Hawaii, Scott lurks 12 Jan 2014 - 01:38 pm

HAWAII: Masters champion Adam Scott made an ominous move up the leaderboard late in the day after little-known American Brian Stuard had seized...

Rose delays 2014 start 12 Jan 2014 - 01:33 pm

LOS ANEGELES: US Open champion Justin Rose will delay the start of his 2014 campaign by at least a few weeks because of...

Qatar Open at Doha Golf Club 10 Jan 2014 - 06:46 am

Action from the 28th Qatar Open at Doha Golf Club (DGC) yesterday. The tournament is an annual fixture on the Qatar Golf Association...

Qatar Open golf 08 Jan 2014 - 11:30 pm

Fahad Nasser Al Naimi (right), General Secretary of Qatar Golf Association (QGA) and Cyril Mouawad, Director of Sales and Marketing at Intercontinental Doha...

Johnson wins Tournament of Champions 08 Jan 2014 - 09:24 am

Zach Johnson celebrates with the trophy after winning the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Club in Lahaina,...

Woods to launch 2014 campaign at Torrey Pines 08 Jan 2014 - 09:22 am

New York: World number one Tiger Woods (pictured) will launch his 2014 campaign at one of his favourite venues, having committed yesterday to...

Johnson in three-way tie for lead 07 Jan 2014 - 10:27 am

HONOLULU: Long-hitting Dustin Johnson remained on course for a successful title defence at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii as he ended...

Wood set to defend Qatar Masters title 07 Jan 2014 - 10:18 am

Doha: The 2014 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters organisers have confirmed that towering Englishman Chris Wood (pictured) will return to defend his title at...

Qatar Open Amateur Championship to begin from January 9 at DGC 07 Jan 2014 - 10:17 am

Hassan Nasser Al Naimi (second left), President of Qatar Golf Association (QGA) and Dahlan Al Hamad (second right), of Qatar Armed Forces, exchange...