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Cabrera-Bello sinks late birdie to win in Dubai

DUBAI, Feb 12 – Rafael Cabrera-Bello was the surprise winner of the Dubai Desert Classic today after sinking a nerveless birdie on the 17th hole to end on 18 under par and beat Lee Westwood and Scottish veteran Stephen Gallacher by a single shot.

The unfancied Spaniard, 27, had started the day one stroke behind overnight leader Westwood, but ... Read More

Spectacle of the Pebble Beach Golf Links: The foursome of Tiger Woods, Tony Romo, Arjun Atwal and Danny Lane at the seventh hole, February 11, 2012, during the National Pro-Am. – Reuters pic
Spectacle of the Pebble Beach Golf Links: The foursome of Tiger Woods, Tony Romo, Arjun Atwal and Danny Lane at the seventh hole, February 11, 2012, during the National Pro-Am. – Reuters pic Read More

Kostelic wins Sochi super-combined

SOCHI, Feb 12 – Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic won a men’s Alpine ski World Cup super-combined race today.Swiss Beat Feuz was second and France’s Thomas Mermillod-Blondin was third.Kostelic (picture) also won ... Read More

Wealthy Anzhi to decide coach Krasnozhan’s fate on Monday

MOSCOW, Feb 12 – The fate of Anzhi Makhachkala coach Yuri Krasnozhan will be decided tomorrow, the big-spending Russian Premier League club said.“It’s true the club has undergone a reshuffling,” Anzhi ... Read More

All Blacks great Lomu needs new kidney transplant

AUCKLAND, Feb 12 — Former All Blacks great Jonah Lomu needs a new kidney transplant and has lost 30 kg in weight since last September, the 36-year-old has told a New Zealand magazine in an interview.Lomu, ... Read More

Wi stays in charge at Pebble Beach, Tiger lurks four back

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — South Korean Charlie Wi maintained ice-cool composure to retain control of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in yesterday’s third round as some of golf’s biggest names snapped at his ... Read More

Tevez could still play role for City, says Mancini

LONDON, Feb 12 — Manchester City outcast Carlos Tevez could still play for the club in the Premier League title run-in if he returned from Argentina, manager Roberto Mancini was quoted as saying in ... Read More

United seize top spot, Spurs hit five goals

MANCHESTER, Feb 12 — Manchester United went top of the Premier League yesterday after a 2-1 win over Liverpool, with the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra racism row reigniting, while Tottenham Hotspur beat ... Read More

Tiger on the prowl at Pebble Beach

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 — Tiger Woods evoked memories of his glory days with a blistering run of six birdies in eight holes as he charged into contention for the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am yesterday.Six ... Read More

Rooney sends United top after Suarez snubs Evra

MANCHESTER, Feb 11 — Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League today after they beat Liverpool 2-1 in a match preceded by Luis Suarez’s refusal to shake Patrice Evra’s hand ... Read More

Give me England job so I can relegate them, says Ferguson

MANCHESTER, Feb 11 — If England wants a new manager with a glittering record they need look no further than Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who would love to take the job just so he could ... Read More

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