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KING OF CLAY: All eyes will be on the force of nature that is Rafael Nadal, as he returns to a venue that is as familiar to him as his own backyard, and where he rightly appears invincible. Picture: GETTY IMAGES

Nadal, Williams considered French Open favourites

All eyes will be on the ‘invincible’ Rafael Nadal and stand-out favourite Serena Williams when plays gets under way in the French Open on Sunday

Long climb ahead for cycling to repair reputation

21 hour(s) ago

Cycling has a long way to go to repair damage done to the sport by the Lance Armstrong affair, International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid says

Olazabal plays peacemaker to Woods and Garcia

20 hour(s) ago

Former European Ryder Cup captain José Maria Olazabal has urged fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia and world No1 Tiger Woods to settle their differences

Pomodoro fancied by bookies for second July

21 hour(s) ago

Following a creditable second behind Variety Club at Greyville, on Wednesday, Pomodoro looks set to do an El Picha and win back-to-back Vodacom Durban Julys

Grosjean desperate to end barren streak

22 hour(s) ago

Romain Grosjean hopes to answer a personal plea from Olivier Panis, the last French driver to win a Formula One in 1996, and end the drought at Monaco this weekend

Plan to ban ‘belly’ putter triggers much debate

Picture: THINKSTOCK
23 hour(s) ago

In a sport where an inadvertent cough can create controversy, the decision taken by golf’s rule makers on Tuesday to ban belly putters has sparked furious debate

Woods finds Garcia’s ‘joke’ unpalatable

LABOUR OF LOVE: Tiger Woods waves after making a birdie on the 16th hole during the final round of his World Challenge tournament in Thousand Oaks, California, on Sunday. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

The spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio García deepened, with the Spaniard denying accusations of racism after his fried chicken jibe at an awards dinner

Semenya may not compete at Russian world championships

SILVER LADY: Caster Semenya smiles at a press conference at Sascoc’s media centre at the Copthorne Hotel in Kensington, London. Picture: WESSEL OOSTHUIZEN
1 day(s) ago

Caster Semenya is a glaring omission from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee’s new ‘operation excellence’ list of athletes

Mistaken claims of cheating increase

FINE START: Tiger Woods holds the trophy after winning the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, California. He withstood a late bogey, double-bogey, par, bogey wobble in strengthening winds to clinch his 75th PGA Tour title by four shots at the fog-delayed Open yesterday. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

THE number of people phoning PGA Tour events after seeing possible rules violations has gone up since Tiger Woods took an illegal drop at the Masters.

Pole is paramount in Monaco

Torotrak, the UK engineering group, has taken a stake in Flybrid, started by two former Formula One engineers at Silverstone racetrack.
1 day(s) ago

Pole position, not tyre wear, will be crucial at the Monaco Grand Prix when Formula One returns for its showcase race on a notoriously difficult-to-overtake street circuit

Els hails belly putter for British Open win

Ernie Els. Picture: THE TIMES
1 day(s) ago

South African four-times Major winner Ernie Els says he would have had little chance of lifting the Claret Jug at Lytham last July without the aid of a belly putter

Mrs O’s filly tops the July betting boards

1 day(s) ago

Bridget Oppenheimer, during her long reign as first lady of racing, has enjoyed many memorable years, and, just possibly, 2013 could be the Cherry On The Top for her

Golf bodies ban anchoring of putters

FEET ON THE GROUND: Adam Scott putts on the 13th green during the first round of the Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Picture: REUTERS
3 day(s) ago

Golf’s governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016, but this could lead to a split among the professional ranks

Mchunu vows thrills in Chambers fight

LAST MAN STANDING: Thabiso Mchunu defeats Daniel Venter during their ABU cruiserweight title fight at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni on Saturday. Mchunu has been added to the Rumble on the Rock bill. Picture: SOWETAN
2 day(s) ago

Thabiso ‘The Rock’ Mchunu is confident the US fight public will be clamouring for more after he finishes with ‘Fast’ Eddie Chambers in their New York showdown

Matsuyama impatient to test skills on PGA Tour

RARING TO GO: Hideki Matsuyama from Japan has shown that in a year of teenage golfing stars, taking his time before switching from being an amateur sensation to a professional can have its advantages. Picture: GETTY IMAGES
2 day(s) ago

Two-time Asian amateur champion Hideki Matsuyama has shown the virtues of delaying turning professional but is now keen to test his skills on the US PGA Tour

Pirelli tyre changes ‘less dramatic than feared or hoped’

A mechanic for Formula One team McLaren works on the 2013 car. Picture: REUTERS
4 day(s) ago

Formula One tyre maker’s motorsport director, Paul Hembery, seeks answer ‘teams can agree on’ that will not affect title race

Mchunu international debut set for August

LAST MAN STANDING: Thabiso Mchunu defeats Daniel Venter during their ABU cruiserweight title fight at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni on Saturday. Mchunu has been added to the Rumble on the Rock bill. Picture: SOWETAN
3 day(s) ago

South African boxing sensation Thabiso ‘Rock’ Mchunu is set to make his international debut against American Eddie Chambers in New York in August

THING OF THE PAST?: Tim Clark of South Africa putts with a long putter on the seventh green during the second round of the Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa at the Royal Durban Golf Club in December 2012. Golfers are expecting a decision on long putters on Tuesday. Picture: GETTY IMAGES

Long-putter ban could divide golfing bodies

Professional and amateur golfers set to learn on Tuesday whether they will be permitted to use long putters anchored to any part of their body from 2016

Nadal makes short work of Federer to win Italian Open

ALL THE SWEETER: Rafael Nadal celebrates his Rome Masters title after beating Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 on Sunday. Picture: REUTERS
5 day(s) ago

Rafael Nadal pleased with his return to form after long injury layoff, while Serena Williams dispatches Victoria Azarenka effortlessly to take women’s title

Kavanagh squeezed out in Krisflyer Sprint

GOOD FORTUNE: Jockey Brett Prebble rides Lucky Nine of Hong Kong to victory in the KrisFlyer International Sprint at the Singapore Turf Club on Sunday. Picture: REUTERS
4 day(s) ago

Weeks of hard work go up in smoke as speed merchant Kavanagh severely checked on first turn in $1m Krisflyer Sprint, won by Hong Kong sprinter Lucky Nine

Honda deal vital for McLaren’s race hopes, says MD

BACK ON THE TRACK: Honda Motor president and CEO Takanobu Ito, right, exchanges smiles with with McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh at their joint news conference in Tokyo on Thursday. Honda, which quit Formula One at the end of 2008, is returning as a McLaren engine partner. Picture: REUTERS
7 day(s) ago

McLaren MD Jonathan Neale says return to Honda engines from 2015 will enable McLaren to continue punching at same weight as Ferrari, Mercedes

Naturalised Chinese table tennis players continue to reign supreme

NEW FLAG: Feng Tianwei of Singapore returns a shot to Tetyana Bilenko of Ukraine in their women's singles fourth-round match at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Friday. Feng is one of several China-born players representing their adopted countries in Paris. Picture: REUTERS
4 day(s) ago

Outflow of Chinese talent is particularly evident at World Championships in Paris, with several naturalised China-born players representing their adopted countries

Stewart wants one race steward for Formula One

BETTER TRACK RECORD: Romain Grosjean, who received a one-race ban last year for causing a crash and was involved in several incidents, has stayed out of trouble so far this year. Picture: GETTY IMAGES
8 day(s) ago

Introduction of points penalties would require consistent judging by an appointed expert, says triple world champion Jackie Stewart

Ludeke expects much more from the Bulls

ROOM TO GROW: Chiliboy Ralepelle in the gym during the Bulls’ training session at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Wednesday. Coach Frans Ludeke says the Bulls have room for improvement. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
8 day(s) ago

Coach Frans Ludeke wants accurate execution in Saturday’s game against log laggards the Highlanders, says Bulls not firing on all cylinders despite run of good form

Klassen needs knockout to secure title, says Ndou

Picture: THINKSTOCK
8 day(s) ago

Australia’s Will Tomlinson ‘no way near Malcolm Stone’s class’, says Lovemore Ndou, but the visitor is unlikely to secure a win on points

Woods’s ethics on golf course in question

MYSTERY: Tiger Woods of the US watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during a practice round before the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. Picture: REUTERS
8 day(s) ago

Long the subject of intense but often petty scrutiny, Tiger Woods’s integrity is now under the microscope, after two incidents at Sawgrass and an illegal drop at the Masters

Gambling mecca gets in the ring for big fight action

NEW FACE OF BOXING: China’s Zou Shiming, two-time Olympic gold medal winner and three-time World Amateur Champion, concentrates as he fights against Mexico’s Eleazar Valenzuela during his professional debut at The Venetian hotel in Macau on Saturday. Picture: REUTERS
9 day(s) ago

Macau is going after a slice of the boxing action, targeting a potentially huge Chinese audience, with a Manny Pacquiao bout set for November

In Other News

IN THE RUNNING: International Olympic Committee vice-president Ng Ser Miang arrives with a safety lantern containing the Youth Olympic flame at Changi Airport in Singapore on August 5 2010. Ng, who chaired the organising committee of the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010, is expected to announce a bid for the IOC presidency on Thursday. Picture: REUTERS

Other Sport

Singaporean Ng tipped to be second candidate to lead IOC
TACTICAL ERROR: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel makes a pit stop during the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, near Barcelona, on Sunday. Vettel said Red Bull erred by trying to hold out on just three pit stops. Picture: REUTERS

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‘Vulnerable’ tyres were the pits at Spainish Grand Prix

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Nadal’s winning streak belies his fears
‘JUST ROLLING ALONG’: Ferrari crew members roll tyres in the pit lane for Fernando Alonso during the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday. Critics say far from adding excitement, the softer tyres ordered for this year are leading to conservative racing and too many pit stops. Picture: REUTERS

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Pirelli calls for in-season testing
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Brazil’s Santos decide to let Neymar go

Brazil’s Neymar is on the verge of choosing one of two offers from un-named clubs, likely to be Spanish suitors Barcelona and Real Madrid, after Santos agreed on Friday to transfer him.

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