Power hopes to win second world crown

IT'S been seven years now since he was world champion in 1998 but Jonathon Power feels he has the right ingredients to win the World Open again this year.

Reopened zoo brings New Orleans a hint of normality

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Visitors streamed into New Orleans' Audubon Zoo as it opened on Friday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, bringing a hint of normality to a city still shattered, shuttered and largely depopulated by the storm.

Signs of life flicker in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Signs of life flickered in New Orleans' French Quarter and central business district for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, as merchants on Saturday returned to abandoned shops and restaurants that on normal weekends would be teeming with people.

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Singaporean comes out tops with some help from his yoga master

Mardan Mamat's decision to bring his yoga master from India to help calm his nerves paid off in a big way in the International Final Qualifying (Asia) for the British Open at Saujana Golf and Country Club.

The Bournemouth fling

The temperature was below 10°C most of the time at the training grounds in Bournemouth. And it was the first time that defender Lim Chan Yew and two fellow Malaysians, striker Mohd Fadzli Shaari and goalkeeper Syamsuri Mustafa, trained under such cold conditions.

Former British Open champion Faulkner dies at 88

Britain's Max Faulkner, winner of the 1951 British Open, has died aged 88, the European Tour said on Monday.

Perlis go down to their first defeat of the season at home

Public Bank threw the Super League race wide open again when they burst the Northern Lion's unbeaten streak at Stadium Utama Saturday night in a game that saw both team reduced to 10 men.

Jakarta to reopen schools in devastated Aceh as soon as possible

Indonesian authorities are aiming to have some schools in the devastated areas of Aceh open again within weeks despite at least 1,000 teachers killed in the tsunami disaster, officials said on Wednesday.

Wie to play in Sony Open again next month

Michelle Wie will make another appearance on the PGA Tour after accepting a sponsor's exemption on Tuesday to play next month in the Sony Open.