Pre-tournament favourite Charl Schwartzel today claimed a share of the clubhouse lead before the Maybank Malaysian Open was delayed for the second day in succession by bad weather.

A Channel 4 news crew were arrested in Bahrain yesterday leading to fears for the safety of their local driver.

ITV has admitted breaking broadcasting rules by interrupting the climax of the Formula 1 Grand Prix with an ad break.

Brazilian health authorities have ruled out SARS as the disease that sent a British journalist to hospital last month.

The second practice session for this weekend’s Formula 1 Grand Prix in Canada finished with the McLarens of Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard in first and second place and Michael Schumacher well down the field.