Having arrived in plenty of time to tee off at the appointed time of 7am on Saturday, David Duval had not struck a ball until 6pm. 

A French pilot claimed to have made aviation history with the first flight in a manned electric plane across the English Channel from land to land — but the stunt faced controversy following a claim to the record by a rival pilot.

Ireland 5 France 10

France 19 Ireland 15

Seventeen-year-old Victoria Duval stunned former champion Sam Stosur to reach the second round of the US Open under the lights at Flushing Meadows last night.

John Mallinger and JJ Henry shared the clubhouse lead at the Reno-Tahoe Open after completing their second rounds.

A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before he was deposed in 1986.

English duo Brian Davis and Greg Owen hold a share of the overnight lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after play was suspended for the day due to lightning and heavy rain at TPC Louisiana.

Brian Davis and Greg Owen moved into a share of the lead as the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans was delayed due to lightning at TPC Louisiana today.

MICHAEL CAMPBELL might be the only golfer who has ever caused government business to be halted.

DUSTIN JOHNSON stood onthe 18th tee as powerful wavescrashed along the sea wall along the left side of the famous 18th hole at Pebble Beach. Then he turned to face what he considers the toughest drive on the golf course.

Dustin Johnson carded 10 birdies as he surged into a one-shot lead following the opening round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

A judge has ruled that negligence by US Army engineers led to massive flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in a move which could lead to a massive Government payout to claimants.

After years in the game’s wilderness, David Duval is eyeing the future with a new zest, both on and off the golf course, writes PJ Browne, in New York

First David Duval, now Phillip Price. This could just be the week of the big comebacks in golf.

Retief Goosen was left wishing he had changed putters a week ago after he rolled in eight birdies to take the first-round lead at the BMW International Open in Munich today.

PHIL, Tiger, even David, all came calling but Lucas Glover answered all the questions thrown at him by some of golf’s greatest at Bethpage yesterday and still came through to capture the 109th US Open Championship.

Phil Mickelson, England’s Ross Fisher and even Tiger Woods were in contention at Bethpage Black today as the US Open was blown wide open by a final-round collapse from third-round leader Ricky Barnes.

Ross Fisher kick-started his US Open victory bid with an early birdie to close the gap on leader Ricky Barnes as final-round play resumed at Bethpage Black on Monday.

Ricky Barnes took a one-shot lead into the final round of the US Open but it could have been so much better for the American at Bethpage Black.

Mike Weir shot a 64 at Bethpage Black to take the clubhouse lead as the rain-delayed first round of the US Open neared completion today.

The prime suspect for the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue that killed four people and injured 20 others will appear in a Canadian court today.

Winds gusting to speeds approaching 50mph were today playing havoc with the third round of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Former Open champion and world number one David Duval is determined to rediscover “greatness” having gone through what many regarded as a career-ending slump.

Switzerland opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport standings after Neel Jani claimed victory in both the Sprint and Feature races in Malaysia today.

Switzerland claimed pole position for Sunday’s Sprint and Feature races at the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Malaysia courtesy of a sensational performance from Neel Jani in Saturday’s qualifying at the Sepang International Circuit.

Sebastien Loeb is set for victory at the French Rally after dominating the second day in Corsica.

Oliver Jarvis gave Great Britain a winning start to the A1GP season with victory in the feature race in Holland.

Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb won a record-breaking sixth consecutive Rally Germany title to cut the gap in the race for the championship.

Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb is on course for a record-breaking sixth consecutive Rally Germany crown after establishing a 37.8-second lead ahead of the final day.

BELGIUM’S Francois Duval stunned the rest of the field as he surged to the top of the leaderboard on day one of the Rally Germany.

Belgium’s Francois Duval stunned the rest of the field as he surged to the top of the leaderboard on day one of the Rally Germany.

David Duval has withdrawn from this year’s Open for personal reasons.

Team Germany made it a perfect weekend by adding the feature race and sprint event to Saturday’s pole position at the A1GP in South Africa.

A1GP suffered another embarrassing episode in its brief existence today when loose kerbing ended running early ahead of Sunday’s races in Durban.

Nico Hulkenberg enhanced his already growing reputation with a double race win in the New Zealand round of the A1GP series to extend Germany’s lead in the championship standings.

A1 Team Ireland have scored their one of their best qualifying results of their disastrous season at the brand-new Taupo circuit in New Zealand today.

Nico Hulkenberg followed up his debut win for Germany last weekend by posting the fastest time in practice for Sunday’s A1GP of the Czech Republic.

David Duval has been showing signs this year of emerging from his nightmare slump – but not in the Masters this week.

Ernie Els may have just set a new European Tour record for successive cuts made – an incredible 70 going back to the start of the 2000 season – but he was in severe danger of an early exit from the Nissan Open in Los Angeles today.

David Duval maintained his challenge for a first title in four years after finishing the second round of the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan one stroke behind new leader Jim Furyk.

Former world number one David Duval shot a six-under-par 64 to lead the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan.

Colin McRae has sets his sights on a repeat performance after finishing a surprising third on the first day of Rally Australia.

Sebastien Loeb is cruising towards his 10th win of the season after dominating the first day of Rally Catalunya.