Noh Seung-yul made it a week to remember after the Korean teenager followed up his Maybank Malaysian Open victory by claiming one of four qualifying spots for the British Open.

New Zealand amateur Danny Lee made history when he became the youngest ever winner on the European Tour with a one-stroke victory at the Johnnie Walker Classic today.

Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita carded an even par 72 on Sunday to secure a three-stroke victory at the Pine Valley Beijing Open.

Olympic triple-jump champion Christian Olsson has hinted that Jonathan Edwards’ world record may be out of his reach.

The opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships was followed by the men’s marathon which was won by Gezahenge Abera of Ethiopia in a time of two hours, 12 minutes and 42 seconds.