Force India today unveiled an unusual concept in design for their car ahead of the new Formula One season.

GRAEME McDOWELL is targeting a successful end to the season to ease his workload for 2012 as the Irishman bids for his first European Tour title of the year at the Singapore Open.

JUST like old times, Jack and Arnie, the Golden Bear and the King, were gearing up to be centre stage at a major championship today, with golf’s most enduring personalities set to fulfil their roles as honorary starters at the 75th Masters.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON admitted his comments may seem to be somewhat controversial but then his views are similar to many who believe the US Tour has become so strong but at the determinant of nurturing young American-born talent.

GIANCARLO FISICHELLA yesterday realised a life-long dream by signing for Ferrari. Fisichella has signed for Ferrari for the final five races of the Formula One season after being released from his contract with Force India, and will be the team’s reserve driver in 2010.

Giancarlo Fisichella has signed for Ferrari for the remainder of the Formula One season after being released from his current contract with Force India.

TIGER WOODS has praised Pádraig Harrington’s work ethic and believes the Irishman is a great role model for youngsters.

Force India are poised to be suspended from the Formula One Teams’ Association after submitting a separate official entry for the 2010 championship.

After wins in Malaysia in November and his native South Africa in January, Retief Goosen has now triumphed in America as well with only another two weeks to go to The Masters.

Lee Westwood is not getting his hopes up at the South African Open despite putting himself well in contention at the halfway stage in Paarl.

Giancarlo Fisichella insists he has no concerns over his future at Force India despite the team’s recent link-up with McLaren.

Fiji’s Vijay Singh used a hot putter to storm to an emphatic five-stroke victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Sergio Garcia said must another final-day heartbreak behind him and look forward to a big run in the FedEx Cup during the next month.

Lee Westwood has climbed six places in the world rankings to 12th as a result of his runner-up finish at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

England’s Graeme Storm hopes to follow up his sixth place finish in Miami two weeks ago with victory in the Portuguese Open on Sunday – if he does not have to rush home first.

A CERTAIN Steve Banky became something of a household name in American golfing circles at the weekend.

Paul Casey goes head-to-head with Tiger Woods in the first two rounds of the Masters on Thursday and Friday.

The band of youngsters hoping to challenge for Masters glory were put firmly in their place by Tiger Woods today.

David Howell is hoping a good performance at the Dubai Desert Classic this week could signal a return to the form he enjoyed for much of last year.

Vijay Singh was delighted as he started the new season with a two-stroke victory at the $5.5m (€4.2m) Mercedes-Benz Championship to become the most successful over-40-year-old in PGA Tour history.

Vijay Singh stands on the verge of finally winning the Mercedes-Benz Championship, PGA Tour’s season opener, after a number of near misses.

The PGA Tour has added new tournaments in New York, California and Arizona to its 2007 late-season schedule.

In the blue corner, weighing in at 185 pounds, with 68 wins in 241 fights, 11 of them majors, from Cypress, California, and living in Orlando, Florida, the Open champion Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods.

Michael Campbell is considered a 100/1 shot to retain his US Open title this week – and the New Zealander could not be more pleased.

PHIL MICKELSON’S face broke into a broad smile when he saw the draw for Sunday’s final round of the Masters.

CHAD CAMPBELL emerged as the new leader at Augusta yesterday but this looks like being one of the most exciting Masters weekends for a long time.

VIJAY SINGH, the 2000 champion and world number two, yesterday demonstrated that the newly revamped Augusta National golf course need not be the kind of monster that many had predicted.

Ernie Els is at the Masters, but not where he would really love to be tonight. Nor is Sergio Garcia. Nor Retief Goosen, Colin Montgomerie nor Darren Clarke.

LUKE DONALD sees no reason to lower his sights for the start of the Players Championship - golf's unofficial fifth major - in Florida today.

Davis Love came up with a moment of magic today to put Padraig Harrington out of the Accenture world match play championship at the quarter-final stage for the second time in three years in California.

Padraig Harrington and David Howell both trailed at the halfway stage of their Accenture world match play quarter-finals in California today.

PHIL MICKELSON and Tiger Woods believe it is inevitable, simply a by-product of evolution.

Defending champion Ernie Els returns to the Commercialbank Qatar Masters with his hunger for the game renewed after an injury-hit 2005.

WITH the champion’s lei draped around his neck, Stuart Appleby didn’t have to say a word to size up his feelings about his reign at Kapalua.

MICHAEL CAMPBELL is the champion and another HSBC World Match Play has ended.

It will surprise nobody if Sergio Garcia starts the Ryder Cup points race with a victory in Switzerland tomorrow.

Mark Garrod, Akron

Darren Clarke has asked world number two Vijay Singh for help as he tries to rediscover form.

TIGER to capture his third major of the season - or Vijay to spoil the Woods party and successfully defend his US PGA Championship.

Padraig Harrington

JUST when it looked like Vijay Singh would cruise to another Buick Open victory, Tiger Woods made the final round interesting.

AS Jack Nicklaus finally departs the scene he has graced for so long, Tiger Woods stands poised to narrow the majors gap on the Golden Bear when the 134th Open Championship dawns at 6.30 this morning.

JACK NICKLAUS yesterday expressed a degree of sympathy for Tiger Woods and the expectations his outrageous golfing talent heaps on the world’s number one.