Jordan Spieth was left scratching his already thinning hair after posting what he declared was a ‘worse score in years’ and in his very first event, the Barclays Championship, since replacing Rory McIlroy as World No. 1.

A black bear is believed to have attacked and killed a hiker in a US nature preserve.

A federal jury in San Francisco has found beleaguered BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd liable for US$147.2m (€120.14m) in damages for infringing on patents held by Mformation Technologies.

Stimulating electrodes have enabled a brain-damaged man to speak again after six years, researchers in the US report.

Grammy award winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as Here And Now and Any Love sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop for millions of couples worldwide, has died.