The world’s oldest person has dies in a nursing home in Japan at the age of 114, an official said today.

Defending champion Tiger Woods moved into a one-shot lead over compatriot Jim Furyk in the third round of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan.

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

A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan, killing one person, injuring 15 others and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate as gale-driven waves hurtled against coastline defences and storm surges flooded seaside towns.

Tiger Woods fired a three-under-par 67 on Friday to maintain his three-shot lead at the Japan Golf Tour’s Dunlop Phoenix Tournament.

TIGER WOODS will be looking for only his second victory of the season when he heads a strong overseas field at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan this weekend.

Tiger Woods will be looking for only his second victory of the season when he heads a strong overseas field at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan this weekend.

Police said one person had died, at least six others were missing and 15 injured as a powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan with heavy rains today, disrupting air traffic, prompting the evacuation of thousands of households and leaving thousands more without electricity.

A powerful tropical storm hit southern Japan today, disrupting transport and whipping up waves and winds that damaged homes, downed electricity lines and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.

ERNIE ELS, bidding to take the world number one spot from Tiger Woods, is to curtail his travelling this year.

The United States retained the UBS Cup after a dramatic 12-12 tie with the Rest of the World at Sea Island.

Open runner-up Thomas Bjorn fired a level-par round in Miyazaki today to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON lived to up to billing as the ‘Mr Consistency’ of the European Tour as he ended day one of the season-opening BMW Asian Open one shot off the lead.

Darren Clarke must beware the wounded Tiger when he sets out to protect his two-shot lead over nearest pursuer Justin Rose after the first round of the Japan Tour Dunlop Phoenix tournament at Miyazaki.

Germany have lost their first confrontation of the World Cup after complaining about journalists staying at their team hotel.

Germany coach Rudi Voller admits his team are like Jekyll and Hyde as they prepare to open their World Cup campaign against Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Germany skipper Christian Ziege believes Rudi Voller’s men can prove the sceptics back home wrong and be a threat at the World Cup.

Germany skipper Christian Ziege believes Rudi Voller's men can prove the sceptics back home wrong and be a threat at the World Cup.

DANISH officials were forced to step in to part two scuffling World Cup players after a training ground bust-up between Jesper Gronkjaer and Stig Tofting.

Sweden coaches Tommy Soderberg and Lars Lagerback still have work to do following the bust-up between Fredrik Ljungberg and Olaf Mellberg, according to former Sweden international Glenn Stromberg.

Sweden’s World Cup preparations exploded into open warfare today as Fredrik Ljungberg grabbed team-mate Olof Mellberg by the throat in an astonishing training ground bust-up.

Germany’s Michael Ballack has sat out the team’s first training session at their World Cup base in Japan due to a foot injury.