Actor Jason London has been arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after a bar fight in Arizona.

A massive dust storm has descended on the Phoenix area of the US, drastically reducing visibility and delaying flights as strong winds toppled trees and caused power outages for thousands of residents in the valley.

SUDDENLY after a remarkable Sunday of golfing achievement, capped by Rory McIlroy’s Quail Hollow Championship success, Tiger Woods at 34 years of age seems very, very old.

VETERAN golf tour operator Sean Skehan still has a plaque on his office wall from 1975, when he pioneered a golfing trip to Arizona with golf pro David Jones.

Brandt Snedeker posted a five-under-par 66 to take the lead of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at the end of the third round in Scottsdale.

Troy Matteson held off PGA Tour rookies Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark in a play-off to win the Frys.com Open yesterday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

American Troy Matteson will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Frys.com Open after breaking a PGA Tour record with a second consecutive round of 61 on Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

England’s Greg Owen carded a second-round 64 to lead by a shot in the clubhouse in the second round of the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.

World number five Geoff Ogilvy is hoping to again fly under the radar at next week’s US Open at Bethpage Black in New York.

Paul Casey and Geoff Ogilvy were battling it out for supremacy on the PGA Tour again as the wind-delayed Shell Houston Open played catch up.

A former caretaker convicted of murdering six people and attacking 19 others will meet his fate in the coming weeks as jurors consider whether to put him to death for dozens of random night-time shootings that terrorised the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, over a 14-month period in 2005 and 2006.

Geoff Ogilvy was in dominant form against Paul Casey in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final on Sunday, closing in on a second title in four years.

Kenny Perry has taken the lead after the third round of the FBR Open.

Australian James Nitties and American Lucas Glover both posted rounds of six-under-par 65 to lead the way as yesterday’s first round of the FBR Open was suspended due to darkness.

Kevin Sutherland has a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Frys.com Open.

Richard Johnson put himself into contention at the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale after firing a six-under-par 64 to lie within one stroke of the lead after the opening round.

A day after playing some of the best golf of his life, Paul Casey struggled in the second round at the Accenture Match Play Championship today.

Six British players won their first round contests at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday and nobody was more impressive than world number 26 Paul Casey.

JB Holmes was delighted to overcome a poor start and produce a third round of 66 to open up a two-shot advantage at the FBR Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.

US-OWNED Microsemi has reversed its decision to close its Ennis electronics plant.

Paul Casey considered himself fortunate to escape with a narrow victory against dogged American Shaun Micheel at the Accenture Match Play Championship.

Australian Aaron Baddeley admitted his previous solitary experience of winning on the PGA Tour helped him secure his second victory at the £3m (€4.5m) FBR Open at the TPC of Scottsdale in Arizona.

Overnight leader Jeff Quinney extended his advantage to four shots midway through the third round of the £3m FBR Open at the TPC of Scottsdale in Arizone.

Greg Owen was in danger of missing the cut in the FBR Open in Scottsdale, Arizona after he failed to make up for a one-over-par round on the opening day.

Early starters John Rollins and Jeff Quinney have moved into a tie for the lead with Dudley Hart in the second round of the FBR Open is Scottsdale, Arizona.

Last October he slipped from second to third. On January 8 it was from third to fourth and this Monday it was from fourth to fifth.

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson has been charged with drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs in the US, and the Maricopa County prosecutor in Arizona says he wants to send him to prison.

Mike Tyson was arrested early today on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of cocaine after police in the US state of Arizona stopped him shortly after he left a Scottsdale nightclub.

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

A RELIEVED Tiger Woods believes his play-off experience made the difference against Ernie Els at the end of a nail-biting Dubai Desert Classic.

Germany’s Alex Cejka literally dashed into a share of the lead going into the second round of the FBR Open in Arizona.

Pop star Britney Spears is enjoying the perks of being pregnant.

Phil Mickelson, who entered the last round with a four-shot lead, finished with a three-under-par 68 for a 17-under total of 267 and a five-shot victory at the FBR Open in Arizona.

Phil Mickelson fired an 11-under-par 60 – the best official round of his career – to grab a share of the lead after the second round of the weather-delayed FBR Open in Scottsdale.

Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson has been arrested following accusations he jumped on the bonnet of a car outside an Arizona nightclub.

Medical examiners have found that Taser electric stun guns, which are being trialled by British police forces, may have played a role in at least five deaths, contradicting the manufacturer’s claim that the weapons never killed or injured anyone, a US newspaper reported.

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months on from starting the Open championship with a horror round of 85 which he admitted left him “embarrassed and looking stupid”, England’s Paul Casey posted a 66 today to set the pace at Royal Troon.

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months on from starting the Open Championship with a horror round of 85 which he admitted left him “embarrassed and looking stupid”, England’s Paul Casey posted a 66 today to set the pace at Royal Troon.

THE OCCASION was the 2003 US Masters. Tiger Woods was the defending champion, by a distance the game’s finest player and a man who held the American public enthralled.

Andy Roddick exacted revenge as he crushed Vincent Spadea 6-1 6-3 in just 65 minutes to advance to the final of the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami.

Scott Verplank had to contend with ice in the opening round of the FBR Open, before posting an eight-under-par 63 to take a one-shot lead over Phil Mickelson.

TOMMY ARMOUR III claimed his first PGA Tour win in 13 years and set a scoring record at the same time in the Texas Open at San Antonio.

Greg Norman fears his beloved Royal Melbourne course has been rendered “a little defenceless” by the march of technology.

In the latest move to improve safety in the skies, US airline, United, today became the first major carrier to announce plans to install stun guns in the cockpits of all its planes.