TIGER WOODS scored his first win since the 2009 Australian Masters with a thrilling last-shot win over fellow American Zach Johnson at the Chevron World Challenge event at Thousand Oaks, California last night.

Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell agrees with Lee Westwood's assessment that Rory McIlroy would have been a more worthy recipient than Rickie Fowler of the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.

Tiger Woods is top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California.

Tiger Woods has chosen to stay out of the media glare rather than face questions today regarding his car accident.

DESPITE presenting his side of the car-crash story and asking that it remain “a private matter,” Tiger Woods may still not be in the clear.

A 16-YEAR-OLD Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbour yesterday on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.

Rumours of lay-offs at Amgen’s headquarters in California could have knock-on affects close to home, writes Niamh Hennessy.

Nikki Bacharach, daughter of songwriter Burt Bacharach and actress Angie Dickinson, committed suicide, Bacharach and Dickinson said in a statement yesterday.

A €1.3 billion deal which would create hundreds of jobs in Cork hangs in the balance.

Television tough guy Robert Urich, best known for his starring role in sleuth series Spencer: For Hire, has died of cancer. He was 55.