Golf: Tiger Woods hit back after a loss as the United States halted an International rally to reclaim a five-point lead after the second day of the Presidents Cup.
The International team had rallied from a US sweep of the first day by taking the morning matches 4-1 - only for the home team to hit back and claim the afternoon session 4-1 to lead 10-5 entering today's five best-ball matches.
"This morning was all them. This afternoon was all us," said US star Paul Azinger.
The event concludes with 12 singles matches tomorrow. But the Americans need only take 6 1/2 of the last 17 available points to recapture the cup in the biennial match-up of US and non-European teams at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
Woods joined Notah Begay in keeping the pairing of Fiji's Vijay Singh and South African Ernie Els winless.
The Woods-Begay duo rebounded from an earlier best-ball defeat by winning the first six holes, four on birdies, after some pre-match swing work.
"I felt a little better this afternoon about my game and my swing and we got momentum on our side," Woods said. "I worked on my swing and just had to trust it, believe in it."
Snooker: Former world champion Ken Doherty was whitewashed last night by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals of the £440,000 Grand Prix at Telford.
O'Sullivan took less than an hour to sail into the semi-finals, brushing aside Doherty 5-0 in only 57 minutes.
"Because I know Ken's game so well there was a bit of anxiety early on but once I'd got that out of the way I really settled down and made my chances count," said O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan now faces pint-sized Scot Graeme Dott, who bizarrely reached the semi-finals without having to pot a ball.
Dott received a free passage after his scheduled opponent, John Higgins, decided to pull out and spent the day honouring a long-standing commitment to be best man at his brother's wedding.
Motor Sport: Ireland will be represented in the Brands Hatch Formula Ford World finals this weekend by Robbie Coleman, Gordon Coleman and Tony Rodgers, writes Brian Foley.
The Colemans are the young racing sons of rally legend Billy Coleman, winner of many rallies and championships, including the RAC British Rally Championship. To win the Festival Final at Brands Hatch is a major achievement as it opens the doors to bigger things in British motor racing.
The Irish team face incredibly strong competition and any of the trio will do well to make it to the final tomorrow afternoon.
Ireland has a much greater chance of victory in today's Annual Ken Wharton International Autotest at Arrow Mill, Alster in Warwickshire with two very strong teams entered. The Republic will be represented by Eamonn Byrne, Sam Johnston, James Pringle and Chris Evans.
The Northern Ireland Team of Sam Bowden, Norman Ferguson, Paul Blair and Ken Irwin hope to repeat last year's win.
Baseball: The New York Mets yesterday named left-handed pitcher Al Leiter to start in Game One of the best-of-seven World Series against the two-time defending champions and cross-town rivals the New York Yankees today.
The Mets chose the experienced Leiter to try to stop the Yankees' dominance in this so-called Subway World Series, the first all-New York series since 1956.
The first two games will be played at Yankee Stadium, the next three at Shea Stadium and the final two at Yankee Stadium.
Yankees manager Joe Torre selected Andy Pettitte for the opening game and Roger Clemens for the second contest.
