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Luke Donald's pursuit of Rory McIlroy's World No.1 ranking went into overdrive at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth with a third round 69 leaving him two shots clear of fellow Englishman Justin Rose ahead of Sunday's climax.

World No. 2 Luke Donald insists returning to the top of the world rankings is not his priority at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth this week.

Hometown hero Bubba Watson defeated South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the 76th US Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National on Sunday.

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Tennis player Bernard Tomic denies guilt after being fined for three traffic violations.

Tiger Woods has criticised his former coach Hank Haney after it was revealed the 56-year-old is releasing a tell-all book about their six year partnership.

2011 has been full of sporting gold from FA Cup and Champions League football to snooker's Judd Trump to the Welsh rugby team who inspired fans with their run in the Rugby World Cup.

The victory in the Chevron World Challenge has ended 749 days of drought.

The Tiger Woods racism row looks set to overshadow this week's Australian Open after it was revealed that the former world No1 and his ex-caddie will be kept apart at the tournament in Sydney following Steve Williams' racial remarks against Woods.

Tiger Woods, once a man globally respected in both his profession and stature and deemed to be untouchable, was attacked with a hot dog during his final round at the Frys.com Open on Sunday.

Live online coverage of the 140th British Open in Sandwich is available in a number of formats. Rory Mcllroy heads British hopes at this year's Open.

Rory McIlroy – The Rise of Golf’s Next Star

A superb first round score of six under has put Rory Mcilroy at the top of the leader board at the end of play of day one at the 111th Us Open