Europe's women reclaimed the Solheim Cup in the most thrilling finish in the competition's history when they beat the United States 14.5-13.5 at Gleneagles on Sunday.
After a three-day battle royal around the dramatic Scottish course, Norway's (...)
The US team fought back in the fourballs on Saturday to level the scores at 8-8 heading into the final day of the Solheim Cup at Gleneagles.
Three of the four fourball matches were decided on the final hole while Americans Danielle Kang and Lizette (...)
Swede Peter Hedblom made immediate amends for a playoff defeat the previous week by winning the Johnnie Walker Championship Sunday.
Hedblom held off a charge by Martin Erlandsson to win by a stroke from his compatriot with a closing five-under-par (...)
Sweden's Peter Hedblom went to the top of the leaderboard for the second successive Saturday to seize the initiative after the Johnnie Walker Championship third round.
Hedblom returned a four-under-par 68 for an eight-under total of 208, one ahead (...)
Britain's Paul Lawrie boosted his chances of a first victory in seven years when he extended his overnight lead to two strokes after the Johnnie Walker Championship second round Friday.
The 1999 British Open champion carded a three-under-par 69 for (...)
Briton Paul Lawrie began another attempt to end a seven-year title drought by taking a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Championship Thursday.
Scot Lawrie's five-under-par 67 put him one shot ahead of last year's (...)
Frenchman Gregory Havret led from start to finish to capture the Johnnie Walker Championship on Sunday and win his third European Tour title.
Havret's closing three-under-par 70 for a 278 14-under total put him a stroke better than Briton Graeme (...)
European Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo named British duo Paul Casey and Ian Poulter as his wildcard picks for next month's Ryder Cup match against the United States.
They join Justin Rose, Soren Hansen, Oliver Wilson, Padraig Harrington, Sergio (...)
The last three automatic places in Europe's Ryder Cup team were still in the melting pot on Friday as Frenchman Gregory Havret kept his lead after the Johnnie Walker Championship second round.
While Dane Soren Hansen boosted his prospects of a Cup (...)
Italy plans to begin withdrawing some of its troops from Iraq in September, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Friday.
"We will begin withdrawing 300 men in the month of September," said Berlusconi, who has come under increasing pressure in Italy over (...)
Riot police clashed with protesters close to the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland on Wednesday after a demonstration against Group of Eight (G8) leaders ended in chaos.
Around 100 officers in full riot gear mounted a baton charge to drive protesters (...)
The European Union pledged on Wednesday to put an extra 300 million euros ($360 million) a year into helping poor countries to trade effectively as its contribution to the G8 rich states' summit.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (...)
U.S. President George W. Bush
said on Thursday that the European Union and the United
States should work together to get rid of agricultural
subsidies, AP reported.
"It is very important for the world to hear very clearly
the position of the (...)
British Foreign Minister Jack Straw said four explosions that tore through London on Thursday, killing 37 people, bore the hallmarks of an al Qaeda attack, Reuters reported.
"It has the hallmarks of an al Qaeda-related attack. The assessment is (...)
Anti-G8 protesters clashed with police on Wednesday and disrupted traffic near the heavily fortified hotel where Group of Eight leaders are to meet.
Hooded protesters broke car windows, threw bricks and clashed with riot police in pre-dawn violence (...)
World leaders tried on Thursday to finalize an agreement on climate change that could bring together the United States, other rich nations and major developing economies such as China and India.
Any deal at the Group of Eight (G8) summit in (...)
World leaders tried on Thursday to finalize an agreement on climate change that could bring together the United States, other rich nations and major developing economies such as China and India, Reuters reported.
Any deal at the Group of Eight (G8) (...)
The G8 has pledged a $3bn (£1.72bn) aid package for the Palestinian Authority, BBC reported today.
Speaking at the Gleneagles summit, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said the funds were to help Israel and the Palestinians co-exist in peace.
He (...)