Last updated: August 11, 2011

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Thursday, 11 August

Tiger takes high road on caddie split

Tiger Woods

TIGER Woods has taken the high road, refusing to be drawn into a war of words with his former caddie Steve Williams.

Wednesday, 10 August

Elements align for classic major

Adam Scott hits an approach shot during practice

TIGER Woods is healthy. Rory McIlroy is ready. Lee Westwood, Luke Donald and Adam Scott are hungry. The 93rd PGA Championship is shaping as a classic.

Super caddie admits to blue

Steve Williams

CADDIE Steve Williams has beaten a hasty retreat as critics continue to pan him over his outburst following Adam Scott's win in the US.

Tuesday, 9 August

Williams admits Tiger anger

Adam Scott and caddie Steve Williams

CADDIE Steve Williams has acknowledged his reaction to Adam Scott's weekend victory at the Bridgestone Invitational was "a bit over the top."

Scott to tee up with a familiar foe

Adam Scott and  Ryo Ishikawa

ADAM Scott, who held off Ryo Ishikawa to win in Ohio at the weekend, will play with him in the first round of the US PGA in Atlanta.

Monday, 8 August

Williams takes aim at Tiger

Steve Williams

CADDIE Steve Williams has described Adam Scott's four-stroke win in the World Golf Championships as "the best week in my life".

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Scott wins WGC Bridgestone

Adam Scott

ADAM Scott stormed to his first World Golf Championships win with an impressive four-shot victory in the Bridgestone Invitational.

Tuesday, 9 August

Scott leads on the home stretch

Adam Scott

AUSTRALIAN Adam Scott holds a four-shot lead with just three holes to play in the final round at the rich Bridgestone Invitational.

Friday, 5 August

O'Hern holds one shot lead

Nick O'Hern

AUSTRALIAN golfer Nick O'Hern holds a one-shot lead after firing a seven-under-par 65 in the opening round of the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

Scott, Day lead field

Adam Scott at Bridgestone Invitational Golf

IT WAS a case of "Tiger who?" as Aussies Adam Scott and Jason Day outshone the field at the World Gofl Championships Bridgestone Invitational.  

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Thursday, 4 August

Scott joins Australian Open party

Adam Scott

QUEENSLANDER Adam Scott will abandon his Singapore Open title defence to play in this year's star-studded Australian Open.

Wednesday, 3 August

Tiger's eye on Australian Open

Tiger Woods

TIGER Woods has spoken of his strong desire to plant his name on the Stonehaven Cup as Australian Open champion.

Pensioner strikes two holes-in-one

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STUNNED pensioner Joe Young has beaten odds of 67 million to one to strike two holes-in-one within an hour at Brisbane's Oxley Golf Club.

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Monday, 1 August

Tiger Woods to play Aussie Open

Tiger Woods

UPDATED: TIGER Woods will play in Sydney for the first time in 15 years after being confirmed as a starter for the Australian Open in November.

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Green falls short at Irish Open

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ENGLAND'S Simon Dyson has won the Irish Open in dramatic fashion, holding off a ferocious challenge from Australia's Richard Green.

Super Tseng defends title

Yani-Tseng-with-British-Open-trophy

TAIWAN'S Yani Tseng confirmed her status as the best player in the world by staging a successful defence of the British Open at Carnoustie.

Sunday, 31 July

Green shares Irish Open lead

Richard-Green-Irish-Open

AUSTRALIA'S Richard Green goes into the final round of the Irish Open in a three-way tie with England's David Howell and Simon Dyson in the lead.

Saturday, 30 July

Bowditch has late round collapse

Steven Bowditch

AUSTRALIAN golfer Steven Bowditch suffered a dramatic late-round collapse at the $US6 million ($A5.47 million) Greenbrier Classic.

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Woods signs on for final Major

Tiger Woods returns to golf

TIGER Woods missed the US and British Opens this year with left leg injuries but is planning to tee it up at the golf's last major of 2011, the US PGA Championship.

Friday, 29 July

Bowditch fires in West Virginia

Steven Bowditch

AUSTRALIAN golfer Steven Bowditch has produced an impressive opening round at the US PGA Tour event in West Virginia.

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Premier League Spurs match postponed after riots

London Riots

TOTTENHAM'S opening Premier League match against Everton has been postponed due to the violence in London, it has been confirmed.

Football blog All points to more Man Utd glory

Alex Ferguson directs his players at training

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Springboks clash Higginbotham earns Wallabies start

Scott Higginbotham

UPDATED: IMPACT forward Scott Higginbotham has been promoted for his first run-on role as in the Wallabies' clash with South African in Durban.

Sunshine Stoush Ablett in but no Hunt for Suns

Gary Ablett

THE Suns have named star skipper Gary Ablett but overlooked Karmichael Hunt for Saturday night's "Sunshine Stoush" against the Lions.

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THE Socceroos, Matt McKay Rangers-bound and a bumper English Premier League season preview - it's all in the latest episode of Football D&M. Listen now.

Local hockey Bulimba into top three

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BULIMBA secured a place in the Brisbane Hockey League top three and knocked Pine Rivers St Andrews from top spot with a scoreless draw last weekend.

Sailing Aussies ride wild winds to top

Nathan Outteridge sailing

AUSTRALIAN 49er crew Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen thrived in tough conditions to sail into first place at the Olympic Test event.

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Ablett in but no Hunt for Suns

Gary Ablett

THE Suns have named star skipper Gary Ablett but overlooked Karmichael Hunt for Saturday night's "Sunshine Stoush" against the Lions.

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NRL

Doodler Gus spits dummy

Phil Gould

PANTHERS boss Phil Gould has blown a fuse over Doodlegate, sparking a fiery exchange of emails with NRL boss David Gallop.

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AFL

Ablett in but no Hunt for Suns

Gary Ablett

THE Suns have named star skipper Gary Ablett but overlooked Karmichael Hunt for Saturday night's "Sunshine Stoush" against the Lions.

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Census staff caught up in home invasion

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TWO Census collectors have found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, tied up by armed bandits when they stumbled on to a home invasion.

Fraser: 10,000 more jobless 'a boost'

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UPDATE TREASURER puts positive spin on Queensland's rising jobless rate, focusing on the momentum generated in the past four months.

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New films reboot 80s style

Dirty Dancing

THE eighties are back, with more than 30 movies on the drawing board that reboot popular movies from the decade such as Footloose and Dirty Dancing.