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GOLF: Anchoring of putters to be outlawed from 2016

GOLF: Anchoring of putters to be outlawed from 2016

VIRGINIA WATER (England): Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule yesterday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organisations that argued long putters are not hurting the game.

SQUASH: Wee Wern early casualty at British Open

LOW Wee Wern crashed out of the British Open at the first hurdle for the second year running as the women's competition got underway at the KC Stadium in Hull yesterday.

ATHLETICS: Savinder overcomes pain barrier

STRONG WILLPOWER: Wins Under-18 800m gold despite ankle and back troubles

ATHLETICS: Elena collapses after winning

ATHLETICS: Elena collapses after winning

DOUBLE Malaysia Games winner Elena Goh Ling Yin put so much effort into winning the Malaysian Schools Athletics Championships Under-18 5,000m walk gold that she collapsed as soon as she crossed the finish line in Kuantan yesterday.

COMMENT: Time for KJ to score with Malaysians

LAST Saturday, Malaysian football fans joked that the new Youth and Sports Minister had already started working his magic.

WOODBALL: MWA urged to promote the sport

NATIONAL Sports Council (NSC) director general Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong is hoping the first-time inclusion of woodball in this year's Malaysia Games will be the start of more to come for the fledgling sport in the country.

TENNIS: Hewitt, Seppi beaten at Nice Open

TENNIS: Hewitt, Seppi beaten at Nice Open

NICE (France): Former World No 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi lost in the first round of the Nice Open on Monday.

GOLF: Kelly sets the pace in Malaysian Open

KELLY Tan lived up to her top billing with a classy four-under 67 to take the first round lead at the 30th Malaysian Ladies Amateur Open yesterday.

GOLF: Jennifer wins at Mobile Bay

GOLF: Jennifer wins at Mobile Bay

MOBILE (Alabama): American Jennifer Johnson had eight birdies in a seven-under 65 on Sunday to seize a one-stroke victory over Pornanong Phatlum and Jessica Korda in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

ATHLETICS: Grace just keeps improving

ATHLETICS: Grace just keeps improving

AT only 13 years of age, Grace Wong Xiu Mei is already a veteran of four Malaysian Schools Athletics Championships hence her win in the girls' Open hammer throw gold medal in Kuantan yesterday wasn't a total surprise.