http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/top_stories/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/top/ en-au Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!Xtra. All rights reserved. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:42:49 +1300 http://l.yimg.com/au.yimg.com/i/mh/nz/yxtra_sport_1_1.gif 241 36 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6444590 South Korea's Song Bo-Bae sank a birdie on the last hole to take a one-stroke lead after the second round at the USLPGA Tour Mizuno Classic golf tournament. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:57:12 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6444542 SHANGHAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is hoping to inhabit a world of his own as he tries to make up two shots on tournament leader Phil Mickelson in Sunday's final round showdown between the top two in the world at the WGC-HSBC Champions. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:21:03 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6444504 SHANGHAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson shot a third-round five-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead at the $7 million WGC-HSBC Champions on Saturday, setting up a rare head-to-head battle with Tiger Woods on the final day. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:23:38 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6443093 Tiger Woods finished his second round with a wet sail to vault into a share of the halfway lead at the $US7 million ($A7.68 million) HSBC Champions tournament. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:17:02 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6444466 SHANGHAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson shot a third-round five-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead at the $7 million WGC-HSBC Champions on Saturday, setting up a rare head-to-head battle with Tiger Woods on the final day. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:43:39 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6444404 SHANGHAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - HSBC has extended its sponsorship of the Women's Champions tournament in Singapore until 2012 but the prize money will be cut from $2 million to $1.3 million for next year's LPGA event. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:23:04 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6444367 SHANGHAI (AFP) - Global banking giant HSBC said it was renewing its sponsorship of the Women's Champions tournament for the next three years, but prize money would be slashed. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:02:55 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6444042 Geoff Ogilvy says he is comfortable with the role of marquee attraction at the Australian Open, even if doesn't except to attract any extra spectators. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:26:11 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6443674 Tiger Woods has completed a second round five under par 67 to move him into a share of the lead with Nick Watney at the halfway stage of the WGC-HSBC Championship in China. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:17:27 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/6443098 SHANGHAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Anthony Kim is likely to stand by his decision to skip the European Tour's lucrative season finale in Dubai, even if he wins this week's WGC-HSBC Champions event, the American said on Friday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:02:35 +1300