World Sports

When it comes to ball retention, there are few players who can improve on Kevin Thomson's statistics.

Golf: Colin Montgomerie may want an increase in Ryder Cup wild cards, but he will have to convince the European Tour playersA committee next Tuesday that it is the right thing to do.

If anyone can win a Junior Grand Slam tennis event he has to believe that he belonged there.

Dwight Howard returned from his one-game suspension to get 16 points and 22 rebounds Monday night and help the Orlando Magic hold off the late-charging Boston Celtics 95-90 in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Carlos Beltran hit a pair of 2-run homers, David Wright added a two-run shot of his own and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Monday night to match their 2008 total for wins at Turner Field.

England captain Andrew Strauss and Women's World Cup winner Claire Taylor have been named Vodafone's two players of the year for 2008/09. Both recipients were winning the award for the second time, and Strauss is hoping his recognition proves an omen for Ashes success for England - as it did in 2005.

The NBA's marketing machine came up with the tag line "Where Amazing Happens" for this year's postseason.

John Carew's first half goal gave Aston Villa a 1-0 win and clinched an automatic European spot for the first time in 11 years and piled on more misery for relegation-threatened Hull at Villa Park.

Amazon US have begun accepting pre-orders for the Wii MotionPlus , in the process confirming the previous tip that the accessory will begin shipping on June 8th.A Priced at $19.99, the MotionPlus promises increased accuracy and "enhanced play control" for compatible titles.

F1: BMW Slow To The Double Diffuser Party ? It is not certain that a 'double diffuser' solution will be ready to be added to the 2009 BMW-Sauber package for this weekend's Spanish grand prix.