Rory McIlroy has revealed he dumped manager Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler because he felt he was "being led down the wrong path".

Rory McIlroy is a better golfer now than when he won the US Open by eight shots and with a record score last June.

Colin Montgomerie is desperate to savour the winning feeling on the European Tour one more time.

Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood fill the top three spots on the world rankings going into The Masters - and any one of them could be number one at the end of the week.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the two favourites for this week's Masters, but American Hunter Mahan has issued a timely reminder not to forget him.

Gary Player becomes an official starter for The Masters this week - and he is tipping Rory McIlroy to end the week as winner.

Justin Rose is not worried about possible jinxes or bad omens as he builds up to the Masters this week.

Yoo Sun-young claimed a dramatic play-off victory over IK Kim to seal the Kraft Nabisco Championship title in California.

England Golf have announced former Curtis Cup player and captain Pam Benka is to be president next year.

Charles Smith scored 28 points as Newcastle Eagles continued their drive towards the British Basketball League title with their fourth straight win over the MK Lions.

Belgium's Tom Boonen won his third Tour of Flanders after a lively race which saw several riders injured in crashes, not least Swiss Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara.

Michaela Tabb will take charge of her second Betfred.com World Championship final next month.

Great Britain men's handball team will face Italy, Switzerland and Greece in the 2014 European Championships pre-qualification tournament.

Leaders the Newcastle Eagles suffered only their third defeat of the BBL Championship season after going down 85-77 at the Glasgow Rocks.

Peter Ebdon held off a thrilling comeback from Stephen Maguire in the afternoon session to win the China Open final 10-9.

Leicestershire rider Sarah Cohen saw off a powerful international challenge to land the Grantham Cup CIC three-star title.

Young British duo Sophie Weguelin and Sophie Ainsworth reflected on their "best day's sailing" after the opening day of the World Cup regatta in Palma.

Sheffield Steelers were shock casualties in the Elite League play-off quarter-finals after being dumped out by Yorkshire rivals Hull Stingrays.

Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to former world champion darts player Jocky Wilson at his funeral.

Ernie Els will not be at this week's Masters - even if Augusta National decide to offer him a last-minute invitation.

The future of the Scottish Open has been secured for the next three years with the announcement of a new sponsor.

British Volleyball programme administrator Neil White has quit his role with the federation in order to take a place in coach Harry Brokking's summer squad and try to get picked for the Olympics.

Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton has admitted her relationship with a member of the British team's coaching staff almost caused resentment among her fellow cyclists.

Louis Smith has been given the all-clear to compete in this weekend's World Cup Series event in China despite suffering a fractured finger.

Mexico and Honduras became the latest countries to book their place at the 2012 Olympics.

After sharing in the limelight, Joanna Rowsell is determined to share in the glory at this week's Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne.

Head coach Shane Sutton is confident Great Britain have time to resolve the struggles which threaten Sir Chris Hoy's bid to defend one of his three Olympic gold medals.

Glasgow is to host the 2015 IPC Swimming European Championships, the International Paralympic Committee have announced.

Jess Varnish is eager to do everything in her power to aid Victoria Pendleton's bid for triple Olympic gold in London this summer.

Larry Godfrey and Alison Williamson top-scored as Great Britain's Olympic archery hopefuls were whittled down from 17 to 12 at the conclusion of the first of three selection shoots.

Thousands of London bus workers are to be balloted for strikes in a row over payment for working during the Olympic Games.

Sir Henry Cecil does not have the Breeders' Cup in the forefront of his mind as a way for Frankel to end his career.

Kevin Ryan's Arganil showed he retains plenty of enthusiasm and ability by bouncing back to form in the Come Racing Again On Easter Monday Handicap at Redcar.

Sunnyhillboy is expected to line up in the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week.

Hayley Turner is to join North American stars Chantal Sutherland and Emma-Jayne Wilson to form the first ever female team at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot on August 11.

Roger Charlton has warned that 2000 Guineas gamble Top Offer will not take his chance in the Newmarket Classic if he is not ready to run in a trial beforehand.

Ted Walsh admits it could be late next week before he knows who will ride his John Smith's Grand National hope Seabass.

Frankel's full-brother Noble Mission could make his seasonal reappearance at the Newmarket Craven meeting.

Paul Nicholls believes Tidal Bay could be a lively contender among his entries for the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on April 28.

The Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp next month is a possible target for Saturday's hugely impressive Dubai Duty Free winner Cityscape.

Gordon Elliott believes the early stages of the John Smith`s Grand National will be crucial for Chicago Grey.

Marco Botti is reflecting on a successful Dubai World Cup night at Meydan after each of his three runners picked up prize-money.

UK Sport have announced that director of performance Peter Keen will leave his position in May.

The Gold Challenge charity test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday saw hundreds of people - many of them schoolchildren - given the chance to run 100m, either as part of a relay or a sprint, after raising money for their chosen charity.

Five thousand members of the public became the first people to cross the finish line at the Olympic Stadium as they competed in the National Lottery Olympic Park Run on Saturday.

Clubs will be obliged to release Under-23 players for the Olympic football tournament in London this summer, FIFA have ruled.

Eddie Lynam is excited about what he hopes will be another profitable year with Sole Power following his excellent run in defeat at Meydan on Saturday night.

Midnight Haze will take his chance in the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree on April 14 rather than the Irish equivalent.

Eddie Lynam's promising three-year-old colt Slade Power is likely to be back in action at Cork this weekend.

Richard Hannon's Dubawi Gold may have the bet365 Mile at Sandown on April 27 as an aim after being withdrawn before the start of the Dubai Duty Free.

Penitent gave his owners Middleham Park Racing an instant return on their 40,000 guineas investment when landing the Best Odds Guaranteed At williamhill.com Doncaster Mile on his return to Town Moor.

Eternal Heart battled on bravely to beat King Of Wands and Junoob in a thrilling finish to the Stobart Doncaster Shield on Town Moor.

Swede Liselotte Neumann is to succeed England's Alison Nicholas as Europe's Solheim Cup captain.

Frisco Depot confirmed the promise of his last run when landing the feature Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase at Limerick.

It would be irregular if Ferdy Murphy failed to pocket at least one major spring prize and he suggested Riguez Dancer could be a horse to restore the status quo after success in the AP Security Handicap Chase at Ascot.

Jason Maguire collected a double at Ascot including Lexi's Boy for his boss Donald McCain in the AP Security Juvenile Handicap Hurdle.

Born To Surprise looked a possible Classic prospect when running out an impressive winner of the crown-hotel-bawtry.com Maiden Stakes at Doncaster.

English teenager Charley Hull, the seventh-ranked woman amateur in the world, has been picked for the Curtis Cup after all - but the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year for 2011 Lauren Taylor has not.

Frank Warren has confirmed that Dereck Chisora has appealed against the withdrawal of his licence and claims a grudge match against David Haye is inevitable.

Maria Mutola's exploits on the track helped put Mozambique on the world map - ending her career with a combined total of 10 world titles either indoors or outdoors over 800 metres.

Andy Murray blamed a misfiring return of serve after he suffered final heartbreak at the hands of Novak Djokovic, losing in straight sets at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Sunday.

Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith admits he always doubted Andy Murray would be available for next month's match against Belgium.

World number one Victoria Azarenka came from a set and two breaks down at the Sony Ericsson Open to keep her winning run going by beating 16th seed Dominika Cibulkova 1-6 7-6 (9/7) 7-5.

Andy Roddick produced the shock of the Sony Ericsson Open by knocking world number three Roger Federer out at the third-round stage with a 7-6 (7/4) 1-6 6-4 win.

Austrian tennis player Daniel Koellerer has had his life ban from the sport for attempted match fixing upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Andy Murray conceded he had lost to the better player after Novak Djokovic secured a 6-1, 6-6 (7-4) victory in stifling hot conditions in the Miami Masters final.

Andy Murray suffered final heartbreak at the hands of Novak Djokovic as he was beaten in straight sets at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Agnieszka Radwanska secured the biggest title of her career so far as she beat Maria Sharapova to lift the Sony Ericsson Open trophy in Miami.

Former world number one Kim Clijsters has been ruled out for at least a month with a muscle injury, her management have announced.

Rafael Nadal pulled out of his Sony Ericsson Open semi-final with Andy Murray with injury because he did not want to "lie".

Michael Hoey joined some pretty good company when he won the Hassan Trophy in Morocco on Sunday.

Mick Channon is weighing up options for his exciting filly Samitar as he prepares her for a three-year-old campaign.

Eve Johnson Houghton is considering the next plan of attack with her pride and joy The Cheka following his Cammidge Trophy triumph at Doncaster on Saturday.

Corine Barande-Barbe is considering three potential trips to Ascot for Cirrus Des Aigles following his victory in Saturday's Dubai Sheema Classic.

Ed Clancy believes Great Britain are playing catch up in their team pursuit battle royale with Australia - but that the current squad is superior to the one which claimed gold in Beijing.

Munster are hopeful that Ireland centre Keith Earls will be fit to face Ulster on Saturday in their Heineken Cup quarter-final

Racing Metro have confirmed that Springboks centre Francois Steyn will return back to South Africa at the end of the current season

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has admitted that he has so far refrained from giving any consideration to the future of striker Nicklas Bendtner

Clermont Auvergne face an anxious wait over the fitness of their star scrum-half Morgan Parra with the news that he is a doubt to face Saracens in their Heineken Cup quarter-final showdown on Sunday

Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila has admitted that the opportunity to ply his trade in the Premier League with Arsenal would be a fantastic one, and something he would be very interested in

Ecuadorian youngster Christian Ramirez is set to join Spurs for a ten-day trial, having arrived in England after a visa delay

With Gavin Henson's future up in the air after his latest off-field incident, ESPNscrum takes a look at some of the incidents in the controversial centre's past

The Cardiff Blues have sacked centre Gavin Henson after his latest off-field incident

The Cornish Pirates have announced that centre Drew Locke will leave the Penzance-based club at the end of the season to take up a contract with Aviva Premiership side Gloucester

Shaun Derry has spoken of his belief that Adel Taarabt can provide the spark to keep QPR in the Premier League this season

Andrew Strauss insists he is not feeling any extra pressure ahead of England's second Test against Sri Lanka

Chris Woakes, the Warwickshire allrounder, will miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after damaging his ankle ligaments on Warwickshire's pre-season tour to Barbados.

Durham have signed Mitchell Johnson, the Australia fast bowler, as their second overseas player for the 2012 Friends Life t20 competition

Roberto Mancini has admitted Manchester City's title hopes could be over by Sunday, if Premier League leaders Manchester United win their next two games

Wasps and England centre Riki Flutey looks set to turn his back on the Aviva Premiership side and take up a contract in Japan

Winger Ashley Young hailed a "massive" win for Manchester United as they beat Blackburn 2-0 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes goalkeeper David De Gea is playing with renewed confidence after adapting to life in the Premier League

The Premier League's big boys did not have things go all their own way over the weekend, and that was largely down to some of the names in our Team of the Week

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has urged Andy Carroll to deal better with his frustration after being booed, booked and substituted during a 2-0 defeat against former club Newcastle

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson lavished praise on keeper David De Gea as his side moved five points clear at the top of the table with a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers

Former Liverpool skipper Sami Hyypia has been placed in temporary charge of Bayer Leverkusen after the Bundesliga side sacked manager Robin Dutt at the weekend

David Beckham was hauled off at half-time of Los Angeles Galaxy's 3-1 home defeat to New England Revolution following a dramatic bust-up with team-mates Sean Franklin and Marcelo Sarvas

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic believes Fernando Torres' return to form has provided the Blues with a timely boost as they aim to end a difficult season with two trophies

Under-fire Cardiff Blues centre Gavin Henson will learn his fate today after his latest off-field controversy

Arsenal captain Robin van Persie is confident his side can win the battle for third place in the Premier League, despite seeing their phenomenal run of wins in the league come to an end at the weekend

Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko says the title race is far from over despite his side's 3-3 draw with Sunderland at the weekend, and believes rivals Manchester United could just as easily drop points in the same manner

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Kenny Dalglish is adamant Liverpool will stick together in order to arrest their slump in form

Rafael van der Vaart has urged Tottenham to sign Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent basis

Premier League footballer David Goodwillie has pleaded guilty to assault

Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng has once more expressed his desire to play in the Premier League, after coming close to a move to Fulham in January

Frank Lampard has spoken of his delight at the improvement in the atmosphere at Chelsea since the appointment of Roberto Di Matteo as interim manager at Stamford Bridge

England will visit four new international venues on their tour of India either side of Christmas. Pune, Ranchi, Rajkot and Dharamsala will all hold ODIs for the first time.

Mahela Jayawardene has insisted that Sri Lanka will shelve all notion of playing for a draw in the second Test against England at the P Sara Oval even though that is all they need to secure their first series victory since 2009.

Stiliyan Petrov will meet his battle with leukaemia "head on", according to Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish

Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has cooled talk of a summer move to Manchester City or Chelsea

Steve Magoffin has signed for Sussex as an overseas player for the early part of the 2012 season.

Manchester United moved five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table as they claimed a 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers

Leicester Tigers scrum half Ben Youngs has been hit with a one-week suspension after pleading guilty to striking London Irish's Jamie Gibson

A resurgent Tiger Woods has his sights set on winning a fifth green jacket at next week's Masters after finally ending a 30-month victory drought on the PGA Tour.

Sweden's Karin Sjodin moved into a share of the lead heading into the final round as world number one Yani Tseng did not have things all her own way on day three of the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California.

Former Open champion Paul Lawrie clinched his first start in the US Masters since 2004 on Sunday - without hitting a shot.

Hunter Mahan is set to head into next week's Masters Tournament as the highest-ranked American after he claimed a single-stroke victory at the Shell Houston Open.

Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer has warned Amir Khan to rein in his warrior spirit by emulating the ring craft shown by Floyd Mayweather.

Nick Dempsey had to settle for a silver medal at the RS:X Windsurfing World Championships after strong winds put paid to the final day of racing in Cadiz.

Top seed Novak Djokovic made routine progress into the last eight of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a straight-sets win over Richard Gasquet.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic claimed a 6-0 7-6 (7/5) win over Argentina's Juan Monaco to book his place in the Sony Ericsson Open final against Andy Murray.

Bryan Smart is keen to give his three Newmarket Guineas entries a run in one of the trials to assess their Classic prospects.

Great Britain volleyball coach Harry Brokking has named a 16-strong squad for the summer as he looks to put together his Olympic party.

A date has not yet been set for the next round of London 2012 tickets sales but it will be after the football draw on April 24, London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton announced.

The Elite League's top-ranked team carried their regular season form into the play-offs as the Belfast Giants crushed the Dundee Stars 5-0.

Young British eventer Laura Collett laid down an early-season marker by taking a convincing overnight lead in the Belton Horse Trials' feature class.

Louis Oosthuizen recovered from a dreadful start in his third round register a six-under-par total and establish a two-stroke lead at the Shell Houston Open.

Cambridgeshire winner Prince Of Johanne could return to the scene of his greatest triumph for his seasonal debut.

Pepite Rose could have her next start in a Grade One at the John Smith's Grand National meeting.

Peter Ebdon took control of his China Open final with Stephen Maguire in Beijing.

Epsom Derby-winning rider Mickael Barzalona steered Monterosso to victory in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan to lead home a famous one-two for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation and trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni.

Cityscape finally opened his Group One account in tremendous style in the Dubai Duty Free at Meydan.

Richard Fahey achieved a long-held ambition when finally landing the William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster with Brae Hill.

Multiple world champion Phil Taylor has paid his own tribute to twice title holder Jocky Wilson, who died on Saturday.

Daddy Long Legs gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his first winner on Dubai World Cup night when winning the UAE Derby, with better-fancied stable companion Wrote third in the Group Two race at Meydan.

Board members of the new-look regeneration body that will spearhead the economic future of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games have been named.

British athletes have to make the most of being the stars of a home Olympics this summer, according to heptathlete Jessica Ennis.

An Olympic version of Wimbledon's Henman Hill, already dubbed "Hoy Hill or Ennis Hill", will be available for spectators without tickets to venues to watch the action inside the Olympic Park, London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said.

The Cheka appears to have found a new lease of life after his victory in the New William Hill iPhone App Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster.

Essex County Cricket Club have announced they and the University of East London have bid to become tenants at the Olympic Stadium, after this summer's Games.

Cirrus Des Aigles gamely held St Nicholas Abbey to land the spoils in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan.

Frankie Dettori completed a World Cup night double when Opinion Poll took the rearranged Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan over four and a half hours after its scheduled start.

Ortensia came from last to first to get the better of Irish challenger Sole Power and snatch the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan for Australia.

As one of the greatest ever distance swimmers in the pool, Australian Kieren Perkins' journey to the top of his sport started as an 18-year-old in 1992.

Thorbjorn Olesen will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Sicilian Open after firing a superb 67 in blustery conditions at the Verdura Golf & Spa Resort.

England's Brian Davis had a share of the lead alongside Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa on 11 under at the end of day two of the Shell Houston Open.

Yani Tseng found her way to a familiar position - the top of the leaderboard - after the second round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California.

Australia upset the odds to win the Tokyo Sevens on Sunday, beating Samoa 28-26 in a dramatic finish at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish had no complaints with Pepe Reina's red card during Sunday's 2-0 loss to Newcastle, but he felt the Reds were denied a clear penalty and red card when Danny Simpson handled in the first half

Celtic are one point away from being crowned SPL champions after second-half goals saw them beat St Johnstone 2-0 at Celtic Park

The European ambitions of Newcastle and Tottenham were boosted on Sunday, following a day that could prove harmful for Kenny Dalglish and Liverpool

Sir Alex Ferguson is adamant Manchester United will not underestimate Blackburn Rovers, insisting they won't let over-confidence bite them during the title run-in

Sam Robson, Middlesex's Australian-born batsman, has made the earliest first-class hundred ever witnessed in the UK - and he did it before March was out.

Brumbies fly-half Matt Toomua has been ruled out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season, denting their hopes of securing victory in the Australian conference

Rangers are in danger of going into liquidation under new owners, according to the club's administrators Duff and Phelps

Saracens No.8 Ernst Joubert is keen to represent England when he qualifies on residency grounds later this year

Graham Rowntree has revealed that Dylan Hartley may be elevated to the post of England captain in the near future

Jonathan Trott has described England's batting in the Galle Test as "a sin" but has struggled to pin down a reason why a batting line-up that was so prolific only a few months ago is now struggling to compete.

John Obi Mikel says that no-one is safe at Chelsea, the Nigeria international admitting that owner Roman Abramovich can wield the axe as he sees fit

Gavin Henson has apologised for his "inappropriate behaviour" on a flight from Glasgow to Cardiff following the Blues' defeat to the Warriors on Friday night.

Under-pressure England captain Andrew Strauss has been backed to rediscover his form, with Jonathan Trott blaming the media for 'highlighting' his poor run

Monty Panesar could find himself back on the sidelines as England try to balance their side in their attempt to level the series against Sri Lanka

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp praised his team following their 3-1 win over Swansea, before claiming five more victories would secure Champions League football for the north London club

Elliott Daly struck a last-minute penalty to give Wasps a vital 26-24 victory over Gloucester on Sunday, easing their relegation fears

Gareth Bale would not blame boss Harry Redknapp if he jumped ship from Tottenham to take the England job