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From Plod to God as Donald defeats Kaymer in the desert
Monday 28 February 2011
The unusual sight of snow in the Arizona desert yesterday gave way to the rather more familiar spectacle of an Englishman winning the Accenture Match Play Championship. Luke Donald retained this prestigious trophy for his country, moving up to world No 3 in the process.
James Corrigan: Kaymer's rise to the top threatens new German stereotype: The masters of golf
Monday 28 February 2011
The Hacker: You bet Tiger and I can both make a mess of the 19th hole
Sunday 27 February 2011
Encouraged by someone whose name I won't reveal, I placed a few quid on Tiger Woods to win the Accenture World Match Play at Tucson, Arizona, which reaches its climax today.
James Lawton: If Lièvremont hates the English, is it because he fears humiliation for France in World Cup year?
Saturday 26 February 2011
A number of hard questions will be asked at Twickenham this evening, not least at the front of the scrum, but let's start at the beginning.
Racist gang leader sent to death row
Thursday 24 February 2011
A jury has sentenced the leader of an anti-immigrant group to death for the murder of a young girl and her father, in what prosecutors said was an attempt to steal drug money to fund the group's activities.
Wrong turn leads to five days in desert
Thursday 17 February 2011
A motorist aged 84 spent five days stranded in the Arizona desert after getting lost while driving home.
Border vigilante guilty of murdering nine-year-old
Wednesday 16 February 2011
A former beautician turned self-appointed border vigilante has been found guilty of murdering a nine-year-old girl and her father after bursting into their home in search of drug money to finance her group's operations.
A slice of toast – and another step to recovery for Gabrielle Giffords
Friday 11 February 2011
Arizona riled by New York mayor's exposé of lax gun controls
Wednesday 02 February 2011
His predecessor, Rudy Giuliani, drew the mockery of many by referring to himself as "America's Mayor". And now Michael Bloomberg, New York's incumbent leader, has made his own controversial move on to the national stage – by sending undercover operatives to investigate illegal gun sales on the other side of the country.
Arizona birthright bill 'may violate constitution'
Saturday 29 January 2011
The state of Arizona is returning to the front line of the simmering debate over immigration after local politicians unveiled a plan to scrap the law requiring all children born on American soil to be classified as US citizens.
Shot US politician's condition improves
Thursday 27 January 2011
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been taken from intensive care to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston, an encouraging step that came after doctors upgraded her condition from serious to good.
Rupert Cornwell: More chastened Clinton than sunny Reagan, but a second term beckons
Thursday 27 January 2011
Barack Obama's State of the Union address, with its plea for bipartisanship and sober analysis of the problems facing the country, staked out the terrain for his 2012 bid for re-election bid, which – right now at least – he looks odds-on to secure.
Shooting spree suspect Jared Loughner pleads not guilty
Tuesday 25 January 2011
The suspect in the shooting of Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords pleaded not guilty in court, the 22-year-old's first response to the charges.
- 1 What, let gays get married? We must be bonkers
- 2 'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
- 3 Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
- 4 Exclusive: How MI5 blackmails British Muslims
- 5 Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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