The latest in France

Garcia fires 66 despite sore finger

2011-05-26T18:30:32Z

Spain's Sergio Garcia opened with an eagle and fired a four-under par 66 on Thursday to share the early lead at the US PGA Byron Nelson Championship despite a nagging left finger injury.

Garcia was forced to withdraw from British Open qualifying on Monday with an infected f...

Ballesteros factor could influence Ryder Cup 2018 decision

2011-05-16T09:30:45Z

ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) - European golf officials must decide between honoring the memory of Spanish great Seve Ballesteros and taking the Ryder Cup to new lands when they choose the ven...

Golf: A Brief History of the Great Game

2010-11-03T02:50:34Z

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Anniversary year

2010-09-08T12:39:03Z

If you thought you'd got away with one ruddy World Cup in 2006, then brace yourself: there are two of them in 2007, so obviously a double helping of the baloney which accompanies them. Cricket's World Cup is staged in the Caribbean through March and April; rugby's in France in September and October. Anniversaries to celebrate, too, and...

A History of Golf

2010-10-14T12:18:15Z

What country invented ?golf?' Many countries did. If there were sticks and objects that could be hurtled along, then there was ?golf.' No one knows for certain who started golf. But everybody knows who plays it now ? everyone does.

The origin of the name ?golf' is believed to be the Dutch word of 'colf,' which means 'club.' In the medieval ages, golf was also known as "spel metten colve,' which literally meant 'game with clubs.'

Nearly every area around the world has some clai...

Australia Flooding

2011-01-05T08:06:21Z

In this photo released by the Northern Territory Police, four German tourists rest on the roof of their vehicle as they wait for their rescue from the flooded Magela Creek, near Jabiru, Australia, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Drenching rain that started before Christmas has flooded an area the size of France and Ivica Kostelic of Croatia, center celebrates on the podium with second placed Julien Lizeroux of France, left, and third placed Bode Miller from the United States, right...

Austria Alpine Skiing World Cup

2010-12-28T08:32:13Z

Tessa Worley, of France, smiles on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca)

France Spy Makeover

2010-12-28T03:31:59Z

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, general view of the building of France's secretive international spy agency, the DGSE, in Paris France. The service, the French answer to the CIA, is recruiting, getting more funding and opening its cloak as part of Spain's Rafael Nadal reacting after defeating Sweden's Robin Soderling during the men's finals match for the French Open tennis tournament, in ...