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MELBOURNE, Australia - Maria Sharapova hasn't won a tournament since 2017, and her ranking slipped to 136th by the end of last year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Former Associated Press photographer Russell McPhedran, whose balcony photo of a hooded terrorist at the 1972 Munich Olympics became one of the iconic images of the 20th century, has died after a heart-related illness. He was 82. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

OUTGOING FIFA president Sepp Blatter's 16-year term as an International Olympic Committee member ended last night when he did not seek re-election. Blatter was among a group of members up for re-election for another eight-year term. But IOC President Thomas Bach said Blatter informed him by letter on July 23 that he would not stand. 'He does not deem it to be appropriate to stand for re-election for eight years, knowing that after seven months his term would come to an end,' he said on the last day of IOC's general assembly in Kuala Lumpur. Blatter, beset by a corruption scandal and whose FIFA term will end following an election on February 26, did not attend the IOC meetings. The FIFA president, an IOC member since 1999, would have had to retire from his IOC term next year anyway because he turns 80 in March. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JORDAN Spieth saved his best for last — and produced an unintentional touching moment — as a sensational eightunder-par final round lifted him to victory in the Australian Open. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RORY McIlroy found consistency to be a fleeting commodity during a roller-coaster second round at the Australian Open but will still go into the weekend just one shot off leader Greg Chalmers in Sydney. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RORY McILROY and Adam Scott weren't paired together for the first two rounds of the Australian Open because organisers wanted to split their marquee players among morning and afternoon groups for the spectators and television. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the victory of American twins Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan over Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi tennis championship in Melbourne, Victoria on January 29, 2011.

The article focuses on several issues amidst the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India including the disqualifacation of some athletes, major communication blunders, and pollution.

The article reports on the Indian-born U.S. surgeon Jayant Patel who was banned for performing obsolete surgery techniques and misdiagnosing patients and pleaded not guilty of charges of manslaughter of James Morris, James Edwards Phillips, and Gerry Kemps, and in an Australian court on March 22, 2010.

Reports on the game performances of golfers at the New Zealand Open tournament as of January 14, 2001.

Focuses on Australian golfer Stuart Appleby. His comments regarding his wife's death; Speculations on Appleby's play at the 1998 President's Cup matches at Royal Melbourne; Brief information on other golfers who will be attending the President's Cup.