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Woods visits did nothing for Aussie golf, says Thomson
MELBOURNE (Reuters ) – Tiger Woods's taxpayer-funded visits Down Under did nothing to help Australia's ailing golf tour, which is stuck in a losing battle for relevance unless it does more to embrace Asia, according to five-times British Open champion Peter Thomson. Woods's tournament appearances in Sydney and Melbourne over the last three years brought crowds and media attention to Australian golf courses not seen since former world number one Greg Norman was in his prime. Any hopes that Woods had put Australia back on the golfing map, however, were specious, Thomson told Reuters. …

Australia's Quiney on standby to back up his 'good nine'
SYDNEY (Reuters) – ; Australian top order batsman Rob Quiney is desperate to get another taste of test cricket and will be ready to go if Shane Watson is unfit for next week's second match against South Africa. Quiney made his test debut in last week's drawn first test in Brisbane and is on standby to replace Watson again if the all rounder fails to recover from a calf injury. The 30-year-old Quiney made just nine runs batting at number three at the Gabba before being caught out on the boundary by a brilliant Dale Steyn catch. …

Golf-European Tour Hong Kong Open scores
Nov 17 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the European Tour Hong Kong Open at the par-70 course on Saturday in Hong Kong 200 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 65 67 68 Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 67 64 69 201 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 67 70 64 Zhang Lianwei (China) 66 66 69 202 Fredrik Andersson Hed (Sweden) 66 66 70 203 Peter Lawrie (Ireland) 68 68 67 Anders Hansen (Denmark) 69 64 70 204 Raphael Jacquelin (France) 72 68 64 Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) 69 70 65 Matt Kuchar (U.S. …

Sierra Leoneans rush to vote with hope set on minerals boom
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leoneans crowded polling stations to vote on Saturday, saying they wanted to elect leaders who would bring prosperity to the poor, conflict-scarred West African state after a decade of recovery from civil war. The presidential and parliamentary polls, the third held since the end of the 1991-2002 conflict, pit President Ernest Bai Koroma and his ruling All People's Congress (APC) against challenger Julius Maada Bio, a former junta leader who represents the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). …

Egyptian officials: At least 47 kindergarteners killed when train hits school bus
ASSIUT, Egypt – A speeding train crashed into a bus carrying children to their kindergarten in southern Egypt on Saturday, killing at least 47, officials said. Distraught families searched for signs of their loved ones along the tracks in the aftermath of the latest disaster to hit the country’s railway system.

Halifax MP says Alberta's oil would be welcomed in Atlantic provinces
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A Liberal MP from Nova Scotia has paid a visit to the oilsands, saying that Alberta may be having struggles in accessing foreign markets but the province’s crude is always welcome in the East.

Israel launches scores of airstrikes into Gaza
Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault on militant rocket operations to include the prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels.