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FA Cup semi-final dates - Saturday April 10: Aston Villa v Chelsea (17:00); Sunday April 11 Fulham/Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth (16:00) Riesch tops Vonn in final World Cup downhill - Lindsey Vonn finished second to Maria Riesch of Germany in the final downhill of the season Wednesday, failing to clinch the World Cup overall title but maintaining a huge lead with three races to go. Clarke included in Test squad - Vice-captain Michael Clarke is named in Australia's Test squad for the tour of New Zealand despite returning home during the current one-day international series due to personal reasons. Southend given debt extension - Southend United given a further 35 days to pay a tax bill of almost £200,000. Chairman Ron Martin manages to win an adjournment and now has until April 14 to settle up. Cardiff given new tax deadline - Cardiff City given a further eight weeks in which to settle their outstanding tax bill following a High Court hearing. The Bluebirds have until May 5 to settle £19m tax bill. Gomez sidelined for up to three weeks - Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez will be out for up to three weeks after tearing a calf muscle in Tuesday's Champions League game at Fiorentina. Southend get High Court extension - Southend United are granted a 35-day extension by the High Court to repay their debts. Benitez hits back at Wigan chief - Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Dave Whelan should concentrate on his own club after the Wigan chairman's claim that the Reds are in a "mess". Riesch wins downhill to deny Vonn title - Maria Riesch hands Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn only her second downhill defeat of the season when she won the final World Cup race in the discipline. Cardiff given time over tax bill - Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill.

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Local Knowledge: Doral Resort & Spa and the WGC-Ca Championship (PGA.com) [Yahoo! Sports: March 10, 2010, 7:42 am]
Local Knowledge: Doral Resort & Spa and the WGC-Ca Championship

Golf-Noh sign of hot streak slowing for South Korean teenager (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 10, 2010, 3:46 am]
South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul continued his sparkling form by firing an opening round six-under-par 66 for a share of the lead after the opening round of British Open International Final Qualifying.

Golf-Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 7:07 pm]
Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.

Golf Glance (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 6:05 pm]

McIlroy picks up a tip from Golden Bear [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 5:55 pm]
Rory McIlroy began his road to the Masters with what he calls the "best 90 minutes" he has spent in a long time.

McIlroy picks up a tip from Golden Bear (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 5:10 pm]
Rory McIlroy began his road to the Masters with what he calls the "best 90 minutes" he has spent in a long time. He had lunch last week with Jack Nicklaus. McIlroy, a 20-year-old from Northern Ireland who already is No. 9 in the world, met with Nicklaus at The Bear's Club on the eve of the Honda Classic, a lunch set up through a network of friends.

Fantasy Insider: Best of the rest, others to avoid in Doral (PGATOUR.com) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 5:02 pm]
Fantasy Insider: Best of the rest, others to avoid in Doral

Tourneys, and the world, await word on Tiger [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 5:02 pm]
Not long after Tiger Woods returned home and starting practicing, the PGA Tour began checking with tournaments to make sure they were prepared to handle the hype over the world's No. 1 player getting back to golf.

Expert Picks: Puerto Rico Open (PGATOUR.com) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 4:36 pm]
Expert Picks: Puerto Rico Open

Expert Picks: WGC - CA Championship (PGATOUR.com) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 4:21 pm]
Expert Picks: WGC - CA Championship

The world championships of America (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 4:14 pm]
On his way to the practice range Tuesday at Doral, Padraig Harrington stopped to sign autographs for three fans. One was from Puerto Rico, another from Colombia, the third from Peru. So at least it sounds like a World Golf Championship. And there is little doubt that events like the CA Championship look like a World Golf Championship, with 19 countries represented in a field of 68 players.

Golf-Be patient and the wins will come, Nicklaus tells McIlroy (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 3:46 pm]
Jack Nicklaus has told Britain's Rory McIlroy that he needs to add patience to his armoury if he is to continue his climb up golf's world rankings.

The world championships of America [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 3:08 pm]
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -On his way to the practice range Tuesday at Doral, Padraig Harrington stopped to sign autographs for three fans. One was from Puerto Rico, another from Colombia, the third from Peru.

On the Fringe: World championships of America [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 3:08 pm]
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -On his way to the practice range Tuesday at Doral, Padraig Harrington stopped to sign autographs for three fans. One was from Puerto Rico, another from Colombia, the third from Peru.

Tournaments ready for Tiger's return (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 1:37 pm]
Not long after Tiger Woods returned home and starting practicing, the PGA Tour began checking with tournaments to make sure they were prepared to handle the hype over the world's No. 1 player getting back to golf. That even includes tournaments he has never played. "Historically, he hasn't played the week before the Masters," said Steve Timms, tournament director of the Houston...

Tournaments ready for Tiger's return [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 1:33 pm]
Not long after Tiger Woods returned home and starting practicing, the PGA Tour began checking with tournaments to make sure they were prepared to handle the hype over the world's No. 1 player getting back to golf.

Golf-Great Europeans are behind England's golden run, says Casey (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 1:21 pm]
English golf is enjoying a spell of rare global prominence with three players in the top-10 rankings and number six Paul Casey believes the credit lies with a great generation of Europeans led by Seve Ballesteros.

Out of Bounds: Yes, Tiger, Elin spotted kissing [NBC Sports: March 9, 2010, 11:33 am]

BRIEF-Golf-Portuguese and Austrian opens in dates reshuffle (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 9, 2010, 11:29 am]
Next month's Portuguese Open has been pushed back until June, the European Tour said in a news release on Tuesday.

Golf-Tournament clash to make Malaysia a 'laughing stock' (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 8, 2010, 11:05 pm]
Malaysian golf chiefs are threatening to withdraw their endorsement of the U.S. PGA's first event in Southeast Asia over a clash of dates with an existing Asian Tour event in the country.