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■ GOLF
Norman settles divorce
Two-time British Open golf champion Greg Norman and his ex-wife settled their divorce after 25 years of marriage, a contentious split marked by a dispute over money and assets. The winner of 87 professional victories and Laura Andrassy reached an agreement this month, and a judge completed the confidential settlement in Stuart, Florida on Friday. "Their marriage has been dissolved," Andrassy's lawyer, Russell Ferraro Jr, said on Monday. The 52-year-old Norman and tennis great Chris Evert, who also recently divorced, have been romantically linked. During a golf event in Australia last year, Norman said the two are "very, very close friends."

■ FORMULA ONE
Former boss on trial
The former head of Shanghai's multimillion-dollar Formula One auto racing track, Yu Zhifei (郁知非), is on trial for graft in Anhui Province, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Yu's trial on embezzlement charges, part of a wide crackdown on corruption in Shanghai, began on Monday at the Intermediate People's Court in Wuhu, the report said, citing unnamed court sources. Yu, a former city government official and general manager of the Shanghai International Circuit, was a key force behind Shanghai's racing circuit. He is accused of embezzling 1.05 million yuan (US$138,700), Xinhua said.

■ WRESTLING
Third gold for Iranian
Hamid Soryan Reihanpour of Iran won his third gold medal on Monday at the World Wrestling Championships in Azerbaijan. Reihanpour defeated 17-year-old Park Eun-chol of South Korea 1-1, 3-0, 4-0 in the 55kg category at Geidar Aliev sports arena. In the 60kg final, David Bedinadze of Georgia rallied to beat Makoto Sasamoto of Japan 0-3, 1-1, 4-0. Olympic champion Jang Ji-hyun of South Korea settled for bronze with a 1-1, 3-2, 7-0 victory over Yuri Dubinin of Belarus. Farid Mansurov of Azerbaijan defeated Steve Guenot of France to win gold in the 66kg division.

■ TENNIS
Golovin through in three
Top-seeded Tatiana Golovin of France needed three sets to eliminate American Lilia Osterloh 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 on Monday in the first round of the Slovenia Open. It was the second meeting between the two. In their only other encounter at the French Open in 2005, Golovin routed the 29-year-old from San Francisco 6-0, 6-2. Golovin reached a career-high ranking of 16 in May, a month after claiming her only tour title in Amelia Island, Florida. In another first-round match, fourth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik routed Slovenian compatriot Masha Zec Peskiric 6-0, 6-0 in 40 minutes.

■ BASEBALL
Dice-K the Teletubby
The Boston Red Sox didn't need an interpreter for this: With one quick wardrobe change, Daisuke Matsuzaka went from star pitcher to Teletubby. "I didn't think there was anything that could make me laugh last night. There was," manager Terry Francona said on Monday. Many teams use a late season trip as a chance to have some fun with the rookies, dressing them in costumes that must be worn on the flight to the next city. Dice-K had to don the outfit following Sunday night's 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. In addition to Matsuzaka, Boston's veterans dressed reliever Hideki Okajami and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury as female pirates, pitcher Clay Buchholz as Minnie Mouse and outfielder Brandon Moss as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz.

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