World Sports in brief

Monty plays fair over Ryder Cup course

European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has resisted the urge to tinker with the Celtic Manor course even if it means drastically reducing home field advantage.

The 47-year-old Scot said he wanted the course to be fair to both Europe and defending champions America.

Zvonareva beats Errani in Pan Pacific Open

Second seed Vera Zvonareva maintained her good run of form to beat Sara Errani of Italy for a place in the third round at the Pan Pacific Open women’s tennis tournament on Tuesday.

The Russian, who reached a career-high fourth in the world after finishing runner-up at the US Open, struggled to hold her serve.

Azarenka through to Pan Pacific round 3

Victoria Azarenka breezed past Lucie Safarova in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open women’s tennis tournament on Tuesday in her first singles match since collapsing at the US Open. The eighth seed from Belarus, who had a first-round bye, was too strong for Safarova, dropping only four games in a 6-1, 6-3.

Lee beats old foe Lin to take Japan Open

World number one Lee Chong Wei squeezed past old foe Lin Dan of China to win the men’s singles title at the Japan Open on Sunday.

The top-seeded Malaysian, who reached the final without losing a game, needed a tough 81 minutes before scoring a 22-20, 16-21, 21-17 victory over former world champion.