World Sports in brief

Aussie Scott hangs on to win

Australia’s Adam Scott won his second title of the year at the six-million-dollar Barclays Singapore Open Monday, carding a final round three-under 68 for a three-shot victory. Anders Hansen of Denmark finished second, a shot behind Scott while US Open champion Graeme McDowell tied for third with Swede Rikard Karlberg at 13-under 271.

One tournament left for Woods

Tiger Woods has just next month’s Chevron World Challenge left to end his tormented year of win-less tournaments, after finishing fourth in the Australian Masters in Melbourne. The former world number one, the winner of 14 majors among 95 tournament victories, is still without a victory going into his last event of the year, but there were encouraging signs at the Australian Masters on Sunday.

Kim captures LPGA title once again

South Korea’s In-Kyung Kim won her third career LPGA title on Sunday, firing an eight-under par 64 to capture the 1.1 million-dollar Lorena Ochoa Invitational by three strokes.

Kim fired nine birdies against a lone bogey for her first triumph since last year’s State Farm Classic to finish 72 holes on 19-under par 269.

Soderling gives Monfils deja vu to win

Sweden’s Robin Soderling secured his first ever Masters title with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/1) defeat of home favourite Gael Monfils in the ATP Paris Masters final on Sunday.

Soderling, a two-time French Open finalist, claimed his sixth career title to inflict a second consecutive Bercy final defeat upon 12th seed.