Charlotte (North Carolina) May 3: Rory McIlroy first gained worldwide attention when he was 18 and opened the British Open with a bogey-free round at Carnoustie.

Dubai, May 3: The Iranian girls football team can compete at the Youth Olympics as long as their players swap their traditional head scarves for a cap that covers their hair, Fifa said on Monday.

May 3: United Airlines has agreed to buy Continental in a $3 billion-plus deal that would create the world’s largest carrier with a commanding position in several top US cities.

May 3: Oil prices extended gains above $86 a barrel on Monday as traders eyed whether a massive crude spill in the Gulf of Mexico would slow imports to the US.
By early afternoon in Europe, the benchmark crude for June delivery was up 32 cents to $86.5 a barrel in e