Warm applause for Woods' return

If Tiger Woods had any fears over his first competitive appearance on foreign soil since last year's startling confession of extra-marital affairs, he need not have. Not one show of disrespect was evident at the British Open yesterday towards the troubled world No 1 who returned to golf in April from self-imposed exile. At the US Masters, his first tournament back, planes circled overhead with banners that read, "Sex addict? Yeah right. Sure me too."

At the third major of the year though, excited children buzzed around in delight at the sight of their fallen idol and more mature fans mixed respectful applause with the occasional frenzied "Get in the hole" or "Go Tiger" scream. One man did not know whether to laugh or cry after his shout of support for the 14-time major winner came as the crowd noise around him subsided, his voice wavering towards the end as his friends mocked his efforts.

"They [the fans] have always been respectful and enthusiastic here. There's no reason it would be any different. They were great out there today," Woods told a news conference after an opening 67 left him four strokes adrift of Rory McIlroy, the early leader. Since his private life spectacularly unravelled, the American has vowed to try to be "a better person" but the old on-course petulance occasionally flared up yesterday as he worked his way round the par-72 links layout in easy scoring conditions.

Woods slammed his club into the ground in frustration despite finding the green with his approach at the sixth hole. Then, on the par-three 11th, he shouted, "Bite, bite, bite ... get down. Down!" after his tee shot and stomped away in disgust when the ball failed to obey. When the putts started going down for Woods, the penny dropped for the crowds who cranked up the volume. "They were just enthusiastic. We were making a bunch of birdies so a lot to cheer about. But they were very respectful," said the world No 1. "It [my game] is getting better every week. Every week I'm playing, the things I've been working on have been starting to come together."

His point was proved at the monster par-five 14th, Woods cracking a sweet fairway wood on to the distant green while playing partners Justin Rose and Camilo Villegas were unable to get up the steep bank guarding the putting surfaces. * Reuters

Surianah's top five jazz artists

Billie Holliday: for the burn and also the way she told stories.

Thelonius Monk: for his earnestness.

Duke Ellington: for his edge and spirituality.

Louis Armstrong: his legacy is undeniable. He is considered as one of the most revolutionary and influential musicians.

Terence Blanchard: very political - a lot of jazz musicians are making protest music right now.

JAPAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Masaaki Higashiguchi, Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Tomoaki Makino, Maya Yoshida, Sho Sasaki, Hiroki Sakai, Sei Muroya, Genta Miura, Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielders: Toshihiro Aoyama, Genki Haraguchi, Gaku Shibasaki, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Shoya Nakajima, Takumi Minamino, Hidemasa Morita, Ritsu Doan
Forwards: Yuya Osako, Takuma Asano, Koya Kitagawa

Turkish Ladies

Various artists, Sony Music Turkey

Teaching your child to save

Pre-school (three - five years)

You can’t yet talk about investing or borrowing, but introduce a “classic” money bank and start putting gifts and allowances away. When the child wants a specific toy, have them save for it and help them track their progress.

Early childhood (six - eight years)

Replace the money bank with three jars labelled ‘saving’, ‘spending’ and ‘sharing’. Have the child divide their allowance into the three jars each week and explain their choices in splitting their pocket money. A guide could be 25 per cent saving, 50 per cent spending, 25 per cent for charity and gift-giving.

Middle childhood (nine - 11 years)

Open a bank savings account and help your child establish a budget and set a savings goal. Introduce the notion of ‘paying yourself first’ by putting away savings as soon as your allowance is paid.

Young teens (12 - 14 years)

Change your child’s allowance from weekly to monthly and help them pinpoint long-range goals such as a trip, so they can start longer-term saving and find new ways to increase their saving.

Teenage (15 - 18 years)

Discuss mutual expectations about university costs and identify what they can help fund and set goals. Don’t pay for everything, so they can experience the pride of contributing.

Young adulthood (19 - 22 years)

Discuss post-graduation plans and future life goals, quantify expenses such as first apartment, work wardrobe, holidays and help them continue to save towards these goals.

* JP Morgan Private Bank

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Academics: Phd in strategic management in University of Wales

Number one caps: His best-seller caps are in shades of grey, blue, black and yellow

Reading: Is immersed in books on colours to understand more about the usage of different shades

Sport: Started playing polo two years ago. Helps him relax, plus he enjoys the speed and focus

Cars: Loves exotic cars and currently drives a Bentley Bentayga

Holiday: Favourite travel destinations are London and St Tropez

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The Freedom Artist

By Ben Okri (Head of Zeus)

South Africa v India schedule

Tests: 1st Test Jan 5-9, Cape Town; 2nd Test Jan 13-17, Centurion; 3rd Test Jan 24-28, Johannesburg

ODIs: 1st ODI Feb 1, Durban; 2nd ODI Feb 4, Centurion; 3rd ODI Feb 7, Cape Town; 4th ODI Feb 10, Johannesburg; 5th ODI Feb 13, Port Elizabeth; 6th ODI Feb 16, Centurion

T20Is: 1st T20I Feb 18, Johannesburg; 2nd T20I Feb 21, Centurion; 3rd T20I Feb 24, Cape Town