GOLF

Sorenstam ends long winless drought

Annika Sorenstam won the Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Ladies Masters by two strokes on Sunday in her first victory since she won here in 2006.

The Swede closed with 2-under 70 to finish at 10-under 278 at the season-ending tournament of the Ladies European Tour.

Overnight leader Iben Tinning of Denmark finished with a 73 to tie for second with England's Laura Davies, who shot a 72.

Kingston holds on to win South African Open: James Kingston shot a 1-under 71 to beat Oliver Wilson by one stroke at the South African Open at Paarl.

SKIING

Breakthrough victory for American Randall

Kikkan Randall became the first U.S. woman and second American to win a World Cup cross country race when she defeated world sprint champion Astrid Jacobsen of Norway in the final meters of a 1.2-kilometer freestyle at Demino, Russia.

Randall is the first American to win a World Cup cross country race since Bill Koch in 1983.

She finished in 2 minutes, 48.7 seconds — 0.7 seconds ahead of Jacobsen.

Palander wins giant slalom for third time on Gran Risa: Kalle Palander got his third career giant slalom victory on the Gran Risa course at Alta Badia, Italy, and American Ted Ligety skied the fastest second run to finish fifth.

The Finnish skier led the first run and his two-run combined time was 2 minutes, 30.92 seconds.

Paerson captures second win in 24 hours: Olympic slalom champion Anja Paerson won a women's World Cup super-G at St. Moritz, Switzerland, for her second victory in 24 hours.

The Swede finished the Corviglia course in 1 minute, 15.06 seconds, to edge Canada's Emily Brydon by 0.04.

PRO FOOTBALL

Arena Bowl will return to New Orleans

The Arena Bowl, which came to New Orleans last summer as part of the Arena Football League's efforts to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina, is returning next summer.

This time, officials said, they're coming back because it makes good business sense.

SWIMMING

Swedish relay team sets world record

Sweden set a world record of 1 minute, 24.19 seconds in the men's 4x50-meter freestyle relay at the European Short Course Swimming Championships at Debrecen, Hungary.

Petter Stymne, Marcus Piehl, Per Nylin and Stefan Nystrand improved on the record Sweden set in December 2006 in Helsinki, Finland.

SPEEDSKATING

Germany's Wolf breaks own world record

German speedskater Jenny Wolf broke her own world record in the women's 100 meters with a time of 10.22 seconds at a World Cup race at Erfurt, Germany.

That broke the mark of 10.28 she set in Calgary, Alberta, on March 4.