Japanese golf star 'Jumbo' Ozaki dies aged 78

Ozaki won 94 times on the Japan Tour -- his first title coming in 1973 -- and won the Order of Merit a record 12 times. Nicknamed "Jumbo" because of his length off the tee, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011 after being named on 50 percent of international ballots. Ozaki died "due to stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer" on Tuesday, his son, Tomoharu, said Wednesday in a statement obtained by AFP. After being diagnosed with cancer about a year ago, the golfer has been undergoing treatment at home...