Tiger Woods about to fall from top 10

FOR his golf, Tiger Woods is about to fall out of the top 10 in the world for the first time in 14 years. For his star power, he still ranks ahead of any other athlete despite adulterate affairs and a divorce.

Woods, whose last win came 18 months ago at the Australian Masters, will drop to at least No. 11 in the next world ranking published Monday. It will be the first time he is out of the top 10 since he was No. 13 on April 6, 1997, the week before he won the Masters for the first of his 14 majors.

Forbes magazine, however, said he still is the No. 1 celebrity in the sports world. Woods checks in at No. 6 on Forbes' annual "Celebrity 100" list of the most powerful people or groups in the entertainment business. Lady Gaga tops the rankings, followed by Oprah Winfrey, Justin Bieber, U2 and Elton John. Forbes estimated Woods' earnings last year at $75 million, making him the highest-paid athlete.

Woods began the year ranked No. 2 but has been dropping steadily. Woods, who tied for fourth at the Masters last month, withdrew from The Players Championship last week because of injuries to his left knee and left Achilles. He said Monday that he will try to return June 16-19 at the U.S. Open at Congressional (Md.).

Woods has been atop the world ranking for 623 weeks in his career, by far the longest of any golfer since the ranking began in 1986.

European Tour: Luke Donald has another chance to take the No. 1 spot from Westwood at the World Match Play Championship, which starts Thursday at Spain's Costa del Sol.

Donald won the Accenture World Match Play title at Arizona in February. No. 3 Martin Kaymer, who split with caddie Craig Connelly on Sunday, is also in the field, and there are enough points to allow him to move back to the top of the rankings, too.

The field is divided into eight groups of three, with the top two in each going through to the knockout stages Saturday and Sunday. Donald has Ross Fisher and Ryan Moore in his group. Westwood is joined by Anders Hansen and Aaron Baddeley. Kaymer is drawn with Y.E. Yang and Noh Seung-yul.