England's Paul Waring held his nerve at Yas Links to finish on 24-under-par and take the biggest title of his career

Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare finish for the second day running as Shane Lowry roared in to the mix with a super 66 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Rory McIlroy suffered another tough day at the office after seeing a good round slip through his fingers with another late mistake at the Abu Dhabi HSBC

Rory McIlroy's charge at the Abu Dhabi Championship faltered when he found water off his drive and made double bogey on the last hole, leaving him five shots off the lead held by Paul Waring heading into the final round.

RORY MCILROY HAS finished tied for third at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, with Tom McKibbin in a share of 10th. Shane Lowry’s challenge faded and he just missed out on a top-10 finish on the 18th hole.

Rory McIlroy was left to rue a triple bogey on the 17th during his second round of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai as he slipped six shots off the lead

Rory McIlroy's bid for victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship suffered a significant setback after a costly triple bogey on the 17th hole derailed his otherwise impressive second round.The world number three had been cruising at seven-under through 16 holes before disaster struck at the par-3 17th.

Rory McIlroy had everything going for him on Friday Abu Dhabi, but then a triple bogey on the 17th hole soured his round.