BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Tiger Woods is photographed shirtless and pumping iron on the February issue of Vanity Fair.

Tiger Woods reacts to a missed birdie putt during the PGA Championship golf tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in this August 11, 2007 file photo. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    The menacing shot, by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, was taken in January 2006, long before the world learned the married father of two cheated on his wife with a harem of hotties.

    In addition to "raw" and "never-before-seen" photos, the issue features an essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Buzz Bissinger, who explores the 33-year-old golfer's fall from grace.

    While Woods attempted to live a largely private life, Bissinger writes that it was inevitable for the golfer's personal and professional lives to collide. "In the end it was the age-old clash of image versus reality, the compartmentalization of two different lives that inevitably merge at some certain point, whoever you are."

    (Agencies)

Tiger on verge of divorce: report

U.S. golfer Tiger Woods gets a hug from his wife Elin Nordegren on the 18th green at the Presidents Cup in Gainesville, Virginia, in this September 24, 2005 file photo. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tiger Woods' marriage is on the brink of breakup as Elin Nordegren, Tiger's wife, will divorce the billionaire golf star following the series of sex scandal, according to local media reports on Wednesday.

    ABC News, NBC News and People magazine, all citing unnamed sources close to Nordegren, reported that she will split with Woods following his admission of infidelity and reports that at least 14 women had affairs with the golf icon. Full story

Tiger Wood's 14th mistress emerges

    BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Theresa Rodgers of Wellington, Florida, emerges as the fourteenth mistress to Tiger Woods, according to media reports Tuesday.

    It is claimed that this 40-something Rodgers might be the oldest alleged mistress, and the five-year affair she carried on with the 33 year-old golfer was the longest. Full story

Playgirl decides not to publish Tiger Woods nude photos

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- The online adult magazine Playgirl has received nude photos of Tiger Woods but decided not to publish them.

"Playgirl has decided to turn down the alleged Tiger Woods nude photos, reportedly taken by camera phone by Woods himself. They were impossible to one 100 percent verify, hence the unwillingness to go there," Daniel Nardicio, director of marketing for the magazine, told PEOPLE Sunday. Full story

Tiger Woods to take "indefinite" leave from professional golf

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The scandal-tainted golf superstar Tiger Woods said on Friday that he will take an "indefinite" leave from professional golf to spend more time to save his family.

    "I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I've done, but I want to do my best to try," Woods said in a statement posted on his website.  Full story