Formula One takes step in the dark

LONDON: Formula One takes a step into the dark this season with new faces and new races, including the first to be held at night in Singapore.

Force India looking to Jordan as its role model

LONDON: Eddie Jordan had fun in Formula One and now Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya intends to bring back the good times after buying the team founded by the Irish entrepreneur.

This year will be easier, Hamilton says

LONDON: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton expects to have an easier time fighting for the Formula One title this season than in his extraordinary 2007 rookie year.

2008 F1 calendar and circuit details

Formula One calendar and circuit details for the 2008 season starting in Australia on March 16. All races start at 1200 GMT unless otherwise stated:

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American Wilkinson out to prove she's not washed up yet

Though the prime of her career is behind her, American diving veteran Laura Wilkinson can still hold her own in the pool. And if she makes it to Beijing this summer, it will be her third Olympic appearance.

Canadian youngster eyes Beijing gold

At the age of 22, Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie is already a two-time Olympian with one silver medal to his name. And with the Beijing Olympics only five months away, the young springboard world champion has set his eyes on his third Olympic Games and this time he's going for gold.

Officials rule out need to raise difficulty

Many foreign divers have been showing the highest levels of difficulty in their dives in recent competitions. But Chinese diving officials insist they don't need to increase the degrees of difficulty to ensure their team's success and need only to improve the precision of their current dives.

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Worlds a dress rehearsal for Games

The all-conquering Chinese table tennis team is making a statement in its bid to sweep all the gold medals at the Beijing Olympics by dominating the World Team Championships in Guangzhou.

Yao's foot puts Liu's trainers on their toes

The recent injury of China's NBA star Yao Ming has raised the concerns of officials from all the other Chinese national teams, especially for Liu Xiang, one of China's biggest hopes for the Beijing Olympic Games.