SHEFFIELD, England: Liu Xiang of China, the men's 110 meters hurdles world record-holder and Olympic champion, won his race in 13.23 seconds, 0.04 seconds ahead of American Ryan Wilson in the rain at Sunday's IAAF British Grand Prix.
MARACAIBO, Venezuela: Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez complained that Brazil got the best dressing rooms for Tuesday's Copa America semifinal and was also angry about the refereeing in the penalty shootout.
JOIGNY, France: Norway's Thor Hushovd claimed his first victory of the year when he clinched the fourth stage of the Tour de France, a 193-km trek from Villers-Cotterets to Joigny on Wednesday.
BANGKOK: Striker Pipat Tongkanya scored twice in eight minutes to lift hosts Thailand to a convincing 2-0 win over Oman and top spot in Asian Cup Group A yesterday.
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela: Lionel Messi scored a breathtaking goal, arguably the best of the tournament, as Argentina beat Mexico 3-0 in the second Copa America semifinal on Wednesday.
LONDON: McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan "behaved disgracefully" by copying and keeping documents belonging to Formula One rivals Ferrari, London's High Court heard on Tuesday.
MOSCOW: Russia's Fed Cup captain has asked the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to move this week's semi-final against the United States to a neutral country after being unable to accompany his team to a US venue.
COMPIEGNE, France: Tour de France leader Fabian Cancellara set out on Tuesday intending to keep safe in the bunch and ended the day with a hard-earned stage victory.
MARACAIBO, Venezuela: Defending champions Brazil teetered on the brink of defeat before beating Uruguay on penalties after a bad-tempered 2-2 draw in their Copa America semifinal on Tuesday.
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