Juventus beats AC Milan in Italian Cup semis

Phelps strikes a pose at water pool

Golf

Solid start by Woods at Pebble Beach

Even fantastic isn't good enough for Tseng

LOS ANGELES - Even after her dominant 2011 season, world No 1 Tseng Yani found room for improvement in her golf game that she hopes will pay dividends during the 2012 LPGA season.
Major women's event set for Haikou

BEIJING - Mission Hills China has announced it will host a new women's professional golf tournament - the World Ladies Championships (WLC) - in Haikou, Hainan island.
Live and let putt? Not Tiger's style

Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters - make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag. Woods said on Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has "never been a fan" of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest.

Capello quits as England manager

Juventus beat Milan in Italian Cup semis

Thanks to a brace from Martin Caceres, Juventus beats AC Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals on Wednesday.
Contador vows he will ride on

PINTO, Spain - An indignant two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador said on Tuesday he "totally disagreed" with his two-year doping ban and vowed to pursue his career at the highest level.
Canal boat must pay to stay near Games

Boat owners accustomed to freely navigating London's narrow canals will have to pay to moor near Olympic sites during the 2012 Games.

From Agencies

Tackling football corruption

Tackling corruption will be an enduring and lasting task for Chinese football and other sports.

Anelka to play for Shanghai

Shanghai Shenhua football club have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign French striker Nicolas Anelka on a two-year deal.

Int'l talent in Chinese soccer

The Chinese Super League experienced a season of excitement and surprises- in large part provided by international players.

2nd National Mind Sports Games

The Second National Mind Sports Games kicks off in Wuhan, capital city of Central China’s Hubei province, on Nov 8, 2011.

Fake prize gold

Zhuang Xiaoyan kept a gold beverage can as one of her most treasured things for 19 years before being told that her prize for winning the Olympic champion in 1992 was "fake gold".

Spotlight on youth soccer

What does the defeat really mean? And does the loss of two small school games against another country's sporting elite flag up a deeper problem with sport in China?

Sports officials head for Japan

Coach under fire for Lin's absence

The NBA says on Thursday its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of Lin, the first American-Taiwanese NBA player.

Lincredible

Jeremy Lin outplayed Kobe Bryant, ended the mighty Lakers' dominance of the Knicks and then tried to pretend it was just another game. Wrong.

A dominant day for Chan

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Shaking off a poor morning practice session, world champion Patrick Chan nailed his men's free skate program on Friday to win the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

Sandusky gets a day in court

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky declare on Friday that people have turned against him, moments after the ex-Penn State football coordinator asked a judge for greater freedom while he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.

Tennis

Injured Li Na out of Paris WTA Open

Sharapova breezes into Paris quarters

Top seed Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Paris Open with a 6-3 6-1 dismissal of South African Chenelle Scheepers on Wednesday.
Djokovic doesn't mind being greedy

The French Open title and an Olympic gold medal are the only major prizes in tennis to have eluded Novak Djokovic, and for the Serb, there is no point discussing which he would rather win this year.
Djokovic awarded Best Sportsman

Novak Djokovic was acclaimed Laureus World Sportsman of the year, while Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot was the best Sportswoman of the Year.

Stats&Stars

Lin carries short-handed Knicks again

Mike D'Antoni shook his fists in the air as Jeremy Lin's clutch shot fell through the net.
Drogba poised to sign for Shenhua

Didier Drogba could be reunited with former Chelsea teammate Nicolas Anelka after reports the Cote d'lvoire international may sign for Shanghai Shenhua earning €400,000 ($523,972) a week.
China not competitive in influential sports

The reason why China lacks Laureus award-winning athletes is that Chinese are not competitive enough in some influential categories, said famous Chinese badminton player Lin Dan

Solid start by Woods at Pebble Beach

LOS ANGELES - Even after her dominant 2011 season, world No 1 Tseng Yani found room for improvement in her golf game that she hopes will pay dividends during the 2012 LPGA season.

BEIJING - Mission Hills China has announced it will host a new women's professional golf tournament - the World Ladies Championships (WLC) - in Haikou, Hainan island.

Capello quits as England manager

Thanks to a brace from Martin Caceres, Juventus beats AC Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals on Wednesday.

PINTO, Spain - An indignant two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador said on Tuesday he "totally disagreed" with his two-year doping ban and vowed to pursue his career at the highest level.

Boat owners accustomed to freely navigating London's narrow canals will have to pay to moor near Olympic sites during the 2012 Games.

The NBA says on Thursday its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of Lin, the first American-Taiwanese NBA player.

Injured Li Na out of Paris WTA Open

Top seed Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Paris Open with a 6-3 6-1 dismissal of South African Chenelle Scheepers on Wednesday.

The French Open title and an Olympic gold medal are the only major prizes in tennis to have eluded Novak Djokovic, and for the Serb, there is no point discussing which he would rather win this year.

Novak Djokovic was acclaimed Laureus World Sportsman of the year, while Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot was the best Sportswoman of the Year.

Stats&Stars

Mike D'Antoni shook his fists in the air as Jeremy Lin's clutch shot fell through the net.

Didier Drogba could be reunited with former Chelsea teammate Nicolas Anelka after reports the Cote d'lvoire international may sign for Shanghai Shenhua earning €400,000 ($523,972) a week.

The reason why China lacks Laureus award-winning athletes is that Chinese are not competitive enough in some influential categories, said famous Chinese badminton player Lin Dan

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