Kiplagat breaks world half-marathon record
2007-10-15 16:03:32
Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands broke the world women's half-marathon record on Sunday when she clocked one hour six minutes 25 seconds in a largely solo run at the world road running championships.
Petacchi wins Paris-Tours with help from Zabel
2007-10-15 15:13:41
Italian Alessandro Petacchi won the Paris-Tours classic on Sunday, helped by the man who beat him to the line four years ago.
Yankee decisions will have big league ripple effect
2007-10-12 09:48:36
A third straight first-round exit in the playoffs could spell the end of manager Joe Torre's 12-year reign at the Yankees, with the futures of Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada in the balance.
Landis takes his doping case to CAS
2007-10-11 10:02:26
Disgraced US rider Floyd Landis said on Wednesday he was appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the doping case which has landed him a two-year ban and cost him the 2006 Tour de France title.
Thanou should not receive Sydney gold - Australia
2007-10-09 17:32:30
Australian Olympic chief John Coates has said Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou should not be awarded the Sydney Olympics 100 metres gold medal handed back by Marion Jones.
Special Olympics: German shows harmony
2007-10-08 09:38:04
Tobias Staebler, 16, and Michael Kachler, 21, have been teammates on the German Unified Volleyball Team for four years, but it's the first time for both of them to play in the Special Olympics Summer Games.
2007 Special Olympics Games open in Shanghai
2007-10-02 22:04:29
Chinese President Hu Jintao declared open the 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games at the opening ceremony in Shanghai on Tuesday.
They are more integrating into society - Yao
2007-10-02 20:17:31
NBA center Yao Ming said the intellectual disabled are now more integrating into the society than three years ago.
Liu Xiang wins third at Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
2007-09-29 10:07:46
China's world record holder Liu Xiang (R) and Cuban Dayron Robles smile after comepeting at Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, September 28, 2007. Liu finished third with Robles winning the title.
Robles shows up Liu Xiang at home in Shanghai
2007-09-28 23:33:37
Cuba's Dayron Robles showed up world record holder Liu Xiang in the Chinese hurdler's hometown of Shanghai on Friday, snatching the 110 meters gold in 13.01 seconds.
China play down talk of Olympics gold rush
2007-09-27 19:28:04
China says a weightlifting whitewash at next year's Beijing Olympics is highly unlikely despite winning close to half the titles at the world championships.
Yanks clinch 13th straight playoff spot
2007-09-27 17:03:47
The New York Yankees clinched their 13th straight postseason appearance, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Wednesday night to win a wild-card berth in the playoffs.