Cameroon retain Africa Games soccer title
2007-07-24 08:57:45
Cameroon retained the All Africa Games soccer title following a laboured 1-0 victory over Guinea at the Blida stadium, 50 km (30 miles) east of the capital.
Taormina stumbles on her road to Olympic history
2007-07-24 08:57:13
American Sheila Taormina's bid for Olympic glory stalled at the Panamerican Games on Monday with an 11th place finish in the modern pentathlon.
Indian driver wins Jakarta race despite gearbox problem
2007-07-23 16:13:23
Indian driver Armaan Ebrahim of team TARADTM won the sixth leg of the Formula V6 Asia at the Sentul Circuit just south of Jakarta over the weekend after overcoming gearbox problems.
Ambres lifts NY Mets over Dodgers with rare hit
2007-07-23 15:59:32
Chip Ambres's first Major League hit in almost two years helped the New York Mets eke out a 5-4 road victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings on Sunday.
Brazilian swimmer equals Pan Am gold medal-winning record
2007-07-23 13:33:32
With a total of six gold medals in the same edition of the Pan American Games, Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira equaled the record set by the Cuban gymnast Eric Lopez in 2003.
Zimbabwe to take part in Special Olympics
2007-07-23 08:33:38
A Zimbabwean team will take part in Special Olympics to take place in China next September, the official New Ziana reported on Sunday.
Zeng Zhaoyu breaks men's 4km individual pursuit national record
2007-07-21 21:23:23
Zeng Zhaoyu of Liaoning province broke the national record to win the title of the men's 4km individual pursuit final at the Chinese National Cycling Tournament on July 21.
All Blacks training before Australia match
2007-07-20 14:33:10
All Blacks halfback Dan Carter practices his kicks during the captain's run at Eden Park in Auckland July 20, 2007. The All Blacks will play Australia in a Tri-nations rugby match in Auckland July 21. [Reuters]
Long jumper hit by javelin in stable condition
2007-07-20 09:27:53
French long jumper Salim Sdiri, who was hit by a javelin at last week's Golden League meeting in Rome, was described as being in a stable condition.
New York marathon winners to defend their titles
2007-07-20 09:25:54
Twice defending champion Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia and 2006 men's winner Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil will both return to defend their New York City Marathon titles, organisers said on Thursday.
Blue Jays end Yankees' winning streak with 3-2 victory
2007-07-20 09:24:30
The Toronto Blue Jays rallied for three seventh-inning runs off Chien-Ming Wang and ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory in American League play on Thursday.
Bonds hits two homers to move within two of Aaron mark
2007-07-20 09:22:11
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds returned to the line-up against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday and belted a pair of home runs to move within two homers of tying Hank Aaron's career record of 755 roundtrippers.