Sergio Garcia not happy to be swinging in the rain

2007-07-19 11:39:21

British Open title hopeful Sergio Garcia is unlikely to be singing in the Carnoustie rain this week.

Britain targetting Tour de France winner within 10 years

2007-07-19 11:35:07

Britain could have a Tour de France champion within 10 years, according to British Cycling president Brian Cookson.

Kenya suffers surprise defeat to Cameroon in women's volleyball

2007-07-19 08:55:25

Kenya's women volleyball team, a favorite to win the gold at the ninth All Africa Games, suffered a surprise 1-3 loss to Cameroon on Wednesday in a major Group B match.

Lloyd grabs yellow jersey at Tour de Qinghai Lake

2007-07-19 08:37:15

Allan Davis won the fifth stage in Xining on Wednesday as his Discovery Channel team had expected, but the yellow jersey of the Tour de Qinghai Lake was temporarily owned by DFL's Daniel Lloyd.

Psychologist wins World Series of Poker

2007-07-19 00:59:16

Jerry Yang, a 39-year-old psychologist who uses his professional training in his card-playing arsenal, won the top prize Wednesday of $8.25 million at the World Series of Poker.

Zimbabwe's Coventry wins fifth swimming gold

2007-07-18 11:29:29

Zimbabwe's double Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry won her fifth swimming gold at the All Africa Games after another evening in which South Africa dominated swimming in the capital Algiers on Tuesday.

Olazabal pulls out of British Open with knee injury

2007-07-18 10:28:55

Twice former U.S. Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal has pulled out of the British Open with a knee injury, organisers said on Tuesday.

Canadian Ames optimistic about remodelled swing

2007-07-18 10:03:06

Canada's Stephen Ames will go into the British Open with a completely remodelled swing, designed to relieve stress on a back injury that has plagued him for more than nine months.

Vinokourov's Tour de France hopes end in tears

2007-07-18 10:00:08

Alexander Vinokourov's hopes of winning the Tour de France ended in tears when he failed to keep up with the top contenders in the ninth stage, a 159.5-km ride from Val d'Isere to Briancon on Tuesday.

Soler wins 9th stage of Tour de France

2007-07-18 01:16:48

Juan Mauricio Soler of Colombia won Tuesday's ninth stage of the Tour de France, and Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retained the yellow jersey after the final Alpine stage.

Indians extend contract of manager Wedge

2007-07-17 14:46:01

The Cleveland Indians made a long-term commitment to manager Eric Wedge on Monday, signing him to a three-year contract extension through 2010.