Russia bags two golds at swimming worlds
2007-03-18 20:08:11
The Russian women's swimmers grabbed two gold and one silver medals on Sunday, enabling Russia to lead the medal table at the 12th FINA World Championships.
Coach Imura aims at making history
2007-03-18 16:35:34
Masayo Imura of Japan is confident to lead the Chinese synchronized swimming team to make history and she said the history just began here on Saturday.
FINA World Swimming championships
2007-03-16 14:26:11
Figure skating-Japan's Kawaguchi set for Russia debut
2007-03-13 09:00:15
Japan's Yuko Kawaguchi will write a new chapter in figure skating history when she makes her international debut for Russia at the world championships in Tokyo next week.
US five-time world champion overdoses cocaine
2007-03-13 08:51:22
Five-time world champion Johnny Tapia was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after an apparent cocaine overdose, the latest episode outside the ring in the Albuquerque fighter's turbulent life
All-England champions troubled by "bald head' promise
2007-03-13 08:30:21
Malaysian shuttlers Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, All-England men's doubles titlists, are now troubled by a hard choice: to shave their heads clean or not.
Shanghai to host X Games Asia 2007 in May
2007-03-13 08:14:18
More than 200 top athletes of extreme sports from America, Brazil, Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries and regions will compete for over 100,000 US dollars on X Games Asia 2007 this May in Shanghai.
Liang wins Singapore Masters in playoff
2007-03-11 18:31:54
Liang Wenchong of China Liang par on the first hole of a sudden death playoff Sunday to beat Malaysian Iain Steel to win the Singapore Masters for his first major title.
IOC awards Jamaican PM "Women and Sport" Trophy
2007-03-09 14:06:56
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded its 2007 World "Women and Sport" Trophy to Jamaica's first female Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller here on Thursday.
New era for All England but Olympic champion pulls out
2007-03-06 11:22:38
The All England badminton championships dating back to 1899 open a new chapter on Wednesday but without Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat, a surprise late withdrawal.
World championships pool is not leaking - organisers
2007-03-05 08:47:22
World swimming championships organisers denied on Monday that the temporary pool installed at Rod Laver Arena for this month's event has sprung a leak.
Bus with baseball team crashes in Atlanta, 6 dead
2007-03-03 15:34:46
At least six people were killed and 29 injured on Friday when a bus carrying a US university baseball team fell off an overpass onto a freeway.