Russian set world indoor 4x800m record
2007-02-12 09:44:47
The Russian team set the world indoor record in the rarely run 4x800 metres women's relay at the national athletics championships on Sunday
No regrets about decision to quit - Thorpe
2007-02-09 14:11:20
Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe has no regrets about his decision to quit the pool.
Landis will not take part in Tour de France
2007-02-09 08:38:30
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has said he will not take part in this year's race, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) announced on Thursday.
Austrian Schlierenzauer wins ski jumping World Cup
2007-02-08 15:19:53
Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer claimed his fifth ski jumping World Cup victory of the season after producing the longest jump of the day in the first heat.
Sumo's top star grapples with match-fixing scandal
2007-02-08 15:18:17
Just when sumo's biggest star was set to assume his place among the sport's all-time greats a scandal surfaces to knock him off his game.
Cricket-England call up fast bowler Broad for finals
2007-02-08 15:13:04
England have called up young fast bowler Stuart Broad for the tri-series finals against hosts Australia.
Five-times US Olympian White dies at age 67
2007-02-07 11:27:15
Two-times Olympic silver medallist Willye White, the only American to compete on five Olympic athletics teams, has died at age 67, the U.S. Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
Alpine skiing-Super-G king Maier wants one more crown
2007-02-06 13:52:16
Once the undisputed king of the super-G, Hermann Maier is no longer the awe-inspiring skier he once was but still believes he can win another crown at the world Alpine skiing championships on Tuesday.
Brazilian President to visit Pan American Games facilities
2007-02-06 13:47:18
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday on a radio program that he will visit the construction sites of the facilities to be used for the 2007 Pan American Games.
K-1 World Max Japan Tournament
2007-02-06 09:43:35
Japanese's performance on Winter Asiad unsatisfactory: Media
2007-02-06 08:52:38
Japanese media on Monday expressed dissatisfaction with Japanese players' performance on the Winter Asian Game just concluded in Changchun city, where the Japanese team finished with 13 golds in basket, a big drop compared with its achievement on the Aomori Winter Asian Game in 2003.
Golf-Norman compares Woods to tennis great Evert
2007-02-05 10:25:26
"In golf he's got tremendous concentration, dedication to improve every week and you have to admire and respect him for that," the Australian told Reuters after finishing his Dubai Classic campaign with a six-over 78 for a two-over 290 total.