Ogilvy tips Tiger for calendar grand slam
2006-12-18 09:33:35
Australia's Geoff Ogilvy backed Tiger Woods to win all four majors in a calendar year after playing second fiddle to the world number one at the Target World Challenge on Sunday.
Indian woman fails gender test from Asian Games
2006-12-18 08:39:16
An Indian silver medallist at the Doha Asian Games could be stripped of her medal after failing a gender test, an Indian sports official said on Sunday.
Japan's Tomoko Araga wins karate gold in Doha
2006-12-13 16:38:35
Hockey-Malaysia incensed over 'match-fixing' in Doha
2006-12-13 09:26:32
Incensed Malaysian hockey officials have accused Japan, Hong Kong and Pakistan of fixing Asian Games matches after their team were eliminated from the competition.
Youngster gets the chop in Doha karate competition
2006-12-13 09:16:40
Thirteen-year-old Haya Samir Jumaa punched and kicked her way to the quarter-finals of the Asian Games karate contest, before getting the chop for being too young.
Olympic champ Manus win's boxing gold, Pay
2006-12-13 09:00:02
Thai light welterweight Manus Boonjumnong overcame a tough third round to beat South Korea's Shin Myung-hoon on Tuesday, adding an Asian Games boxing gold medal to his Olympic title.
Iraq stun S.Korea, to face Qatar in final
2006-12-13 08:40:52
Host nation Qatar scored a famous 2-0 victory over defending champions Iran on Tuesday to reach the Asian Games soccer final, while Iraq pulled off a shock 1-0 win over South Korea in the other semi-final.
Greco-Roman competition
2006-12-11 13:42:42
Hijab on Doha tracks
2006-12-10 15:31:09
(L-R) Japan's Takarako Nakamura, Bahrain's Ruqaya Al-Ghasara and China's Chen Jue compete in the women's 200m race heats at the 15th Asian Games in Doha December 10, 2006. [Reuters]
Judo competition in Asian Games
2006-12-06 13:57:34
Despite no-shows, Asian Games athletics has host of world-class competitors
2006-12-06 09:46:48
China's world-record holder Liu Xiang will be defending his title in the 110-meter hurdles, and Saudi Arabia has brought in one of the world's best coaches to prepare its team for the Asian Games' athletics competition.
Taegu 2011 bid promises peace dividend
2006-12-06 09:39:25
Bringing the world championships to Taegu in 2011 would not only revive flagging global interest in athletics, it could also help ease political tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to the chairman of the bid.