Cricket-Pakistan keeper Akmal succeeds after Gilchrist help
2006-11-14 10:35:35
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal overcame a bad patch with a blistering knock of 78 against West Indies on Monday and credited Australia's Adam Gilchrist for the turnaround in form.
Cricket-Patience and guts a must, says India's Dravid
2006-11-14 10:35:03
India captain Rahul Dravid has urged his batsmen to display patience and guts on the bouncy South African pitches during their tour, which begins on November 19.
South American Games spotlights
2006-11-14 10:23:37
Colombia's Fabian Meza Galvis competes in the men's parallel bar event at the South American Games (Odesur) in Buenos Aires November 13, 2006.[Reuters]
Argentine wins S. American Games bowls, Brazilian wins 25m pistol
2006-11-14 10:09:10
Argentina's Luciano Bardelli Monday won the bowls at the eighth South American Games which runs until Sunday in the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires and nearby coastal city Mar del Plata.
Colombia dominates S. American Games athletics
2006-11-14 10:06:22
Colombia dominated the athletics' medals table in Monday's events at the eighth South American Games, which run until Sunday in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, and nearby coastal city Mar del Plata.
Cricket-England's Panesar suffers racial abuse during tour match
2006-11-14 10:05:06
England spinner Monty Panesar was racially abused during the current tour match against New South Wales, a team spokesman said on Tuesday.
NYC Marathon winner receives medal in Brazil
2006-11-14 10:03:37
Brazilian Marilson Gomes dos Santos, who won the New York City Marathon on November 5, was awarded Monday with the Sports Merit Orders Medal, destined to athletes who achieve feats of international relevance.
Ice hockey-Roy and Brooks enshrined in Hall of Fame
2006-11-14 10:00:02
Patrick Roy, the record-setting netminder, and the late Herb Brooks, architect of the "Miracle on Ice", headlined the class of 2006 enshrined in ice hockey's Hall of Fame on Monday.
Boxing-Thai, Japanese fighters triumph in "open scoring" bouts
2006-11-14 09:58:27
Thailand's Eagle Kyowa and Japan's Hozumi Hasegawa successfully defended their WBC titles in a Tokyo double-header on Monday night.
IAAF suspends Algerian federation
2006-11-14 09:56:24
IAAF suspended Algerian track and field athletes from all international competitions on Monday after the world governing body suspended the country's athletics federation.
Yang up to 38th in world rankings
2006-11-14 09:07:01
South Korean Yang Yong-eun rose 39 places to 38th in the world rankings issued on Monday after his win at the Champions Tournament in China.
Baseball-Nippon Ham bring home the bacon with Asia Series win
2006-11-13 16:53:12
Japan's Nippon Ham Fighters captured the Asia Series title with a 1-0 win over Taiwanese team La New Bears at the Tokyo Dome on Sunday.