Volleyball-Re-elected Acosta to serve out final four-year term
2006-11-06 15:12:26
Long-serving world volleyball chief Ruben Acosta will agree to step down as FIVB president in 2010 after 26 years at the helm.
Ruthless Australia bag maiden champions trophy title
2006-11-06 13:59:16
Australia wrested the Champions Trophy from the West Indies and claimed a pre-Ashes boost with an eight-wicket victory in a disappointing rain-hit final in Mumbai early this morning.
Golf-Scott eyes major improvement and top billing
2006-11-06 09:31:15
Adam Scott set his sights on better performances at the majors after clinching the prestigious Tour Championship by three shots on Sunday.
Skate Canada figure skating competition
2006-11-06 09:29:21
Italy's Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali perform their routine during the ice dancing free skate at the Skate Canada figure skating competition in Victoria, British Columbia November 5, 2006. The Italian couple won the third place in the competition. [Reuters]
Horse racing-Yeats firms as Melbourne Cup favourite
2006-11-06 09:22:57
Yeats has firmed to become equal favourite to win Tuesday's A$5.1 million (US$3.9 million) Melbourne Cup after a massive betting plunge on the champion Irish stayer.
Golf-Scott caps consistent year with Atlanta victory
2006-11-06 09:21:51
Australian Adam Scott put behind him a frustrating year of several close calls on the PGA Tour with a three-shot victory at the season-ending Tour Championship Sunday.
Spaniard wins triathlon World Cup
2006-11-06 09:20:22
After winning the final 10km run on Sunday, Spanish athlete Javier Gomez Noya won triathlon's World Cup, held in the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun, Mexico.
Bucharest to host 2007 FIA GT championship
2006-11-06 09:19:07
The Romanian capital will host for the first time on May 18-20, 2007 a leg of the FIA GT Championship, Hartmut Beyer, the initiator of the Bucharest Ring project announced on Sunday.
Brazil and France top group phase in beach soccer
2006-11-06 09:16:45
Brazil and France on Sunday scored easy victories over Japan and Canada in the second round of the group phase in the Beach Soccer World Cup, in which 16 teams face each other on the sands of Brazilian cit Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach.
Canadian duo dance to skate gold
2006-11-06 09:05:59
World silver medallists Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon of Canada capped off a dominating competition with a sultry free dance on Sunday to easily lift the Skate Canada dance title.
Athletics-Armstrong breaks three hours in NYC Marathon
2006-11-06 08:43:28
Seven-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong reached his goal of beating the three-hour mark by finishing the New York City Marathon in two hours 59 minutes and 36 seconds on Sunday.
Athletics-American hits goal of 50 marathons in 50 days
2006-11-06 08:41:09
Ultra marathon man Dean Karnazes completed his goal of running 50 marathons in 50 successive days at Sunday's New York City Marathon.