Penguins' Crosby cleared to make comeback
2011-11-21 11:36:32
The Penguins said on Sunday that Crosby had been selected in the lineup to face the New York Islanders, marking his first appearance since Jan 5, after team doctors approved his return.
Ibrahimovic will be fired up against Barca, Puyol says
2011-11-21 11:19:30
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is likely to be "highly motivated" for Wednesday's Champions League Group H clash at home to his former club and holders Barcelona, according to Barca captain Carles Puyol.
Nadal, Federer off to winning start at season finale
2011-11-21 09:53:53
Rafa Nadal opened his account at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-2 3-6 7-6 defeat of American Mardy Fish in a late-night Group B thriller at the O2 on Sunday.
JR Smith injured in his CBA debut
2011-11-21 09:40:40
Denver Nuggets' free agent J.R. Smith got injured in his debut in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league here on Sunday night.
Maradona's mother dies at 81
2011-11-20 13:28:43
The Argentine football star Diego Armando Maradona's mother died at the age of 81 Saturday night in the Los Arcos clinic of Buenos Aires.
Rooney's hearing date on match ban set
2011-11-18 15:47:31
England striker Wayne Rooney's appeal against his three-match ban for the European Championship will be heard by UEFA on 8 December, confirmed the FA on Thursday.
Olympic weightlifting champion banned for doping problem
2011-11-18 15:41:18
Beijing Olympic weightlifting champion Liao Hui has been banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) due to doping problem till September 30, 2014.
Ballack expects to leave Leverkusen next year
2011-11-18 11:20:26
Former Germany captain Michael Ballack is expecting to leave Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season, the midfielder said on Thursday.
Yao Ming 'totally lost' in 1st math class
2011-11-18 10:43:12
Yao Ming revealed that he did not grasp his first mathematics lesson at all in a speech Wednesday in Beijing. "To be frank, I was totally lost in my first math class. Only a few vague memories of studying it were reawakened," he said.
Dynamo Moscow extend Kuranyi's contract until 2015
2011-11-18 10:20:17
Former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi, who joined Dynamo Moscow from Schalke 04 in June 2010, has extended his contract with the Russian Premier League club by two years, until mid-2015.
Sports stars become best cultural ambassadors
2011-11-17 10:46:03
China's French Open tennis champion Li Na is writing a memoir to tell the story of, as the book's title claims, "How to Go West and Win".
FA charges Suarez over alleged racist insult
2011-11-17 10:32:38
The English FA charged Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez on Wednesday with racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during the 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield last month.