Italian Alessandro Ballan assumed leadership of the Tour of Spain with a brave lone victory on the seventh stage to Andorra on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton drove a superb final lap to earn his fifth pole position of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
BMW-Sauber's Nick Heidfeld set the fastest time in Saturday's last practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Jelena Jankovic is finally a Grand Slam finalist.She will face Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadows.Williams dealt with a strong wind much better than Dinara Safina and beat the Russian 6-3 6-2 to make the final for the first time since 2002.
Belarus's silver and bronze medallists in the men's Olympic hammer throw competition have tested positive for doping and will be suspended, IAAF president Lamine Diack told the Associated Press on Friday.
Pamela Jelimo collected the entire Golden League's $1 million jackpot on Friday, by winning her sixth straight 800 meters at the Van Damme Memorial meet in Brussels, while high jumper Blanka Vlasic lost for the first time in the series.
American twins Mike and Bob Bryan won their second U.S. Open men's doubles title and sixth Grand Slam championship overall, beating Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 7-6 in Friday's final.
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released from federal prison on Friday, after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.
Fernando Alonso returned the fastest time in Friday's practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre of Spain is to leave CSC and switch to the new Cervelo cycling team.
Italian Alessandro Ballan assumed leadership of the Tour of Spain with a brave lone victory on the seventh stage to Andorra on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton drove a superb final lap to earn his fifth pole position of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
BMW-Sauber's Nick Heidfeld set the fastest time in Saturday's last practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Jelena Jankovic is finally a Grand Slam finalist.She will face Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadows.Williams dealt with a strong wind much better than Dinara Safina and beat the Russian 6-3 6-2 to make the final for the first time since 2002.
Belarus's silver and bronze medallists in the men's Olympic hammer throw competition have tested positive for doping and will be suspended, IAAF president Lamine Diack told the Associated Press on Friday.
Pamela Jelimo collected the entire Golden League's $1 million jackpot on Friday, by winning her sixth straight 800 meters at the Van Damme Memorial meet in Brussels, while high jumper Blanka Vlasic lost for the first time in the series.
American twins Mike and Bob Bryan won their second U.S. Open men's doubles title and sixth Grand Slam championship overall, beating Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6 7-6 in Friday's final.
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released from federal prison on Friday, after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.
Fernando Alonso returned the fastest time in Friday's practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre of Spain is to leave CSC and switch to the new Cervelo cycling team.
Sri Lanka's tour of England next year remains in doubt, with administrators yet to negotiate a deal with disgruntled Sri Lanka players for whom the tour will clash with the lucrative Indian Premier League competition.
Nick Heidfeld acknowledges he is under pressure to perform with question marks hanging over his BMW Sauber future.
Felipe Massa edged Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen to set the fastest time in Friday's first practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Novak Djokovic left the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court to jeers and catcalls after his U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Andy Roddick on Thursday night.
Novak Djokovic heard what Andy Roddick said about him and didn't like it one bit.
British billionaire Richard Branson is back in the business of chasing speed records on the high seas -- this time with his family.
High jumper Blanka Vlasic and 800m star Pamela Jelimo face off at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday to win the Golden League's million-dollar jackpot, the richest prize in athletics.
Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel claimed the overall lead in the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday when Paolo Bettini of Italy won the sixth stage in a sprint finish.
The Belarus silver and bronze medalists in the men's hammer throw at the Beijing Olympics are being investigated for doping offenses by International Olympic Committee.
Alex Rodriguez figured that one of his prodigious home runs would provide the historic first test for major league baseball's week-old instant replay system.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal worked late into the night -- and the early morning -- to reach the semifinals at the U.S. Open for the first time in six tries at Flushing Meadows.
Red Bull Racing are vowing to turn around their recent form and end the season as strongly as they started it at super-quick Spa.
So little to separate them over their careers, so little to separate them on this night.
Sixth-seed Dinara Safina overpowered 16th seed Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open, earning the right to play one of the Williams sisters for a place in the final.
Former world welterweight champion Ricky Hatton has hired Floyd Mayweather Sr., the father of the man who took his title, as his new trainer.
Opener Shaun Marsh scored 69 not out as Australia defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their limited-overs cricket series.
American Levi Leipheimer has taken the overall lead in the Tour of Spain after winning Wednesday's 42.5km fifth stage individual time trial.
New Zealand warmed up for their Tri-Nations decider against Australia with a 101-14 rout of Samoa in a one-off rugby union Test on Wednesday in New Plymouth, running in 15 tries.
Olympic champion Elena Dementieva reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open, beating 15th seed Patty Schnyder 6-2 6-3 on Tuesday in another one of tennis' most-played matchups.
Usain Bolt clocked 19.63 seconds after easing up before the finish in his first 200-meter outing since his Olympic sprint double, at the Athletissima Grand Prix on Tuesday.
Four-time defending U.S. Open champion Roger Federer and world number three Novak Djokovic had to survive five-set marathons on a remarkable day at Flushing Meadows which saw a qualifier Gilles Muller reach the quarterfinals and a triumphant passage for home favorite Andy Roddick.
His strokes awry, his emotions laid bare for all to see, Roger Federer figured out a way to stay in the U.S. Open.
Daniele Bennati of Italy won the fourth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday and extended his overall race lead.
World number one Rafael Nadal battled his way into the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday after holding off American Sam Querry to match his best showing at Flushing Meadows.
Now comes a challenge for Venus Williams and Serena Williams at the U.S. Open: a match against each other.
Russia's Dinara Safina continued her impressive run of recent form by sweeping past Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld to reach the last eight of the U.S. Open on Monday.
UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins has stepped down after being told his contract would not be renewed following Britain's poor track and field performances at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen has won the third stage of the Tour of Spain from Jaen to Cordoba, as Daniele Bennati of Italy took the overall race lead.
In a sport where moving forward is the name of the game, Formula One's annual pilgrimage to Belgium represents a step into its past.
Second seed Jelena Jankovic beat No. 21 Caroline Wozniacki 3-6 6-2 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
Defending champion Roger Federer beat Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-3 6-2 on Sunday to breeze into the round of 16 at the U.S. Open.
England took a 4-0 series lead with a seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the rain-affected fourth one-day international at Lord's on Sunday.
Alejandro Valverde took the overall lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday after winning the second stage.
Asafa Powell rebounded from another disappointing Olympics by winning the 100-meter sprint at the British Grand Prix on Sunday in 9.87 seconds.
Valentino Rossi moved further ahead in the MotoGP standings with his third successive race victory as world champion Casey Stoner crashed out again in San Marino on Sunday.
World champion Sebastien Loeb took advantage of Mikko Hirvonen's spin on the second to last stage to win the Rally of New Zealand by 17.5 seconds on Sunday, doubling his lead over the Finn in the drivers' standings.
Different date, similar story: the second fight between Russian giant Nikolai Valuev and John Ruiz in Berlin also ended with a judging controversy -- and the same outcome.
No. 7-seeded Venus Williams beat No. 27 Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine in Saturday's third-round action at the U.S. Open. Not long after, in the same Arthur Ashe Stadium, sister and No. 4 Serena Williams defeated No. 30 Ai Sugiyama.
Men's No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal came back from down a break in the second set to beat Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-4, 6-3, 6-0. His next opponent will be American Sam Querrey, who reached the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over No. 14 seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia.
World number one Rafael Nadal reached the fourth round of the US Open, winning the final 11 games to complete a 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory over Serbian Viktor Troicki.
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams maintained her smooth progress in the U.S. Open with a comfortable 6-2 6-1 defeat of 27th seed Alona Bondarenko to move into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
Reigning world champion Casey Stoner of Australia is on pole position for Sunday's San Marino MotoGP at Misano.
Italians Liquigas won the first stage of the Tour of Spain on Saturday, a team time trial of 7.7 kilometers in the southwestern city of Granada, with Filippo Pozzato becoming the first man to claim the golden jersey as overall leader.
Jongi Nokwe scored four tries as world champions South Africa answered their critics with a 53-8 rout of Australia in the tri-nations match in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova became the last women's seed to crash out of the U.S. Open when she was beaten by Katarina Srebotnik in the third round on Friday.
Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala seized a nine-second lead after day two of the Rally of New Zealand on Saturday as world championship rivals Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen prepared for a final-day showdown.
Home favorite Andy Roddick recovered from a set and 5-3 down to beat promising Latvian Ernests Gulbis 3-6 7-5 6-2 7-5 to secure his place in the third round of the U.S. Open.
Andy Roddick smashed his racket not once but twice, leaving it a mangled mess that matched the state of his game at that point.
Second seed Jelena Jankovic came through another bruising battle at the U.S. Open on Friday, edging past China's Zheng Jie 7-5 7-5 to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.
Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt continued his unstoppable streak of form with a comprehensive win in the 100 meters at the Zurich Golden League meeting on Friday.
Second seed Jelena Jankovic came through another bruising battle at the U.S. Open on Friday, edging past China's Zheng Jie 7-5 7-5 to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.
World championship leader Sebastien Loeb slid off the road on the first special stage and incurred a 30 second penalty on the sixth to trail rival Mikko Hirvonen by 27.8 seconds after the first day of Rally New Zealand on Friday.
Casey Stoner set the pace in Friday's practice session ahead of this weekend's San Marino MotoGP at Misano.
World number one Rafael Nadal wasted little time in seeing off Ryler DeHeart 6-1 6-2 6-4 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday night.
Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic suffered one of the biggest upsets in tennis history when she was stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin of France 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Roger Federer, starting a Grand Slam as the ex-world number one, launched his bid for a fifth consecutive US Open title with an imposing 6-3 6-0 6-3 win over Maximo Gonzalez on Tuesday.
Three London 2012 venues could be discarded if a financial review ordered by the British government discovers they will not be cost effective.
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams powered into the thrid round of the U.S. Open on Thursday with a straight sets win over Rossana de Los Rios of Paraguay in less than an hour to reach the third round on Thursday.
Starlet Sebastian Vettel is hoping that Toro Rosso's impressive form at the European Grand Prix was not a one-off.
Andy Roddick won his opening round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday then revealed that he had dropped his brother John as his coach.
Felipe Massa does not consider himself to be Ferrari's No.1 driver despite cruising to victory at the European Grand Prix.
Jelena Jankovic's leg cramped so badly, she couldn't take another step.
A second set of blood samples taken from four horses suspended in the Olympic equestrian team jumping competition confirmed the positive tests for a banned medication.
India clinched victory in their five-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday by winning the fourth match by 46 runs to take a 3-1 lead.
Australia celebrated the centenary of the birth of Sir Donald Bradman on Wednesday, paying tribute to a man most of his countrymen regard as the world's greatest cricketer and someone who helped forge the nation's identity.
Ana Ivanovic recovered in a hurry to avoid becoming the first top-seeded woman to lose in the opening round at the U.S. Open, rallying past Vera Dushevina 6-1 4-6 6-4 on Tuesday.
Stuart Broad took a career-best five wickets Tuesday to lead England to a resounding 10-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-day international at Trent Bridge.
Olympic champion Rafael Nadal overcame an early challenge and went on to win his first-round match at the U.S. Open.
Aito Garcia Reneses has quit as Spain's basketball coach after leading the national team to a silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Olympic champion Elena Dementieva showed her mettle at the U.S. Open, rallying in the second set Monday to beat Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4 7-5 to start what's expected to be a wide-open tournament.
Britain's most successful Olympic team in 100 years returned home Monday to prepare for a host of very British honors -- open-top bus tours, a reception at Buckingham Palace and the renaming of a pub.
Lewis Hamilton declared himself satisfied with second place at the European Grand Prix after revealing he nearly did not start the race.
I thought it was absolutely fantastic, the enthusiasm of the people, the logistics. I like it even more because there has been so much doom-saying and criticism in the run-up to these games. There must be a few very frustrated marathon runners who could have set a new world record in the terribly polluted air of Beijing but decided not to compete, not to mention so many journalists that wished the games to end up in a disaster. The people in the cities hosting Olympic events and BOCOG deserve praise. The IOC, in my opinion, deserves even more praise for choosing Beijing and sticking to its decision despite all the criticism.
French legend Julien Absalon took his status to new heights when he became the first rider to defend the men's mountain bike Olympic title.
Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Beijing Games Sunday as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history were declared at an end.
The United States struck gold in Olympic men's basketball with a 118-107 victory over Spain in the championship game on Sunday.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa claimed a wire-to-wire win in the European Grand Prix on Valencia's street circuit for his fourth F1 victory of the season, finishing ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton.
The International Cricket Council postponed the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan on Sunday after teams expressed security concerns and threatened to pull out if the eight-nation competition went ahead.
The Netherlands Antilles has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to restore Churandy Martina as the third-place finisher in the men's 200 meters after he was disqualified for stepping out of his lane, the country's national Olympic committee said Sunday.
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark won her second WTA Tour title this month by beating top seed Anna Chakvetadze 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Pilot Pen final on Saturday.
As the crowd roared and his team exulted in their gold medals, the coach of the U.S. men's volleyball team buried his head in his hands and walked off the court on Sunday.
Samuel Wanjiru pulled away over the final few kilometers to become the first Kenyan in the storied running history of that nation to win an Olympic marathon.
The U.S. men's volleyball team won the Olympic gold medal Sunday, defeating defending champion Brazil to complete a perfect run through a tournament shadowed by a grisly attack at a Beijing tourist site.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa edged out world championship leader Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele emulated female compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in claiming a rare long-distance double when he won the Olympic men's 5000m to add to his 10,000m crown.
Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban after kicking a referee flush in the face during his taekwondo bronze medal match in Beijing.
Australia boosted their Tri-Nations title chances and ended South African hopes with an emphatic 27-15 win over the Springboks in Durban on Satuday.
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