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  • Armstrong still 2nd at Tour, but mountains loom

    2009-07-09 13:55

    In less than 48 hours, Lance Armstrong will have answered the last unresolved question about his capacity to win an eighth Tour de France: Can he still climb?

  • Phelps looks sharp at US trials

    2009-07-09 10:15

    Michael Phelps made his first appearance at the US Nationals and clocked the fastest times with two routine swims in morning preliminary heats on Wednesday.

  • Race becoming Armstrong vs. Contador

    2009-07-09 09:45

    The Tour de France has become a duel between seven-time champion Lance Armstrong and 2007 winner Alberto Contador after Astana won Tuesday's team time trial.

  • Bolt still slippery when wet

    2009-07-09 09:21

    Jamaican athletics phenomenon Usain Bolt recorded the fourth fastest time in history in the 200m of 19.59 seconds here at the Grand Prix meeting on Tuesday despite it pouring with rain.

  • Report: Yao Ming targets home team

    2009-07-08 09:57

    Although the future of China's injured NBA all-star Yao Ming remains unclear, the basketball superstar has made headlines again this week - this time for a business interest in his home team of Shanghai.

  • French tennis player Montcourt dies aged 24

    2009-07-08 09:41

    French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, who came through the junior ranks with Rafael Nadal, died on Monday night at the age of 24, the French Tennis Federation said on Tuesday.

  • Liu Xiang leaps into new history text

    2009-07-07 11:19

    A photo of former Olympic champion Liu Xiang during his crowning moment at the Athens Olympics has been included in a newly published "Chinese History" textbook for junior middle school students.

  • Armstrong fails to turn back the clock

    2009-07-06 09:17

    It was almost like the good old days for former champion Lance Armstrong on the docks of Monaco's old port for the Tour de France opener on Saturday - yet not quite.

  • Defensive Murray must change tack - Stefanki

    2009-07-06 08:55

    Andy Murray must ditch his defensive approach if he is to reach the top of the game, according to Larry Stefanki, the coach who helped mastermind Andy Roddick's semifinal defeat of the Briton at Wimbledon.

  • NBA: Yao will get surgery

    2009-07-02 16:56

    Houston Rockets center Yao Ming said he will undergo surgery to repair the injury in his left foot, according to the NBA website.

  • Mosley warns F1 teams against writing him off

    2009-06-29 09:51

    Motor racing chief Max Mosley claims he is under pressure to stay on as head of Formula One's governing body after opponents rushed to write his obituary following a peace deal last week.

  • Oliver Kahn to launch reality TV show in China

    2009-06-18 09:02

    Move over, Supergirls. Legendary German footballer Oliver Kahn will launch his own Chinese reality television show tonight, tapping into the nation's passion for the world game.

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