Bob Burnquist, the world number one skater in skateboarding tour, has become the most sponsored athlete in the world, his team announced on Tuesday.
Corporate sponsors for the 2010 Olympics, including General Motors Corp , remain up to date on their payments, despite the global economic turmoil, Canadian organizers said on Monday.
Hugh McCutcheon, coach of the Olympic gold medal winning men's volleyball team, has switched to the same role with the women's side.
Australian golfer Peter Lonard has rejected criticism of a so-called "party hole" at the Australian Open, saying an alcohol ban at sporting events would only keep fans away.
The third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race began in a northwesterly breeze of 7 knots as the fleet bade farewell to Cochin on Saturday and thousands of spectators who clogged up roads to wave it off after a fortnight in India.
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Goyang kicked off near Seoul December 13, 2008.
Italy set a new world record in the men's 4x50m short-course medley relay in Rijeka of Croatia on Thursday.
The International Olympic Committee will be able to sustain any blows from the global financial crisis but will need to be realistic and flexible, President Jacques Rogge said on Thursday.
Two Belarusian hammer throwers were stripped of their Olympic silver and bronze medals for doping on Thursday, nearly four months after the competition in Beijing. A Polish canoeist was also disqualified for drug use.
The global financial crisis has forced many of Russia's professional sports teams to trim costs, bringing to a halt a spending spree that was fuelled by soaring oil and gas prices over the past few years.
American golfer John Daly grabbed a spectator's camera and smashed it into a tree during the opening round of the Australian Open on Thursday.
Wembley Stadium responded to concerns by Australian rugby officials by saying on Wednesday they are always trying to provide the best pitch to play on.
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