Japanese pitcher Hitoki Iwase plans to sit out next year's World Baseball Classic, where Japan will defend its title.
English stayer Bauer has been retained as the runner-up from last month's Melbourne Cup despite an investigation finding that connections had broken the rules of Australian racing.
French cyclist Jean-Philippe Meret bettered on Tuesday the world record of the One Hour Performance Master 3 for category 35-39 in Mexico City by riding 45.521 km.
An official report done before London's bid for the 2012 Olympics discovered that the only justification for hosting the Olympics is that it would be morale-boosting, it was revealed on Tuesday.
Canadian police are again looking to use cruise ships to house security officers during the 2010 Olympics, even though their first attempt at such a plan fell apart amid a cost dispute.
Police divers recovered the body of Hubert "Pit" Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and '70s, who drowned after the snowmobile he was driving plunged into an icy lake near his home.
Ericsson 4 made it two wins in a row by winning the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Capetown to Kochi, opening up a seven-point lead over its nearest rival Telefonica Blue.
Malaysia's injury-prone shuttler Wong Mew Choo must ease off the accelerator or risk a premature end to her career, the country's badminton chief said on Tuesday.
The cyclist who sued the US Anti-Doping Agency seeking to prevent the group from completing a drug test on him received a two-year doping ban Monday.
A freak surfing accident has forced Australian Adam Scott to pull out of this week's Australian PGA championship.
Lance Armstrong has guaranteed the drug-testing program he arranged with America's top anti-doping expert will be in place in January.
World No 6 Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson won a three-stroke victory at the World Cup to earn Sweden its second title and the two stars $1.7 million in spoils.
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