South Africa's sports governing body said on Wednesday it will probe the conduct of athletics officials in the gender tests carried out on 800 meter world champion Caster Semenya.
The ICC Champions Trophy bowls off tonight (Beijing time) with the limited-overs cricket game under as much pressure as the host side, South Africa.
US sprinter Tyson Gay beat Asafa Powell of Jamaica to take the men's 100m title at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix meet yesterday while Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva leapt 4.85m to claim that event's crown.
Floyd Mayweather rounded on his detractors after beating Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez with a unanimous points decision on his return to boxing on Saturday.
Corruption runs deep in Formula One and the only way to stop the rot is for a total break from the existing system, the man hoping to succeed Max Mosley as FIA president claimed yesterday.
Formula One's governing body was made aware last year of allegations that Renault had fixed the Singapore Grand Prix by ordering Brazilian Nelson Piquet to crash, a British newspaper reported on Friday.
Chinese promising star Zhou Yang won the first gold medal at 2009/2010 ISU World Cup short-track, after she finished first in the women's 1500 meters event here on Saturday.
Olympic champion Lin Dan and world number one Lee Chong Wei moved one step closer to a meeting after they each booked a quarterfinal berth at the China Masters badminton super series here on Thursday.
Former Olympic and world champion Allen Johnson will face Liu Xiang when the high-profile Chinese athlete makes his long-awaited return to action at this weekend's Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, organisers said on Tuesday.
Italian Grand Prix winner Rubens Barrichello promised that his Formula One title battle with Brawn teammate Jenson Button would not turn nasty.
Tiger Woods celebrated his sixth title of the season at the BMW Championship on Sunday and described the year as one of his most successful despite failing to win a major.
Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello produced a beautifully-measured drive from fifth place on the grid to win yesterday's Italian Grand Prix ahead of his Brawn GP teammate, Jenson Button.