Michael Owen was overlooked again on Sunday when England coach Fabio Capello named his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Australia's Casey Stoner overcame a persistent wrist injury to win his home MotoGP at Phillip Island for the second successive year on Sunday.
France's Mike di Meglio won the world MotoGP 125cc title with a dominating victory in the Australian race at Phillip Island on Sunday.
All Blacks flanker Daniel Braid has become the first non-Australian qualified player to join an Australian Super 14 side under new eligibility rules
Australia's Casey Stoner won the pole position for Sunday's Australian MotoGP in Saturday's qualifying.
New Zealand is sending a team with world class mental rather than physical ability to China for the first World Mind Sport Games, the New Zealand Press Association reported on Wednesday.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie was delighted to put his recent calf injury behind him to break his own world record Sunday at the Berlin Marathon for the second consecutive year in the German capital.
Undefeated Andre Berto defended his WBC welterweight title on Saturday night with a 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes.
Former India cricket coach Greg Chappell says despite media speculation to the contrary, he has no secret information to pass on about the Indian team in his new role as the Australia's technical adviser.
Myanmar to hold the 2008 Grand Royal Challenge Cup soccer tournament in Yangon in November as a preparation for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship to be held in Thailand and Indonesia in December, according to the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) Saturday.
The Asian Beach Games (ABG) to be held in Bali, Indonesia, needs more money for preparation work, Indonesian Sports Committee (KONI) Chairperson Rita Subowo said Saturday.
The Hawthorn Hawks took advantage of a poor kicking performance by defending champion Geelong to upset the Cats 18.7 (115) to 11.23 (89) Saturday in the Australian Rules football grand final.
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