Wimbledon gears up for great showdown
2011-06-20 14:14Extremely competitive and spectacular matches are expected as year's third Grand Slam starts on Monday.
Li Na expected to spark Chinese tennis boom
2011-06-16 10:06Women's tennis is preparing for a Chinese boom after Li Na's historic win at the French Open. "It will inspire in China many young girls to pick up a racket who might not otherwise have done so."
Yao may retire this summer if ankle doesn't heal
2011-06-14 11:33China's injury-riddled NBA star Yao Ming hinted that he may end his career, at the earliest this summer, if his ankle doesn't heal.
Tearful, emotional time for Button
2011-06-14 08:06Jenson Button seized his first win of the season and the finest of his career on Sunday at the rain-hit Canadian Grand Prix.
Plushenko given 2014 Sochi Games green light
2011-06-13 10:18Yevgeny Plushenko, three-time figure skating world champion, got the green light for the 2014 Olympics after the International Skating Union (ISU) restored the Russian's amateur status on Sunday.
Shaquille O'Neal announces retirement
2011-06-02 10:26The announcement from Shaquille O'Neal that he is retiring leaves a void from the basketball aficionado to the casual fan who merely laughed at the antics of the future Hall of Famer.
Man U midfielder Scholes hangs up boots
2011-06-01 09:48Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes retired on Tuesday, with the 36-year-old opting to stay at the Premier League champions in a coaching role.
S Korea player kills self over match-fix scandal
2011-05-31 11:33South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday they had arrested three more football players for alleged involvement in a growing match-fixing scandal, Yonhap news agency reported.
Barca squad interrupt Shakira concert to celebrate win
2011-05-30 11:58Barca defender Pique and his teammates went to Colombian pop star Shakira's Barcelona concert on Sunday, dancing with his girlfriend, to celebrate their Champions League victory.
Special: FIFA rocked by bribery allegations
2011-05-27 17:11FIFA, football's world governing body, has announced it is to investigate two of its most high profile members over bribery allegations, just one week before FIFA's presidential election.
Obama, Cameron team up as table tennis partners
2011-05-25 14:46US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron rolled up their sleeves for a table tennis match against two teenage boys at the Globe Academy in London during Obama's state visit to England.
Noah fined $50,000 for using anti-gay insult to fan
2011-05-24 15:11Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was fined $50,000 by the NBA after he made an anti-gay slur to a Miami Heat fan during his team's 96-85 playoff defeat on Sunday.
