Australia has tendered its formal bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, Football Federation Federation Australian chairman Frank Lowy said Sunday.
Chinese sprinter Zhang Lei raced across the finish line at Beijing's Laoshan Velodrome on Sunday.
The Arizona Cardinals won the National Football Conference final on Sunday to set up their first Super Bowl appearance, where they will meet American Football Conference champions the Pittsburgh Steelers.
South African Giniel De Villiers won the Dakar rally on Saturday after a narrow victory in the final stage of the controversial race.
The German Open women's tournament in Berlin has been cancelled, the WTA said on Wednesday.
The Volvo Ocean Race will have a profound impact in terms of popularizing the sport in China when it touches base at the coastal city of Qingdao in less than three weeks.
Spain's two-time rally world champion Carlos Sainz further extended his overall lead in the Dakar Rally here on Tuesday as he won the 476km 10th stage around Copiapo.
Sunday's championship finals to decide the Super Bowl combatants could produce contrasting games when defensive-minded Pittsburgh hosts Baltimore and Philadelphia visits high-scoring Arizona.
Organizers of the 2010 Olympics remain confident the Vancouver athletes village will be completed on time despite the project's money woes, the group's executive director said on Tuesday.
A former air steward apologised to McLaren Formula One boss Ron Dennis at an employment tribunal on Tuesday after withdrawing accusations of racism and homophobia against him
Dakar Rally leader Carlos Sainz won his fourth stage in a row on Tuesday as the controversial event was marred by another serious injury.
Spain's Carlos Sainz edged closer to winning the Dakar rally on Sunday when he captured the eighth stage, keeping Volkswagen on course for a cleansweep.
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