Felipe Massa gave Ferrari's new Formula One car its track debut on Monday and said it felt entirely different to the one he drove to victory six times last year.
Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles eliminated the Super Bowl champion New York Giants 23-11 Sunday to reach the National Football Conference title game for the fifth time in eight seasons.
Germany's Maria Riesch destroyed her rivals to win a fourth successive slalom and strengthen her lead in the overall World Cup standings on Sunday.
Michael Phelps is back where he made Olympic history.Don't look for much swimming.
Taxpayers in Vancouver may have to pay for building the 2010 Winter Olympics' main athletes' village after private funding dried up amid rising costs and a slowing economy, officials said on Friday.
The first of the European teams have arrived in Australia for this month's Tour Down Under, but the travel details of cycling superstar Lance Armstrong were still under wraps yesterday.
Malaysia Open Badminton Super Series 2009 begins in Kuala Lumpur, January 7, 2009.
Mongolian-born grand sumo champion Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho perform the New Year's ring-entering rite at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, January 6, 2009.
Cricketers can be tested out of competition for the first time under a new anti-doping code announced on Monday by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Following are the top 10 athletes of the year 2008 selected by Xinhua News Agency:
The Gulf state of Qatar is considering an ambitious bid to become the first Arab country to host the World Cup finals, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is not considered one of the favorites for Australia's Tour Down Under, fellow competitor Stuart O'Grady said Monday.