Spanish golf legend Seve Ballesteros, a five-time major winner, said on Sunday he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Samuel Kamau Wanjiru and Olympic 800m champion Pamela Jelimo have been selected for the IAAF World athlete of the year.
Chinese star Liang Wenchong birdied the last two holes to take the title at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Sunday by one stroke over Australian rookie Darren Beck.
CRAIG Lowndes and Jamie Whincup once more proved themselves the masters of the mountain with a flawless display of pace and power to win their third successive Bathurst 1000.
Australia set India a challenging target of 299 in 83 overs to win the first test on the final day at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.
Poland's Robert Kubica believes he can still pull off a miraculous turnaround and win this year's Formula One world title for BMW-Sauber.
After a career full of miraculous shots, Seve Ballesteros was preparing for the "hardest challenge" of his life Sunday after announcing he has a brain tumor.
The Worldwide Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships concludes in Tokyo October 12, 2008.Russia's Olympic gold medallist Evgeniya Kanaeva won the gold.
Renault Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain wins the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway in Oyama, central Japan, October 12, 2008.
Kenyan Evans Cheruiyot won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday for his second successive victory since moving up to the distance last year, while Russia's Lidiya Grigoryeva claimed the women's title also on her Chicago debut.
Exactly 1,400 days after his last fight Vitali Klitschko beat champion Samuel Peter on Saturday to regain the WBC heavyweight belt and seal the Klitschko brothers' world domination of the division.
Vince Carter led the New Jersey Nets to a 94-92 win over the Miami Heat in an exhibition game in London on Sunday.