Coe delight at Thorpe's return for London Games

2011-05-11 11:07:51

Thorpe announced his comeback in May after four years out of competitive swimming and is back in training in Switzerland.

Woods returns to course since knee injury

2011-05-11 09:43:25

Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf at this week's Players Championship after hardly striking a ball since suffering a knee injury at last month's Masters.

Lakers' Bynum suspended five games for flagrant foul

2011-05-11 09:48:38

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum has been suspended for the first five games of next season for his flagrant foul on Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea, the NBA said on Tuesday.

Schumi likely to call it quits: ex-teammate

2011-05-11 08:21:16

Michael Schumacher is likely to retire for good at the end of this season after failing to beat a talented new generation of drivers since his return to Formula One, according to former team mate Johnny Herbert.

Ding's finally having a ball

2011-05-11 08:21:16

After losing his Worlds semifinal, Ding didn't hang around to watch the final, instead, he invited a bunch of friends and some Chinese reporters for a barbecue.

6 FIFA members accused of wrongdoing in bidding

2011-05-11 09:48:52

Football's governing body was hit by more corruption allegations Tuesday when six FIFA executive committee members were accused of receiving or demanding bribes during the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Ronaldo hat-trick keeps Barca waiting for title

2011-05-11 09:47:57

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 4-0 home win over Getafe on Tuesday, denying leaders Barcelona the chance to win the La Liga title without kicking a ball.

Man City earn Champions League tilt for first time

2011-05-11 09:41:38

Manchester City clinched a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday and secured at least a place in the Champions League qualifiers next season.

Heat beat Celtics 98-90 with 3-1 lead

2011-05-10 11:09:21

Miami Heat won the game 98-90, leading the best of seven series 3-1.

Cloudy future for Lakers

2011-05-10 11:01:16

The aging and erratic Los Angeles Lakers faced an uncertain future on Monday after the NBA champions were embarrassingly swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.

Bin Hammam calls for transparency in FIFA decision-making

2011-05-10 11:12:59

FIFA presidency candidate Mohammed Bin Hammam said on Sunday that he hoped FIFA, the world soccer governing body, would be more transparent and its decision-making process should involve more parties.

Australians pay tributes to boxing legend Lionel Rose

2011-05-10 11:04:09

Australian sporting greats Lionel Rose who had been suffering from health problems since having a stroke in 2007 that left him partially paralyzed with speech difficulties, died on Sunday at the age of 62.