Sprint sensation Pickering&#39;s ruthless streak
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The new kid on the blocks has the look of a school boy, but British sprinter Craig Pickering is cultivating a ruthlessness he hopes will take him to gold in the world championships later this year in Osaka and next year&#39;s Olympics in Beijing.
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An old foe came calling just as Amelie Mauresmo reached the peak of her career. She&#39;d spent a month as the talk of her homeland, the first French tennis player of either gender to reach the world&#39;s No.
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A CRAZED former priest ruined the men&#39;s marathon yesterday when he burst out of the crowd and grabbed the race leader. Cornelius Horan&#39;s stunt cost Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima his chance of the gold medal.
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he longest stage of the day - Kimun Kamuy - is the best opportunity for the drivers to catch or distance their closest opponents. Petter Solberg is the best at this game.
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Chennai: Damien Martynâs success provides another example of the gameâs ironies. Having produced, prospered and peppered on the hard and bouncy tracks of Perth, Martyn has emerged one of Australiaâs
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Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand continued her dominance of pursuit racing yesterday, breaking her world record to win the Olympic gold medal in the 3,000-meter pursuit.
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So why is &quot;Closer,&quot; about four people who spend two hours setting speed records as they frickin&#39; sprint south, so much fun?
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New Zealand triathlete Hamish Carter says he felt bulletproof during his gold medal winning performance at the Athens Olympics. The champion says it has been a crazy day in the aftermath of his win, which
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. Â· Ryan Newman on Friday put himself in position to make up ground in NASCAR&#39;s Chase for the Championship by winning the pole for Sunday&#39;s Subway 500.
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Bernie Ecclestone makes a very good friend and a very bad enemy. One of Britain&#39;s richest residents, with a personal fortune estimated at more than Â£3bn, he is a man who always keeps his rivals guessing.
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Yesterday&#39;s Olympics treated us to the two extremes of athletics, the endurance race which tests the body to its limits, and the heavyweight showdown, the sprint, which is in the mind.
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It was only the second round of the 100 meters, yet the world's top sprinters already were playing a lightning-quick game of "Can You Top This?" Five men broke 10 seconds Saturday, with Shawn Crawford's time of 9.89 the best of the round. And several top competitors slowed before the end, which means there could be some incredibly fast times in the semifinals and final Sunday night.
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Sarah Ulmer&#39;s blitzing gold medal ride at the Olympic Velodrome on Monday has left her eating her own words. Ulmer broke the women&#39;s 3000m individual pursuit world record for the second time in two days in the final.
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NEW ZEALAND scored an unprecedented Olympic double in the men&#39;s triathlon yesterday when Hamish Carter [no cigar for guessing his roots] beat his compatriot, reigning world champion Bevan Docherty, by 7.87 seconds, writes Doug Gillon.
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On target and on fire, the US men&#39;s 100-meter sprinters scorched the Olympic Stadium&#39;s fast track through two rounds yesterday to advance to today&#39;s
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ATHENS, 26 August - New Zealand triathletes created history today, after 33-year-old Hamish CARTER executed the perfect tactical race to win the Men&#39;s Triathlon at Vouliagmeni, holding off teammate Bevan DOCHERTY, the fastest runner in the sport of
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When the world&#39;s fastest bowler goes head to head with the game&#39;s leading batsman, in the semi-final of a major tournament, there is always the chance of something special taking place.