Silver lining for badminton duo
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THEY fell just short of becoming the Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of badminton but Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson earned the respect of everyone who saw their defeat in the final of the mixed doubles to ...
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Roger Federer -- and the summer&#39;s best performer -- Lleyton Hewitt -- play off for the year&#39;s final Grand Slam. It&#39;s difficult to imagine a better matchup than Federer and Hewitt.
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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Vijay Singh and Ernie  Els, the world's top two players, could not be more confident  going into the World Match Play Championship starting at  Wentworth Thursday.
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Tim Henman&#39;s former coach David Felgate has backed the Briton to eventually win a Grand Slam title. But Felgate believes that Henman is in the form of his life and can claim that elusive crown next year.
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England hope both Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara will be able to take part in the final two one-day matches against India this week.
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Preview of Saturday's clash at Murrayfield as both sides seek their first RBS Six Nation win.
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MADRAS, India  - Top Asian player Paradorn  Srichaphan is hopeful his hiring of a coach for the first time  to work alongside his father would re-ignite his career after a  subdued 2004 season.
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WALLABY captain George Gregan&#39;s presence on the four-Test tour of the United Kingdom and France is vital for it to be a success, say two senior teammates.
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The news that Tim Henman is on the road to recovery from his magnesium deficiency will have come as good news to his followers in Switzerland - and after Roger Federer&#39;s last-minute withdrawal
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arkko Martin and Sebastien Loeb are probably feeling a bit nervous now that they are so close from achieving their respective goals.
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BIRMINGHAM  - Rival captains Michael Vaughan and Ricky Ponting both pinpointed all-rounder Andrew Flintoff as the vital player in Tuesday&#39;s Champions Trophy semi-final between England and Australia here at Edgbaston.
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Aim for the fences, but be content with doubles.
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When Li Ting and Sun Tiantian beat the Spanish women pair in the tennis double final on August 23, Beijing&#39;s Sanlitun bar street was flooded with cries of triumph at China&#39;s first Olympic tennis gold medal.
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UCLA women&#39;s soccer coach Jillian Ellis was happy to beat her best friend and former William and Mary teammate from 1984-87, Princeton counterpart Julie Shackford.
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After what was billed as the day of destiny for Great Britain&#39;s success-starved players and fans alike, there was a certain sense of inevitability about the result.
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Favourites India and second seeds Chinese Taipei have set up a title clash in the Asian Hopman Cup with easy victories in their last league outings here.
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Both Paula Radcliffe of Britain and Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa got a bit of redemption after a disappointing Olympics.