BARRERA EDGES AHEAD IN MORALES TRILOGY
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Marco Antonio Barrera has claimed the WBC super-featherweight title with a majority points win over old adversary Erik Morales at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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EL ALTO, Bolivia  - Damiana Katari, who knits clothes for a living and wears long black braids, a bowler hat and layers of colored skirts, proudly voted to elect fellow Aymara Indian Evo Morales to the presidency of Bolivia.
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Denis Menchov of Russia won the fifth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, while Manuel Beltran of the US Postal Service took the overall lead from teammate Benoit Joachim.
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Denis Menchov of Russia won the fifth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, while Manuel Beltran of the U.S. Postal Service took the overall lead from teammate Benoit Joachim.
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Russian cyclist Denis Menchov has won the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain and US Postal service rider Manuel Beltran of Spain has taken the overall lead.
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The Spanish player was pivotal for the Grizzlies last year, averaging 17.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.69 blocks per game. The 7-foot Gasol came in an impressive 20th overall in the NBA in field goal percentage, and 18th in blocks.
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Spain's Javier Pascual Rodriguez edged Colombia's Ivan Parra at the finish Thursday to win the 18th stage of the Spanish Vuelta, his fourth win of the race.
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Lorena Ochoa moved closer to her first LPGA Tour victory in her homeland, shooting a 5-under 68 on Saturday to maintain a three-stroke lead with one round left in the Corona Morelia Championship.
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Albert Montanes of Spain beat third-seeded Agustin Calleri 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 in a Copa Telmex round-robin match on Tuesday, a week after losing to the Argentine in Brazil.
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Game-by-game report: Will the Spaniard be involved in another five-set thriller?
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Reigning champions Brazil turned on the style to beat outclassed Bolivia, 3-1, here yesterday to stay firmly on course for the 2006 World Cup finals.
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Junqueira won Sunday&#39;s Lexmark Indy 300, meaning Newman/Haas teammate Sebastien Bourdais will take a 22-point lead over Junqueira into the season-ending race Nov. 7 in Mexico City.
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Jair Diaz is one of the brave ones. After leftist rebels gunned down two city councilmen, most other politicians fled this town in the shadow of Colombia's rebel-controlled southern jungles.
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Veteran Eduardo Romero continued to defy Old Father Time by powering into contention for his third European Masters title in 10 years on Friday.
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Uh, about that &quot;Once and For All&quot; that Erik Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera III was titled. Forget it. Finality is set aside in boxing when to do so means good business, and these
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The Spaniard will start tomorrowâs race from third position, and expects to run a strong race.
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Alejandro Valverde won the rainy third stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Monday while the US Postal Service team, led by Benoit Joachim, held the top seven spots in the overall standings.