Vinnie Roe caught out by weight
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Irish stayer Vinnie Roe&#39;s top weight of 58 kilograms was a telling factor as he finished second to favourite Makybe Diva in the rainswept Melbourne Cup, according to trainer Dermot Weld.
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The legend of Michael Vick appeared to be on the verge of ballooning yet again as he dropped back to pass in the game&#39;s waning moments.
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A MAN who weighed about half a tonne when he was admitted to a US hospital was recovering today from obesity surgery. Doctors said he was &quot;doing very well,&quot; moving around and even cracking jokes.
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The chiseled, 6-foot-4, 265-pound physique -- lean and hulking over the other behemoths in burgundy jerseys -- is imposing. But the first thing you notice is the feet.
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A big man's little mistake turned into a heap of trouble Saturday night in Toronto.
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Celtic have been boosted by the news that Jackie McNamara should be back in action within six weeks. The Hoops skipper was clearly in agony when he was stretchered off during last nightâs 3-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona.
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Sloping off: Nathan Deakes walks with one foot off the ground after his disqualification from the men&#39;s 50km walk. Photo: AP Picture:MARK BAKER.
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Melbourne Cup betting was thrown into disarray with equal favourite She&#39;s Archie battling to be fit for the race in a fortnight.
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It is hard to imagine now, but at the peak of her illness Ana Maria Muhai was a skeletal 29 kilos. Her husband left her and her neighbours shunned her when they realised she was HIV positive, leaving
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SIOUX FALLS, SD - A day after surgeons reduced the size of his stomach in a nine-hour surgery, Patrick Deuel - who once weighed 1,072 pounds - moved around and even cracked a couple of jokes from his hospital bed, his doctor said Wednesday.
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NEWCASTLE, England -- Graeme Souness suffered his first serious setback as Newcastle manager after Kieron Dyer was ruled out of action for several weeks with a recurrence of the hamstring problems that have dogged him throughout his career.
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By Sam Harris  Dave Shields proved there were fish to be caught when he landed a brace of cod weighing in at 10lb 2oz and 2 1/2lb using lug and mussel.
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LAS VEGAS -- Too big. That's what it came down to last night for Shane Mosley.
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Danny Williams and Audley Harrison may face disciplinary action following their weigh-in brawl.
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Fergal Lynch had a good win at Redcar as he returned to action yesterday along with champion jockey Kieren Fallon, fellow rider Darren Williams and trainer Karl Burke, after their shock
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Irish trainer Dermot Weld has given the go-ahead for Vinnie Roe to run in the Emirates Melbourne Cup after walking the track at Flemington on the morning of the &#39;race that stops a nation&#39;.
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Gary Russell Jr. won his bout in the 119-pound division and Raynell Williams won at 125 pounds yesterday to earn the final berths on the United States Olympic boxing team in Houston.The winners in the other nine Olympic weight classes were decided Saturday night: Luis Yanez (106 pounds), Rauâshee Warren (112), Sadam Ali (132), Javier Molina (141), Demetrius Andrade (152), Shawn Estrada (165), Christopher Downs (178), Deontay Wilder (201) and Michael Hunter (201-plus).The world championships will be Oct. 23-Nov. 3 in Chicago. The top eight finishers in each division will qualify for Beijing.