Featured Athletes
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Wu Chia-ching
22 July 2010 1:43 PM | No CommentsWu Chia-ching is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the “Taisun” (“Little Genius”).
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Johnny Archer
22 July 2010 1:42 PM | No CommentsJohnny Archer (born 12 November 1968 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed “the Scorpion” (his zodiac sign is Scorpio, and one of his sponsors is Scorpion Cues). On June 8, 2009, Johnny Archer was nominated to be inducted into...
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Events Archive
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Contador hints at quitting Astana team
Posted on September 24, 2008 | No CommentsMADRID, Spain (AP) — Alberto Contador is ready to leave the Astana cycling team if Lance Armstrong joins the Kazakh squad in 2009. “I think I’ve earned the right to be the leader of a team without having to fight for my place,” the Spanish... -
Boonen sprints to Vuelta stage success
Posted on September 16, 2008 | No CommentsZAMORA, Spain (AP) — Belgian Tom Boonen won his second stage of this year’s Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday, as Alberto Contador maintained his overall race lead with just five stages left. Boonen, who also won the third stage, was perfectly led-out by QuickStep team-mate Wouter... -
George sparks GB win over Israel
Posted on September 14, 2008 | No CommentsGreat Britain stayed top of EuroBasket qualifying Group B with a convincing 96-86 win over Israel in Liverpool. Pops Mensah-Bonsu led the scoring with 22 points while Luol Deng added 20. GB took command in the second and third quarters, building a 20-point lead thanks... -
Serena Williams wins 3rd U.S. Open title
Posted on September 9, 2008 | No CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Displaying the talent and tenacity that helped her dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Serena Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-4 7-5 for her third U.S. Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title Sunday. She threw her racket high into... -
China tops medals table at Paralympics
Posted on September 9, 2008 | No CommentsChina climbed to the top of the Paralympics medals table on Monday as South African “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius began his bid for a sprint treble and compatriot Natalie du Toit won her second gold in the pool. On the first day of athletics action... -
Di Toro masters the effing, but can’t match blinding Vergeer as record run continues
Posted on September 9, 2008 | No CommentsDANNI DI TORO was asked how she was going. “F—ing awesome!” The ensuing pre-match conversation was filled with enough expletives to fill eight swear jars. Her mission at the Paralympics was going to be very difficult because blocking her path was a woman holding arguably... -
Lance Armstrong set for Tour de France return
Posted on September 9, 2008 | No CommentsAmerican cyclist Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement and bid for an eighth Tour de France title, VeloNews reported on its website. Armstrong, who will turn 37 on September 18, is poised to join the Astana team and compete in five road races, according... -
Sports Minister Ellis eats humble pie in Beijing – Sport – smh.com.au
Posted on September 9, 2008 | No CommentsAustralian sports minister Kate Ellis has been forced to don the British uniform after losing a wager with her counterpart at the Beijing Paralympics. Ms Ellis watched Australia take on Great Britain in their second round pool match of the wheelchair basketball last night, clad... -
Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open
Posted on September 8, 2008 | No CommentsBack at his best, back at the top of tennis, Roger Federer easily beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open and 13th Grand Slam title on Monday. Federer is the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to... -
Beijing Paralympics: Chinese ballet girl who lost a leg in Sichuan earthquake performs
Posted on September 6, 2008 | No CommentsJust like the Olympic Games pageantry last month, the festivities in the Bird’s Nest stadium established new standards for dazzling extravagance. The organisers had promised an opening gala of “equal splendour” to the show that ushered in the Olympics and they did not disappoint, creating...
