They flew in with all indications that the traditional swimming superpowers will make a big splash in Beijing's futuristic venue, the 'Water Cube', where the 32 swimming events will be held. The high-tech building, sheathed in a Teflon-like outer membrane
The AICC will be played over the Swiss-system format, likely over nine rounds played over 11 or 12 days, including two days of rest when participants would visit schools and undertake other activities to acquaint themselves with Bahrain as well
Safina will meet Italy's Flavia Pennetta, who overcame blisters, scorching heat and fervent hometown support to beat American Bethanie Mattek 3-6 6-2 7-5, in the final. Jankovic needed to win the tournament to grab top ranking from fellow Serbian Ana
Silence-Lotto's Cadel Evans was runner-up for the second consecutive year, the Australian finishing 1min 05sec behind Sastre after failing to eradicate a 1min 34sec deficit to the Spaniard in the penultimate stage time trial. A surprise third place went to
The newly installed coach said the three-stop Asian swing, followed by a four-team tournament in Russia, was vital as he builds towards Chelsea's August 17 league opener. Chelsea scored to a 7-0 win against Chengdu Blades on Saturday after thrashing
The seventh seeded Indo-Czech pair went down 3-6, 6-7 (5) to Nestor and Zimonjic, who are now into their sixth straight final. In a contest that lasted an hour and 10 minutes, Paes and Dlouhy were left ruing missed opportunities.
The 22-year-old Spaniard took just 90 minutes to win the final. Kiefer fought back in the fifth game of the second set, but Nadal sailed through. Nadal, who is best known for his brilliant defence skills and his success on
Of those canvassed, Alonso's was the name that rang out above the claims of F1 supernova Lewis Hamilton and world champion Kimi Raikkonen. We should point out that the midfield does not bear the same scrutiny as the leading pack.
Before the Sega Sammy Cup, Jeev's first win of the year came in the Bank Austria Open last month. He came close to qualifying for the British Open on more than one occasion but in the end failed to make
Lord Carey said that the High Court judgment awarding the Motorsport boss record damages has undermined public morality. The UK's biggest-selling newspaper has been forced to pay-out 60,000 pounds in damages after Justice Eady ruled that they did breach Mosley's
Overnight fourth, Jeev produced his best card of the week to aggregate 13-under 275, equalling the tournament record set by Lin Keng-chi, to clinch the silverware ahead of Sushi Ishigaki (72) who finished two shots behind. This is Jeev's second
United had a £20 million bid rejected for the unsettled player, who is said to be desperate to move to Old Trafford, which ignited an intense conflict between the two club's. Last week, Levy denounced Ferguson as "arrogant" and "hypocritical"
World No. 2 Humpy, who won this same tournament in 2005, was playing with white but was unable to face the onslaught from Antoaneta in the only match that provided a result. The other three games were drawn. The Humpy-Antoaneta
Enjoyment, that's the key. Ambience and mood colours our perception of everything, not least the Tour. You could argue that nothing much has changed for the better. Four riders, including Dmitriy Fofonov on the final day, were drummed out as
The seventh seeded Indo-Czech pair lost 3-6, 6-7 (5). This was the third semifinal appearance for Paes and Dlouhy since the duo came together in French Open this year. The Indo-Czech combine had finished runners-up at Halle before reaching the
