LLEYTON Hewitt is spending up to six hours a day steeling his body for a renewed tilt at the Australian Open title.

Newcomer Charles Odoo is the latest golfer to engrave his name on the Nyali Beach Trophy.

There were tears of joy during the prize-giving ceremony at the end of one of the most spectacular editions of the East African Safari Classic Rally, this year sponsored by the Kenya Airways.

But there are new wrinkles to the rookie head coach's system and for the first month and a half of the season his players struggled to adjust.

But the news isn't all bad for the golfers from this country who still hope to reach the top.

Coach Mike Brown wouldn't comment on whether the injury is worse than first anticipated. James was hurt in the second quarter Wednesday night in a loss to Detroit, when Nazr Mohammed slapped at the ball as James began to shoot.

Floyd Mayweather said he will prey on Ricky Hatton's "weakness" and defeat the Briton in Saturday's welterweight title clash in Las Vegas. "I'm going to be smart. I'm witty, I'm sharp. I've been around the game a long time. He's

With the focus now shifting from the track and roads to the fields, cross-country is back in the spotlight. The biggest cross-country event in the world was staged in Mombasa nine months ago.

Chuck Ealey was the perfect college quarterback.Playing for Toledo from 1969-71, Ealey set a record that still stands, finishing his career 35-0 as a starter.Yet ``The Wizard of Oohs and Ahs'' as he was nicknamed, has been mostly forgotten outside...

The Carolina Panthers finally found the antidote to cure a number of troubling problems that have helped account for the discouraging 4-7 record the team brought into the NFL season's final month. Matched up against a San Francisco 49ers squad

Joe Nuxhall, Bill King and Joe Morgan were all added to the ballot of the 2008 Ford C. Frick Award on Tuesday, capturing their spots through online fan voting. The trio joins broadcasters Tom Cheek, Ken Coleman, Dizzy Dean, Tony

Duke junior guard Martynas Pocius will undergo season-ending surgery on his left ankle, head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Tuesday. Pocius, a native of Lithuania, originally injured the ankle over the summer in Europe, and aggravated it November...

Sidney Crosby is his generation's version of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux to countless hockey players and fans in his native Canada, yet he has never played in half of his homeland's six NHL cities.That changes beginning Wednesday, and western

Everton manager David Moyes wants to re-establish the club as a force in European football.

The same two sides that played in the MLS Cup Final the past two seasons will square off to open the season.

A STEALTH-black Hummer H2 rolls past the abandoned lots on Vine St, Redfern. The driver's window rolls down and Anthony Mundine sticks out his right hand. Kids swarm around the still-moving car to touch it.

Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry won his appeal of a one-year suspension over a failed drug test, the team said Tuesday. ...

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James missed his third straight game Tuesday night because of a sprained left index finger. The Cavaliers (9-9) are 0-2 without their superstar forward. Coach Mike Brown wouldn't comment on whether James' injury is worse tha...

EMBATTLED Queensland is prepared to look outside state borders to replenish stocks as coach Terry Oliver concedes the Bulls' famous production line of fast bowlers has stalled.