October 16, 2012
Lance Armstrong: UCI chief’s remarks stun doping expert
A blood doping expert says comments by a top cycling official that Lance Armstrong never took performance-enhancing drugs are "flabbergasting". According to a US Anti-Doping Agency report, Hein Verbruggen, the honorary president of the International…
October 16, 2012
Gayle expects tough Bangladesh tour
West Indies opener Chris Gayle has said that he wouldn’t take anything for granted in his team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Even though West Indies have lost only an ODI and a Twenty20 each in Bangladesh, he described the hosts as “dangerous at…
October 16, 2012
PM defends monetary gifts to athletes
PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller has stoutly defended the decision to financially reward the country's medallists at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. A weekend of feting the athletes for their performances in the British capital…
September 5, 2012
England v South Africa: Amla & De Villiers help Proteas draw series
Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers hit half-centuries as South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket victory to tie the one-day series with England 2-2. Amla stroked a majestic 97 not out and De Villiers cracked an unbeaten 75 after James Anderson (2-41)…
September 5, 2012
Usain Bolt may play for Manchester United in charity game
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says sprint legend Usain Bolt could play for the club in a charity match next year. Six-time Olympic champion Bolt, 26, has joked he wants a trial at the club. "It's interesting he says he'd like to play…
September 5, 2012
Cowboys most valuable NFL team at $2.1 billion
The Dallas Cowboysare the first American sports franchise worth more than $2 billion, according to Forbes magazine. The NFL's most valuable team for the sixth consecutive year, the Cowboys saw their overall worth increase 14 percent to $2.1 billion.…
September 5, 2012
Sharapova beats Bartoli to reach US Open semi-finals
Third seed Maria Sharapova recovered to beat Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli and reach the semi-finals of the US Open. Play resumed on Wednesday with the 2006 champion trailing 4-0 in the first set, which she proceeded to lose 6-3. But Sharapova took the…
September 5, 2012
NFL donates $30 million for medical research, player safety
The NFL announced a $30 million donation to the National Institutes to Health on Wednesday, the largest in the league’s history, reports NFL.com. The funding is going to be used at the discretion of National Institutes to Health, which is part of…
July 8, 2012
Former NFLer Anthony Wayne Smith Charged in 3 Murders
Former Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders lineman Anthony Wayne Smith finds himself in more major trouble. Smith has been charged with the murders of two brothers and another man who were kidnapped and robbed before they were killed. A criminal…
July 8, 2012
Tyson Gay beats Justin Gatlin to win 100m in Paris
Tyson Gay recovered from a poor start to pip fellow American Justin Gatlin and win the Diamond League 100m in Paris in 9.99 seconds. Gay, beaten by Gatlin at the recent US Olympic trials, came through powerfully ahead of Gatlin, who clocked…