Broad salutes Shiv as he eyes seventh heaven
AFP - Friday, May 18, 2012
Stuart Broad urged England to learn from the example of West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul after the two men dominated the opening day's play in the first Test at Lord's here on Monday.
Rodriguez in pink as Bak wins 12th stage
AFP - Friday, May 18, 2012
Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez retained the Tour of Italy race leader's pink jersey after Thursday's 12th stage won by Denmark's Lotto rider Lars Bak.
IRB rejigs funding after World Cup row
AFP - Thursday, May 17, 2012
IRB has agreed to give top-tier nations extra funds to help cover the cost of competing at the Rugby World Cup, officials in Australia and New Zealand said.
Montpellier hit by Doumayrou suspension
AFP - Thursday, May 17, 2012
Last season's Top 14 finalists Montpellier suffered a blow on Wednesday ahead of their title play-off with Castres as centre Geoffrey Doumayrou was suspended for 20 days meaning he will miss the match
Ferrari powers to Giro stage win
AFP - Thursday, May 17, 2012
Italy's Roberto Ferrari of the Androni team surprised the other sprinters as he powered his way to first place in the 11th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Wednesday.
Choi wary of young guns
AFP - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Some of Asia's brightest golf prospects will pit themselves against one of the best players the region has produced.
Sagan continues to dominate Tour of California
AFP - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Peter Sagan of Slovakia won his third-straight stage at the Tour of California Tuesday, surging past Aussie Heinrich Haussler who was runner-up for the third-consecutive day.
Heat's Bosh out indefinitely
AFP - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Chris Bosh has been sidelined indefinitely with a strained abdominal muscle, the NBA team announced on Monday.
Pendleton primed for Olympic Games
AFP - Monday, May 14, 2012
Victoria Pendleton said Monday she was in even better shape heading into the London Olympics than when she won cycling gold on the track in Beijing four years ago.
Kuchar captures Players Championship
AFP - Monday, May 14, 2012
American Matt Kuchar kept his composure while others around him caved under the pressure to win The Players Championship tournament by two shots on Sunday.
Berdych masters del Potro to reach Madrid final
AFP - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Tomas Berdych mastered the slick blue clay to topple Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) on Saturday and reach the final of the Madrid Masters.
Thunder's Harden named NBA's top reserve player
AFP - Friday, May 11, 2012
James Harden, the first player who came off the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder most of this season, won the NBA Sixth Man Award as the league's top reserve player, the NBA announced on Thursday.
Richardson to be new ICC chief executive
AFP - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Former Test wicketkeeper David Richardson is set to succeed fellow South African Haroon Lorgat as the new chief executive of the ICC.
James powers Heat into second round
AFP - Thursday, May 10, 2012
LeBron James scored 29 points and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had 19 each as the Miami Heat eliminated New York Knicks 106-94.
Lin wants more time to heal
AFP - Thursday, May 10, 2012
New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin says he was erring on the side of caution by not rushing back into the NBA playoffs.
Lin wants more time to heal damaged knee
AFP - Thursday, May 10, 2012
New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin says he is erring on the side of caution by not rushing back into the NBA playoffs so he can give his surgically repaired knee more time to heal.
Garmin win Giro's fourth stage TTT
AFP - Thursday, May 10, 2012
American team Garmin won the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, a time trial held over 33.2 km around Verona, to take control of the race Wednesday.
Nash named GM of Team Canada
AFP - Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was named general manager of Canada's national basketball team, replacing Leo Rautins who resigned in September.
M'sia qualify for 2013 World Youth Cup
Bernama - Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Malaysia defeated Japan 3-1 to emerge champions in Group A and booked a berth in the semi-final of the 7th Asian Youth Hockey Championship.
