Maria Riesch won the combined and slalom titles at

Riesch cruises to World Cup finals downhill win

Germany''s Maria Riesch romped to victory in the women''s World Cup finals downhill race on Wednesday with Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States claiming second and Sweden''s Anja Paerson in third More..


Marc Andreu

Lievremont makes two changes for Italy rugby clash

France coach Marc Lievremont made two changes on Wednesday to his starting line-up for the Six Nations match with Italy this Sunday at the Stade de France from the one that beat Wales 26-20 last time More..


Carlo Janka

Janka wins World Cup ski finals downhill

Switzerland''s Carlo Janka won the men''s World Cup finals downhill on Wednesday with Austria''s Mario Scheiber finishing second with Canada''s Erik Guay and Swiss Patrick Kueng joint third More..


Michael Schumacher has won 91 Grand Prix''s in 250

''Schumi'' says doubt is the secret to success

Germany''s seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher admitted on Wednesday that he had doubts ahead of his historic comeback, but that uncertainty was a secret to his success More..


Younus Khan

Pakistan bans ex-cricket captains for bad performance

Former Pakistan captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf have been banned from the national cricket team indefinitely after a dismal performance in Australia, the cricket board said Wednesday More..


Kristina Goryunova

Russians suspend gymnastics star for doping

Rising Russian gymnastic star Kristina Goryunova will not be able to compete in the 2012 Olympics after being suspended for a year by her national federation on Wednesday for using banned medication, local media reported More..


Robert van der Horst (left) vies for the ball with

Asia falls flat at hockey World Cup

Former Olympians and coaches on Wednesday lamented the poor showing by Asian teams at the men''s field hockey World Cup, saying Europe and Australia were now the masters of the game More..


Brian O''Driscoll approach winning his 100th cap f

O''Driscoll ''not done yet'' as Irish century looms

Ireland captain Brian O''Driscoll insisted he was "not done yet" although he admitted the "end line was in sight" as he approached winning his 100th cap for his country More..


Peter Gade is the only Westerner seeded in either

Danish badminton great Gade warns of Asian threat

Former world number one Peter Gade issued a warning about the future of professional badminton on the eve of the All-England Open More..


Ben Youngs represented England at Under-16, Under-

England''s Youngs called up for 6Nations clash with Scotland

Ben Youngs, England''s latest call-up, will lay claim to family bragging rights if he helps fashion a win against Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday More..


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