'Sexist' badminton skirt rule remains in limbo
2011-06-17 10:06:05
Badminton's controversial 'skirt rule' has not been scrapped but is merely in limbo while officials wait for more consultation after initial feedback deemed it sexist.
Myanmar to hold Wushu competition to mark Olympic Day
2011-06-16 15:18:20
Myanmar will hold Wushu competition in Yangon to mark the Olympic Day, according to the Myanmar Wushu Federation (MWF) Wednesday.
Serena goes from brush with death to Wimbledon favourite
2011-06-16 13:50:07
Serena Williams has won titles after overcoming adversity before but if she retains her Wimbledon singles crown just months after a scrape with death it would represent the American's greatest comeback.
Clijsters out of Wimbledon with injury
2011-06-16 11:09:44
World number two Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from Wimbledon with a foot injury, organisers of the grasscourt grand slam said on Wednesday.
Kaka didn't want to play Copa America
2011-06-16 10:51:50
Brazil coach says Kaka called him and asked to be left out of the Copa America squad so he could have more time to regain his form following knee surgery.
Li Na suffers first defeat after French Open
2011-06-16 09:25:03
China's Li Na lost to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-7(7), 3-6 during the International Women's Open tennis tournament match at Eastbourne in southern England, her first defeat after the French Open title two weeks ago.
UK PM Cameron calls FIFA election a farce
2011-06-15 16:27:37
British Prime Minister David Cameron described the recent FIFA election as a farce on Wednesdayand said the standing of world soccer's governing body had never sunk so low.
Olympic sprinter Carl Lewis enlightens hope for Haiti
2011-06-15 16:18:02
US sprinter Carl Lewis, winner of 18 gold medals in the Olympics and World Athletics Championships, on Tuesday finished a visit to Haiti in the context of the International Forest Year celebrations as good-will ambassador for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Meet WBO women's light flyweight champion
2011-06-15 14:05:29
Yesica Bopp of Argentina connects a punch to Yesenia Martinez of Mexico during their WBA/WBO light flyweight title boxing bout at the Luna Park arena in Buenos Aires.
Promoter links Shaquille O'Neal sex tape to kidnapping
2011-06-15 12:29:19
A music promoter who was kidnapped and robbed in 2008 has told a court that his assailants demanded return of a sex tape featuring NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Li Na clinches first grass-court win after French Open
2011-06-15 10:39:46
Li Na defeated Tamira Paszek of Austria 7-5, 6-4 at the International Women's Open tennis tournament match at Eastbourne in southern England, winning her first grass court match after the French Open title.
Hiroshima formally pulls plug on 2020 bid
2011-06-15 10:20:23
Hiroshima formally ended its flirtation with hosting the 2020 Olympics on Monday when Mayor Kazumi Matsui told the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) the city could not afford to bid.
