Van Gaal's delight as Bayern closes gap

2011-01-24 08:05:22

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal was delighted on Saturday as the defending champion hammered Kaiserslautern 5-1 to record its biggest win of the season so far and go to third in the league.

Chinese diving queen Guo decides to retire

2011-01-23 11:11:08

Chinese diving queen Guo Jingjing has decided to retire to end the speculation over the past two and a half years on her future at the national team.

Fergie confident of United staying power

2011-01-24 08:05:22

MANCHESTER, England - Sir Alex Ferguson saw Manchester United maintain its impressive unbeaten start to the season and claimed his club has the depth and experience to hold on to their position at the top of the Premier League.

We buckled under pressure, Iran coach

2011-01-24 08:05:22

DOHA - Iran's long wait for more Asian Cup glory goes on after it was eliminated at the quarterfinals by South Korea, with coach Afshin Ghotbi saying his players wilted under the weight of expectation.

China's 'diving diva' Guo Jingjing calls it quits

2011-01-24 06:28:49

Chinese media report that four-time Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing is retiring, putting an end to speculation as to whether she would add to her impressive medal collection at next year's London Games.

Australia, ROK into Asian Cup semifinals

2011-01-23 11:47:25

Australia beat defending champions Iraq to reach the Asian Cup semifinals for the first time on Saturday while South Korea downed Iran to move one step closer to its third title.

Victorious Peng says she almost quit tennis

2011-01-23 09:46:46

China's Peng Shuai secured her best ever Grand Slam result at the Australian Open on Saturday, and afterwards revealed how she almost quit the sport.

Australia, ROK into Asian Cup semifinals

2011-01-23 11:47:25

Australia beat defending champions Iraq to reach the Asian Cup semifinals for the first time on Saturday while South Korea downed Iran to move one step closer to its third title.

Chinese diving queen Guo decides to retire

2011-01-23 11:11:08

Chinese diving queen Guo Jingjing has decided to retire to end the speculation over the past two and a half years on her future at the national team.

Peng Shuai shocks Jankovic

2011-01-21 10:25:06

China's Peng Shuai shocked former world No 1 Jelena Jankovic to reach the third round on Thursday in the tournament's biggest upset so far.

China kicked out of Asian Cup

2011-01-17 06:31:00

Uzbekistan qualified for the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup by drawing 2-2 with China on Sunday.

Federer, Wozniacki advance; Henin out

2011-01-21 16:14:01

Justine Henin's run at the Australian Open finished in the third round Friday when she lost 6-4, 7-6 (8) to Svetlana Kuznetsova just a year after reaching the final in her comeback to Grand Slam tennis.