The two Formula One title rivals expressed their satisfaction after Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.
World champion Sebastien Loeb stormed to victory on all six stages on the opening day of the Rally of Corsica on Friday to stay on course for a fifth consecutive world title.
World number one Jelena Jankovic will face defending champion Elena Dementieva in the Kremlin Cup semifinals after both players had to fight hard to overcome their unseeded opponents on Friday.
Boat shoes, weather-beaten skin and a good knowledge of knots.
It doesn't have the brutality of rugby or the physical intimidation of a boxing match, yet sailing is still one of the most dangerous sports in the world.
They are globally recognized organizations whose top performers take home multimillion-dollar paychecks and whose results are followed and agonized over by millions around the world.
The 2008 Davis Cup final between Argentina and Spain on November 21-23 will be held at the Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata, organizers have confirmed on Friday.
Germany's Timo Glock enjoyed a fine second practice session to top the timesheets on Friday ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji.
Formula One's embracing of new eco-friendly technologies is being given a jump-start with the use of 'green' tires at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
India ended on 68 without loss on the second day of the first Test at Banglaore on Friday in reply to Australia's formidable first innings of 430.
The two Formula One title rivals expressed their satisfaction after Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.
World champion Sebastien Loeb stormed to victory on all six stages on the opening day of the Rally of Corsica on Friday to stay on course for a fifth consecutive world title.
World number one Jelena Jankovic will face defending champion Elena Dementieva in the Kremlin Cup semifinals after both players had to fight hard to overcome their unseeded opponents on Friday.
Boat shoes, weather-beaten skin and a good knowledge of knots.
It doesn't have the brutality of rugby or the physical intimidation of a boxing match, yet sailing is still one of the most dangerous sports in the world.
They are globally recognized organizations whose top performers take home multimillion-dollar paychecks and whose results are followed and agonized over by millions around the world.
The 2008 Davis Cup final between Argentina and Spain on November 21-23 will be held at the Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata, organizers have confirmed on Friday.
Germany's Timo Glock enjoyed a fine second practice session to top the timesheets on Friday ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji.
Formula One's embracing of new eco-friendly technologies is being given a jump-start with the use of 'green' tires at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
India ended on 68 without loss on the second day of the first Test at Banglaore on Friday in reply to Australia's formidable first innings of 430.
Top seed Jelena Jankovic recovered from the loss of the opening set to secure a place in the last eight of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow with a three-set victory over Vera Dushevina.
Juan Martin Del Potro has withdrawn from the Austrian Open in Vienna after suffering from an injury to his right toe.
Austrian slalom specialist Marlies Schild will miss the upcoming World Cup season after breaking her left leg in a training crash on Thursday.
Formula One's 10 teams have been given two years to cut spending -- or face potential ruin.
Lewis Hamilton insists he has learned his lessons from last season as the Formula One world championship enters the home straight.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting put a terrible run drought behind him to score a century and leave his team in a strong position after a tough start to the first Test against India on Thursday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting put a terrible run drought behind him to score a century and leave his team in a strong position after a tough start to the first Test against India on Thursday.
Fifteen bruising rounds down, three to go in the topsy-turvy Formula One world championship of 2008 -- with two drivers slugging it out for the crown.
The International Olympic Committee will retest doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new blood-boosting drug.
Defending champion Elena Dementieva of Russia has reached the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup by beating Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 6-3 4-6 7-6.
Second seed Fernando Gonzalez saved five match points before beating Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 4-6 7-6 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the BA Tennis Trophy in Vienna on Wednesday.
Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been cleared to race in the 2009 Tour Down Under in Australia, the International Cycling Union (UCI) have announced.
Venus Williams was upset in the opening round at the Kremlin Cup, losing 6-4 2-6 6-4 to Flavia Pennetta on Tuesday.
The Canadian Grand Prix was dropped from the 2009 calendar on Tuesday, leaving North America without a Formula One race.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly says he will retire from Test cricket at the end of their eagerly-awaited home series against world rated number one Australia.
The New Orleans Saints committed so many blunders, not even Reggie Bush's record-tying two punt returns for touchdowns could make up for them in a 30-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in NFL's Monday night game.
Amelie Mauresmo rallied to beat Alize Cornet 6-7 (3) 6-3 6-4 Monday in the first round of the Kremlin Cup and now faces a showdown with second-seeded Russian Dinara Safina.
German cyclist Stefan Schumacher and Italian rival Leonardo Piepoli both tested positive for a banned substance during the Tour de France, officials said on Monday.
Samuel Peter angrily ripped the WBC belt from Vitali Klitschko's hands and stormed off the stage Monday at a news conference to promote their weekend heavyweight title fight.
Norway have dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in the Arctic city of Tromsoe.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton returns to the scene of, arguably, his finest hour when the Formula One world championship reaches Japan.
Sebastien Loeb took a stranglehold on the world championship with his fourth successive victory in the Rally of Catalunya on Sunday.
Tomas Berdych claimed his first singles title for 16 months with a 6-1 6-4 win over Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday to win the Japan Open.
Casey Stoner won his second straight Australian Moto GP at Phillip Island on Sunday, leading from pole position for the entire race to beat Valentino Rossi by 6.5 seconds.
New world number one Jelena Jankovic won her second title in two weeks, defeating Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4 6-3 on Sunday in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix.
Jelena Jankovic celebrated her elevation to world number one with a hard earned victory over Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-7 7-5 6-2 in Stuttgart on Saturday to reach the final of the Porsche Grand Prix.
The Aga Khan-owned Zarkava outclassed the opposition to win Europe's richest horse race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp on Sunday.
Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb moved closer to a fourth straight Catalunya Rally victory after winning four of Saturday's six stages to extend his overall lead in Spain.
Andy Roddick was upset by Tomas Berdych 6-7 7-5 7-6 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Japan Open, ending his bid for a second straight title in Asia.
Casey Stoner broke the circuit pole position record by nearly four-tenths of a second on Saturday to qualify first for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Defending champion David Ferrer of Spain saw off American Jesse Levine in three sets on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Jelena Jankovic, set to regain the world number one slot next week, defeated Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals of Stuttgart's Porshce Grand Prix to book a semifinal with Venus Williams.
World champion Sebastien Loeb dominated the opening day of the Rally of Catalonia, winning all six stages to open-up a 15.8 second lead over Citroen team-mate Dani Sordo.
As the global economic crisis deepens, Formula One is starting to feel the pinch.
Juan Martin Del Potro upset top seed David Ferrer in straight sets on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Cyclist Frank Schleck has been provisionally suspended by his CSC-Saxo Bank team on Friday after admitting he transferred money to a Swiss bank account held by the Spanish doctor at the heart of the Operation Puerto doping scandal.
Jelena Jankovic won her first match since regaining the No.1 world ranking, beating Alona Bondarenko 6-2 6-0 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix.
Lance Armstrong may have to accept a supporting role to Astana teammate Alberto Contador in next year's Tour de France, the outfit's cycling director said on Thursday.
Tour de France double stage winner Riccardo Ricco of Italy has been banned for two years for doping.
Roger Federer has withdrawn from next week's Stockholm Open saying he needs to rest before starting his quest to reclaim the top spot in the world rankings.
David Ferrer and Andy Roddick lived up to their top billing on Thursday by progressing to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open.
Croatia have been penalized points and fined an undisclosed amount for playing Davis Cup matches against Brazil on a court that failed to meet international standards.
World number one Serena Williams suffered a stunning collapse after sweeping the first set, losing 0-6 6-1 6-4 to China's Li Na in the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix.
China's Olympic gold medal gymnasts have been officially cleared of lying about their ages.
World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain has confirmed she will defend her New York marathon title on November 2.
England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has dislocated his left knee and is unlikely to be fit to take his place in the autumn rugby internationals.
Formula One teams are considering introducing a $1 million prize for the fastest car on Fridays in order to liven up grand prix race weekends.
Formula One teams are considering introducing a US$1 million prize for the fastest car on Fridays in order to liven up grand prix race weekends.
Ferrari and McLaren have attacked the safety car rule that decided last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, describing it as "humiliating" and "hopelessly wrong" for Formula One.
Venus Williams made a successful return to the Porsche Grand Prix after 10 years, advancing to the second round by beating Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-1 6-2 Tuesday.
Teenager Kei Nishikori returned to the tournament where he made his debut last year, beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 (3) 6-7 (5) 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Japan Open.
International Olympic Committee medical director Patrick Schamasch testified Tuesday at a judicial investigation into a spate of doping cases involving Greek athletes.
Ferrari's humiliating performance in the Singapore Grand Prix marked a "black day" for the Formula One outfit, team director Stefano Domenicali says.
Ferrari's humiliating performance in the Singapore Grand Prix marked a "black day" for the Formula One outfit, team director Stefano Domenicali said Monday.
Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton extended his title advantage after an extraordinary pit lane incident scuppered the hopes of his main rival Felipe Massa in the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.
Formula One turned to the dark side at the Singapore Grand Prix and judging by how well it was received the sport's first night race will not be its last.
Owais Shah edged Ravi Bopara to the final spot in England's 15-man squad for its two-Test cricket tour of India.
Fernando Alonso had written off his chances of winning the Singapore Grand Prix on the grid -- two hours later he was celebrating an unlikely "lucky" victory.
Italian Alessandro Ballan claimed his first world cycling championship victory after delighting the home fans with a late breakaway on Sunday.
Andy Roddick had to dig deep before beating unseeded Israeli Dudi Sela to claim the China Open title in Beijing on Sunday.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Novak Djokovic to claim the Thailand Open title on Sunday and gain a measure of revenge for his loss to the Serbian in the final of this year's Australian Open.
Italian legend Valentino Rossi clinched his sixth MotoGP world title with a thrilling victory in Japan on Sunday.
Ethiopian distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie broke his own world record for the marathon for the second successive year in Berlin on Sunday.
Nicole Cooke of Britain became the first cyclist, male or female, to win world and Olympic road race titles in the same year by beating Marianne Vos of the Netherlands in a sprint finish at the world championships in Varese, Italy.
Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic and unheralded Dudi Sela advanced to the finals of the China Open on Saturday.
Felipe Massa boosted his challenge for the drivers' world championship title when he claimed pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the final qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Lance Armstrong may not be able to start his comeback at the Tour Down Under in Australia because of the anti-doping re-entry rules, cycling's governing body said Saturday.
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga face a repeat of their Australian Open final after winning semifinals at the Thailand Open in Bangkok.
Spain's Jorge Lorenzo edged defending MotoGP champion Casey Stoner of Australia in qualifying Saturday to claim pole position for Sunday's Grand Prix of Japan.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso produced a sparkling performance under the floodlights to top the timesheets in the second session of free practice ahead of the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.
Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils will meet for the first time in the Thailand Open semifinals in Bangkok on Saturday.
Home favorite Zheng Jie ousted second seed Ana Ivanovic from the China Open on Friday, defeating the Serb 7-6 2-6 6-4 to reach the semifinals in Beijing.
German sprint cyclist Erik Zabel, a six-time winner of the Tour de France green points jersey, will retire in early October, his professional road team Milram announced on Friday.
World champion Casey Stoner of Australia had the fastest time in Friday's practice for the Japan MotoGP.
A former head of the Pakistan Cricket Board says he expects India to pull out of next year's tour because of security concerns.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in opening practice for the Singapore Grand Prix, the first Formula One race to be held at night.
Red Bull Racing drivers David Coulthard and Mark Webber have put a brave face on being outperformed by the team's sister squad, Toro Rosso.
For the second successive day the favorites were upstaged at the world cycling championships as Germany's Bert Grabsch won the men's time trial in Varese.
Andy Roddick overcame a Davis Cup hangover and jetlag to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open, but top seed David Ferrer of Spain crashed out in Beijing.
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong can return to the Tour de France in 2009 if his team avoids doping scandals, the race director said on Thursday.
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong can return to the Tour de France in 2009 if his team avoids doping scandals, the race director said on Thursday.
World number three Novak Djokovic eased into the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open with a 6-1 6-3 win over Germany's Simon Stadler on Thursday.
Formula One breaks with almost 60 years of tradition when it takes a step into the dark this weekend in Singapore.
Kimi Raikkonen wants to salvage a win from the wreckage of his Formula One world title defense.
American Amber Neben was a surprise winner of the women's time-trial at the world championships in Varese on Wednesday.
Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France had to survive two tiebreakers to beat Czech Lukas Dlouhy in three sets on Wednesday and book a quarterfinal berth at the Thailand Open.
The French Olympic Committee decided on Wednesday to bid for the 2018 Winter Games.
World number two Jelena Jankovic continued her bid for the top women's ranking with an opening win in the China Open as Zheng Jie restored wounded local pride.
Don Bradman's first Test cricket bat attracted a record price of 145,000 Australian dollars ($121,500) at auction on Wednesday.
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