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Anger and tears at doping bans

2009-11-06T20:14:00+00:00

The suspensions of two Belgian tennis players and a boxer for breaking doping regulations leads to anger and tears at a news conference in Antwerp.

ANTWERP, BELGIUM (NOVEMBER 6, 2009) VTM - Belgian tennis player ...

Manchester United and Chelsea prepare for fiesty Premier League showdown

2009-11-06T17:49:00+00:00

Both Chelsea and Manchester United expect a fiercely competitive Premier League match when they meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (NOVEMBER 6, 2009) ITN - The scene is set for a typically robust ...

Senna name to return to F1

2009-10-31T12:32:00+00:00

Campos Meta team sign Ayrton Senna's nephew Bruno for 2010 season.

NURBURGRING, GERMANY PARADISE TV VNR - The Senna name will be back in Formula One next season after the new Campos Meta team announced ...

Rossi wins his seventh MotoGP world championship

2009-10-25T10:58:00+00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Valentino Rossi finishes third in the Malaysian Grand Prix to secure his seventh world Moto GP championship.

Solar cars power up for Australian outback challenge

2009-10-25T10:28:00+00:00

Solar car challenge begins in Darwin, Australia, with contestants from around the world ready for the "green" race through Australia.

DARWIN, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 25, 2009) GLOBAL GREEN CHALLENGE POOL - Thirty-two solar powered vehicles set ...

Todt replaces Mosley as FIA president

2009-10-23T15:30:00+01:00

Ex-Ferrari boss Jean Todt beats opponent Ari Vatanen for position of President of the International Automobile Federation.

PARIS, FRANCE (OCTOBER 23, 2009) REUTERS - Former Ferrari boss Jean Todt replaced Max Mosley as president of ...

FIA meets in Paris to elect new head

2009-10-23T10:41:00+01:00

PARIS, FRANCE, REUTERS - Jean Todt joined his former champion Michael Schumacher on Friday (October 23) for a vote that could see the ex-Ferrari team boss elected to replace Max Mosley as head of Formula ...

The FIFA World Cup trophy reaches the Nigerian city of Lagos

2009-10-22T14:15:00+01:00

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Hundreds of football fans gather to get a glimpse of the Fifa World Cup during its Nigeria tour.

LAGOS, NIGERIA (OCTOBER 22, 2009) REUTERS - Hundreds of football fans in Lagos gathered at Nigeria's ...

Jenson Button becomes Formula One World Champion

2009-10-18T19:55:00+01:00

Jenson Button becomes Formula One World Champion to make boyhood dream come true.

OXFORD, UK (AUGUST 9, 2000) VNR - Jenson Button defied his critics and made a boyhood dream come true on Sunday (October ...

Ghanaians celebrate Under-20 World Cup win

2009-10-17T15:51:00+01:00

Jubilant Ghanaians filled the streets of the capital Accra to celebrate a historic win in the Under-20 World Cup where their team beat Brazil in the final on penalties.

ACCRA, GHANA (OCTOBER 16, 2009) REUTERS ...

NBA returns to London for Chicago Bulls v Utah Jazz

2009-10-05T19:56:00+01:00

London set to welcome the giants of the NBA as the Chicago Bulls take on Utah Jazz at the O2 Arena on Tuesday.

LONDON, UK (OCTOBER 5, 2009) REUTERS - The Chicago Bulls might be ...

Lewis Hamilton wins Singapore Grand Prix

2009-09-27T19:12:00+01:00

Lewis Hamilton puts McLaren at the front again with victory in Singapore while Jenson Button extends his world championship lead.

SINGAPORE (SEPTEMBER 27, 2009) FOM - Lewis Hamilton stormed to a floodlit victory in the ...

Vitali Klitschko defeats Cristobal Arreola with a tenth round TKO

2009-09-27T09:24:00+01:00

Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko defeats American Cristobal Arreola with a tenth round TKO.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA. (SEPTEMBER 26, 2009) (REUTERS) - Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC heavyweight title with a 10th round TKO over previously ...

Record motorcycle jump - twice

2009-09-27T09:20:00+01:00

An American sets new world record for the longest ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jump, then does it again.

RENO, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 26, 2009) NBC - Motorcyclist Ryan Capes set a new world record for a ...

German sports brand rivals Adidas and Puma seal peace deal

2009-09-21T18:41:00+01:00

German sports brand makers Adidas and Puma, bitter rivals for more than 60 years, seal a peace deal with a soccer match on International Peace Day.

HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 21, 2009) REUTERS - The sixty-year-old ...

Flavio Briatore banned from Formula One

2009-09-21T18:24:00+01:00

Flavio Briatore, the former Renault team boss, is handed a lifetime ban from Formula One for his involvement in race-fixing.

TOKYO, JAPAN REUTERS - Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore was barred for life from ...

Kiwi rugby legend Lomu beefs up ahead of bodybuilding competition

2009-09-16T12:43:00+01:00

New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu beefs up ahead of a bodybuilding competition before returning to turf for the French side Marseilles.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (SEPTEMBER 16, 2009) TVNZ - Rugby legend Jonah Lomu continued ...

Kim Clijsters speaks after her upset of third seed Venus Williams at the U.S. Open

2009-09-07T09:30:00+01:00

Kim Clijsters speaks after her upset of third seed Venus Williams at the U.S. Open.

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NEW YORK, USA. (SEPTEMBER 6, 2009)(USTA) - Former champion Kim Clijsters stunned third seed Venus Williams 6-0 0-6 ...

Clijsters stuns third seed Venus at Open

2009-09-06T23:36:00+01:00

Kim Clijsters' comeback to the top of women's tennis moves a step closer as she brushes Venus Williams

aside while Serena Williams beats Daniel Hantchukova to reach the last eight. In the men's draw, Rafael ...

Live Football - Algeria Vs Zambia

2009-09-06T22:00:00+01:00

Don't Let Ads Take Fun Out of Football, Wake Forest University Expert Says

2009-09-05T14:12:00+01:00

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 10, the NFL kicks off its season, and about 5.3 million children ages 2 to 17 will be watching football with their parents this fall. Pro football ...

Usain Bolt wins as three athletes share golden million dollar prize

2009-09-04T22:54:00+01:00

Usain Bolt wins 200m race in Belgium while Yelena Isinbayeva, Kenenisa Bekele and Sanya Richards hit the golden jackpot.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (SEPTEMBER 5, 2009) TWI - Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt cruised to victory ...

Renault face Singapore race fixing charges

2009-09-04T21:11:00+01:00

Renault face charges with fixing 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

PARIS, FRANCE RENAULT VNR - Renault will face charges of fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix by staging a crash that helped Spaniard Fernando Alonso win, ...

Chelsea to appeal against FIFA ban

2009-09-03T20:37:00+01:00

Chelsea appeal FIFA's ban preventing them from signing any new players until 2011.

LONDON, UK (SEPTEMBER 3, 2009) REUTERS - Chelsea have been banned by FIFA from registering new signings until January 2011 after being ...

FIFA ban Chelsea from registering players

2009-09-03T15:34:00+01:00

FIFA ban Chelsea from signing any new players until 2011.

LONDON, UK (SEPTEMBER 3, 2009) REUTERS - Premier League club Chelsea have been banned from registering any new players for the next two transfer windows, ...

Tokyo bids for Olympic gold

2009-09-03T08:47:00+01:00

Tokyo says public support for its 2016 Games bid is rising, with a $4 billion war chest and a slate of sponsors awaiting the Oct. 2 decision.

Tokyo is among four cities bidding for the ...

Ivanovic out of U.S. Open

2009-09-02T10:18:00+01:00

Ana Ivanovic is beaten in the opening round of a major for the first time as she eliminated from the U.S. Open by Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko. Russians Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva all ...

Lebron James says basketball kids are inspirational and praises Jordan

2009-09-01T21:24:00+01:00

NBA star Lebron James and French basketballer Tony Parker watch their training camp teams play in Paris.

PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 1, 2009) REUTERS - NBA star LeBron James was in Paris on Tuesday (September 1) ...

Muhammad Ali visits home town in Ireland of his great grandfather Abe Grady

2009-09-01T19:19:00+01:00

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali visits home town in Ireland of his great grandfather Abe Grady.

ENNIS, IRELAND (SEPTEMBER 1, 2009) RTE - Three times world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali on Tuesday (September 1) visited ...

13-year-old girl determined to beat youngest sailor record. New Zeland may not fulfill her hope

2009-08-27T19:43:00+01:00

A 13-year-old Dutch sailor awaits a decision to be given the chance to beat British teenager Mike Perham, who earlier broke records by completing a 24,000-mile solo trip around the world.

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (AUGUST 27, ...