Wellington have Blues after Super 14 cracker The Auckland Blues scored a pulsating 19-17 win over the Wellington Hurricanes to keep their Super 14 semi-final hopes alive and put a big dent in the Hurricanes' play-off ambitions.
Pistorius cleared to run in Olympics ATHLETICS Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal yesterday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
Ronaldo drops Real bombshell SOCCER Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future after the Champions League final.
Trainer Hall puts his faith in Champion's class RACING Trainer David Hall says the major things Absolute Champion has in his favour for tomorrow's S$1 million (HK$5.6 million) KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore are his sheer class and will to ...
Former HK great Marcus proves he's a class act off the track too Six years after returning to his native South Africa, Basil Marcus is a man living his dream. He's traded in the silks and saddles for the significantly harder work of training racehorses and says he's never been happier.
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Mainland's strength bad for the world game, says national coach Li BADMINTONThe mainland's domination of world badminton is bad for the sport and tougher competition from other countries is welcome, national coach Li Yongbo said at the Thomas and Uber Cup competitions, even as China's men's team advanced to yet ...
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Athletes open their hearts for quake victims Chinese athletes and sports chiefs preparing for the Olympics took a break from their strict training regime yesterday to rally around the Sichuan earthquake victims.
You Bet The upcoming big cup finals show the two sides of the English Premier League this season. On the one hand is the English domination of the Champions League, exemplified by Manchester United and Chelsea facing each other on Wednesday in the ...
Kahn bringing his bittersweet career to an end For a man who has achieved so much, it's strangely fitting that the enduring image of Oliver Kahn will be the forlorn figure who sat by the goal after his mistake led to Germany's 2002 World Cup final defeat.
Philadelphia dig deep to keep series alive ICE HOCKEYA fast start by the Philadelphia Flyers gave way to a very nervous ending. When it was over, they were still alive and happily facing what many figured was an unlikely return trip to Pittsburgh.
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