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10 September 2010 09:29

PARIS - Jenson Button has led a chorus of approval regarding next season's record 20-race calendar, although appreciates the hardship some team members may endure.
The FIA this week unveiled an eight-and-a-half-month-long campaign in 2011 for Formula One that will begin in Bahrain in mid-March...

10 September 2010 09:26

Cavendish in command

MADRID - Mark Cavendish won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Espana today after his chief rivals misjudged their sprint finish to leave the Briton with an unchallenged run to the line.
The sprinters were always likely to prevail on the largely flat 172.5km ride from Andorra la Vella to Lleida,...

09 September 2010 09:20

Higgins blames naivety

LONDON - John Higgins stressed the most he had been guilty of was naivety after accepting the six-month ban and £75,000 fine meted out to him yesterday.
The 35-year-old Scot, who was suspended in May pending an investigation into allegations of frame-throwing made by the News of the World,...

09 September 2010 09:19

Lewis targets another win

MONZA - Lewis Hamilton is hoping his victory in Belgium 11 days ago is the forerunner to an end-of-season push for the Formula One title.
Hamilton grabbed his third win of the season in Spa to edge him a precarious three points ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber at the top of the drivers'...

08 September 2010 09:40

Monty pleased with Woods inclusion

NEW YORK - Colin Montgomerie is thrilled Tiger Woods is coming to Celtic Manor in three weeks' time.
Seven months after saying he might not play this year following the sex scandal that rocked sport, the world number one is one of four wild cards on the United States team.
Woods was named...

07 September 2010 17:27

Kontides success

NICOSIA - Cypriot sailing champion Pavlos Kontides has ranked fifth in the 2010 Laser World Championship that took place on 27th August - 5th September 2010, in Hayling Island, United Kingdom.

According to an announcement, issued by the Cyprus Yachting Association, Kontides secured the...

07 September 2010 10:22

US crush Angola 121-66

ISTANBUL — Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, Kevin Durant had 17, and the United States powered into the quarterfinals of the world championship with a 121-66 victory over Angola on Monday. With Durant scoring 17 and Billups 16 in the first half, the Americans saved their most impressive...

07 September 2010 10:18

Russia beats New Zealand

ISTANBUL — Russia reached the quarterfinals of basketball's world championships against the United States, beating New Zealand 78-56 Monday after Andrey Vorontsevich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov, Russia's 2.16-meter (7-foot-1) center who recently signed for the New York...

06 September 2010 09:09

Dream ends for Greece

ISTANBUL - Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday.
The Spaniards shot 8-for-18 three-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead during the game in the round of...

06 September 2010 09:07

No fear for Ebdon

SHANGHAI - Peter Ebdon believes he can stun world champion Neil Robertson at the Shanghai Masters - six weeks after playing down his chances of even qualifying for the tournament.
In the absence of the suspended John Higgins and resting Ronnie O'Sullivan, who is spending time with his family,...