London, Feb 7(ANI): American swimming legend Mark Spitz has said Ian Thorpe faces a "monumental task" to qualify for the relays at the London Olympics, six years after retiring from the sport.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Yuvraj Singh will shortly meet American cycling great Lance Armstrong, whose successful battle against cancer is an inspiration to the Indian cricketer fighting his own battle against the disease. "I look forward to meet(ing) Lance Armstrong soon and take inspiration," the 30-year-old cricketer wrote on his Twitter page. The hard-hitting Indian batsman was told last year he ...
American triathlete Linsey Corbin and Trek have announced that Corbin will be riding a Speed Concept 9.9 over the next three years.
Like most of the competitors, I was submerged in the physical prowess of the sport while Jackson dealt in the metaphysical and sublime. At first, I thought I had the edge when I actually won the event and Ian finished well back in the field.
Los Angeles (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping programme. The decision means that Armstrong, a cancer survivor and one of his sport's greatest champions who has always vehemently denied using performance ...
Federal prosecutors on Friday (Saturday, PHL time) dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program. The decision means that Armstrong, a cancer survivor and one of his sport's greatest champions who has always vehemently denied using performance ...
There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday urged U.S. federal authorities to quickly hand over evidence collected in their lengthy probe into seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and doping in American cycling.
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Alberto Contador will become only the second Tour de France winner to be stripped of his victory.
How a sustainability initiative became fodder for right-wing conspiracy theories.
DETROIT , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Â Hyundai Motor America today introduced the all-new 2013 Veloster Turbo armed with 201 horsepower in a world debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.
European-style bike tour planned for Summerland and South Okanagan again.
On Saturday, Brendan Sheehan and the Santa Fe Trails Bicycle and Coffee Shop will host its annual Bicycle Cancerthon, with all proceeds going to benefit the American Cancer Society.
MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner shrugged off an ailing back to post the fastest time Wednesday in pre-season tests on the sport's new 1,000cc bikes at Malaysia's Sepang circuit.
Last night marked the start of the ESPN's 2012 Winter X Games, the annual action sport competition that began in 1997 (the summertime counterpart started in 1995). Action sports are a small niche in the American sports landscape, but the X Games offers a global spotlight for their stars. The exposure is invaluable to action sports athletes, and strong showings can pay off to the tune of millions.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centred on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program. U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr., in a brief written statement, did not detail the nature of the probe -- saying simply that his office was "closing an ...
DOHA: British world road champion Mark Cavendish has rated Matt Goss the ''only rider I fear'' in a bunch sprint finish but the ''Manx Missile'' still classes fellow Australian Mark Renshaw as ''the world's best lead-out'' rider, even though he is now a rival lead sprinter.
