CHINESE Olympic champions Qin Kai and Wang Feng led from start to finish to retain their men’s three-meter synchronized springboard title at the World Championships in Rome, Italy, on Saturday. Americans Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen finished second with Alexandre Despatie and Reuben Ross of Canada completing the podium. It was Qin’s second gold medal […]

Felipe Melo JUVENTUS signed Fiorentina’s Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo on Wednesday after beating off competition from Arsenal. Juventus has paid 20.5 million euros (US$28.80 million) plus winger Marco Marchionni for the 26-year-old, the Turin club said in a statement, adding that he had signed a five-year contract. “I believe a lot in this side. It […]

LAMAR ODOM enjoyed his first NBA championship with Lakers teammates Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol this past June, but the free agent might not be back in Los Angeles next season. The Lakers withdrew their offer to the forward late Tuesday, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. “Yes, we have taken the […]

CHINA won the women’s 4x100m medley relay world title in a world record time of 3 minutes, 52.19 seconds in Rome, Italy, on Saturday. China broke the previous record of 3:52.69 set by Australia in winning Olympic gold in Beijing last August. “It’s so cool. We had a great race. We all improved our times […]

ENGLISH Premier League side Hull City scraped through to the final of the Asia Trophy in Beijing on Wednesday with a 5-4 win on penalties against Beijing Guoan. A sublime strike from Geovanni gave Hull an early lead but from then on it was all Beijing and they deservedly equalized two minutes into the second […]

AC Milan’s torrid pre-season preparations have continued as they were trounced by Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening 4-1 at the Allianz Arena in the Audi Cup in Munich, Germany. The Italians were trailing most of the way by a single strike, but always looked second best before a flurry of late goals ensured they had […]

THE Charlotte Bobcats’ Emeka Okafor was sent to the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday for Tyson Chandler, another former No. 2 overall pick. The trade involving 26-year-old centers brought financial relief to both teams and confidence they’ll each thrive with a new man in the middle. The Hornets have been trying to unload Chandler for […]

ELEVEN records have been broken in the first two days at the World Championships, including five Monday night in Rome, Italy. The new world order also featured a shock result: No Aaron Peirsol in the final of the 100-meter backstroke. Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden broke the world record she set a day earlier to win […]

DIEGO MILITO scored his first of two goals in the opening minutes to lead Inter Milan to a 2-0 victory over Serie A rival AC Milan on Sunday in a friendly during their preseason tour of America. Later, Franco DiSanto and Florent Malouda scored in a two-minute span in the second half to lead Chelsea […]

VERNON FORREST, a former two-division champion who gained stardom when he became the first boxer to defeat Shane Mosley, was shot to death in what police are calling an attempted robbery. Atlanta police Sgt. Lisa Keyes said in an e-mail Sunday that the 38-year-old Forrest was shot several times in the back late Saturday night […]