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 […]

ALBERTO CONTADOR used the third and final Alpine stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday to take a further step toward a second victory in cycling’s showcase event. The 26-year-old Spaniard, following another impressive run through the mountains, handed one more blow to his rivals when he tightened his grip on the yellow jersey […]

WORLD No. 5 Sergio Garcia will represent Spain for the fourth time in the US$5.5 million World Cup of Golf at the Mission Hills Club in Shenzhen and Dongguan later this year, organizers said Thursday. The 29-year-old, who won the HSBC Champions in China last November to briefly take over the world No. 2 spot, […]

THE Chinese synchronized swim team claimed a silver medal Wednesday in Rome at the World Championships in Rome, Italy, on Wednesday. It was China’s best record at the event. China’s total was 97.667 points, after Spain’s 98.333. Canada followed in third with 96.167. “We are very satisfied with this silver,” Zhang Xiaohuan said. “As Russia […]

SUBSTITUTE Sutee Suksomkit scored a stunning second-half equalizer to earn Thailand a surprise 1-1 draw with Premier League Liverpool on Wednesday. Lifted by a partisan Bangkok crowd dressed mainly in red, the 18-time English champions went ahead after only six minutes through Ryan Babel but were unable to hold on for a pre-season victory. Babel […]

LANCE ARMSTRONG mustered one of his strongest showings yet at this Tour de France on Tuesday, a dazzling burst of acceleration from yesteryear that allowed him to keep second place. The seven-time champion was so buoyed by the performance that he said he could still contend for the yellow jersey if teammate and race leader […]