SEVEN-TIME Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is making a comeback for Ferrari to replace injured driver Felipe Massa. Ferrari said Wednesday in a statement that the German had agreed to get back in the cockpit until Massa is fit to return. The next race is the European Grand Prix on Aug. 21-23 in Valencia, Spain. […]
Biedermann takes down Phelps
GERMANY’S Paul Biedermann pulled off a second sensational coup at the World Championships when he overpowered swimming great Michael Phelps to win the 200-meter freestyle final in record time in Rome, Italy on Tuesday. He ripped the gold from the twice champion, having broken Ian Thorpe’s world record to triumph in the 400-meter freestyle Sunday. […]
London marks three years until Olympic Games
THREE years from Monday, the eyes of the world will be on London for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games. The Games will begin at precisely 8:12 p.m. July 27, 2012. The city celebrated the three-year mark by showcasing the event’s centerpiece — the under-construction Olympic Park — and highlighting the progress made […]
Contador wins 2nd Tour de France
ALBERTO CONTADOR of Spain won the Tour de France on Sunday for a second time, and Lance Armstrong capped his return to the race with an impressive third-place finish. The 26-year-old Contador stayed safe in the main bunch as the last stage, over 164 kilometers from Montereau Fault-Yonne, went to Briton Mark Cavendish. “I am […]
Eclipsing Thorpe stuns Biedermann
GERMAN Paul Biedermann was stunned to break Ian Thorpe’s seven-year-old world record in claiming gold in the 400m freestyle at the World Championships in Rome, Italy, on Sunday before hailing the Australian as a “legend.” Biedermann beat Tunisian 800m freestyle Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli into second with Zhang Lin of China finishing third. But in […]
Massa crash leads to calls to re-examine F1 safety
RACING figures called on Formula One to re-examine safety procedures after Felipe Massa sustained life-threatening skull injuries in a high-speed accident during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying Saturday. The 28-year-old Ferrari driver was in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a military hospital following surgery. Massa slammed into the protective tire barriers at Hungaroring […]
Lin, Huo earn China’s 7th gold
CHINA’S Olympic champions Lin Yue and Huo Liang retained their men’s synchronized 10-meter platform title in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to earn the nation the seventh diving gold at the World Championships. Lin and Huo took command from the start with crisp, elegant dives and won comfortably with 482.58 points despite a relatively weak fifth-round […]
Chelsea blanks Inter Milan in friendly
DIDIER DROGBA and Frank Lampard scored to give Chelsea a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan on Tuesday night in a soccer exhibition at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The game was part of the World Football Challenge (WFC), a series also involving AC Milan and Mexico City’s Club America. World-class forward Didier Drogba didn’t […]
Guo wins 5th 3m world diving title
Gold medalist Guo Jingjing of China poses on the podium after winning the women’s 3m springboard diving final at the World Championships in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday. SD-Agencies CHINESE diving legend Guo Jingjing reset the record books once again by claiming her fifth straight women’s 3m springboard gold medal at the World Championships in Rome, […]
Ronaldo misfires in Real debut
CRISTIANO RONALDO struggled in his first match for Real Madrid, missing two free kicks in a preseason friendly against Shamrock Rovers before a late strike from Karim Benzema gave the visitors a 1-0 win in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday. The Dublin club of part-time footballers held Real Madrid’s starters at bay through the first half […]