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Monday 28 July 2008

• Sastre Tour triumph continues Spain's "Magical Year" (Feature)
• Has the Tour de France turned the corner? (Feature)

Sunday 27 July 2008

• Kazakh Fofonov tests positive for illegal stimulant on Tour
• In photos: 'Tour De France - Final Stage and Winner'
• Teamwork and audacity win Tour de France title for Sastre (Feature)
• Carlos Sastre wins 2008 Tour de France (Roundup)
• BACKGROUND: Tour de France champions
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Carlos Sastre wins 2008 Tour de France finishers overall in second para (1st Lead)
• PROFILE: Carlos Sastre, "the quiet man," achieves his life's dream
• Carlos Sastre wins 2008 Tour de France (Urgent)
• Final stage of Tour de France gets under way to crown King Sastre

Saturday 26 July 2008

• In photos: 'Tour De France Stage 20'
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Sastre set to win Tour title as Evans falters (Roundup)
• Sastre set to win Tour title as Evans falters (1st Lead)
• Vansevenant set for Tour record - placed last three straight years
• So far 415 drug tests at Tour de France - three positive
• Evans tries to avoid "deja vu" as decisive stage 20 of Tour begins

Friday 25 July 2008

• Chavanel wins stage, Sastre retians overall lead (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Chavanel wins stage, Freire retains overall lead (1st Lead)
• Stage 19 of Tour begins, with leaders waiting for Saturday
• Australians rally to their cautious and cranky Cadel (News Feature)

Thursday 24 July 2008

• Burghardt wins Tour stage as Sastre retains race lead (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• German wins Tour stage as Sastre retains race lead (1st Lead)
• Search of Schleck family car finds nothing illegal (Roundup)
• Customs agents search car of Schleck brothers' parents
• Stage 18 of Tour gets under way
• Danish premier to test ride part of Tour de France stage

Wednesday 23 July 2008

• In photos: 'Tour De France Stage 17'
• Chimney sweep Kohl elevated to media stardom by Albert Otti, dpa (Feature)
• Sastre takes Tour lead with impressive win in 17th stage (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Sastre takes Tour lead with impressive win in 17th stage (1st Lead)
• After doping case, Saunier Duval pulls out of cycling spelling of Piepoli throughout (Roundup)
• After doping case, Saunier Duval pulls out of cycling
• Industry helping catch drug cheats, says WADA
• Last Tour de France mountain stage gets under way
• PROFILE: Yellow fever Australians yell for Cadel Evans

Tuesday 22 July 2008

• Frenchman wins Alpine stage as Schleck retains Tour lead (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Frenchman wins Alpine stage as Schleck retains Tour lead (1st Lead)
• Stage 16 of Tour de France gets underway in the Alps

Monday 21 July 2008

• Will sport prevail over doping at the Tour? (Feature)

Sunday 20 July 2008

• Gerrans wins stage, Schleck takes overall Tour lead (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Gerrans wins stage while Schleck claims Tour lead (1st Lead)
• (eca076) Spanish lab allegations and confessions in Tour doping (News Feature)
• Ex-champ Pereiro out of Tour with shoulder fracture (Roundup)
• Ex-champ Pereiro out of Tour with fractures after crash
• Spanish lab allegations and confessions in Tour doping (News Feature)
• Stage 15 of Tour gets underway in the Alps

Saturday 19 July 2008

• Spaniard Freire wins 14th stage, Evans retains Tour lead (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Spaniard Freire wins Tour's 14th stage (1st Lead)
• Stage 14 of Tour de France gets underway

Friday 18 July 2008

• In photos: 'Tour De France 13th Stage'
• Saunier Duval fires Ricco and stage winner Piepoli (2nd Roundup)
• Cavendish strikes again in Tour, but doping dominates (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Cavendish strikes again in Tour, but doping dominates (1st Lead)
• Disgraced Ricco placed under investigation (Extra)
• Saunier Duval fires Ricco and stage winner Piepoli (Roundup)
• Saunier Duval fires Ricco and stage winner Piepoli
• Stage 13 of Tour starts as doping again dominates Tour de France

Thursday 17 July 2008

• Ricco jailed after testing positive for EPO (Roundup)
• IOC boss Rogge saddened at news of Ricco's positive dope test
• Cavendish wins his third stage as doping shakes Tour (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Cavendish wins his third stage as doping shakes Tour (1st Lead)
• Report: Ricco tests positive for EPO, team leaves Tour
• Report: Ricco tests positive for EPO, team leaves Tour (2nd Lead)
• Stage 12 of Tour starts as another doping case strikes race
• Report: Ricco tests positive for EPO (1st Lead)
• Report: Ricco tests positive for EPO

Wednesday 16 July 2008

• Arvesen wins stage 11 of Tour as Evans remains in yellow (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Arvesen wins stage 11 of Tour as Evans remains in yellow (2nd Lead)
• Norwegian Arvesen wins stage 11 of Tour de France (1st Lead)
• Duenas caught using EPO - out of Tour, into custody (Roundup)
• Stage 11 of Tour starts after second rider is dropped for doping
• Second Spanish cyclist tests positive for EPO on Tour (1st Lead)
• Second Spanish cyclist tests positive for EPO on Tour

Tuesday 15 July 2008

• Katyusha team set for swift cycling glory after 2009 debut
• Danish cyclist Rasmussen still hurt over Tour de France eviction

Monday 14 July 2008

• In photos: 'Tour De France 14 July 2008'
• Evans takes Tour lead as veteran Piepoli wins 10th stage (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• (eca136): 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Evans takes Tour lead as veteran Pieboli wins 10th stage (1st Lead)
• Stage 10 of Tour de France gets underway

Sunday 13 July 2008

• Ricco takes ninth stage of Tour de France (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Ricco takes ninth stage of Tour de France (1st Lead)
• Stage 9 of Tour de France gets underway

Saturday 12 July 2008

• Cavendish sprints to second Tour de France stage victory (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• (eca080) 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Cavendish sprints to second Tour de France stage victory (1st Lead)
• Beltran faces serious consequences over positive doping test (Roundup)
• Police release Beltran after cyclist tests positive on Tour
• Doping overshadows start of stage 8 of Tour de France
• Beltran facing five-year prison sentence over positive doping test

Friday 11 July 2008

• Beltran out of Tour, in custody fater failing drugs test (Roundup)
• Beltran out of Tour over doping - Sanchez wins stage (2nd Roundup)
• Beltran fails doping test at Tour - police raid team (2nd Lead)
• Beltran fails doping test at Tour de France (1st Lead)
• L'Equipe: Beltran fails doping test at Tour de France (Urgent)
• Spaniard takes seventh Tour stage as Kirchen retains lead (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Spaniard takes seventh Tour stage as Kirchen retains lead (1st Lead)
• Stage seven of Tour de France gets under way
• Report: Ten Tour cyclists with "abnormal" blood test results

Thursday 10 July 2008

• Young Italian winner, crash mark dramatic Tour stage (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Young Italian winner, crash mark dramatic Tour stage (1st Lead)
• Stage six of 2008 Tour de France gets under way

Wednesday 09 July 2008

• Cavendish wins fifth stage of the Tour de France (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• British sprinter wins fifth stage of the Tour de France (1st Lead)
• Last years "King of the Mountain" drops out of Tour de France
• Fifth stage of the Tour de France gets under way

Tuesday 08 July 2008

• German surprises Tour de France by winning fourth stage (Roundup)
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• German surprises Tour de France by winning fourth stage (1st Lead)
• Fourth Tour stage, an individual time trial, gets underway
• In photos: 'Tour De France - Stage 3'

Monday 07 July 2008

• Frenchman wins third stage of the Tour de France (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Frenchman wins third stage of the Tour de France (1st Lead)
• Sprinters expected to shine in third Tour de France stage

Sunday 06 July 2008

• Norwegian sprinter wins second stage of Tour de France (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Norwegian sprinter wins second stage of Tour de France (1st Lead)
• Second stage of Tour de France gets under way

Saturday 05 July 2008

• (eca 87) 2008 Tour de France (Results)
• Spaniard Valverde wins first stage of 2008 Tour de France (Roundup)
• STANDINGS: 2008 Tour de France
• 2008 Tour de France (Results)

Friday 04 July 2008

• ASO without UCI amid hopes for a new Tour de France era
• Tour riders warned about doping - tough testing planned

Thursday 03 July 2008

• Hoff, Coughlin swap records spotlight at US Olympic swim trials

Wednesday 02 July 2008

• US swimmer Dara Torres makes bid for fifth Olympics at age 41

Sunday 22 June 2008

• In photos: 'Britain Motorcycle GP Donington'

Wednesday 07 May 2008

• China's last batch of Olympic tickets sells out in two days

Tuesday 06 May 2008

• IOC clarifies its position on possible athletes' protests

Monday 05 May 2008

• China opens final phase of Olympic ticket sales

Friday 02 May 2008

• Rogge to strengthen human rights aspect in IOC

Thursday 24 April 2008

• In photos: 'Hungary Dakar Series'

Wednesday 23 April 2008

• Final phase of Olympic ticket sales to start May 5

Sunday 20 April 2008

• In photos: 'Hungary Dakar Series'

Saturday 19 April 2008

• In photos: 'China Fencing Team World Championships'

Tuesday 15 April 2008

• Dismay after ban on human rights badge for French Olympic athletes

Friday 11 April 2008

• Vancouver unlikely to have international torch relay in 2010
• Japan rejects China's torch guards; flame in Argentina
• Kenyan Nobel laureate quits Olympic torch relay

Thursday 10 April 2008

• Torch heads to Argentina as controversy, protests continue
• Olympics will overcome 'crisis', says IOC boss Rogge

Wednesday 09 April 2008

• Torch relay set to continue but more IOC trouble over Tibet
• European anger over the dropping of Tibet from Olympic statement
• Olympic committee members against changes to torch relay

Tuesday 08 April 2008

• China faces PR disaster over Olympic torch protests

Monday 07 April 2008

• Protests in Paris, San Francisco overshadow Olympic torch
• IOC president 'concerned' over Tibet, torch relay violence

Saturday 05 April 2008

• In photos: 'Britain Grand National'
• IOC: China confirms no internet censorship during Olympics
• Comply Or Die wins Grand National; one horse put down
• Rogge: Beijing air presents no danger for Olympians
• Sarkozy only to attend Olympic opening if China meets conditions

Thursday 03 April 2008

• Premier refutes Norwegian boycott of Olympics ceremony
• San Francisco officials blast China ahead of Olympic torch run
• Report: Broad consensus over Norwegian boycott of Olympics ceremony
• IOC coordinator pleads for non-political Beijing Olympics
• Uighur Muslims protest Olympic torch relay in Istanbul

Tuesday 01 April 2008

• Indian football captain refuses to join Olympic torch relay
• Rights group slams 'moral void' as IOC visits Beijing

Sunday 30 March 2008

• In photos: 'Greece Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony'
• German athletes explore Olympic protest options - within the rules
• Greece hands over Olympic flame to Chinese amid protests

Saturday 29 March 2008

• Beijing Olympic flame arrives on ancient Acropolis (Roundup)
• Oxford easily defeat Cambridge to win Boat Race
• Police deployed in Athens ahead of arrival of Olympic torch

Friday 28 March 2008

• Police deployed in Athens ahead of arrival of Beijing Olympic torch

Thursday 27 March 2008

• China unconcerned over Olympic ceremony boycott
• How far can athletes go if they plan Olympic protests?

Tuesday 25 March 2008

• Reporters Without Borders promise action in Olympic torch relay
• Olympic demonstrators freed on bail in Greece

Monday 24 March 2008

• In photos: 'Greece Olympic Flame Ceremony'
• Olympic flame lit in ancient Olympia amid protests (2nd Roundup)
• Olympic flame lit in ancient Olympia amid protests (Roundup)
• Flame for Beijing Olympics lit in Ancient Olympia
• Climbers ready to carry Olympic torch to Mount Everest summit

Sunday 23 March 2008

• In photos: 'Greece Olympic Flame Ceremony Rehearsal'

Saturday 22 March 2008

• Boosted by IOC, China shrugs off pollution concerns

Friday 21 March 2008

• Olympic dreams - Made in China

Wednesday 19 March 2008

• Torch relay still planned for Tibet despite protests
• No need for BYO, our food is safe - Chinese say

Tuesday 18 March 2008

• Hundreds of Tibet supporters demonstrate outside IOC headquarters
• Reporters Without Borders calls for Olympics ceremony boycott

Monday 17 March 2008

• Beijing air quality better than expected, says IOC expert

Saturday 15 March 2008

• Olympic torch plans unaffected by Tibet riots, Beijing says

Thursday 13 March 2008

• Reichelt wins super-G title, Riesch takes women's crown

Wednesday 12 March 2008

• China rebuffs critics; adds ex-police chief to Olympic group

Saturday 19 January 2008

• Cuche wins crash-marred Kitzbuehel downhill

Sunday 06 January 2008

• Matt escapes Raich and Neureuther scare to win slalom

Saturday 05 January 2008

• Double Swiss giant slalom delight from Berthod and Albrecht

Friday 04 January 2008

• Strong wind scuppers third leg of Four Hills series

Saturday 29 December 2007

• Costazza upsets slalom favourites for first World Cup win

Friday 28 December 2007

• Karbon takes women's giant slalom in Lienz

Tuesday 11 December 2007

• In photos: US Alpine Aspen Winternational

Monday 10 December 2007

• No Tibetan team allowed at 2008 Beijing Olympics

Sunday 09 December 2007

• Munich to be Germany's 2018 candidate

Wednesday 05 December 2007

• Britain hammer Pakistan 4-1 in Champions Trophy

Sunday 02 December 2007

• First biathlon win for Norway's Tora Berger

Friday 30 November 2007

• Beijing Olympics committee replaces ticketing director

Thursday 29 November 2007

• Grim future for German cycling as T-Mobile, others, quit first para

Friday 23 November 2007

• Trap unveils doping scandal in Brazilian swimming

Wednesday 21 November 2007

• More sand, more teams as 2008 Dakar Rally is unveiled

Monday 19 November 2007

• Olympics spurs television advertising bonanza

Friday 16 November 2007

• Sinkewitz banned until July 2008
• Counterfeit 'Olympic' cigarettes seized in Beijing

Thursday 15 November 2007

• Rogge urges compliance with doping code - no one-hour rule

Monday 12 November 2007

• China mounts pre-Olympic drive against 'fake' reporters

Friday 09 November 2007

• Mixed reactions as Abuja loses Commonwealth Games bid
• Glasgow to host 2014 Commonwealth Games

Thursday 08 November 2007

• Hong Kong to spend millions stirring up Olympic spirit

Wednesday 07 November 2007

• Doping sinners face Olympics ban, says Rogge

Monday 05 November 2007

• China revises Olympic ticketing after system crash

Wednesday 31 October 2007

• Huge response forces Beijing to suspend Olympic ticket sales

Tuesday 30 October 2007

• Millions of ticket buyers swamp Olympic website, banks

Monday 29 October 2007

• Second round of Olympic ticket sales in China to begin Tuesday

Thursday 25 October 2007

• Route for 2008 Tour de France announced

Tuesday 23 October 2007

• IOC team inspects Beijing's preparations for 2008

Thursday 18 October 2007

• China promises to combat doping at 2008 Olympics

Thursday 11 October 2007

• Construction work for 2008 Olympics in Beijing on track
• Shanghai Special Olympics ends with song, dance, promises

Tuesday 09 October 2007

• Successful Special Olympics drawing to a close

Friday 21 September 2007

• Tour de France winner Landis to be banned for two years (Roundup)
• Olympic torch won't come to Taiwan due to political dispute

Thursday 20 September 2007

• Tour de France winner Landis to be banned for two years
• Taiwan, China make last-ditch effort to solve Olympic torch dispute

Saturday 15 September 2007

• Chicago among seven cities vying for 2016 Olympics

Wednesday 12 September 2007

• Six cities set to make running for 2016 Olympics

Friday 07 September 2007

• China's Yao Ming in Taiwan, Olympic torch to be approved

Monday 03 September 2007

• Beijing intensifies pre-Olympic scrutiny of police officers

Monday 27 August 2007

• Taiwan said to compromise on Olympic torch relay route
• Taiwan to compromise on Olympic torch relay route: newspaper

Saturday 11 August 2007

• Kloeden pulls out of Astana training camp, mulls future

Friday 10 August 2007

• Discovery Channel cycling team to disband

Thursday 09 August 2007

• Beijing to hold four-day trial of Olympic traffic control

Wednesday 08 August 2007

• Beijing celebrates one year until 2008 Olympics (Roundup)
• Pollution could delay some events in Beijing, Rogge says
• Beijing celebrates one year until 2008 Olympics

Monday 06 August 2007

• China, rights groups expect one-year Olympic battle
• Preparations 'on schedule' for Olympic Games

Thursday 02 August 2007

• Stuttgart to host cycling worlds, tough anti-doping measures
• China, IOC stand firm against boycott calls
• Olympic visitors to breathe China's 'green' dream

Tuesday 31 July 2007

• Sinkewitz fired after he accepts positive doping result

Monday 30 July 2007

• Vino fired by Astana - Rabobank investigate Rasmussen

Sunday 29 July 2007

• Alberto Contador: Riding in Lance Armstrong's footsteps
• Suspicion was the winner of the Tour de France
• Contador wins Tour de France
• Contador all but clinches Tour title, Leipheimer wins stage
• Vinokourov B sample confirms he used illegal blood transfusion

Saturday 28 July 2007

• No more cooperation with UCI, says Tour director Prudhomme
• Contador comes in fifth in stage 19, likely to win Tour

Friday 27 July 2007

• Rasmussen hires top Danish lawyer
• Frenchman Casar wins stage 18 of Tour de France
• Stage 18 of Tour de France starts, as doping suspicions linger

Thursday 26 July 2007

• Spaniard takes Tour de France lead as Bennati wins stage
• Rasmussen insists he didn't lie, blames de Rooy
• Rasmussen in shock after being pulled from Tour - Rabobank continue
• Leader Rasmussen drops out of Tour de France (Roundup)
• Danish cycling federation boss: Cycling 'in ruins'

Wednesday 25 July 2007

• Italian Moreni failed doping test on Tour de France
• Rasmussen wins stage 16 of Tour de France and extends lead
• Can the Tour de France be saved after latest doping scandal?

Tuesday 24 July 2007

• Tour de France debacle as Vinokourov tests positive
• Munich gets all-clear for 2018 Winter Olympics bid

Monday 23 July 2007

• Vinokourov wins stage 15 of Tour, Rasmussen keeps lead

Sunday 22 July 2007

• Contador wins stage 14 of Tour, Rasmussen keeps lead (Roundup)
• Crucial Tour stage, in the Pyrenees Mountains, gets underway

Saturday 21 July 2007

• Vinokourov wins time trial to get back in Tour title fight
• Tour de France stage 13, an individual time trial, gets underway

Friday 20 July 2007

• Boonen wins stage 12 of troubled Tour de France

Thursday 19 July 2007

• South African sprinter wins stage 11 of Tour de France
• Tour boycott by German networks draws mixed reactions

Wednesday 18 July 2007

• Frenchman wins tenth Tour stage as race is hit by doping
• German networks terminate Tour de France broadcasts over doping

Tuesday 17 July 2007

• Colombian rookie wins stage nine of the Tour de France

Monday 16 July 2007

• T-Mobile lick their wounds as Sinkewitz also has to quit
• Sinkewitz retires from Tour in the wake of collision with spectator
• First week of the Tour has one big winner: the Tour

Sunday 15 July 2007

• Rasmussen wins eighth Tour de France stage and race lead

Saturday 14 July 2007

• Tour novice Gerdemann wins stage and gets yellow jersey
• Seventh Tour de France stage gets underway

Friday 13 July 2007

• Belgian Boonen wins sixth stage of the Tour de France
• Michele Scarponi banned for 18 months after testing positive
• Sixth stage of the Tour de France gets underway

Thursday 12 July 2007

• Italian Pozzato takes fifth stage of the Tour de France

Wednesday 11 July 2007

• Norway's Hushovd sprints to victory in fourth Tour stage
• Ullrich plans to comment soon on 'events of last year'
• Tom Simpson - victim of cycling and circumstance

Tuesday 10 July 2007

• Cancellara wins third stage of Tour de France
• Third stage of Tour de France gets underway

Monday 09 July 2007

• Belgian Steegmans wins second stage of Tour de France
• World championships cyclists must sign declaration against doping
• Second stage of Tour de France gets underway

Sunday 08 July 2007

• McEwen wins first stage of 2007 Tour de France
• First stage of 2007 Tour de France gets underway
• New evidence linking Ullrich with Spanish doping scandal

Saturday 07 July 2007

• Switzerland's Cancellara wins Tour de France prologue

Friday 06 July 2007

• IOC becomes more flexible on new Olympic sports
• London set to hold big bash for Tour de France

Thursday 05 July 2007

• Team bosses Riis and Stanga not to appear at Tour
• Sochi promises memorable Olympics in unique setting
• Salzburg bemoans loss of 2014 Games and Olympic values
• Sochi to host 2014 Winter Games (Roundup)

Wednesday 04 July 2007

• 2014 Olympics in Sochi or Pyeongchang, Salzburg out
• Tour de France fights for its credibility

Tuesday 03 July 2007

• Cyclists could be excluded from Tour, Stanga under pressure
• Alinghi captures America's Cup to retain title

Monday 02 July 2007

• Cycling in deep trouble after Jaksche confession as Tour approaches
• 2007 Tour de France preview

Sunday 01 July 2007

• Light winds postpone America's Cup race

Saturday 30 June 2007

• Alinghi one win away from capturing America's Cup
• Jaksche breaks silence, confesses to doping with Fuentes

Friday 29 June 2007

• Alinghi takes lead at America's Cup

Wednesday 27 June 2007

• Wire-to-wire Swiss victory evens America's Cup

Tuesday 26 June 2007

• Kiwis again pull off comeback to grab America's Cup lead
• IOC set to approve launch of youth Olympics

Saturday 23 June 2007

• Beijing to recruit record 22,000 Olympic torch bearers

Saturday 16 June 2007

• Ivan Basso receives two-year ban

Wednesday 13 June 2007

• Investigators confirm Chinese company employed children

Thursday 07 June 2007

• Tour de France organizers erase Riis from winner's list

Wednesday 06 June 2007

• Kiwis complete sweep of Italians to reach America's Cup finals

Tuesday 05 June 2007

• Kiwis take commanding 4-0 lead in Challenger finals

Sunday 03 June 2007

• New Zealand wins again for 3-0 lead in Challenger finals

Thursday 31 May 2007

• Former Tour de France winner Riis dropped from all-time list

Wednesday 30 May 2007

• Twenty-one teams to race in this year's Tour de France
• IOC sets up disciplinary committee on doping
• Spain's Olympic committee to support Madrid bid for 2016 Olympics

Friday 25 May 2007

• Former Tour de France winner Riis admits to doping

Thursday 24 May 2007

• Background: Erythropoietin, the blood booster
• Aldag, Zabel confess to EPO doping at Team Telekom

Wednesday 23 May 2007

• Kiwis join Italy in Challenger finals
• T-Mobile, Gerolsteiner reassess cycling support after doping scandal

Sunday 20 May 2007

• USA bounced from America's Cup by Italy

Saturday 19 May 2007

• Italy pushes USA to brink of elimination at America's Cup

Wednesday 16 May 2007

• More than 1 million tickets for Beijing Olympics already ordered

Sunday 13 May 2007

• Franke: doping continues in cycling
• Bode Miller leaves U.S. ski team

Friday 11 May 2007

• Chinese President Hu invites US President Bush to Beijing Opening

Wednesday 09 May 2007

• American yacht reaches Challenger semifinals at Americas Cup

Thursday 03 May 2007

• T-Mobile suspend team doctors over doping investigation

Thursday 26 April 2007

• China unveils Olympic torch relay, but Taiwan rejets it

Wednesday 25 April 2007

• Pyeongchang still hopeful of hosting 2014 Winter Games
• IOC says it will not press China on Darfur, Tibet

Monday 23 April 2007

• More Landis Tour de France samples tested positive: report

Sunday 22 April 2007

• China arrests three over bogus Olympic ticketing website

Thursday 19 April 2007

• IOC confident Beijing can improve air quality by 2008

Wednesday 18 April 2007

• Beijing plans to remove one million cars for Olympics

Tuesday 17 April 2007

• IOC inspects Beijing's plans for services, test events

Sunday 15 April 2007

• China begins ticket sales for 2008 Olympics

Saturday 14 April 2007

• Chicago selected as United States candidate for 2016 Games
• Olympic gold medallists barred from SA's swim team

Friday 13 April 2007

• Beijing Olympic torch relay finalized, expected to include Taiwan

Thursday 12 April 2007

• North Korea accuses South of making unified Olympic team difficult

Wednesday 11 April 2007

• Nearly half a million Chinese look to work as Olympic volunteers

Monday 09 April 2007

• Families get online chance to win Beijing Olympic tour

Saturday 07 April 2007

• Cambridge defeat Oxford to win Boat Race

Wednesday 04 April 2007

• Prosecutors dismiss manipulation suggestions in Ullrich case

Sunday 01 April 2007

• Closing ceremony rounds up Phelps festival
• Former swimming champion Ian Thorpe: 'I have never cheated'
• Phelps becomes first swimmer to win seven golds at a championships

Saturday 31 March 2007

• Confusion all round as doping scandal takes over
• Australia rallies behind Thorpe over doping allegations

Friday 30 March 2007

• Australia and US dominate as more world records tumble
• Chinese swimming whitewash in Beijing seems impossible
• Records continue to fall at swimming worlds

Thursday 29 March 2007

• Americans dominate with three titles and three records (Roundup)
• Michael Phelps is closing in rapidly on Mark Spitz
• Phelps in a class of his own with another gold and record

Wednesday 28 March 2007

• Phelps stays on course in swimming worlds

Tuesday 27 March 2007

• US dominate on night of world records (Roundup)
• Phelps and Mamaudou stay on track, Warnecke disappoints

Monday 26 March 2007

• Phelps stays on course to make history

Saturday 24 March 2007

• Ando wins women's title at World Figure Skating Championships

Friday 23 March 2007

• Denkova and Staviski take ice dancing gold
• China continue dominating diving, Russia take synchronized gold
• German team takes anti-doping efforts seriously

Thursday 22 March 2007

• Lysacek Finishes Fifth at World Figure Skating Championships

Wednesday 21 March 2007

• Chinese duo wins third gold at figure skating worlds
• China and Russia share gold medals at worlds
• Joubert captures men's short program at Worlds; Weir fourth
• Chinese lead pairs competition at World Championships

Monday 19 March 2007

• As expected, China takes first diving gold

Sunday 18 March 2007

• Good day for defending champions at swimming worlds

Saturday 17 March 2007

• Thorpe honoured as swimming worlds opens with a small splash

Saturday 10 March 2007

• Judge set to drop Spanish cycling doping probe, say reports
• South Korean breaks world record in 500-metre speedskating

Saturday 03 March 2007

• Kuitunen, Ackermann, Malysz get fourth world titles

Sunday 18 February 2007

• Michael Phelps breaks 200m butterfly record

Monday 12 February 2007

• U.S. to train for Olympics at Beijing Normal University

Sunday 11 February 2007

• Paerson claims third gold, Svindal scores first for Norway

Sunday 04 February 2007

•  Poor conditions keep ski worlds on hold

Monday 29 January 2007

• U.S. Athletes Enjoy Successful Weekend on Snow & Ice

Sunday 28 January 2007

• Croatia and Poland seal top spot in their groups (2nd Lead)
• Meissner, Lysacek win U.S. Championships

Saturday 27 January 2007

• Belbin, Agosto win dance; Castile, Okolski pairs champs

Friday 26 January 2007

• Meissner, Lysacek lead U.S. Championships after short programs

Thursday 25 January 2007

• Inoue and Baldwin lead pairs after short program
• Former bobsled, skeleton racer dies in Iraq

Wednesday 24 January 2007

• Belbin and Agosto hold commanding lead in dance

Sunday 21 January 2007

• Peterhansel wraps up third Dakar Rally title

Saturday 20 January 2007

• Second motorbike rider dies in Dakar rally

Friday 19 January 2007

• Peterhansel nears Dakar victory as Sainz wins 13th stage

Thursday 18 January 2007

• Alphand closes in on Peterhansel as Sainz takes 12th stage of Dakar

Tuesday 16 January 2007

• Peterhansel defends Dakar lead as Al-Attiyah takes 10th stage

Monday 15 January 2007

• Disaster for race leader de Villiers in Dakar Rally

Sunday 14 January 2007

• De Villiers wins eighth stage of Dakar rally to extend overall lead

Saturday 13 January 2007

• Goetschl clinches women's downhill (Roundup)

Friday 12 January 2007

• De Villiers takes seventh stage of Dakar to claim overall lead

Thursday 11 January 2007

• Gordon takes sixth stage of Dakar Rally

Wednesday 10 January 2007

• Sainz increases overall Dakar lead with second stage win
• Villeneuve hired for Le Mans 25 hour race
• Warm weather denies men's and women's downhill training

Tuesday 09 January 2007

• First Dakar fatality as Schlesser wins fourth stage
• Three cities in final spurt for 2014 Olympics

Monday 08 January 2007

• De Villiers wins third Dakar stage as Sainz takes overall lead

Sunday 07 January 2007

• Sainz wins second Dakar stage, closes in on leader Sousa
• Kruglov leads Russian sweep - Grubben gets women's win

Saturday 06 January 2007

• Carlos Sousa wins opening Dakar Rally stage - again
• Kuitunen, Ronning win penultimate Tour De Ski stages

Friday 05 January 2007

• Neuner leads home German sweep in women's biathlon sprint race

Thursday 04 January 2007

• Janica Kostelic at home World Cup - but not as a racer

Wednesday 03 January 2007

• France take women's biathlon team event in Oberhof
• Uhrmann best in qualifying ahead of Four Hills event in Innsbruck

Tuesday 02 January 2007

• Vittoz and Steira secure Tour de Ski double pursuit wins

Monday 01 January 2007

• Kuettel wins as bad weather forces cancellation of second round

Sunday 31 December 2006

• German pro Erik Zabel calls for DNA testing - criticises Ullrich
• Lack of snow forces shift in World Cup races
• Bjoergen wins first Tour de Ski event

Saturday 30 December 2006

• From Agassi to Zidane - great athletes quit in 2006
• Sensational Schlierenzauer wins Four Hills opener

Friday 29 December 2006

• Borssen delight as she ends Schild's winning streak

Thursday 28 December 2006

• Maxi yacht wins Sydney-Hobart race again
• 2006 Review: Italy win World Cup as Germany dominates in Winter Games

Sunday 24 December 2006

• El Guerrouj to support Madrid bid for 2016
• IOC president Jacques Rogge supports Ullrich and Basso

Friday 22 December 2006

• Cohen withdraws from nationals

Tuesday 19 December 2006

• Four Hills Tour not endangered by lack of snow

Monday 18 December 2006

• Ullrich still hoping to resurrect cycling career

Sunday 17 December 2006

• Russia take men's team event while German women spring asurprise
• Palander wins men's giant slalom in Alta Badia

Saturday 16 December 2006

• Asian Games set benchmark for future competitions
• Goetschl delights home crowd with perfect run for 40th career win
• Kuitunen and Angerer win mass start races

Friday 15 December 2006

• A fairy-tale ending as the Asian Games come to a close
• Asian Games Roundup - Dec 15
• Miller dominates super-g for second season win

Thursday 14 December 2006

• Asian Games Roundup - Dec 14
• China surpasses Busan total
• Asian Games Roundup - Dec 13

Wednesday 13 December 2006

• Asian Games Roundup - Dec 12

Monday 11 December 2006

• Asian Games Roundup: Myanmar loses silver
• Double athletics gold for China and Bahrain
• Qatar confident of getting 2016 Olympics to Doha

Sunday 10 December 2006

• Asian Games Roundup: India out of hockey, China out of football
• Two golds for China, two for hosts (Roundup)
• Ivica Kostelic wins super-combined
• Russia edge Germany in biathlon relay
• Two more weightlifters test positive at Asian Games

Saturday 09 December 2006

• Asian Games Roundup: African-born runners dominating distance events
• Synchronised swimmers win 100th gold for China
• First doping case at Asian Games
• Officials say success at Asian Games reflection of new China
• Henkel wins pursuit to extend overall lead

Friday 08 December 2006

• 1st gold for Qatar, one-two for Kenya, China close in on 100
• After Asian Games riding death: Gold awarded, but questions remain

Thursday 07 December 2006

• Asian Games Roundup: Rider's death overshadows day; Weather delays events
• Lap of honour cancelled at medal ceremony
• South Korean schoolboy is star as Japan and China share spoils in pool
• Athlete dies at Games, South Korean team to continue
• Beijing tightens Olympic supervision after corruption scandal

Wednesday 06 December 2006

• Asian Games Roundup - Dec 6
• China strengthen hold on medals table (Roundup)
• A sixth medal for Pang, an Asian record for Chen

Tuesday 05 December 2006

• China seem well on course to beat Busan medal tally (Roundup)
• Asian Games briefs - Dec 5
• Pang picks up fifth medal of the Asian Games, Japan gets Asian record

Monday 04 December 2006

• China dominate shooting, but Japan take over in the pool
• Asian Games Roundup Dec 4
• Japan makes waves as they outswim China 4-2
• World record for Thongsuk and bronze for hosts

Sunday 03 December 2006

• Another golden day at the Games for China (Roundup)
• Asian Games Roundup - Dec 03
• Goetschl wins women's super-g in Lake Louise
• Park breaks Asian record and takes gold over 200m freestyle
• Austrian teenager Schlierenzauer gets first ski-jump WC win
• Kuwait win double gold in shooting, Hong Kong take cycling gold
• Norway's Grubben wins biathlon pursuit
• Italy's Blardone scores razor-thin giant-slalom victory
• American Kildow scores downhill victory

Saturday 02 December 2006

• China dominate swimming at Asian Games
• Moan wins Nordic combined thriller
• China off to flying start as they win first two golds in Doha
• Maria Riesch wins again after major setbacks
• Opening Ceremony nothing short of a miracle, director says
• Riesch seals comeback with World Cup downhill victory

Friday 01 December 2006

• Spectacular Opening Ceremony for Asian Games underway in Doha
• Olympic rules may not help Chinese journalists
• China to relax reporting restrictions for Olympics

Thursday 30 November 2006

• No further races in North America as alpine skiing could face break
• Business as usual as Bjorndalen wins biathlon season opener

Wednesday 29 November 2006

• Beijing promises one million 1-dollar tickets for students

Sunday 26 November 2006

• Spanish cyclist Galvez dies at Belgian race
• Kuitunen cruises to 10km cross-country ski win
• Buechel wins men's World Cup downhill
• Zettel clinches maiden World Cup win

Saturday 25 November 2006

• Svartedal and Majdic claim cross-country sprint wins

Tuesday 21 November 2006

• Thorpedo retires
• British yachtsman Bullimore lands in Australia

Sunday 19 November 2006

• Germany win men's relay as Norway take women's event
• British yachtsman Bullimore makes first contact in 11 days

Saturday 18 November 2006

• Neumannova takes first long distance World Cup event of season

Thursday 16 November 2006

• North Korea proposes sending one Korean team to 2008 Olympics

Wednesday 15 November 2006

• French lab made administrative error with Landis 'B' sample
• Australians on the lookout for British yachtsman Bullimore

Sunday 12 November 2006

• Raich powers to slalom victory for Austrian double

Saturday 11 November 2006

• Schild leads Austrian trio in women's slalom
• China links up with UN to promote Special Olympics in 2007

Wednesday 08 November 2006

• Americas Cup Lawsuit Launched To Obtain Return Of Trophy-Part
• Basso to ride for Discovery Team

Monday 06 November 2006

• Millar, nine others go on trial for doping

Saturday 28 October 2006

• Norwegian delight from Marit Bjorgen and Eldar Ronning

Thursday 26 October 2006

• Law may thin out World Series of Poker
• IOC approves morning swim, gymnastics finals at Beijing Olympics

Wednesday 25 October 2006

• Report: Austria ready to give Ullrich cycling licence

Tuesday 24 October 2006

• Forum targets doping, as IOC chief urges Beijing to stay focussed

Thursday 19 October 2006

• Ullrich plans to continue career if he becomes eligible again

Wednesday 04 October 2006

• Bellingham named USOC Chief Operating Officer

Thursday 28 September 2006

• Sensitive issues remain for 2008 Olympics

Wednesday 27 September 2006

• Swiss Cycling says Ullrich would get licence for 2007

Monday 18 September 2006

• Beijing to ban private cars from 2008 Olympics

Friday 15 September 2006

• Ullrich breaks off honeymoon after house raid

Wednesday 13 September 2006

• Armstrong criticises article that link him with doping
• Ullrich's house searched as part of doping probe

Tuesday 12 September 2006

• Two of Armstrong's former teammates admit doping

Monday 11 September 2006</