Reuters: World of Sport

Hooker advances in pole vault but Lavillenie fails

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:54:44 +0530

DOHA (Reuters) - Australian Olympic and world champion Steve Hooker turned his first indoor pole vault of the year into an easy qualifier at the IAAF world championships on Friday.

Alpine skiing - Guay snatches super-G World Cup title

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:00 +0530

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Canada's Erik Guay won the final super-G of the season to snatch the Alpine ski World Cup title on Thursday.

Klitschko to defend WBC title against Poland's Sosnowski

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:47:28 +0530

BERLIN (Reuters) - WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Poland's Albert Sosnowski in Schalke's soccer stadium on May 29, the Ukrainian said on Tuesday.

Korean economy gets its skates on after Olympic medal haul

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:21:36 +0530

SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Yuna's stunning win at last month's Winter Games will not only boost the career of the Olympic figure skating champion, it should help add several billion dollars to the South Korean economy.

NBA - Cavs survive without LeBron, beat Spurs 97-95

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:47:04 +0530

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame the absence of LeBron James to earn a 97-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

Patience proves a virtue for Williams

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:06:57 +0530

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Ivory Williams, America's newest sprint champion, knows all too well how mental errors can destroy dreams.

Contador hurts leg, Henderson wins first stage

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:31:53 +0530

CONTRES, France (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador lost time on the leaders and suffered a painful knock to his leg when he crashed towards the end of the first stage of Paris-Nice on Monday.

Australia beat Pakistan to qualify for World Cup semis

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:06:47 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tournament favourites Australia advanced into the semi-finals of the men's hockey World Cup on Monday after they beat Pakistan 2-1 in a pulsating match to finish top of Pool B.

Sumo - Schoolboy giant set for pro debut

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:19:56 +0530

TOKYO (Reuters) - A 15-year-old Japanese schoolboy tipping the scales at 145 kilograms is set to make his professional sumo debut and is already being tipped as a future 'yokozuna.'

Idowu to miss worlds after late arriving baby

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:20:09 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Triple jump champion Phillips Idowu has pulled out of this week's world indoor championships in Doha after the late arrival of his baby son disrupted his preparations.