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Six cities bid for 2020 Olympics

Six cities from Europe, Asia and the Middle East are competing to host the 2020 Olympics, including Rome and Tokyo who have hosted the Games before.

London marks 366 days to 2012 Olympics

London marks 366 days to 2012 Olympics

London celebrated the one-year countdown to the Summer Games with the first dive into the new Olympic pool and a presentation of the medals.

Federer falters again at Wimbledon

After back-to-back quarterfinal losses at the French Open and Wimbledon, Roger Federer is suddenly no longer the Grand Slam certainty he used to be.

IAAF president calls off trip to SA

The head of track and field’s world governing body has called off a visit to South Africa to discuss the results of Caster Semenya’s gender tests.

Golf, rugby favourites for 2016 Olympics

The prospect of Tiger Woods competing for an Olympic gold medal could come closer to reality on Thursday.

Five sports cited for falling short on drug tests

Gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball were among five Olympic sports cited by Wada for failing to implement out-of-competition testing programmes.

Davydenko cleared in betting probe

Tennis player Nikolay Davydenko was cleared by the ATP on Friday after a year-long investigation into suspicious betting patterns on a match he lost.

Federer sweeps into Wimbledon final

Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets on Saturday to move one win away from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.

Venus Williams avoids early Wimbledon exit

Three-time champion Venus Williams came back from a break down in the last two sets to avoid a major first-round surprise on Tuesday against a Russian teenager playing her first…

Top four seeds reach Wimbledon semis

The Wimbledon seeding committee got this one just right. The top four seeded players have advanced to the women’s semifinals at Wimbledon. It’s only the fifth time in 25 years…

Old vs new at Wimbledon

It has all the ingredients for a classic match-up. Two of the biggest names in tennis. The ageing former champion playing in his final Wimbledon versus the young dynamo trying to…

Agassi tussles with emotions at final Wimbledon

Andre Agassi is trying not to let emotions get the better of him as he plays his 14th — and final — Wimbledon. ”I don’t need this championship to give me any more than it’s given…

Bid officials head to Berlin ‘shop window’

Less than three months before the vote, the five cities vying for the 2012 Summer Games are getting a chance to make their pitches to a big Olympic audience. Paris, London, New…