Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it
Turin’s bid to rebrand itself as a tourist destination reached a climax with the opening of the Venaria Reale, an exquisite Baroque palace that has been compared with Versailles.…
He lit the imagination of countless youngsters with tales of derring-do — of submarines that explored the depths of the oceans, of adventurers who crept to the centre of the…
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon headed for Sudan on Monday to lay the groundwork for a solution to the festering Darfur conflict through talks and deployment of…
The prostitutes lining the roads around Turin, a hub for the Nigerian sex trade, have names that evoke dreams of a bright future — Joy, Blessing, Hope. Hope that they could…
An awful mistake by Werder Bremen keeper Tim Wiese in the 88th minute gifted Juventus a dramatic 2-1 victory in Turin on Tuesday and a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions…
The colourful closing ceremony of the 20th Winter Olympics was marred on Sunday night when a protestor rushed the platform during the finishing speeches. The intruder ran onto…
With one day left in the Winter Olympics and only two medal events set for Sunday, a few things are certain: Germany will leave Turin with the most gold medals, and Bode Miller…
Julia Mancuso’s giant-slalom gold medal sparked celebrations for Americans and Italians. And 50-year-old Russ Howard helped perk up Canada’s post-hockey mood by winning a…
Defending champions Canada and 2002 runners-up United States were sent crashing out of the Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament on Wednesday. Their quarterfinal elimination set…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will set up a special panel to investigate the doping scandal involving the Austrian Nordic ski team at the Turin Olympics, IOC…
United States speedskaters Chad Hedrick and Shani Davis have revealed the full enmity of their bitter feud, a rivalry that helped cost them Olympic 1 500m gold. Italy’s Enrico…
For a few hours at least, all the news about Austria was good. Skier Benjamin Raich claimed his first Olympic gold medal and Michaela Dorfmeister won her second in a week to…
The Winter Olympics alpine ski competition was getting back on track on Monday after a snowy Sunday. Under bright, sunny skies, the men’s giant slalom was first up, followed by…
Italian police raided the Austrian biathlon team, casting a shadow over a super Saturday that had seen two stirring performances on the slopes and a landmark gold won by a black…
Tiny Estonia cherished a third Olympic triumph and Canada celebrated a top-two sweep but the United States, who lead the hunt for gold medals, were giving them away in Turin on…
They came from far flung corners of the world with hope in their hearts. They’ll be heading home with their tails between their legs. It’s been a tough week for the no-hopers of…
Russian biathlete Olga Pyleva was expelled from the Winter Olympics and stripped of the silver medal she won the women’s 15km race for failing a dope test, the International…
Two of the three medallists from the Salt Lake City Games struggled on the opening day of the Olympic ice-hockey tournament, while Canada shrugged off the Wayne Gretzky storm to…
Wayne Gretzky says it’s over. The distant look in his eyes and the weariness in his voice say it’s not. Gretzky, hockey’s biggest name and the touchstone of all things sporting…
