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BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP) - Australia's Olympic pole vault gold medallist Steven Hooker soared 6.06m at the Boston Indoor Games, becoming the second-best performer all-time indoors behind Ukrainian Sergey Bubka.Published: 02/08/2009 at 04:23:47 GMT |
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - Patrick Chan thrilled the home fans with a triumph in the men's competition Saturday as the Four Continents figure skating championships concluded.Published: 02/08/2009 at 00:56:01 GMT |
ROSTOCK, Germany (AFP) - Ruslan Chagaev clinched his version of the WBA heavyweight title on Saturday with a sixth-round technical decision win over Costa Rica's Carl Davis Drumond after more than a year out of the ring.Published: 02/07/2009 at 22:48:54 GMT |
ZAGREB (AFP) - Marin Cilic and Mario Ancic ensured an all-Croatian final in the 450,000-euro (574,000-dollar) Zagreb ATP tournament on Saturday after defeating Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Czech Jan Hernych respectively.Published: 02/07/2009 at 22:40:48 GMT |
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) - England dramatically crashed to an innings and 23-run defeat at the hands of West Indies in the opening Test on Saturday at Sabina Park in the face high-class fast bowling from Jerome Taylor.Published: 02/07/2009 at 22:17:17 GMT |
MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid had Gonzalo Higuain's 49th minute winner to thank for a 1-0 win over Racing Santander on Saturday but the Spanish giants' seventh successive league win did little to appease the woes of their fans.Published: 02/07/2009 at 22:04:15 GMT |
NEW YORK (AFP) - Major League baseball star Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 when he was voted the league's most valuable player, according to a report on the website of Sports Illustrated magazine.Published: 02/07/2009 at 21:41:16 GMT |
PARIS (AFP) - Former France international forward Ludovic Giuly struck twice as Paris Saint Germain continued their bid for an unlikely French title with a 4-1 drubbing of Nantes on Saturday.Published: 02/07/2009 at 21:26:57 GMT |
HANOVER, Germany (AFP) - The Germany Ice Hockey team qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with a hard-fought 2-1 win over neighbours Austria here on Saturday.Published: 02/07/2009 at 20:47:05 GMT |
ORLEANS, France (AFP) - Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo was furious with Flavia Pennetta after her Italian rival appeared to insult the umpire along the way to a Fed Cup opening-day success on Saturday.Published: 02/07/2009 at 19:39:59 GMT |
