By Charlie Mahler, Running USA wire Sunday, October 4, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. – In a pulsating battle for the 2009 USA 10 Mile Championship hosted by the Medtronic TC 10 on Sunday morning, defending 2007 champion Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson, Ariz. finally vanquished gutsy Minnesotan Josh Moen to win his fourth USA title at the [...]
COPENHAGEN – Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had powerful friends. But none of that mattered. Rio de Janeiro had the enchanting story — of about 400 million sports-mad people on a giant untapped and vibrant continent yearning, hoping, that the Olympics finally might come [...]
Sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro, in his first Grand Slam final, stunned defending champion and top seed Roger Federer to take the men’s singles title at the U.S. Open in New York.
Juan Martin Del Potro celebrates after beating Roger Federer during the final on Monday.
The 20-year-old Argentinean took the Swiss world No. [...]
BERLIN, Germany (CNN) — After bagging three gold medals and setting two world records at the Berlin world championships, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told CNN he didn’t expect to be so successful.
Bolt received a commemorative slab of the Berlin Wall as he celebrated his world championship success.
Bolt received a commemorative slab of the Berlin Wall [...]
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt claimed yet another world record as he recorded a stunning victory in the 200m final at the World Championships.
Bolt set a time of 19.19 seconds to demolish the previous record of 19.30 he set in winning Olympic gold last summer in Beijing.
The 22-year-old finished well clear of the field, with [...]
By Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Serena Williams ended her sister’s recent dominance at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over Venus that gave her a third Wimbledon title.
The 27-year-old won 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 to regain the title she won in 2002 and 2003, and end five-time champion Venus’s hopes of a [...]
Manchester United have refused to be drawn on growing speculation they are about to sign striker Michael Owen.
The 29-year-old, who is out of contract, did not return for pre-season training with Newcastle after his deal with the Magpies ran out in June.
One bookmaker slashed its odds on Owen, who has also been linked with Everton, [...]
Brazil denied the USA another shock victory by coming back from two goals down to win the Confederations Cup.
A Clint Dempsey flick and a Landon Donovan strike on the counter put the USA into a surprise 2-0 half-time lead.
Luis Fabiano pulled one back for Brazil before Kaka was denied an equaliser when his header was [...]
Svetlana Kuznetsova’s win at the French Open earlier this month not only secured a second Grand Slam title for the Russian, but also ended any hopes the Williams sisters had of a ‘Family Slam’.
With Serena having won the previous two major titles in Australia and the US, after Venus had beaten her sister to claim [...]
Manchester United have accepted a potential world record £80m bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
“United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player,” read a statement from the Old Trafford club.
It added the decision came at the 24-year-old winger’s request after he “again expressed his desire to leave”.
United said the [...]