LAVELANET, FRANCE The Tour de France was plunged into crisis again after it was revealed on Thursday that Italian rider Riccardo Ricco had tested ...

NEW YORK Major League Baseball returns from the All-Star break on Thursday with the most exciting race expected in the NL Central division, where ...

ATHENS Dirk Nowitzki is arguably Europe's most successful basketball export but it could be Germany's newest recruit Chris Kaman who gives them the edge ...

LOS ANGELES Two new cable TV shows, "Mad Men" and "Damages," claimed Emmy nominations for best drama series on Thursday, marking a turning point ...

LOS ANGELES From chilling close-ups of Heath Ledger's Joker to heart-pounding aerial photography, few summer movies have attracted filmmakers' attention like Christopher Nolan's landmark ...

OTTAWA The lead singer of the popular Canadian band the Barenaked Ladies will fight a recent cocaine charge in the United States, the band ...

WASHINGTON The US Environmental Protection Agency, under fire for apparently discounting the impact of climate change, on Thursday said global warming poses real risk ...

SOUTHPORT Greg Norman defied his 53 years by grabbing the lead early in the second round of the British Open on Friday. With the ...

CAPE TOWN South Africa's double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius has not qualified to compete against able-bodied athletes at next month's Beijing Olympics. "He failed ...

BEIJING While feats of athletic brilliance may be the main focus of cameras during the Beijing Olympics, the telegenic venues set to host the athletes ...