Issue: July 31, 2007 (Archive)

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Shambolic race faces bleak future
Overshadowing the joy of the Tour de France's newest and youngest winner in 10 years - Alberto Contador of Spain - was ominous talk and questions about the very existence of cycling's premier event: How to have faith in the Tour when even its director said the suspicion of doping hangs over all riders. How much longer fans will remain loyal to a race where cheating has skewed the results for more than a decade.How to regard cycling. Is it really still a sport or just drug-fueled entertainment on wheels, where observers think "what's he taking?" not "didn't he ride well?"

Iraqi hero fears for life
Victorious skipper Younis Mahmoud wishes he could parade the Asian Cup with his celebrating Iraqi people in Baghdad, but fears he may pay with his life.

Defiant England put up fight as captain leads from front
England captain Michael Vaughan was nearing a 17th Test century as he defied India's bid for victory in the second Test at Trent Bridge last night.

Brazil has sights fixed on bigger things as Games end
Panamerican Games organizers gave themselves top marks as the event ended, but it remains to be seen if Fifa and the International Olympic Committee will be as impressed when they ponder Brazil's World Cup and Olympic bids.

Test rivals play down `sledging' row
Players on both sides tried to diffuse the incident that saw the umpires intervene after India's Zaheer Khan brandished his bat at the England slip cordon at Trent Bridge.

Tour champ accused of doping
A leading German expert in the fight against doping claimed yesterday to have evidence indicating that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador had used drugs.

Collective triumph for Asian game
The Asian Cup might have lacked star power but the region's top football competition nevertheless served up entertaining and quality play, with an inspirational story to finish it off.

Ibrox boss admits to 10m Euro headache
Rangers manager Walter Smith admits to having a 10 million (HK$158.5 million) headache ahead of his side's Champions League qualifier against Montenegro minnows FK Zeta at Ibrox tomorrow (HK time).

Van Persie's wizardry leaves Serie A kings spellbound
A memorable piece of individual skill by Dutch international Robin van Persie helped Arsenal to a 2-1 win over Italian champions Inter Milan which also secured the Emirates Cup.

Great Open escape has Watson going back in time
After winning his seventh Major title on the links courses of Scotland, maybe Tom Watson was entitled to delve back into the history books.

Record turnout for star pair's moment
Major League Baseball legends Cal Ripken Jnr and Tony Gwynn have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, each being honored for 20 years of historic feats.

Happy Furyk has ace up his sleeve
Jim Furyk successfully defended his Canadian Open title, taking the lead with a hole-in-one on the 209-yard fourth hole and finishing with a seven- under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Vijay Singh.

Home cooking for Fijian side
France may be the home of haute cuisine but Fiji's team are taking no chances and will fuel their World Cup campaign with homegrown taro and sweet potato.

Unorthodox procedure gives Lyons ray of hope
Australia forward David Lyons has undergone unorthodox surgery normally performed on heart patients in a bid to resolve a calf injury in time for September's Rugby World Cup.


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