Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari kept his mouth tightly shut after his side failed to snatch the Barclays Premier League leadership from Liverpool last night. Scolari refused to attend the post-match press conference, afraid, it seems, he could say something about referee Phil Dowd that would get him in trouble with the football authorities after the...
Régis Laconi
Régis Laconi is one of those rare riders to have won in both Grand Prix and World Superbike racing, and he remains competitive almost a decade into his top flight career. Although he can be relied upon to go particularly well at the Valência and Phillip Island circuits, he is...
Dani Pedrosa
Daniel “Dani” Pedrosa Ramal (born September 29, 1985 in Sabadell, Spain) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer . Pedrosa grew up in a village near Sabadell called Castellar del Vallès. He is the youngest world champion in 125cc and 250cc Grands Prix. Pedrosa is 1.58m (5ft, 2in) tall...
Stoner Stuns on The Island
by Jacob BlackAustralian Casey Stoner has overcome injury and the recent loss of his world championship title to win his second consecutive Phillip Island MotoGP. The Ducati rider finished the race 6.5 seconds ahead of newly crowned world champion Valetino Rossi in an action packed race at Phillip Island. Stoner said he was surprised to pull ahead...
Serena Williams pulls out of Hopman Cup
PERTH, Australia (AFP) - US Open winner Serena Williams has withdrawn from next month's Hopman Cup mixed teams event with a hamstring injury, organisers said here Monday. The world number two injured her hamstring in the year-ending WTA Championships and has not been able to recover in time to prepare for the Perth tournament, although she still intends...
Pregnant Davenport withdraws from Aussie Open
Three-time Grand Slam winner Lindsay Davenport announced that she is pregnant and has taken herself off the WTA Tour indefinitely. After agreeing to participate in the Australian Open last week, the 32-year-old former world No. 1 pulled out of the event on Wednesday. "Of course this unexpected, but exciting, surprise now means I will be putting tennis...
Rossi set for Bayliss Superbike duel
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has agreed to a one-off Superbike race against Troy Bayliss, according to reports in Spain.Solo Moto magazine claims the Italian will take on Bayliss in a head-to-head battle on March 14 in Qatar, saying the deal is "said and done". The duel will take place during the weekend of the second round of the 2009 Superbike...